Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Swimming and Sitting Up!

Pete love chewing on this yellow ring, as much as being in the water!
Hey, you caught me sitting up, even if it was for only 10 seconds.

Pete flashes those big blue eyes at most everybody and melts their hearts.


My birthday package finally arrived two months late, but we celebrated anyway!


We have too much fun together and it gets better everyday!
These are just a few pictures from our day to day life here. Pete went to his first swimming party for Tess's 1st Birthday Party! It sure was fun and we were all surprised that he never wanted out of the cool swimming pool. It was too chilly for the adults, but the kids ate it up! Also, as you can tell Pete has started sitting up for moments at a time and it is really fun. He has had a lot more fall overs than long moments of sitting up, but he keeps on trying and never cries about it. He is a joy to our lives and it has been a joy to us too, to see how many people he shares the same happiness with. He makes so many people smile and our friends all enjoy moments holding him and he loves to snuggle with new faces and hold thier faces. What a WONDERFUL time of life!





6 comments:

Tim said...

Look how big he is getting! And sitting up! Go Pete! He is just about the happiest looking baby there could be. I am loving it!! Thank you for posting more pictures! Love you all!
Sam

Amy said...

Happy Late Birthday! Pete is so cute and I agree ~ those eyes are beautiful!

Marie said...

Wow- he is growing so fast! the fun is just beginning! It is so fun to see his smile and how proud he is to be sitting up!

Jessica said...

These pictures are priceless! You are a great photographer. You just can't believe how much you can love him, can you?

Anonymous said...

Hello Amos Family! I agree and second everything you've said, Rebecca. You've communicated the joy of mothering very well and PETE is indeed BLESSED to be your child. I too love to share Hannah's love and smiles with just about everyone who passes by. I can only imagine how wonderful it must be to share Pete's love with those in Africa. Such love from a child is expressed so freely that it seems to melt any man made barriers almost immediately. Oh that the LORD will teach us more and more to be vulnerable and loving to those we meet in similar ways.

I do think motherhood gets so much easier every passing month. Sitting up and exploring is such a wonderful stage. The excitement they seem to experience is so intense...new babies...new dogs...new pieces of dust on the floor...perhaps in your case new goats??

We love you. The joy of the Lord is our strength.

Love, Ingrid

Hollie said...

What a cutie!!! Those eyes are gorgeous! So glad that your sweet family is doing well & YES...being a mom is better than I ever imagined! Travis and I would be thrilled to have a house full of boys.