Firsts: I used a saw - made shelves for bookcase

Elijah walked! - took 2-3 steps towards mommy & daddy - September 6th

sneak peek: the photo session

Being photographed by a professional photographer who has years of experience and actual photography education was something else. Mark Hand of Photo Creations here in Ohio was so great with our boys and with us. He was able to capture some very candid, laughable moments that we will treasure and some very precious peaceful moments. Here are just a few of the laughable moments and a precious one:

Strassenfest: Train Ride & Parade

Always LOVE new experience specially when life is sooo not-knowing right now.

And the Parade :)

 NOTE: We told Ian, "now put your hands out if you want candy" and this was the result.

First Movie: Winnie the Pooh

We went to Ian's first movie today and it was great! He was very astute and into it and asked questions or enthusiastically stated what was happening. We couldn't have asked for a better experience for his first one in a theatre. He wasn't sure about the "suspense" but did really well.  Mark encouraged popcorn so they had a little bit of that and it was a lovely time.

We'd love to have him see Cars 2 but it would be too stimulating at this point in time I think. So it was a great experience! Just waiting for Mark to upload our photo to facebook so I can update this post. :)