Duke and Great Aunt Barney

Duke, my mom, and I went over for a visit to Aunt Barney's house this weekend. It was fun to have all the different generations together. Since Duke does not have any living great-grandparents this was a close second and we had a such a nice time.
Thanks again Aunt Barney for having us over, Duke had a great time crawling all around on house ...he loves exploring new areas.
We look forward to seeing you again soon....

8 Months!!!!

Wow, what a month it has been....Duke was 8 months on Friday and is so fun..he has a great personality and is always on the move now. He is crawling, standing, and getting into everything. He also talks up a storm and his favorite words so far are Dada and Baba...can't wait for him to say mama...He also started eating finger foods, so it is fun to watch him feed himself and I am having a good time finding new foods to have him try.

We have bought our first house in Laguna Niguel and hope to close escrow this week. Can't wait for Duke to have more room to explore and to have a yard where he can play. We hope to move in by March 1st. Rick's Birthday is on February 18th, so it will be a great birthday present for him.

Here are some pics of what we have been up to the last month.

It is hilarious, if you say fish face this is what he does...haha

Finger foods....

My close up...

Cutest kid in the world...

His favorite giraffe from Nana

Too cute, look at that smile...

Looking very serious why he is figuring out this toy

He is starting to stand a lot, only a matter of time till he is walking

Mommy and Duke

Daddy and Duke

Some pics from December!

My adorable sleeping baby....

Duke is starting to hold his own bottle! woohoo

Could I be any cuter?

After bath time....all clean and ready for bed!

This will be the perfect picture to show to his first girlfriend....haha

Kara with Grant and Duke (they are exactly a year apart to the day)

Beach day in December...it was great weather..

Duke's 1st Chirstmas 2009

Mommy and Duke Christmas morning...

Unwrapping a few gifts...

Grandpa J and Duke

Daddy and Duke Christmas morning

His favorite part was all of the noisy paper...

Christmas Eve with the Grandma & Grandpa Stinson

Grandma Shirley with Duke, Katie, and Kylee

His new pose.....hilarious

Duke's new pluto pillow from Uncle Mike & Aunt Geena...

Duke sitting and scooting

Race Car Duke-Grandma Shirley got me this cool outfit!

Duke has been starting to scoot all over the place and it is only a matter of time till he is crawling...he is also getting good at sitting on his own...

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Lately I can't resist he is the cutest when he is sleeping and I keep taking photos of him -here are a few of them from the last week!