Fourth of July and 11 months old! (week 24 pregnancy)

Last Monday our little man turned 11 months old...we cannot believe it. A year ago I was WISHING labor would come upon me and I could meet this wonderful little baby :) Now here he is, almost one years old and quite the little person! He has such a personality, with so many wonderful things to offer this world and our family (this is likely the hormones talking!). He is walking as much, if not more, than crawling now and loving his new independence. He is one of the funniest people I know...and his kisses and hugs are to die for :) He is just the best and we can't wait to celebrate his first birthday in 3 weeks!

This is also his first 4th of July and we are so glad we got to spend it with both sides of the family (and with nice weather!). Saturday we swam and played at Nick's parents with all the cousins and had a yummy dinner. Sunday we played at my parents house, let off fireworks and enjoyed a nice relaxing dinner. Monday we had family photos taken (thank you Teresa and Dan!) which were fun and something we will all cherish. Then, to celebrate Independence day we had a BBQ, swam and just hung out together. It was a wonderful weekend and it reminded us all how lucky we are to be American's and to thank our soldiers for allowing us to live here. We also celebrated Laurie's birthday (Bebe to the grandkids) with yummy red velvet cupcakes...Wyatt sure enjoyed it :)

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed friends and family...that is what it is all about!

Cheers!

The Bales Zoo :)