I have some more firsts to show you . . . they just don't stop:)

OK- so lets review some of my most recent firsts: boat trip, bike ride, rolling over, outgrowing clothes, going to the pool, seeing Grandpa Bird. Well, if you are not totally impressed yet, here are some more firsts:

Went on a hike

Went to my first state fair and saw lots of animals - they are so big, but some of them smell:)




Rode a horse

OK - so it was a rocking horse, but it's still a horse:)

Went to a campfire

Held a rattle in my hand for a while

and went to my first BYU football game against TCU.

WE LOST! :(

I am growing up so fast

There are two SURE signs that I am growing up fast - too fast for mom:)

1: I am retiring my first stack of too small clothes!

2: I rolled over!!::)) I know, I am amazing - only 6 weeks and I can roll over already.

A week of Firsts

Austin's first bike ride - he is a little Lance Armstrong in training! He loved the ride, ~40 minutes long. He smiled and slept, ok, mostly slept, but we generally take that as a sign that he likes it:)

It was so cute, it was like he was holding onto his little belt buckle.

Relaxed by the pool





Austin wore out Grandma and mommy

Austin prepared for his first boat outings by getting used to his life jacket. He did really good!


The boat has a perfect little cubby just for the carseat. He fits snuggly and has a little sunshade.

He will be driving in no time:)

He got so excited, he got hungry and wanted to nap

We went out to an early dinner at the lake

Austin had a great week of firsts, stay tuned for next week's firsts!

Videos

Debbie - You said you really liked the videos of lil Austin, so here are a couple more for your viewing pleasure . . .:)




Here Austin is with his Great-grandma (Devin's grandma) and is really active. We especially love his huge yawn in the middle, so cute . . .

Here is a three part clip of Austin taking his first real bath, and his first bath in TX

and finally a little clip from his bike ride - stay tuned to the Austin Video Channel for more awesome clips! Hope you like these!

Seeing more family before coming home

Before heading back to TX, we made quick stops in Pocatello and in Provo to see some of Devin's family. Devin's grandpa is 91 and so we stopped to see him and had a great time and then we spent a night in Provo to see Devin's mom, and 1 brother, 2 sisters and their spouses before heading back to TX. Austin had a great time meeting his new cousins, aunts and uncles and seeing Babba again, but by the end he was exhausted and ready for his next big adventure . . .

Our Lunch Date

We were so glad to see you and share pictures, stories and laughs about our first couple of weeks with Austin and see you holding Austin. It was a special day for everyone!

Actually, one of our favorite things is seeing your smile and happiness and sense of peace as you looked at pictures and we told you stories about your lil Austin - it gives us a sense that in someway we are helping to provide the affirmation that Adoption was the right choice and that we are at least a little bit living up to the trust you have placed in us.

We hope that as you look at the blog and see Austin grow, that smile and peace provides that continual affirmation.

His first action sport event Part 3 of 3(we stumbled upon this while spending time in Boise with Devin's family)

Austin went to his first sporting event( a remote controlled car race) at the Qwest Arena in Boise. We stumbled across this event while strolling around downtown. We had a fun time and we think Austin liked it too!