Just a Little Update

Well, Carson and I have started up school again (last year for both of us, yay!).  This is a first for us with both of us going to school and having a baby.  I was a tad nervous about it but it has actually worked out pretty well.

We are so grateful for the help of loving family and friends!  Everyone is so willing...but how could you not be with this kid?  :)

Most of the time for classes for the two of us, it has worked out perfectly where one of us can be home with James.  It's great!  Our schedules couldn't have worked out more perfectly together.  It's a little challenging finding time to do homework and studying for tests.  Most of the time I can get a lot of it done while at clinicals so that's nice.

James is growing so fast and is busy doing lots of new things!

He is standing on his own!

 Haha not really, he was kind of leaning on my legs but he looks like a little boy!

Now this is all on his own

He is also now getting on his hands and knees and is rocking!....I guess this means he'll be crawling soon, ah!

We are enjoying life!  I LOVE this weather right now...love Fall (not looking forward to Winter but I guess it has to come).

July

 K, this post is a little out of order but I wrote it and then had to compile my pictures so better late than never!  We had A LOT to update on from July:

Wow July was VERY eventful!

I finished up my jam packed, 7 week, super stressful summer semester at the end of June and was given a Summer vacation (only to start back up with clinicals Aug. 1).

For only having a month of true Summer, boy did we make it a GREAT one!

We went to the annual Oakley Rodeo to celebrate the 4th of July with Carson's family.

We attended the Cook Family Reunion on the 2nd with our usual hit, the huge slip n' slide.

We blessed James and since we had 8:30 church (yes 8:30 IN THE MORNING), we had a yummy breakfast afterward in our backyard with close family.

Our oldest nephew, Zach, got baptized! Way to go Zach!...I'm a horrible aunt and didn't bring my camera, so no pic :(

We said Goodbye to some good friends:

Jeff and Holli Chambers. They will be moving to Missouri where Jeff will attend Med. school. and our other good friends, Josh and Amy (and Ally) Johnson. They moved to Pennsylvania where Josh will attend Physical Therapy school. We are very sad to see these good friends go but are super excited for their new adventures! (sorry, Jeff and Holli.  We couldn't find a pic where we were all together :(

 our friends Amy and Josh (old pic)

AND....

We went on a family vacation with Carson's family to Oceanside, California! Carson's grandparents have a condo on the beach. It was SO much fun! It was James' first time seeing the ocean!

Whew! What an exciting month!