When It rains... (13 months)

Dear Jericho,
 Happy July. :) You are now a month past a year old and still growing faster than Mommy can keep up. We had a great month, which has been consistent since you came into our lives. Everything seems better viewing them through your new eyes, as your experiences still have mostly never been done before.

 We had a low-key 4th of July but still managed to get some sparklers in. Mommy managed to not have a heart attack with you near fire. I even let Daddy hold you while he held a sparkler in his hand. Although I'm not as crazy about fire as Aunt Heather is (you probably won't ever learn that on your own.. but Aunt Heather is Terrified of fire) there's something about watching your baby be held close to fire that makes every Mommy nerve in your body want to jump out of it's skin and grab the baby.. So, this is a big deal :) I'm sorry I didn't get a picture of Daddy holding a sparkler with you, this as close as we got. That's Alexis' arm in the picture too.

I'm Not really sure what was happening here, but I want to say you were trying to catch bubbles. Only because I don't remember but the floor looks pretty clean behind you, and I know it's now destroyed because we blew bubbles in the house. These are too cute to not include :)

 Although this isn't your "1st" official Monsoon season, it's the first one you are able to enjoy. Pretty much without fail we have a 4th of July that either starts or ends with rain as it falls smack dab in the middle of monsoon season. You do pretty well, with the rain, thunder and lightning and now that you've been walking for a while you eagerly run to the windows to yell at the rain.

 You also came home with one of your first art projects from Daycare. I'm trying to take pictures of them, but i'm sorry I can't save every one. :)

Oh!! And this happened. The next day I called Arrowhead to get a child lock on the cold water (we always had one on the hot, I knew this day would come eventually) I think I earned Mommy points by letting you play in the water.

Love you
Mommy