The world of crawling

Here are a couple of examples of Eli's new crawling abilities. He started crawling 3 days after his 8 month birthday. The first video is like the 3rd or 4th time we saw him crawl. You can also see his ability to transfer things in his hands and how well he can get his paci in. The second video demonstrates his new abilities to get to the kitties (when they let him). Pete has learned that in order to get attention from us he has to be willing to put up with Eli too. He has come a long way as this video shows!

January

Eli turned 8 months this month. He is crawling now and is starting to pull himself up. He is also getting into everything he possibly can. It's fun to watch. We will post some videos later. Here are some pics from the month.

Getting ready for dinner

Cleaning up

Getting his exercise (and trying to cut some new teeth)

Another

Cleaning up

A Tale of 2008

So we haven't been doing the good with updating our blog and I have been going through 2008 pictures to back them up so I thought it would be fun to see the year. So here is a journey through 2008 for the Towne's. I tried to include pictures of everyone (or their kids) that I could... but it was getting pretty long. Enjoy.

January

Watching the ball drop

Beginning the new year in New York

Meeting Elliot

Portland baby shower with family

Portland shower with friends

Enjoying the festivities

Julie hosted one of the baby showers

February

Sunset with Mike and Sarah

Prophetic words

Love

March

Painting with Paul

Hanging with Pete

April

Resting at the beach

Tri-Cities baby shower (put on by Sara's mom and grandma)

Towne Family at the shower

May (something big happened this month)

About to have a baby

A baby (so cute)

The happy family

Grandparents

More Grandparents

Baby visitors (Galloways)

Great Grandparents Brindley

More visitors (great grandparents Ober)

Karen with Eli


June

Enjoying the beach

Our boys

Wedding poses

5 generations

More wedding poses

Sleeping during the ceremony

Dima babysitting

The happy couple

Eli meeting Julie

Cousins with their great Grandma

July

Aunt Georgia's visit

The Collins girls

with Grandma

Smiling with Grandpa

Watching the game

Did you see that?

August

Watching the whales in Boston

Paul Revere and us

The boys

Great Grandma Weid

Laughing at Grandpa

September

Playin'

Hangin' with Grandma

Eli's cousins came to town to visit (and Aunt and Uncle Melinda and Jeff too)

Looking sharp at Lynae's wedding

October
Halloween tiger

Aunt Randy

Goats?

Cookie monster

Ober Fam

November

Mike and Sarah lived in Yakima for a few months... good times

Aunt and Uncle Fra and Fo at Thanksgiving

Grandparents Towne hot tub

Sword fights with dad

A little too small :)

December

Helping decorate the tree

White Christmas in Portland

First snow angel

Mmmmm

Christmas time!