Theo is 10 months!

10 months old...could it really be?! Theo has officially entered the mobile stage! He is crawling everywhere (except the stairs thankfully), pulling himself up whatever he can and starting to cruise. Once again we are clearing off the coffee table and putting up gates:) Theo is the happiest little guy and is so content. He loves to be where the action is, is starting to imitate sounds (ba, dada, ma), wave and we are working on clapping. The one thing he loves the most is to EAT! I definitely do not think we have a picky boy on our hands (for now at least). He still loves his baby food and lets you know when you are not feeding him fast enough. He also enjoys eating puffs, cheerios, bananas, apples, grill cheese, yogurt, etc. If you are chewing something then his little mouth is making the same motions while he watches you :)

He still only has two teeth on the bottom, but I have a feeling that could be changing soon. Recently, he has become more interested in books and touches all the pages. I love to snuggle up with him and read and run my fingers through his little curls :)

So excited to be riding in the red car!!

I love it when Maryn wants to feed him! Yes, it usually ends up with a big mess, but they laugh and have a good time :)

Hooray!

Playing in the water table!

Oh my goodness...I LOVE this face!!!

some lake favorites...

sunset over the fields on our way up

our three cuties :)

Theo was fine with the life jacket if he could stand up

checking out the water together

our silly girl :)

Jeremy and Maryn kayaked across the lake and back

who are you looking at?!?

1st day of school for Maryn!

I can hardly believe that Maryn has started her second year of preschool?! She was pretty excited to be a Turtle and to see many of her friends from last year. I love her school and the opportunity I get to be in the classroom on a regular basis. Added bonus that she loves going :)

Ready for school!

I wish this one wasn't blurry, but loved that she winked at me :)

Meeting her new teacher, Mrs. C, at the door.

No tears, just a wave and "see you later Mom"!

The Indiana State Fair...x 2!

This year we made our annual trip to the Indiana State Fair! We went once on a Friday night, just the four of us, and then again the following Wednesday with our small group. It was Theo's first trip and lets just say he loved seeing the animals, but loved the milkshake he tasted even more :) Here our a few snapshots of our fun!

Year of the soybean! Can't wait till next year...Year of the Dairy Cow :)

Checking out the mules...I think Theo was more interested in Maryn's hair :)

That little calf found some snacks in our stroller!!

Taking it all in!

Jeremy and Maryn on the bumble bee ride...she loved it!

It was so cool to see all the hot air balloons during the night glow.

Maryn and her friend Caleb on a car ride...they were having a blast!!

Look who won a dolphin by catching fish!

(By the time we left it was deflated due to being run over by the stroller...oops!)

bye, bye Pilot!

My lease was finally up on our Pilot and that meant it was time for a new car. Maryn had a really hard time with this as she loved the "Pirate". We had to have many talks about the Pirate going back to the car store and how some other little boy or girl was going to enjoy riding in it. She was not happy about it leaving our family and I think I was a little sad too. Yep, I got sentimental over a car...both Maryn and Theo came home from the hospital in the Pilot :)

She was excited to see our new van, but the whole way home from the car dealership she cried for the Pirate...so sweet! We know have a picture to remember our "Pirate" :)

The Wedding!

On August 6th, our family celebrated the the marriage of my brother, Scott, and his new wife, Lindsey. It was a beautiful sunny day in Richmond, IN and the day could not have been more perfect for them. It is so hard for me to believe that my baby brother is now someone's husband. Scott and I are nine years apart in age and I can still clearly remember the day he came home from the hospital. I have watched him grow from that little baby to a young man that clearly knows he has met the love of his life. We were so excited to share in their special day and even more excited to welcome Lindsey into our family!

Maryn was pretty excited about being the flower girl! For the last month she has been asking, "when is the wedding?" I was not sure if she would make it down the aisle, but her and the ring bearer, Zach, did awesome!! I think she loved the attention :) The wedding ceremony was beautiful and special for Lindsey's family as it was the same church her parents were married in. The reception was held at J & J Winery and had a gorgeous outdoor setting. It was a little sticky outside, but thank goodness for a fairly steady breeze. It was quite the party, but the flower girl only made it till 8:30pm before she crashed in my mom's arms. While Theo was the party animal and up till 11:00pm!! It was a great time to see family and to celebrate with Scott and Lindsey :)

ready for the big day!

my very handsome boys :)

waiting for his bride...a little nervous I think!

oh my goodness, they were so cute coming down the aisle!

they made it!!

the beautiful bride and her dad

the "I do's" have been said, rings exchanged, just waiting for that kiss :)

the cutest little flower girl I know :)

a bubbly send off!

so our attempt at a family picture was not a great one, but at least no one is crying :)

My parents

Daddy and his little flower girl

Jeremy captured so many great pictures of Maryn at the reception

I love this one!!

It was so special that Scott chose Brad to be his best man. Brad was all excited give his little speech and think by the end of it there were lots of teary eyes. So sweet!

cutting the cake

cake eating got just a little bit messy :)

first dance as husband and wife

my mom and her baby :)

Theo was such a trooper! He started the day in a tie, changed to shorts at the reception, and then by the end of the night was half naked :) Little party animal!!

Mr and Mrs Marcum!!

Theo is 9 months old!

Ok, so I have been horrible in posting Theo's month by month growth :( Don't be alarmed he doing just fine! I can hardly believe that our little guy is 9 months old already?! At his recent checkup, he weighed in at 19 lbs 5 oz and was 28 1/2 inches long. He loves to eat and usually throws a small fit when it is all gone. I love his two little teeth on the bottom and am quickly reminded they are there when he bites down on my finger. In the last couple weeks he has taken off with crawling. He still is doing more of an army crawl/roll thing, but it gets him where he needs to go! Theo loves to be on the floor playing with toys and is just recently trying to pull himself up to things.

If you've been around him much you know how easy going he can be. He is pretty happy most of the time :) One of my favorite times is when Theo and Maryn are together. She is so cute with him and he just laughs at her....to cute!