Sacramento

This past weekend we had the privilege of flying up to to Sacramento to visit our dear friends Aaron and Tami Powell. Leith and Aaron were best buds in med school and we've missed them alot since they moved in June so Aaron could start his residency at UC Davis. We were invited to a wedding in Lodi which is 45 minutes from the Powells so used it as an excuse to pay our friends a visit!

Unfortunately it rained all weekend so we were limited on activities but it was still fun to see Aaron and Tami and get a taste of what their life is like in Sacramento. They gave us a little tour of the neighborhood they live in which included the hospital where Aaron is working. We enjoyed a walk in the park and a trip to Crepeville which was amazing! It was my first crepe experience and I must say I was not dissappointed in the least.




Isaiah's first plane ride. He slept almost the entire way and found the turbulence very funny (mommy did not!)

Isaiah and Aaron doing the happy dance cuz Aaron had the day off...yay!

We had breakfast at this restaurant called "Orphan". Horrible name for a any establishment but the sign made it even worse! (the food was great though)

enjoying our orphan breakfast

all dressed up for Brad and Cambria's wedding

about to go for a run in the rain...crazy guys!

isaiah and tami

Thanks so much friends for having us! We enjoyed seeing you two and can't wait for you to come down to san diego next month. We miss you guys!

nine!

Isaiah is nine months old...wow! With each day he seems to be learning something new. This month was big for firsts for our little man. He started crawling last week which was very exciting for us since we were starting to wonder if he would crawl at all. Since the first time he crawled Leith and I have applauded him whenever he reaches his destination. Well, apparently he's come quite accustomed to it because whenever he starts to crawl he stops half-way and looks at me and claps...so precious!
He also is pulling himself up to standing and gets very excited for himself whenever he does. His third tooth broke through just yesterday and he was such a trooper through it all! Its amazing to us how happy he is all the time!
His vocabulary consists of "da-da" and "ba-ba" amongst other babbling. Its very entertaining to listen to him talk because he gets so emotionally involved in his conversations to the point where he's staring at you and talking soooo loudly as to be saying "are you listening to me?!?". Diaper changing has become quite the task around the States' household. Sometimes its a two man job, if not Isaiah manages to crawl away diaperless which I believe he enjoys quite a bit!
Isaiah's new favorite thing to do is wrestle with his daddy. I didn't think that he would learn to do this at this age but I guess it's in every boy's blood right? Leith will lay on the ground and Isaiah climbs all over him but not without a few smacks here and pokes and nose picking there.
He remains my marathon training buddy and is doing much better on my runs with me. Every day is so exciting with him because we never know what he's going to surprise us with! With that said here are a few highlights from this past month...enjoy!


i love bath time!

Isaiah and grandma at tia Shelsy's bridal shower


Isaiah and his cousin Molly

look where I crawled to mommy!