My dirty boy

Landon has been "helping" me with our little garden. So far we have cabbage, rosemary, oregano, thyme, and basil. Today we transplanted the oregano and basil to pots. Landon helped get the pot ready and experience dirt for the first time. I think he is going to love being a boy and playing in the dirt and hopefully we will be a good gardener. This whole garden experience is really a first for me since I have pretty much killed everything from cacti to potted flowers from bamboo to vegetables. I think Landon is my good luck charm! This is the first time anything has lived for more than 2 weeks!

illness and techology

Well Landon has been cover in meds from head to toe. He went to the doctor on Wednesday and he has/had an ear infection which he has to take a oral meds for twice a day (He HATES it, and because of that I hate giving it to him). He also has Eczema and a yeast infection so he has all different kinds of medicated creams to rub on twice or more a day. On top of all that he has had allergies or a cold. And then on Saturday, I came down with a HORRIBLE stomach bug. I was very close to going to the doctor/ER because I could not keep anything down the whole day and Landon was breastfeeding (because he refuses to take a bottle, or a cup with milk in it, If you give him water he loves it but not milk, go figure!). Luckily about 10pm I finally kept down the two small ice chips that I sucked on and it only got better from there. So far and we hope and pray it stays that way, Jamiie Jo (who is staying for 2 weeks), Josh and Landon have not gotten it. It was an amazing blessing that Jamiie was here because Josh had to work and when he left I wasn't feeling that great but I would have told him I was good for him to go to work but within a hour or two after he left it turned to VERY BAD. Thankfully Jamiie could take take of Landon as I stayed past out on the couch or bed except for the trips to the bathroom every hour or so.

In the mists of all the sickness and medications we have been going through here at the Williams house we managed to get a cute video of Landon playing with his favorite aunts and the computer. We would have gotten another great one but the camera battery died. So here is what we did get. We wish you all a healthy week!

Landon updates- 6 months (they keep going by faster and faster)

Weight- 17 lbs (90%)

Height- 27 inches (90%)

New talents and loves

Rolling all over to get to something

On cue will turn pages in board books

Ticklish (now on his belly and legs)

Gives hugs to mom and dad

Starting to mimic sounds and movements

Sit up right for several seconds without help

Drag his toys to him

Pick up toys and play with them

Drink water out of a cup (there is a little bit of spilling still :o)

Loves to

Go outside

Feel textures

Look at words

Play with the cats and dog

Turn the pages in books

His crib when the mobile is on

Drink water especially form a cup

Enjoying different and new food

Landon is so much fun. We are getting to enjoy more and more things together. We went to story time at the library which he loved. Books, songs and babies are on his top favorites! He has been also going to play dates with some of his friends. Landon loves going outside and playing with Bourbon and Chang. He always makes new friend when we go visit Mrs. Vera (who by the way is not doing well at all and needs lots of prayer for her recovery). The one bad things Landon seems to be trying out is not taking a afternoon nap, which means he only is sleeping for about 45 min in the morning and maybe 15 mins in the afternoon. I am praying this is not going to stick! It is very hard to get housework doing with him wanting all of my attention. I am glad I am so needed. One of the coolest things for Josh and I to enjoy is Landon has started trying to mimic some of the sounds we make and things we do. He has tried a couple of times to clap and wave when Daddy does. He isn’t very good at it but it is still really cute. He also as tried a couple of times to mimic sounds I make, like uh huh and grrr. I love it! I always knew I would love being a mom and it just keeps getting better.

At Aunt Jessica's

enjoying his water

A rough night with a cold/flu

Rum Island with Brandi, Dynah and Clayton

Playing with friends

A afternoon outside with Mom

A wedding and some catching up

Tammi a good friend from college got married this past weekend. It was such a beautiful ceremony, on the beach right before sunset. The reception was on the second story with a wall of windows looking out over the gulf so we could all see the sunset. Tammi was beautiful! It was so obvious how happy Tammi and Brian were!

After the ceremony we drove up to Orlando to spend the night and spend some time with Ashlee, Kimberly. It was so good to be able to visit with them. When Josh and I were in college it seemed like we were down in Orlando almost every month. Now some of our friends have left and we just don’t have the same free time to visit, it is disappointing that we don’t get down there much. We all stayed up until 2am talking and joking around. Ashlee and Kimberly took Landon in the morning so mommy and daddy got a rare occasion of sleeping in a little longer! We went out to brunch, unfortunately Kimberly had to work, but we did get to meet up with Saffy. She had not gotten to see Landon yet. After a yummy brunch we said our good bys and headed home.

Valentine’s Day weekend <3

Valentines wasn’t the most romantic weekend for Josh and I but we did enjoy it. Josh had to work so Jamiie Jo, Jessica, Landon and I thought we would surprise him and Jon (who was coming into town that night) with some Valentine’s Day love. We made them a two tiered devils food cake with homemade sour cream frosting, Jell-o in heart shapes and home made cards. We had some interesting baking issues but they all turned out okay in the end. It reminded me of an elementary school Valentine’s Day party. Josh and Jon made dinner and after dinner we surprised with everything. It was a lot of fun. A great time to enjoy family and friends. Andrea and Chris (he was in town visiting too) came over that evening. We played video games and enjoyed all the yummy sweets.

Sunday the Williams family came in town to pick up Jamiie Jo and to visit with Jon and the rest of us. We all meet up for lunch along with Josh and David. Not a typically Valentine’s day weekend for a couple but we loved it.

Landon updates- 5 months (what?!? my little boy is already 5 months!!!)

New talents

Roll over both ways (belly to back and visa virsa)

On his belly rotate around in a circle

Turn pages in board books

Scream for the fun of it (mommy is not sure she really likes this one)

Ticklish (underarms and feet)

Recognizes his name by most people saying it

Can sit up on his own from a slightly angles position

Plays with his toys (ex. shakes the rattles, picks up toys, and tries to eat things)

Loves sucking on apples

Loves to be sung too, especially if there is clapping involved

Loves to stand on his feet and will stay on his feet for more than 10 minutes at a time

I can’t believe he is already 5 months. I think this month has been the hardest for me to realize that he is growing up so fast. He learns lots of stuff from his friend at church Ben. It seems like he can do something new each time he has seen Ben. Here are a few cute pictures and videos of my big 5 month old boy.

Playing with friend, Ben


Hanging out his puppies and going for a car ride


Playing with friend, Zach


Visiting with Mrs. Vera and her balloon.

Landon and my weekend in Orlando! Without Daddy :o(

Landon and I had the opportunity to go to Orlando/Kissimmee this weekend with the Williams, Johnsons and Carters (friends from our church back home). Unfortunately Josh had to work so he couldn’t go. Then while we were gone he got a really bad cold, poor guy. Friday morning Josh dropped me and Landon of with the caravan headed to Central Florida. Our first stop was getting our stuff settled at the house the Johnson’s rent for the weekend. It was a great house, 5 bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms, a living room, TV room, eat-in kitchen and dining room, and a pool out back.



The boys and girls bathroom, this one was my favorite

Landon in our room

Our beautiful room


Celebrating Carter's birthday!!


His mom made an awesome scrapbook for him



Outside Wal-mart pick up some last minute birthday dinner items


After figuring out all the rooms we loaded up in the vans and went to The Holy Land Experience. I had never been to it or anything like it. It was pretty cool. When you enter you pass beneath a stone arch modeled after the Damascus and Jaffa Gates of Jerusalem. Once you are inside you can see Dead Sea Quran Caves (where the Dead Sea scrolls were found) and the wilderness Tabernacle. They had some authentic and ancient artifacts from the Can Kampen Collection, like the Esther scrolls, in the Scriptorium. You go through the artifact from Babylon to Egypt, from Germany to America. Unfortunately, Dad and I didn’t get to see everything on the tour of Scriptorium. Landon got hungry so we waited in one of the rooms after everyone had left and when we went to catch up to them the fireplace “door” had shut so we had to backtrack to the front. Apparently we could have just pushed the fireplace wall and the door would have opened but we didn’t know that and though that was the end of the tour. It actually was only the first 3rd of it so we waited outside for about 40 mins. They had a reenactment of Jesus Christ last days and resurrection that was really great. The acting, I thought, was done very well. Landon loved it, except when the big band went off when Jesus had risen. That apparently was VERY scary and afterward he was a little wary of the show. They had recreated the temple that once stood on Mount Mariah. There was also a diorama created of Bethlehem and Jerusalem (A.D. 66). Once at back home we had a birthday dinner and cake for Carter. He turned 18 on Saturday. Mrs. Shelia made a home made cake for him, oh, it was the yummiest chocolate cake!!








































































Universal Studios was on the list for Saturday. Landon slept some of it but seemed to really enjoy people watching and the few ride/experience shows he went too. I think he liked the Shrek show the best. The Carters (Mrs. Shelia’s parents) were nice enough to watch Landon so Mommy could ride the roller coasters and other rides. It was a lot of fun. There were some cool costumes, too. Universal is celebrating Mardi Gras so they had people dressed up.
Sunday, we went to church. Landon had fun in nursery watching the other babies and children. After church, we went over to Florida Christian College to check out the campus. I think Carter is considering going there or UF. They gave us a tour. For such a small campus they really have a lot to offer. We went back to the house ate lunch and packed up.





























































We meet up with Josh, Jessica, and Sally (Jeremiah’s girlfriend) at Joe’s Place (our favorite Williams family restaurant). It was a great weekend.

Landon, my crazy husband and me




Sally and Jeremiah

Jessica and Jamiie Jo

Mom and Dad



Sunday night I got sick so even though Jamiie Jo came down for a week so I could get lots done around the house it turnied out that she watched Landon so I could sleep. Jamiie Jo did a great job keeping up the house work. Unfortunately she also got sick. Even with all the sickness I did manage to finish painting our dining room