I'm Gonna Walk Like a Man...

We've had a really exciting day at our house! Matty took his very first without-a-doubt-absolutely-no-denying-it first steps! For a few weeks, it's been a cautious step here or there. Then, last night he had a slumber party at Jake McNeely's, who is an expert walking man, and we think that must have been just the push he needed!

I went to lunch with Jake's Mommy today and some other friends and when I came home, this is what he decided to start doing...

Thanks Jakers!!

Lions, Tigers and Bears! Oh my!

What fun we're having this Spring! It finally stopped raining and the weather's warmed up and The Brownings are trying to take full advantage of it before the sweltering heat of summer arrives!

This past weekend we drove to Decatur for Ben to check out a possible job site and then headed to Zoo Atlanta. Thanks to our friends suggesting the great deal of a membership, this was hopefully just our first of many trips to the zoo. Come with us sometime, it was so much fun! We loved seeing all the animals and watching Matty's reaction, when we could get close enough that is...it was a madhouse, I have to say!

We spent a couple of hours wandering around seeing the pandas, gorrillas, lions, elephants, giraffes and so many more creatures. It was a wonderful safari and I can't wait for our next visit.

Sunday we continued our fun in the sun, just playing in the yard, blowing bubbles...Matty's even starting to say "bubbles!" It's so cute!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone! I hope it was a wonderful Spring day for you all as it was for us! The Easter Bunny paid his first visit to our house this morning, leaving Matty lots of yummy treats! He had such fun discovering his snacks. Perhaps next year Mr Bunny will leave him some chocolate?

The three of us have had such a nice weekend. Saturday we went to Athens for the day for Ben to take a look at a potential new job site and ate lunch downtown. Such a beautiful afternoon, warm, perfect blue skies. And today we spent a glorious Easter together as a family: we went for a walk, played in our yard and went to the park! We didn't go to church but we felt guilty about it...wonder if that counts for anything?

Looking forward to just a good, normal week. Knock on wood no doctors appointments on the roster! It's been a while since we could say that! Happy Easter everyone :)

Video Time!

Sorry it's been a while since we pulled out the camera. This was a couple of months ago playing with the ball blower Matty got from Patsy and Craig for Christmas. We find things are even more fun when played in an unconventional manner!

Mama O desperately wanted a video of this one! In case you didn't know, Matty's one smart cookie and doesn't like crawling around on the cold bathroom tile. So what do you do when you can't walk on your feet yet but want to get around? You improvise.

(Sorry for the "Blair Witch Project" camera work...small bathroom / moving target!)