Cute Boy!

Two New Videos

We took these videos recently... The first one is Reister attempting to say "Hi" - see if you agree. The second is him "crawling" or is that called "creeping"? Watch the whole thing to see what he is so motivated to go after!!

Can you post too many baby pictures?

We have a lot of friends out there who have had babies in the last year or so. I know I love looking at every picture they post... so I'm hoping other people like to look at pictures of Reister just as much - we take a LOT! So I'm going to post a lot!

"Look at me, I can stand!"

"I love my dad!!"

"Hey are you taking my picture?!"

"Okay, isn't that enough pictures!?"


Reister with Melody and Mandy

7 months

Reister is now seven months old! These pictures were actually taken on March 24th but they're still cute. He's sitting in our living room on our new Tibetan rug. A rug making company here had a sale and we got two for our apartment. It's made it a little easier for Reister to try to "crawl" or drag himself along. He really enjoys his toys, as you can see, but only if he's not tired and his tummy is full!

The Barn

Some of you know about the Barn... It's a historic barn from Kansas that my (Michelle) dad had transported down to Austin and then has slowly been restoring. Mom, Dad & Sean all work hard in almost every spare moment they have. They often have international students and their families out there. Here are some recent pictures for your viewing enjoyment!

I love to laugh...

We took this last night - Micah sure can get a rouse out of Reister! Isn't his laugh sweet!?

What a great face!

I love the way Reister looks in this picture so I had to crop him out and post it!

It came from the picture below of Micah with our friend Shorel and his son Schafer that was born in the end of December.

Pictures from vacation

We spent time on a peninsula that was essentially an island because you can only get to it by boat. How fun - Reister's first time at the ocean! Not sure if he'll remember it....













These are two other babies born in Thailand in September. The middle one, Keely, was born the same day as Reister. The one on the left, Judah, was born almost a month after the other two.... Never would have guessed, huh?

Here we are with Judah and his mom Germaine.

First time swimming!

This week was Reister's first time in the pool! He seemed to like it pretty well. He'll get to do it several more times before we head back to the Shining City. Here are some pics from our time in the water!

A cute picture

Our friends posted this on their blog and I thought it was cute. It's of Reister's older buddy, Micah. I bet in about a year Reister will be chasing Micah around everywhere and teaming up against Micah's soon to be born little sister, Zion. They live in our city with us and are great company!

Five Months pictures

Here are some more recent pictures...

New Reister Pics

We love being Reister's parents. At almost 5 months old, he is such a joy. He has started eating rice cereal and likes it (although we're not sure if his tummy does!) He loves to smile and laugh still. He may be close to sitting up - who knows. He rolls from back to front and front to back - not too often, but at least we know he can do it. He can transfer his toys from one hand to another and will play for a long time by himself (if he's in the mood). What a great boy! We praise our Father for such a special gift. Here he is in a cute new outfit compliments of our friends David & Nichole!

4 Months Old

On January 1st Reister turned 4 months! He's growing fast - he weighs almost 16 pounds! He really loves to smile and laugh and is almost rolling over. Actually today he rolled from back to tummy while we were out of the room. (Don't worry he was on a pallet on the floor) Isn't that supposed to be the harder direction?! He likes his baths and seems to be a ham for the camera too!

A busy Christmas

We had a busy Christmas weekend, taking part in several local activities. That Saturday night we had a small party with some younger friends. Here's a picture of our fun with them. They all were enamoured by Reister as you can tell!

We went to another American family's home on Christmas night and a family pic taken! The green shirt and red pants were the best we could do for Reister's Christmas outfit.

Reister wanted to "eat" the stuffed monkey we gave to our friends' daughter!

At the end of the night, Reister had had a LONG day!