This is okay, I guess. 
I love these "Life is Good" PJ's that Ezra got as a hand-me-down.
Granny came to take care of Ezra while we were at our race. He loved having her read book after book to him.
Buds at the park during play group.
Tall enough now to snack all day long if we leave any food on his high chair tray.
Dressed up like a true Texas boy: Sleeveless shirt and jeans tucked in to his John Deere boots.
The town of Marathon is tiny. More about that later. It's close to Big Bend, east of Alpine if you know where that is.
Proof on my GPS watch that I actually went the full 13.1 miles.
At the finish line. Chad ran a lot faster than I did...under 10 minutes per mile. The marathoners started 26.2 miles outside of Marathon 30 minutes before our race started. I was crossing the finish line just as the first marathoner was finishing. That means he ran twice the distance I did in 30 more minutes. That is impressive. The best part though about finishing at the same time as the first marathoner is that everyone made a big deal out of him (sirens, cheering, etc.) and I just pretended it was for me because I was right before him.Ezra walks from Lesley Montandon on Vimeo.
Ezra has finally started walking! He is 14 months, 1 week. Many of his friends around his age (and younger) have been walking for a while now. I like to think that this is an indicator that he will not give in easily to peer pressure. :)
And here's just a random picture of one of Ezra's newest pastimes, sticking a utensil in his mouth and crossing his eyes to look at it. Goofball.
Deer in the headlights? I have a feeling we will be seeing a lot of these looks over the years.
I love this sweet face.
Being shy.
Blueberries galore
Ezra and Chad reading...and yes, this was the best picture pose I could get from both of them.
This baby was so tired after a morning of playing that he kept laying down on the living room floor, and when that wasn't comfortable, he would crawl a few feet and lay down again, I guess trying to find a comfortable spot. 
It seems like Ezra has been watching more TV lately. 
Maybe it's because he has learned a new skill...
That's the power button that Ezra now turns on and off constantly. I have had to unplug this TV or he would be standing in front of it all day long, turning it on and opening and closing the DVD tray.
...and sometimes he just looks like an old man. Here, we were at the apple orchard with friends and Ezra was hot and ready to go.
Ezra does not like to be constrained. These days, he kicks his leg out of his high chair while he's eating, and today I got lots of strange looks as Ezra refused to sit in the front of the basket facing me at Target. So I tried to strap him in, which I've never had to do before...he just wiggled around and stood up, then freaked out because the strap was still around him. I thought that at least he hadn't started standing up in his high chair yet, and then sure enough, today at dinner, I look over and he is standing up. The other night I put him in pajamas that were long-sleeved and the sleeves bothered him so he pulled half of his shirt off. He's done the same thing with jeans and overalls (pulls at them like he can't stand to be wearing them).
Visibly distraught because his mean mother has strapped him in. (IE Making a scene)
Freedom!
And here are some random videos I've taken over the last month or so. The first one is kind of long. I started recording it when Ezra was pretending to talk on the phone, which he has started doing lately. So I got a little bit of it, and he did it a little bit, but the rest of the video is boring. So, now you're warned.Shhh, I'm on the phone from Lesley Montandon on Vimeo.
Peek-a-boo! from Lesley Montandon on Vimeo.
Screaming contest from Lesley Montandon on Vimeo.
Ezra's first campfire...I can't get over how much of a baby he is in this picture, compared to the pictures at the end of the post. 
Ezra loved playing with his friend Ava. Ava's mom Miriam and I camped together, were cooks and counselors together, and now we have babies just 2 months apart. It was fun catching up over the two weeks she was at camp!
Ezra all dressed up for silly songs in his glasses and PJ's.
Ezra had a lot of buddies at camp, but Wayland was his best buddy. 
I can't remember the exact occasion that Sarah was helping me with Ezra, but I had a lot of help from friends when I needed it, especially when Chad had to come back and work. This was a special moment because Ezra is not the kind of baby that just falls asleep on people. 
Fourth session was the session of Montandons. Chad's brother and sister and their families came and taught, and Barbara came the second week to stay in our cabin and help with the kids. Everybody had a blast. Here's Ezra with Aunt Emily and Aunt Emma...
Me and my lovely sisters-in-law
All the cousins minus Levi
Laughing with Gramme
All the cousins, including Levi, with Gramme
While Chad's family was at camp, we had a little birthday party for Ezra, although his real birthday was still a couple weeks away. He wasn't so sure about his cupcake and took about one bite before he wasn't interested anymore.
Ezra with his new Buzz Lightyear walker:
Chad and I took a little four-wheeler trip with some friends on our weekend off to a place called Marble Falls. It was the first time I had been there and it was beautiful. This picture doesn't show that there was a third waterfall above these two.
Right before his birthday we transitioned to a cup and whole milk...here he is showing what a pro he is with his cup.
Love this picture of Ezra and Chad, just playing in our cabin.
Taken on his first birthday. I just called his name and he turned around already smiling like that. 
Crawling across the dining hall deck. 
We are getting settled back in to life at home. Everything is unpacked, the house is getting clean, and we are getting back to normal. It is great to see all our friends and be back at South Plains. I think Ezra is having a hard time adjusting to not having someone to play with all the time, not being outside all the time, and not having something to watch all the time (like the 200 campers in the dining hall at every meal). The first couple days he only wanted to sleep in his pack-n-play, not his crib. He is doing better though.
