Malachi Takes His First Steps!!!!

Malachi took his first steps on Saturday. We were so excited that we went out and bought him his first pair of shoes. Finally!! He doesn't like socks on his feet, so having shoes is worse for him. Here he is standing and very proud of himself. He makes a noise when he stands kinda like "woooow" because I always say, "Wow, look at the big boy."

He pushes his firetruck around as he practices walking. He looks very handsome here after getting his bath.

Sun Bathing Baby

Here is Malachi's little sunshine pool. He really enjoys splashing in the water and playing with his boats. Every morning when I open the blinds, he looks out the window and points to his pool and says, "pool." This first picture is the first time he went in the pool so he is a little unsure. Now he loves his pool. We also go to our community pool and he loves the water there also.

Malachi in Texas

Here is Malachi and Daddy at the Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas. We had fun walking along the water, seeing ducks, eating and taking the riverboat.
Here is Malachi with Mommy and Daddy at a wedding for Mommy's friend, Lisa.

Here is Malachi at the wedding reception. Look at his hair getting blonder.

Here is the Texas Mexican, little Ranchero. He is such a happy baby all of the time.

First Trip to the Zoo

Malachi had a great time going to the Santa Barbara Zoo last week. He loved watching the animals. We really enjoyed watching him point at each animal and ask us questions, in baby language, of course. This is a white leopard behind Malachi. He would copy us growling at it. Here is Malachi with the elephants. He didn't care too much about them because they were slow and didn't move much. He liked the birds, penguins, and flamingos the best.

Malachi is 1

Malachi is learning to count and he just learned how old he is. He is showing you that he is one year old.
This was on Sunday when Malachi is all ready for church. He is in his crawling position.

Malachi's First Haircut

As hard as it was, mommy gave Malachi his first haircut. I had to make him the little toddler boy he is now. But I think it just makes him more handsome. :)

Here is his before shot. (He was even getting curls in the back.)

And... his after shot. What a handsome surfer boy. He is now 13 months.

Malachi's First Birthday

So, I am a little late on this but I wanted to send some pictures of Malachi enjoying his birthday. Here is his new car from mommy and daddy. He loves to go for walks and drive his car. Here is his #1 pinata. He had fun hitting it, even though he didn't get any candy.

Here is his teddy bear cake that Grandma Debbie made for him. It was so funny that when we went to take his picture with the cake, he did the same pose with his hand as the bear. Too cute!

Another Eleven Month Picture

Here is the cute little boy. He loves playing with his socks and he always has this thing where he takes off the left sock with his right foot. We have lost so many left foot socks or had to go back and look for them at stores or on walks.

Malachi at Eleven Months

Here Malachi is having fun in his room crawling around. He sure is getting big. He has 8 teeth now and his hair is still staying light. He is so much fun!

A Beach Day

Malachi had a great time at Centerville Beach in Ferndale. This was his fourth time there. He loves to watch the birds and the waves.

This is us taking a walk at the Wildlife refuge in Eureka. We saw lots of birds and we walked to the bay.

Malachi and mommy at the beach. I am training him young to love the beach so he will enjoy going there as much as me when he gets older. (Don't worry, he doesn't have to tan with me).

A Day at the Park

Malachi had a great time at the Sequoia Park in Eureka. He loved the swing and he even tried the slide. He thought he was a big boy with his cousins around. He turned 10 months today!

Happy and Sad

Sunshine is sad today. He doesn't like this hat. Mommy returned it to the store so he doesn't have to wear it.

Although I think my baby is the most handsome little guy when he smiles, I love his crying face also. Just so it is known, I don't make him cry just so I can take pictures of him that way. I wouldn't be that mean.

Malachi Laughing

Malachi's First Christmas

My new attempt to blog... I started this blog so that a lot of you could see Malachi, my Sunshine, from where you live. Malachi will be 9 months in 4 days. He has grown so fast this year and we have really enjoyed him.

Here Malachi is enjoying a bath in Grandma's sink.

The handsome little boy with his new PJ's.


His new three bottom teeth, all coming in at once.


Our new little present.

His new fire truck.

Malachi enjoying his new big boy fire truck from Grandpa and Grandma.