ISAAC IS OFFICIALLY WALKING!!!

Isaac started walking all on his own on August 19th at 2:05 p.m! He has been taking 2-3 steps all by himself for a little over a month, but has officially taken off.

To see our son walking is indescribable! It hasn't sunk in just yet. The realization that our baby boy is growing up, very fast, is becoming more and more of a reality for us. Soon enough, he will be 1 years old and that is unreal!!! Everything is happening so fast!

Isaac LOVES his new toy train and has been busy pushing it all over the place! Every now and then, he would let go and take a few steps all on his own.

. . . and he's off!!!

Isaac is a walking machine!!!

Occasionally it appears as if Isaac is going to fall down, however he balances himself very well! He is very quick, especially for just starting to walk! I think he is too quick for himself at times, however he really knows how to extend those arms out to help balance. Babies are so smart! Jason and I think that as fast as he started walking, he will be running even faster! Oh boy!!!

I wondered why Isaac was being so quiet! Found him doing his new favorite activity, which is pulling all the toliet paper off the roll! We need to remember to shut all the bathroom doors. Now that he is walking, he is a quick and sneaky little boy!!!

Isaac is ALL over the place!!!

Isaac is so happy and excited to be walking all by himself! He usually has the biggest smile on his face when he walks as if he knows he has accomplished something grand!

I call his walk the "marching band walk"! It's so cute to watch his chubby little legs lift up when he walks! I LOVE it!!! :) At least he is getting a leg workout now!

After dinner, we love to go to the park so we can spend time together as a family and have fun playing!!!

Our little monkey LOVES to swing!!! :)

Our dog, Simba, is such a great dog! Her and Isaac are best buds and it's so cute to watch them interact with one another.

We LOVE taking Simba to the park so she can run around and play. When we lived in IA, our house there had a good-sized yard and she loved it. Poor thing doesn't have that here in AZ, so taking her to the park is such a nice treat for her. She is such an active dog and loves to play!!!

One of the BEST things about living in AZ, the beautiful mountains!!! Gosh, that has to be one of the most goregous views of the mountains here. We always missed the mountains while we lived in IA and now that we are back in AZ, we can't get enough!!! You don't realize what you have until it's gone and being able to enjoy the splendor of the mountains and the outdoors is exactly why we finally feel at home! :)