"Mom, my doll is alive..."

A new crib!

Yes! My wonderfully talented husband has produced another masterpiece. See for yourself:

The finished product!

We really needed a crib for Justy and upon hearing this a good friend went out and bought us all the wood we needed. Then Chris designed and built it. I'm so happy to have it as it's not only beautiful and big (just how I like it) but it's a great playpen and is helping us get more rest at night.

In his new crib!

Just because he's so handsome...

Here are some random photos of Justin to brighten your day:

He sleeps just like his Daddy, with his arms up over his head.

Just waking up and so happy to see Daddy!

He sits up so well, all by himself.

Dinosauria!

Daddy took the kids to see "Dinosauria", a mechanical dinosaur display that came to Cuernavaca. They really enjoyed it though Ben was a little overwhelmed by their size, movements and loud sounds.

One very cute thing about it was that when we found out about it I told Ben that we needed to pray and ask the Lord to supply free tickets to it, and he was so serious about it. We were walking home discussing possibly going to it that afternoon and he stopped right on the sidewalk and started praying for it. I was so proud of him!

The lighting wasn't very good inside so I'll just post a few of the better pics.

Yup! That's my son!

Girl Scouts

Lily has joined a Girl Scout club nearby and really enjoys it. They meet once a week to do arts & crafts projects, play games, sing & dance together etc., and I'm hoping it'll also help Lily pick up Spanish faster.

To celebrate Independence Day all the little girls came dressed up in traditional outfits. They each brought a traditional dish and learned a bit about Mexico and the flag. Here is the craft they made:

Although it's only for girls, Lily asked her Guide if she could bring some colored paper home so Ben could make a flag too. It was so thoughtful of her! Lily's flag is on the left and Ben's on the right.

Dressed up!

Some of the little girls in her group.

He insisted on dressing up as well (he comes with me to drop her off).
Isn't he just SO handsome?

Another month...

In 2 days Justin will be 8 months old. His 7th month has been quite eventful!
He's learned how to:

• pull himself up into a sitting position
• crawl
• clap
• wave
  
• say his first word: Papa (Of course it's more like pa-pa-pa-pa, but it's still cute!)

I've got videos of it all but I still can't seem to post any videos on here, so you'll just have to trust me. He's eating regular meals now and has begun to show his temper; he'll arch his back and fuss when I take him out of his bath.

Here are some photos taken throughout the past 2 months:

Laughing at Daddy's tickles.

Cutest Egyptian boy!

Congratulations!

To Danny & Irene on the arrival of Cristian David!

He's so beautiful. I had the privilege of attending his birth! It was my first time attending a birth as a spectator and I loved the experience. Irene did wonderfully and both Mommy and baby are happy and healthy. I hear he sleeps real well too!

I won't steal their thunder by posting any more details about the baby but I did want to share my joy with you at experiencing something so awesome!