Spring in Midland

It has been a while since I have posted, for which I apologize.  I know people don't miss my writing and commentary as much as photos of Ezra, so I'll provide plenty of the latter.  Here's what Ezra was up to during the end of April and beginning of May...

We took Ezra swimming for his very first time...

Yes, it was hot enough to swim in April.  It actually got close to 100 degrees on several days.  The water in the pool, however, was freezing.  I guess they don't heat their pools here since it gets so hot.  Ezra didn't mind the cold at all.  He loved the water and despite his shivering, he was a bit upset when we took him out.

Our little boy is not so little...

This outfit that his Grandma Minster gave him is for 12 months!  He's only 7 1/2 months in this photo. He is bigger (and heavier) than every other child I know here between the ages of 11 and 8 months.    

...and thus, it is about time to retire the swing.  I remember when we put him in this that very first week he was home and even the lowest setting seemed to swing him way too high and fast.  Now, it barely moves at the highest setting.

We had a visit from Uncle Adam (Uncle Adam Young, not Uncle Adam Moore)...

It was a very short visit but so fun to see him.  I didn't get any photos with Adam, but Ezra had fun playing with his bedding after he left the next morning.

We finally got a real stroller...

It is possible that I am enjoying the stroller more than Ezra, but he does like going for runs and walks.

 We went to the Lubbock Temple...

Our stake sponsors a temple trip every month for mothers.  Several of the older sisters make the two hour drive just to provide babysitting at the stake center next door while the mothers go to a session.  How wonderful is that?  What wasn't so wonderful was the car accident we got into on the way home.  I must admit one of my first thoughts after the accident was, "We made this trip to go to the temple!  Why did we just get into an accident? Where is the protection and the blessings?"  But then I quickly took that thought back as I realized that we were blessed and protected.  It really could have been so much worse.

And finally, Ezra started becoming mobile...

He ended up in this split position quite often as he started figuring out how to maneuver around.