Wandering Browns

Landon turned 10 months on Sunday. Here is what we have been up to in his 10th month! On Memorial Day, we took a mini road trip to Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin to the Jelly Belly Warehouse! We had to wear these cool hats, went on a "tour" around the warehouse where we watched movies about how jelly bellies are made, and then they gave us free jelly bellies! Also, we bought 5 bags of "belly flops," which are the beans that do not meet the company's quality standards and are packaged up and sold for cheap. We JUST finished the last bag, so now we have to go back :) Murals made entirely of Jelly Bellies Landon in his Jelly Belly hat yay for free samples in the Jelly Belly store! After the Jelly Belly Warehouse, we went to Kenosha, Wisconsin to see Lake Michigan. Unfortunately, it was FREEZING so the "beach day" was more like an eat-your-lunch-in-the-car day. We got out to take pictures by the lake, and then ended off the day at the

Landon loves to stand up and look outside the screen door! Landon is almost 9.5 months now. To all those moms who work for any amount of time during the week... major props! I am struggling to get everything else done that needs to be done (like laundry, housecleaning, cooking, etc) with my work hours that are nowhere near full-time. Still my favorite parts of my day are hanging out with Landon The boy and his stick...  Landon LOVES to ride bikes with mom and dad Landon is cruising like a champ and experimenting with letting go of surfaces and holding toys and other objects with both hands in standing. He got pretty good at standing with support, so he did have a period of a few weeks without a noggin full of bruises, but now the bruises are back! He walks with less cuing now if I'm holding his fingers, and he has conquered our stairs! For awhile, he always tried to go down the stairs face first, but after lots of practice I think he is finally ok with sliding down on