Six Months Old!

Well, Hiro's 6th month has been filled with many adventures and travels!

We got to visit many friends and family, and Hiro has grown a LOT!
He started eating "real" food, started scooting across the floor, and is trying to say "Mama" in context. It sounds like "Mmmmmm-mamama" and he only says it if he see and wants his Mama to pick him up. He's very interested in his toys now, especially blocks he can hold and bang together. He also clicks, blows fantastic raspberries, gives kisses, and smiles for cameras. What a ham!

Hiro trying to crawl

Hiro and Uncle Mark (great uncle, I guess!)

Hiro Swimming with Grandma and Great-Grandma (Mamo)
Kisses from Mommy!

Hiro Eating with a Spoon. What a big boy!

Hiro drinking from a water glass. If he sees a water glass now, he grunts and reaches for it until he gets a sip.
This is how Hiro sleeps these days...face down, hands on forehead, butt in the air. Comfortable???

We've spent a lot of time with friends this month...here are just a few!

Auntie Allison and Hiro on a playdate

Hiro and new baby Ava with mommy Jenny
New Baby Ava...Beautiful girl!

Kim gets married! The new Mrs. Snow with Hiro and mommy.

Mommies get hair cuts!

Cousin time! This summer has been a great time to catch up with cousins!

Cousin Elowynn and MeeAe, Hiro and Noah.
Boy cousins! Noah and Hiro
MeeAe and Hiro having some stroller time.
"Auntie" Erin with Elowynn and Noah. We have really enjoyed swimming with these two every other Tuesday! What a blessing they are!
Hiro and cousin Gabe swinging. We've gotten to have Gabe over to spend the night. He does great with Hiro and we always enjoy having him.
Hiro loves the baby swing. He laughs and smiles the whole time!
Matchy-matchy cousins. Thank you Auntie Sarah!
Slumber party with Gabe!

Saying Good-Bye to Papa
(Great Grandpa Ehrenstein)
One of the things we did while Uncle Mark and John were in town was take Papa Ehrenstein's remains to the Willamette National Cemetery. It was a beautiful place, and a good time to say "Good-bye." We miss papa everyday and wish that Hiro could have met his wonderful great-grandpa who gave him his eyebrows and the expressions we see in him.
Willamette National Cemetery.
Uncle Mark, Uncle John, Mamo Ehrenstein and Grandma Johnson.

Road Trip! Hiro took his first long road trip to Idaho this summer to see Auntie Tahlie and Steve Scammell. We also met their son Evan and baby Eden is on the way!
Hiro on the road again!
The Scammells and the Iwatas. We love those guys enough to move to Idaho!
Thanks for having us, we had a great time!
Beautiful 2 year old Evan Scammell. Does anyone see Tahlie in there? :-)
Steve taking his son for a (little) ride. What a brave boy!
Hiro's first boat ride on the lake in Idaho! He loved the breeze in his face and wanted to get in the water.

Thank you Tahlie, Steve, and the Fox family for having us! We really considered that weekend a relaxing vacation time! What a blessing you are to us!
Mommy and Daddy on skidoos for the first time!

Family time!
Although we have been very busy trying to support two houses (anyone want a house, both of our are for sale!) we still try to make time for the three of us to get out and relax together. One of our favorite things to do is go explore Portland on foot.
On one of our adventures, we ended up at the Japanese memorial park on the Portland waterfront. We took some time to remember Poppie. Nat found the name of the interment camp where Poppie was born. We miss him everyday.
Family self-portrait!