Jonas only had his Halloween costume on for a few minutes. He is not used to be being in a bag and the weather was really warm, so we made the photo shoot really quick. His legs were also a little bit to long for the outfit and this made things difficult for Jonas while sitting up. Cousin Eden was dressed as Cinderella and looked so pretty! I'm sure they will be great friends as soon as Jonas can run around with her. 
As usual we voted together as a family. Jason and I normally vote early in the morning the day of the election and then go get a chicken biscuit. This election we decided it would be easier to vote early. We were in and out in less than ten minutes because no one really votes in El Paso. Jonas has now been to the polls twice in his 8 1/2 months of life. He was only a few weeks old when the primaries took place and our nominee didn't win then and we don't think our candidate will be elected this time around either.
I just took this picture a few days ago. Jason and I can't believe how big Jonas is getting. It is crazy to think that in two weeks our little guy will be 9 months old. He has only been crawling for a few weeks now, but he has learned quickly to to get around really fast. The days are long gone when I could put Jonas on the floor and he would stay in one place. 
Aunt Allison visited us (well, really Jonas) the weekend before last. She was only here two nights, but she was able to spend a lot of time with Jonas.
I think this is the first time Jonas had sweet potatoes. He didn't like them at first, but now he eats them up.
We brought Jason lunch to his office a while back. Jonas had a good time playing with all the junk on his dad's desk. 
This picture is of Jason and me at Casas por Cristo's annual fundraising Gala. I thought my husband looked quite handsome in his tux. I haven't seen him that dressed up since our wedding almost seven years ago. 
Uncle Greg came to visit and fed Jonas his first taste of eggplant and Jonas loved it. 
We have had my parents visit and then Jason's parents visit us in the past month. Jonas entertained them and he also loved the attention. Our parents enjoyed the visit as well and we were able to show them our new home, which we have been living in over a month. Jason and I are glad our parents visited because Jonas is growing up so fast and we want him to know he has grandparents that love him. It is sad at times because we live so far away from family, but we know God has placed our family here to serve Him and we hope to teach Jonas this as he gets older.
I (Amy) am taking over our family blog. Jason is busy most of the time so he has handed the blog over to me. Jonas is doing great. He is really started to get his own personality. Lately, Jonas likes to stand up and read books.
