|  The big boy enjoying some dinner
 
 
 
  Jared propping himself up in the corner getting ready for his next surprise
 
 
 
  The boy is standing up!  Jared started cruising!  (before crawling even)
 
 
 
  Jared enjoying his magical keyboard
 
 
 
  The happy boy showing just how much of a ham he can be for the camera
 
 
 
  Wait, I can do serious too
 
 
 
  Great Aunt Nancy with Jared at Uncle Chuck's 40th birthday party
 
 
 
  Mama, Grandma Fairchild and Jim Bird (Uncle Chuck's dad)
 
 
 
  Great Uncle Bill and Nancy came from Connecticut and saw Jared for the first time
 
 
 
  Grandma and Grandpa Fairchild and J-man
 
 
 
  Jared enjoying Cousin Ethan's ball blower rolling thingy
 
 
 
  Cousin Ethan joins in on the fun to help his little cousin
 
 
 
  Jared LOVES playing with plastic bottles, as demonstrated here
 
 
 
  Uncle Chuck's birthday cake - note the wine theme with corks and such
 
 
 
  Blowing out the candles
 
 
 
  Jared in a picture that we'll be sure to show his girlfriend in the future
 
 
 
  Lemme out!  I'm innocent I tell ya!
 
 
 
  This boy's legs are much stronger than they need to be, heh
 
 
 
  Here I go, going to crawl out of the crib now.  Hello?  Anyone watching?
 
 
 
  The family visiting the Clinton Fall Fest and getting ready to enjoy the parade
 
 
 
  This would have been Jared's first parade, alas, a downpour came and chased us away
 Isn't that the most adorable boy?
 
 
 
  Jared visiting our Cedar Point for the first time!
 
 
 
  We couldn't go on too many rides but we had a great time
 
 
 
  Our little doughboy!
 
 
 
  The baby bear smiling like he always does
 
 
 
  And here's mama in a little better pose
 
 
 
  Hey there good lookin!
 
 
 
  Jared with Melanie, our friends Matt and Tina's baby girl whom we went with
 
 
 
  There's Matt and Tina behind us on the Magnum XL-200 roller coaster
 
 
 
  And here's us on the Magnum XL-200 roller coaster!
 
 
 
  Whee!  Lake Erie as we climb the hill
 
 
 
  Jared on his first ride ever - the family carousel.  He absolutely loved it
 
 
 
  The boy taking a break from all the action
 
 
 
  It was Halloweekends where they deck out the park in Halloween style.
Here we see some of the monsters bidding us farewell.  The hunchback
was cool, but the horseman kept losing his head, get it?  Head?
 
 
 
  Jared visiting Cabela's for the first time.  Cabela's is a HUGE outdoor
sporting good store with tons of animal displays.  In the background here
you can see a couple deer going at it
 
 
 
  And here's the big boy in front of the huge mountain display with all
sorts of animals in the background
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