I know, I know...

So I realize it has been a while since I posted. I have a few good excuses I would like to mention. First off, we have been using our video camera and Shawn says we can make still shots out of the video. When he says "we" he must mean "he" can get still shots because I can't even figure out how to upload the video properly. So I feel stupid posting without pictues. My other good excuse is 13 1/2 months old. He is walking all over. He is crazy. He really wants mommy to be "playing" with him all the time. When he does sleep I feel so guilty just getting on the computer, so I do housework mostly. My parents recently did a photo shoot of the grandkids so I have taken the liberty of stealing some off my mom's facebook so I could have some pictures to post. I know the format is small but it's all I have for now. Enjoy

Cutting Trees

We went on our annual Christmas Tree cutting excursion! We had a great time. We really missed mom but it would have been too much for her to sit through all that drive time with her sore foot. Here are some pictures!

Crazy Life

So I have been going crazy trying to get my house ready. For what, I am not sure yet. We are either going to put the house up for sale or we are going to do some much needed improvements. Our home is feeling more cramped every day with our growing boy and all his stuff. I use every spare moment to go through all our crap and throw it out! Don't get me wrong - in this crazy economy we are definitely counting our blessings to have what we do. I don't mean to sound vain. I also take plenty of time to play with my almost-1-year-old. That's right he will be 1 on the 15th of February which is right around the corner. We are having a party for him on the 1st of February. We decided to have it early so his Aunt Susan would be in town. She is the most thoughtful person I know and we thought it would be nice if she could actually be involved in something for her nephew. The last time she was in town was for during birthday (I like to think she came just for that) so we are rather spoiled to have her back so soon. I also wanted to give a shout out to my brother, Mikey and his wife, Manda and their adorable baby, little Joshua! He is so cute and I only wish I could go over and have play dates every day. Logan and Magna just aren't very close. Anyway, I haven't had time to download any pictures or video but I have a ton so hopefully I will be able to post it soon. Until then, check my family's blogs because they are doing a much better job keeping up than I am. I usually pop online just before bed and check up on ya'll but no time to comment so just know I love ya all!

Baby It's Cold Outside

The Snow is here and it's still coming. Alex is enjoying watching the snow from the window. Maybe Daddy will take him out in it when he comes home.

Meeting Santa For The First Time!

We went to Grandma Lila's famous enchilada party at Suzy's house last week. Grandma LaRille had invited Santa to stop by. We were so lucky that Alex loved Santa. He sat right in front of him after his turn and watched all the kids sit on his lap. We all got a turn. Here are some pictures.

Alex And Friends

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Playing with Cousins

We had the awesome opportunity to go visit Stacey, Emma and Grant on Friday. My mom and I had really wanted to go see baby Grant but were reluctant because we didn't want to get him sick. He is doing way better than expected and looked fabulous when we showed up to see him. Alex loved crawling around playing with Emma. She is such a cute girl and so smart. We had a great time visiting with Stacey and of course seeing Grant in person for the first time. Thanks to Stacey for letting us come. I know how protective I am of Alex so I can only imagine how nervous she must be when other people come over. I copied this picture from Grant's blog but for more adorable pictures you can visit Grant Us A Miracle.