2008 in Review

I can't believe this year is already over. It has gone by crazy fast. Here are some fun and random picture from this year. We had a wonderful year and we hope that 2009 will be just as great for us and all of you too.


January: Our first trip to Disneyland in the new year. The guy who was taking the picture took us to look afraid of Hopper, but I was the only one playing along.
















February: Cael crawled behind the couch and got himself stuck. Silly boy.
















March: Family of four. Our first picture.
















April: Cael stealing as many cookies as he can.
















May I: Leisa turns 30. Everett and I go up for a quick visit.
















May II: Meeting Andee for the first time. Ev and Andee snoozing away.
















June: Cael turns 3. I can't believe he is growing up so fast.














July: Matchy Matchy Blue Squared.
















August: Hide and Seek.
















September: Everett is 6 months old.
















October: Cael's first day of preschool.
















November: Thanksgiving at the cabin. We love being around so much family.
















December: Waiting for Santa.

Promised Picture

Here is the picture of Everett's four top teeth. Crazy. He still only has one on the bottom. Sorry for the big booger in the shot.

My New Camera

Adam got me a new camera for Christmas. It is a Canon power shot. I LOVE it. Here are some pictures of my boys with it.

Favorite Ornament Friday

These are my favorite ornaments on our Christmas tree. They are so cute.
Thanks Bonnie for them, they are adorable.

9 Months Old

Everett is nine months old. I can't believe it. He weights 21 pounds, 50th percentile. 27 inches long, 50th percentile. And his head is in the 85 percentile. I got a big boy with a big head. He finally got some more teeth too. Yep. Four top teeth and one lonely bottom tooth. I'll try to get a good mouth shot to post later. I've been trying, but he doesn't want me to take the binky out of his mouth.

Christmas Is Here

Here is some pictures from our Christmas. We had such a wonderful Christmas. We are so blessed. We have AMAZING families.




















Before the chaos.

















Look at all those presents.

















More presents. Sheesh.






















More still.

















The stocking were hung. Or just resting.

















Everett playing by Cael's train table.

















Cael playing on the table.

















Cael was making sure that Everett wasn't too close to his toys.

















Everett just loves to pull himself up on everything.

















Adam's new bose computer speakers. So nice.

















I love just loved this shot of Ev. He really enjoyed his first Christmas.

















Adam's goody pile.

















Cael checking out his Disney cookbook.

















He couldn't decide what he wanted to cook first. So many choices.

One Week Away

One week until Christmas, I can't believe that it is already Christmas. Here are some of my Christmas decorations. I love my Willow Tree Nativity.




























I need some help. Which one of these pictures should I get printed for a Christmas present? The frame with say, "Waiting for Santa 2008". I love both the pictures so I really need some feedback.

One Step

Everett took one step today not holding on to anything. He was walking along the couch and wanted to look at Cael's backpack that was sitting on my chair. He couldn't hold reach the chair while holding onto the couch, so he just let go and took his step. I think he will be walking in the next month, but I am hoping that he will take him time and take it slowly.

Everett you are CRAZY!!!

Growing Up Way Too Fast

Here is Everett showing off his newest trick. Standing alone. He can only do it for a few seconds at a time, but the longest was for 15 seconds. He is so crazy. Eight and a half months old and doing this to me. He is also so fast at crawling that I have to use the baby gate to keep him out of the kitchen. He makes a bee line for the cat food and tried to eat it before I can stop him. He actually swallowed a piece the other day.






















I know that he isn't standing in this picture, but his smile is just too adorable not to share it with everyone.

















Posing for Mommy.






















Starting to fall. These two pictures were taken in the same stand. Go Everett. Doesn't he look so grown up in this outfit too? It is 12 months. I can't believe how big he is.

The Tooth......One Week Later

Here is Everett's lonely tooth one week later. It is coming out more and more everyday. I keep thinking that he'll get another one any day now, but none so far.

















Close up shot. Don't mind the boogs.






















You can kind of see it in this shot too.

Yay for Everett

It finally happened.........















Everett cut his first tooth the day after Thanksgiving. Isn't it weird how he got a top tooth first?

I'm sorry that this picture is so blurry, but he didn't like me holding his mouth open to take this picture.

Elf Yourself

This is so much fun. I never gets old. See for yourself.

http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/UeSU1WkbAtqLJ4F6VPG1


I want to see everyone else as little Elves.

Yay for Thanksgiving

I am so excited for Thanksgiving. I'm so glad that the Bowlers have invited us to the cabin. I love being around family and with all of the family that will be there, I should get my fill for a little while. I just wish that Leisa, Scott, Ry, Dev, and Bo could be there too.

But on the bright side I get to see them in December. I love my family so much and wish that we all lived closer to each other. I know that I say that all the time, but I mean it. Really and truly.

I think Everett is finally ready to get his first tooth, so I hope that he isn't being a crabby pants while we are all together.

8 Months

I can't believe it, but it is true. Everett is 8 months old. Man, this year has gone by so quickly. These are just some random pictures I took of Everett one morning last week. It is so cold in the morning, so I put this beenie on him. I doesn't look like it fits him right, but I still think he looks adorable.

Walker for Cael

Cael is so funny about Everett's new toys, he thinks that they are for him. We pulled the walker out of storage and he decided to crawl in there himself. He looks so big when he starts playing with baby stuff.