Is it really February already?

It's been a while, but I have a good excuse.  On New Year's Eve Day we moved.  And I love our new house! Gated community, grass, trees, sidewalks! Awww, the life!  At some point I'll put pictures up - like once I've finished unpacking and decorating - so don't hold you're breath.  In the mean time here are a few snapshots of our life.  Now that I've found the camera cord there will be more coming.

My kids and their vices - Tyler: woobie, binky.  Clara: thumb. Both zoned out to a movie while I packed. You gotta do what you gotta do.

Cute girl in a high chair!

I realized I never posted her 6 month stats.  So here they are (now that she's almost 8 months.....)

Height: 27 in (90-95th percentile)

Weight: 14 lbs 2 oz (10-15th percentile)

Good thing she has chubby cheeks!

Tyler learning about the color yellow.

I've tried to do music time with Tyler on the piano.  So far, this is what we've mastered: high and low.  I hope you can hear him because it's pretty cute when he sings the words.

 

Christmas!

Tyler was sort of able to get Christmas this year.  After his birthday he knew that opening presents was a good thing and after showing him some videos he was at least able to recognize "Caus." I did try to show him a video of Baby Jesus, but all he could say was "Jes?" Unfortunately, that part of Christmas isn't as tangible as presents.  Maybe next year.  

Tyler and Santa.  No crying this year, yay! But I wouldn't say he was thrilled. 

Tyler loved decorating the tree. We opted for a smaller tree this year - perfect for Tyler. He kept saying "Coo!  Coo!" (cool) over and over again! I tried to get a video of it, but no go. He made me turn on the lights every morning and after a few time outs did great not touching the ornaments. And yes, my child never wears pants.

This was our first Christmas together - just us.  We're moving this weekend and so did not travel to Oregon and Mark's family is in Detroit visiting another son and family.  It was kind of sad, but also kind of fun! It was so fun seeing Tyler's reaction when he walked out in the morning (video at the end). He loved opening all his presents (a big thanks to grandmas and grandpas all around!) and the whole day he was super happy and hyped up (I'm sure the plethora of candy he ate had nothing to do with that . . . ) I tried my hand at Christmas dinner and didn't do too bad, except I misread the directions for the ham and we ended up having to fry it in the glaze to get it hot fast enough.  Eh well - you live you learn.  It tasted yummy all the same.

Tyler loves ramming his new fire truck into everything including my shins, Clara's bouncer and the cupboards.  Thanks Grandpa and Grandma W . . . I think. . . :)

Whoa! Candy in a sock!  I love this holiday!

Clara loves her new baby! She gets giddy every time she sees it. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa L!

One of the many winners of the day.  Good pick daddy!

Video disclaimer: Christmas morning we learned our video camera had bitten the dust so we had to use an ipod - not the best quality, but it will do.  

Tyler coming out in the morning.  I love his reaction!

Puzzles featuring two of his favorite characters: Elmo and The Wonder Pets.

Tyler playing t-ball - we have an allstar on our hands.

And a big thank you to all our grandmas and grandpas!

Family Pictures!

At the end of November we finally, for the first time ever, got family pictures. She, (Heather for those of you who live in the high desert) did such a great job!  I couldn't pick just a few so I posted a version of basically all of them. :)