Documentation of Christmas 2009

This year was my favorite Christmas as a mom. It may have been the kid's ages, but I think it was mostly the mellow-ness that I liked best. Christmas came and we enjoyed every minute of it. Uncle Scott was home from his mission, Kate and Chad stayed in town and brought friends that just happened to have kids the same ages as Morgan and Miles... They got along great and had fun playing on Christmas Eve. And once we finally got them all into costume, they put on the nativity.

After, we had fondue with tons of stuff to dip... This has to be a new tradition. It was so yummy. Pineapple was definitely my favorite of the dippable items.

I wouldn't recommend getting too close to Miles when he's holding a sharp instrument of any kind.

Then we made cookies for Santa. Morgan frosted hers and added a tasteful amount of sprinkles on top. Miles must have thought that sprinkles = presents because he loaded Santa's cookies up.

My favorite Christmas Eve tradition - New jammies and off to bed!

Christmas morning!! (And not a single picture of Will on his first Christmas Day... And only a present from Santa and grandma under the tree for him... He must be the third child :) That and mom didn't want to find room to store even more toys that weren't needed! Poor Will. Next year, when you appreciate it a little more, I promise to spoil you rotten.

This is how we do it, do it....

This is how Miles dresses in the winter... Everyday... No matter what...

This is how daddy builds a snowman... Only the best for his little lady.

This is how Will gets a diaper change... He wiggles around until I finally give up and let him be free for a while. Nothing makes him happier than rolling around naked. He's trying so hard to crawl, I think he'll be there soon.

This is how we do buckeye basketball... Hot dogs and naps.

This is how Miles looks in Wills 3-6 month onesie and swimsuit... I am surprised it fit over his huge noggin.

This is how we change up tubby time when we are bored...

This is how we do wild lights at the zoo... Notice Miles isn't in a coat. I was lucky to get him in pants and a long sleeve shirt. This boy is missing a few screws...

This is how we clean up for church. Not too shabby!

Miles's Preschool Program

This week Miles had his Christmas program at preschool. Those Lutherans really know how to put on a show. (Not the type of Christmas program I would have done, but who really needs Christmas music in a Christmas program anyway??) I would have loved to see him shake a few bells while singing Jingle Bells, or point his little finger at us while singing, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, but it was cute enough.
Miles was feeling a little shy at first. He had to be carried up front and was held for the first couple songs. (the lighting in this chapel was terrible - sorry about the dark pictures)...

No eye contact...

Then we got to the song about planting a Jesus seed and growing a Jesus tree. That perked him right up... Who comes up with this stuff - I've never seen a Jesus tree, have you??

Will and Grandma were moved by the music and got up danced around.

6 Months

It happened so fast... 1/2 a year has passed since he popped into the world.
I'm not sure if I'm ready to go back to this stage of having to constantly watch and prevent injury, but Will doesn't really care if I'm ready.. He's all over the place anyway.
I found him under the tree today trying to pull off ornaments.

Will has started getting from place to place by rolling around and by lying on his back and bouncing on his head while he thrusts his hips in the air. I hope to get a video - it's pretty funny... Anyway, he would make his cousin Dillon proud (Dillon used to get around the same way). Must be in the genes.

Here's Will's 6 month stats:
Height: 27 1/4" 80th Percentile - He's still tall - we have no idea where that came from...
Weight: 17 Pounds 1 oz - 45th Percentile
Head: 17 1/4 - 55th Percentile

Will has been stripped of his title as "THE MAN"... He has cut his sleep time in half - going from a 10 hour stretch to about 5... Well, I guess it totally depends on the night... Some are better than others. I'm not complaining - he still does okay, but he definitely isn't THE MAN like he used to be. I hope the stripping of the title will give him some motivation to earn it back. We shall see.

Will is a very happy kid and he loves to be part of the action. We all love him to pieces.