One of my favorite things as a child was Psalty! I (according to my fans) was always a beat off of the music, but could dance like a champ to Psalty. Santa found 10 of Psalty's CDs and delivered them to Juice & Pa's house for Michael. What is funny is that I can still sing all the words! Michael and I have had fun listening to these CDs this week. I turn it on in the morning while he eats his breakfast and while he plays.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Monday, December 28, 2009
and a merry christmas it was...
Michael had a super fun first Christmas! He got all he could ever want or need and more!
Michael had a special visitor on Christmas Eve, but he really didn't like him.
Even Michael's friend Cy didn't know what to think about Santa...
He really liked Santa's Elf much better...
Santa did make his way back during the night and Michael woke up to this on Christmas morning! He was in such a great mood. He went straight to the basketball! He has enjoyed his rides around the house in the wagon and loves the new books and toys. Santa was good to him this year!
After Michael played with all his toys from Santa, we headed over to Grandma & Granddaddy's for Christmas morning breakfast and gifts with them. We were sad because Uncle Ryan and Aunt Maggie couldn't make it. Silly snow storms! We'll get to see them in a few weeks hopefully. He was glad to get to hang out with Grandma, Little Jo, Aunt Mary and Granddaddy.
Michael thought his new suitcase from Grandma & Granddaddy was the coolest...he loved climbing in and out of it.
He also loved his baseball rocking 'horse'.
After a fun afternoon with them, we headed to see Juice, Pa, Uncle Curt & Uncle Bruce. And what do you know...Santa even stopped there to leave a few things for Michael!
Ready for some breakfast:
momma, kirby, daddy, uncle curt, pa, michael, juice and uncle bruce...
sweet boy...
yea!!! Mommy got a porch swing so I can spend my summer days swinging and watching Michael play in the yard!
We hope your Christmas was as blessed as ours was...
now where to put all these cool new things.........
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
santa claus is coming to town....
Michael got invited to go to a Christmas party and guess who showed up!?!?! The one and only...
and he handed out gifts...
but Michael really didn't want to tell him what else he wanted Santa to bring...
Maybe he'll still come back on Christmas...
and he handed out gifts...
but Michael really didn't want to tell him what else he wanted Santa to bring...
Maybe he'll still come back on Christmas...
Sunday, December 13, 2009
i survived...
and so did Michael.
Momma and Daddy needed to get some things done before Christmas, and since he's on the bottle full time now, the time had come. A night away from momma.
Juice and Pa promptly volunteered to have the boy spend the night with them! Michael had a super fun time. He didn't have to wash his face after supper, he got to touch the pretty ornaments on the tree, play with the ribbon on the presents under the tree...oh goodness!
But he did have a super fun time. Thank you Juice & Pa for a fun weekend. I'm pretty sure he never knew we were gone! Plus, he popped out another tooth while we were gone and is working on the 6th one!
Momma and Daddy needed to get some things done before Christmas, and since he's on the bottle full time now, the time had come. A night away from momma.
Juice and Pa promptly volunteered to have the boy spend the night with them! Michael had a super fun time. He didn't have to wash his face after supper, he got to touch the pretty ornaments on the tree, play with the ribbon on the presents under the tree...oh goodness!
But he did have a super fun time. Thank you Juice & Pa for a fun weekend. I'm pretty sure he never knew we were gone! Plus, he popped out another tooth while we were gone and is working on the 6th one!
Sunday, December 06, 2009
christmas photos
Bethany from bcdPhotography came over the other day to take a few pictures of Michael for his Christmas cards...
He was all fine, then touched the cold snow....he really didn't like it!
The one we are using for the actual Christmas card isn't on here...it's a surprise! :) I love the pictures. She did an amazing job.
He was all fine, then touched the cold snow....he really didn't like it!
The one we are using for the actual Christmas card isn't on here...it's a surprise! :) I love the pictures. She did an amazing job.
Saturday, December 05, 2009
9 months
Happy 9 Month Birthday Michael Lance!
It's amazing to think that this boy has been outside as long as he was inside! How surreal.
He is completely mobile now! He cruises all over the place. I look away for a second and he's across the room, usually chasing Kirby or trying to get one of her toys. If he is in his room, he's going to organize the diapers or sock basket.
He can pull up on anything and even go from the coffee table to the couch. He lets go every once in a while, but would rather hold on to something. Being this mobile, he has had to learn the word 'no'. He has gotten a few little pats on the hand when he tries to get into something he's not supposed to. He can even tell you when he's not very happy that you told him no. He can do his fake little 'I'm going to see how much I can cry before you feel sorry for me' cry.
He plays peek-a-boo now. He'll lay his head down somewhere and then pop it back up. When you say peek-a-boo he giggles and gets the biggest grin on his face.
Speaking of biggest grins...He totally knows when you are taking pictures now. He is a total cheeseball!
Michael loves to eat! Thank goodness. He eats 3 good meals a day, 4 bottles an after school snack. He just talks and says 'ummm' the whole time he's eating. We are really thankful that he does eat. He's tried some real food too and loves it. He really gets aggravated sometimes when we won't give him what we are eating. I think he's really wanting to eat some more real food.
You can see from the pictures that he has his four front teeth. No other ones yet. He still puts everything in his mouth and ties to chew on whatever he can.
He is completely on formula now. This started about three weeks ago. I am so thankful for the 8 months that he had the good breastmilk. He has been so healthy (knock on wood) and so happy. He takes formula like he's never known the difference. He gets pretty impatient when the bottle is warming. As soon as we get it out of the warmer, he's grabbing it and shoving it in his mouth!
He has discovered his tongue can do cool tricks. It scared me at first because he first started sticking it out and doing funny things with it after I let him taste the inside of pecan pie! :) Yes, I did. Ok, get over it. He is his momma's child because he loved it. But I freaked out thinking that he was having an allergic reaction to something in it. But he's fine and thinks his tongue is way cool.
He has started to try a little sign language. We have been doing the 'all done' sign when he's finished eating and now he's trying it. We've been working on waving bye and saying dada and momma. He babbles all the time...and really tells some amazing stories!
We go to the doctor for his 9 month checkup on Monday, so I'll get back with you on all that good stuff. You know, every stage that he goes through, I think this is the best stage. He really is starting to get his personality and do fun things. His eyes are full of awe and excitement. He is constantly learning and trying new things.
We love you Michael Lance!!!
It's amazing to think that this boy has been outside as long as he was inside! How surreal.
He is completely mobile now! He cruises all over the place. I look away for a second and he's across the room, usually chasing Kirby or trying to get one of her toys. If he is in his room, he's going to organize the diapers or sock basket.
He can pull up on anything and even go from the coffee table to the couch. He lets go every once in a while, but would rather hold on to something. Being this mobile, he has had to learn the word 'no'. He has gotten a few little pats on the hand when he tries to get into something he's not supposed to. He can even tell you when he's not very happy that you told him no. He can do his fake little 'I'm going to see how much I can cry before you feel sorry for me' cry.
He plays peek-a-boo now. He'll lay his head down somewhere and then pop it back up. When you say peek-a-boo he giggles and gets the biggest grin on his face.
Speaking of biggest grins...He totally knows when you are taking pictures now. He is a total cheeseball!
Michael loves to eat! Thank goodness. He eats 3 good meals a day, 4 bottles an after school snack. He just talks and says 'ummm' the whole time he's eating. We are really thankful that he does eat. He's tried some real food too and loves it. He really gets aggravated sometimes when we won't give him what we are eating. I think he's really wanting to eat some more real food.
You can see from the pictures that he has his four front teeth. No other ones yet. He still puts everything in his mouth and ties to chew on whatever he can.
He is completely on formula now. This started about three weeks ago. I am so thankful for the 8 months that he had the good breastmilk. He has been so healthy (knock on wood) and so happy. He takes formula like he's never known the difference. He gets pretty impatient when the bottle is warming. As soon as we get it out of the warmer, he's grabbing it and shoving it in his mouth!
He has discovered his tongue can do cool tricks. It scared me at first because he first started sticking it out and doing funny things with it after I let him taste the inside of pecan pie! :) Yes, I did. Ok, get over it. He is his momma's child because he loved it. But I freaked out thinking that he was having an allergic reaction to something in it. But he's fine and thinks his tongue is way cool.
He has started to try a little sign language. We have been doing the 'all done' sign when he's finished eating and now he's trying it. We've been working on waving bye and saying dada and momma. He babbles all the time...and really tells some amazing stories!
We go to the doctor for his 9 month checkup on Monday, so I'll get back with you on all that good stuff. You know, every stage that he goes through, I think this is the best stage. He really is starting to get his personality and do fun things. His eyes are full of awe and excitement. He is constantly learning and trying new things.
We love you Michael Lance!!!
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
snow!!
Right in time for the Christmas season...December 1st...it snowed!!! We don't get it very often here, so it was super exciting. And yes, Michael has on his Christmas pj's already! It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas......
Monday, November 30, 2009
full of thanksgiving...
The past couple of weekends, we have been so fortunate to spend some awesome time with both sides of the family.
Weekend before last was with my family. It was a little bitter sweet (but mostly sweet). This was our last weekend with my aunt and her sweet family before they move off to the North Pole...I mean Idaho. We finally got to meet baby Pax. Let me just say, he's one of the four most sweetest boys you'll ever meet. We also got to hang out with Pax's big brothers, Jett and Kai. Michael loved hanging out with his cousins. He watched as they'd zoom by pushing the trucks, watch as they played in piles of leaves and watch them fly the airplanes.
Of course, Michael really enjoyed hanging out with Juice and Pa too...
We love you 5 giraffes...safe travels and warm wishes of a new adventure. (Is it March yet!?!?)
This past weekend, Michael got to spend some time with his Uncle Ryan and Aunt Maggie in Dallas. Texas Tech played Baylor at the new Cowboys stadium, so we made the trip with Granddaddy & Grandma to watch the Red Raiders. Michael was such a trooper the entire weekend. Being in a car that long, missing naps for football games, being passed around can wear a boy out, but he did awesome.
And yes, the Cowboys stadium is ginormous, unbelievable, totally cool, and super big! And the Red Raiders won! :)
We are so very thankful for all of our family. Michael is so blessed to have all of you in his life!
Weekend before last was with my family. It was a little bitter sweet (but mostly sweet). This was our last weekend with my aunt and her sweet family before they move off to the North Pole...I mean Idaho. We finally got to meet baby Pax. Let me just say, he's one of the four most sweetest boys you'll ever meet. We also got to hang out with Pax's big brothers, Jett and Kai. Michael loved hanging out with his cousins. He watched as they'd zoom by pushing the trucks, watch as they played in piles of leaves and watch them fly the airplanes.
Of course, Michael really enjoyed hanging out with Juice and Pa too...
We love you 5 giraffes...safe travels and warm wishes of a new adventure. (Is it March yet!?!?)
This past weekend, Michael got to spend some time with his Uncle Ryan and Aunt Maggie in Dallas. Texas Tech played Baylor at the new Cowboys stadium, so we made the trip with Granddaddy & Grandma to watch the Red Raiders. Michael was such a trooper the entire weekend. Being in a car that long, missing naps for football games, being passed around can wear a boy out, but he did awesome.
And yes, the Cowboys stadium is ginormous, unbelievable, totally cool, and super big! And the Red Raiders won! :)
We are so very thankful for all of our family. Michael is so blessed to have all of you in his life!
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