SMILE FOR MOMMY!!!
OUR BEAUTIFUL SON WITH HIS FAVORITE SESAME STREET BOOKS

ETHAN GIVING "THE BABY" A KISS...LOL

SO THAT IS WHAT TP IS FOR...

ETHAN PICKING OUT WHICH BEDTIME STORY HE WANTED TO READ FIRST AFTER HIS BATH

ETHAN AND HIS VERY PROUD DADDY...
RANDY AND BREANNA

ETHAN LOOKING UP TO BREANNA...

WAVING BYE-BYE....

ETHAN AND BREANNA PLAYING WITH THE TOOLS

ETHAN IN HIS CAMO PJ'S & SUNGLASSES AT THE BEACH

LOVING HIS ICE CREAM BAR!!!

MR HOLLYWOOD...

ON THE BEACH WITH THE SEASHELL HE FOUND, PICKED UP, AND TOTED FOR AN HOUR.

JUST GOT FINISHED WITH HIS BOTTLE, LAYING IN BED WATCHING A CARTOON AND RUBBING HIS BELLY.

LOVES CARS
ETHAN WITH HIS GREAT GRANDMOTHER SUE

CHECKING OUT THE BIRTHDAY PRESENT THAT GREAT GRANDMOTHER SUE GAVE HIM...IT WAS A HIT...AFTER IT TOOK DARLENE, JOAN, AND I ABOUT AN HOUR TO PUT IT TOGETHER.

CHEESE!!!

ETHAN LOVES THE SHOW "HANDY MANNY" AND THE TOOL BOX IS HIS FAVORITE TOY...TURNER IS HIS FAVORITE TOOL. HE WILL SIT AND PLAY WITH THESE TOOLS FOR HOURS AND NEVER GET TIRED OF IT. WISH WE COULD SAY THE SAME ABOUT THE GROWN UPS AND THE SONG THAT IT PLAYS....OVER & OVER AGAIN.

ETHAN DID NOT WANT TO DO PICS I GUESS...

HE ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS SLIDE AT LINEVILLE PARK!!!

JOAN TAKING ETHAN DOWN THE BIG SLIDE...

LOVED THE MERRY-GO-ROUND TOO....

AND OF COURSE HE LIKED THE SWING ALSO.

ELEVEN MONTHS AND COUNTING...

I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE ALMOST MADE IT TO THE ONE YEAR MARK! TIME SEEMS TO HAVE FLOWN BY AND WE HAVE CHERISHED EACH AND EVERY SECOND OF IT. AS EACH WEEK PASSES, ETHAN SHOWS US MORE AND MORE OF HIS OWN LITTLE PERSONALITY. HE IS STILL A VERY HAPPY LITTLE BOY WHO LOVES TO WATCH "ELMO'S WORLD" AND HE ENJOYS BOOKS A LOT. HE IS INTERESTED IN FLASH CARDS, WHEELS (HE LOVES TO SPIN THEM WITH HIS THUMB), TRUCKS, TRACTORS, AND DEER/ELK/BEAR MOUNTS ON THE WALL. HE IS FOR SURE GOING TO BE LIKE KRIS IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE. HE LIGHTS UP WHEN HIS "DADA" WALKS INTO THE ROOM AND CAN NOT GET ENOUGH OF HIM. HE LIKES TO BACK OFF OF THE BED AND COUCH AND MAKES SURE THAT YOU NOTICE WHEN HE GETS DOWN ON HIS OWN. HE WANTS TO CRAWL ON EVERYTHING. I THINK HE MUST BE PART MONKEY. HE LOVES FOR YOU TO THROW HIM HIGH UP INTO THE AIR, HANG HIM UPSIDE DOWN, OR SWING HIM AROUND LIKE HE IS FLYING. IT TOOK ME ELEVEN MONTHS TO GET HIM INTO HIS OWN ROOM AND HE IS DOING GREAT WITH IT. I AM NOT. I WAKE AT EVERY SOUND THAT I HEAR...AND SOMETIMES I JUST THINK I HEAR SOMETHING. I WILL GO INTO HIS ROOM AND CHECK HIM AT LEAST FIVE TIMES A NIGHT TO MAKE SURE HE IS STILL COVERED UP...NOT TOO HOT OR COLD...OR JUST TO SEE THAT HE IS OKAY. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS TO RID OURSELVES OF THE BOTTLE & PACIFIER. I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AT ALL. HE IS STILL A REALLY GOOD EATER BUT IS GETTING TIRED OF BABY FOOD AND FORMULA. HE WANTS TO EAT WHATEVER EVERYONE ELSE IS EATING AND HE ALWAYS WANTS SOMETHING THAT HE CAN CHEW ON. HIS FAVORITES ARE VANILLA WAFERS, CHEETO'S CHEESE PUFFS, AND ANIMAL CRACKERS. WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH SO MANY CHANGES THESE ELEVEN MONTHS AND ARE SO EXCITED WITH ALL THAT THERE IS TO COME.

ETHAN WATCHING ELMO AFTER HIS BATH

I AM NOT SURE BUT I THINK THAT THIS WAS MY FIRST DIRTY LOOK FROM OUR SON

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL BOY!!!

PLAYING WITH A TOY IN THE CAR WHILE WE WERE WAITING ON DADDY...

MORE ELMO...HE LOVES THOSE DVD'S!!!

I KNOW THOSE TEETHING DROPS ARE UP HERE SOMEWHERE!!!
SLEEPY BABY

OH BEHAVE!!!

CHEESE!!!

SO THAT IS WHAT SUNGLASSES ARE FOR...

ETHAN WATCHING ELMO

NEAT NEAT, TRISTA, AND ETHAN

ETHAN AND TRISTA HEADED TO THE POOL

ETHAN'S FIRST FUDGE POP

I decided to give Ethan a little fudge pop to help his gums (I swear) while he was teething. It was going really well and he had decided that he loved the icy cold treat. BUT....it all came to a screeching halt when he decided to bite off half of the fudgie treat and locked down his jaws. It took a little begging and lots of silly faces to make him crack that gooey smile so I could get it out. That was our first and only adventure with the fudge pop so far. More to come...LOL