Christmas 2012!

 We had our family Christmas a little late...12/29 since Paige was sick with the flu for 6 days! She loved opening all her presents!

 Finding Waldo with Grandma. She is really into hide and SEEK.

 An attempt at a sibling family picture for Christmas...with both kids feeling good.

 Daddy opened his old cowboy boots from his childhood. Paige really liked trying the boots on and wearing them around the house. A thumbs up for Paige is a little challenging..it is always her pointer finger :)..which makes us laugh every time.

 Wade and his new walker! He loves to hold onto fingers and walk around. This is going to be a BIG help!!

Mommy and Paige

 "Christmas Morning"..playing with the presents they opened.

 Oh look...another animal for my little people zoo!! YAY!

Wade likes the animals too!!

 Wade opening presents at his first Christmas in Omaha with Grandma.

Paige got a pretty princess dress from Grandma and Grandpa in Omaha. She wasn't looking so hot after several days with the flu! :(

Poor Paigey!! This is the spunkiest she got in the days leading up to Christmas. A picture in front of Grandma's Christmas tree!

Getting Ready for Christmas!

Hey Mommy...look at my ginormous glasses! My babies think I look funny in these glasses too. You may be able to see my pack and play FULL of babies! Mommy even gave me her old Cabbage Patch babies...and I LOVE them all!

"Wade is getting me" is all we hear these days. Must be because this little (big) guy is on the move! He is climbing all over furniture and pulling himself up. He even stands on his own now for a few seconds! Wade just turned 9 months this week (and still puking/spitting up..but now it is SOLID foods-YUCK).

Did we mention that Wade is into everything? He really likes the shiny ornaments on the tree. You may be able to see just a leg or two of "Pete the Elf" there in the window. I have been 'trying' (can't help pushing Wade) to be extra nice so Pete can give Santa a good report.

 Helping with the gingerbread house this weekend! I loved the gingerbread "mouse"...especially licking all of the frosting.

Oh Daddy...you are such a good gingerbread architect! I am just soaking it all in and taking some good lessons from you. I can just sit back and watch...although I did help with placing the candies.

Most of all...I really liked eating the frosting/snow off the house! :) Can't wait to see you all at Christmas here soon! Mommy is going out of town tomorrow for a couple days so we have daddy all to ourselves! Isn't he lucky!!?? :)

Fall is Here...and so is Mamarazzi!

 Daddy!! I'll share my ring pop with you! It is yummy, isn't it!? Daddy just got home from work and we were playing in the backyard. I got this ring pop from Parker's birthday the weekend before.

 Here's cranky Paige! Mommy...I don't want my picture taken anymore!! "No thank you, mommy!" I took the kids to Lindenwood park (solo...since Rick was out of town) and attempted a mini photo shoot to brush up on the skills I learned at my photographer class. How on earth do these photographers get a good shot? Nearly impossible!

 Cheese!!! I'm even wearing the necklace Grandma Sue got for me. I've had it with these pictures!

 Wade was a really good boy (considering). He is growing up so fast into a little man. Still puking, but already at 20 lbs at 6 months. That is more than Paige was at 1 year!

 Lovin' the swing! You can see the 2 chompers on the bottom...if you could only see the 4 teeth on the top. It is amazing this kid isn't screaming all the time with the pain these teeth must be causing!

 A practice shot of some crayons..thinking of printing this one and putting it up in the kids little art corner in the basement.

Taking a break at the "photo shoot" to feed Wade his snack. :) I think he likes me...(when I'm not kicking him or pushing him over...seriously).

Fast Forward Summer - Wade 6 Months!

 Ahhhh...just relaxin' in my chair. Soakin' it all in. I'm a VERY happy guy. I just puke a lot and wake up every 2-3 hours in the night still.

 You see my 2 teeth??! I got these puppies when I was 3 months old. Yep...at 3 months! Now I have 4 more teeth coming in on the top.

 You can see I don't miss many meals. I'm pretty plump. You see my cheekers! :)

 Big sister, Paige, is such a good caretaker. She had a great summer at the lake playing in the sand.

 Paige even shared her sunglasses with me...and surprisingly avoided poking my eyes out.

 Yep..I'm NEARLY on the go! I'm rockin on all fours now. Just started this around 9/1.

 We had a robust garden for the first time this summer. I helped with the onions, tomatoes, potatoes and green beans.

I like to give Wade big squeeze hugs!

Summer Fun!

 Don't worry...it is EMPTY! I was helping clean the pontoon and thought I'd put this to my lips...mommy took it away pretty quick!

 Grandpa is silly! He makes me laugh.

 Look at me! I'm hanging out with daddy on the other boat.

Our Long Lake Weekend

 I loved hanging out with my cousin Anna this weekend! We are a year apart and best buds. She drove me around in the tractor all weekend. I wasn't big enough to reach the pedals. She was a good driver and wanted to be sure I hung on tight. I held onto her baby while she drove. We had fun...can you tell?!

 Here we are in the driveway. We drove around all day.

 I didn't want to give Anna her baby back. I LOVE babies and wanted to hang on tight to this one. Daddy and Uncle Steve had to go to Walmart to buy me a baby (we forgot all my babies over the weekend). Talk about spoiled!!

 WHOA!! My first pontoon ride of the summer! And...there is baby Wade with Daddy. It was his first boat ride, ever! I had fun driving the boat.

 Wade was all smiles this weekend. He is getting to be a big boy. He'll be 12 weeks old tomorrow.

 The water was chilly, but that didn't stop me from playing in the water. I liked to have the sand swish between my fingers.

 And, Daddy and Uncle Steve took me out deeper and swong me around in the water. I loved it and wanted "more". There I am...see me??

 I needed help getting out of the lake. Daddy and Uncle Steve helped. :)

 Me with my Uncle "Stevef" "TWO...Stevfs". And, "TWO, Grandmas". I had fun with my Uncle Steve and "the other one". I had fun with Grandma Patti and Great Grandma Laverne and my Uncle Steve (and I sat with the other Uncle Steve). (Paige would say the words in parathensis over and over).

 I LOVE my Uncle Steve. I gave him a big kiss!

 Wade stayed inside most of the time this weekend. It was kinda cold. He had fun in his new bouncy seat. He is all smiles these days. He gets more fun every day.