Momma turns her back and...Uh-Oh!

Yesterday morning Zander was in the front room playing, so I decided I would go make me some toast. I can see him from the kitchen but when I turned around from getting my toast out of the toaster he wasn't in the front room anymore. Now that he is mobile I know if he is not playing with his toys he is probably in the bathroom causing mischief! Usually he will just open up the cupboard and empty it all out, but this time he decided he would try something new! Toilet paper everywhere! Uh-Oh here comes trouble!

Playing at the Park

We went to the park yesterday so Zander and I could get out of the house. He is still too small to play on the playground, but he loves to swing! After the swings he decided to try eating some leaves on the ground...mmm, tasty!

Funny Sleeper

I have wanted to get a picture of this for quite some time now. I will lay him down for his nap and he will get right back up and play until he just tuckers himself out I guess. He can't even lay back down before he falls asleep, so he ends up napping on his bum folded in half! What a funny little boy!

Halloween 2009

This year I decided I wanted to try and make our halloween costumes. Zander was Peter Pan and I thought for my first attempt his costume turned out really cute. I ran out of time on Jer's so we bought his Hook costume. I made my Tinkerbell outfit and was not pleased the first night that I wore it to our ward party. So, I made a few minor adjustments for our friends Halloween party and was much happier with how it turned out! We had so much fun with our friends on Halloween, I will post some of our friends pictures soon.

Pumpkin Patch

We went to the Flower Mound pumpkin patch for the first time this year. I was so excited because Zander had fun with all of the pumpkins and we got some really cute pictures! Thanks mom for his cute new shirt!

Our Big Boy!

Zander is getting so BIG! I can't believe it. He started to crawl exactly at 9 months, on Sept. 30th. And now as you can see in the picture it is a lot more difficult to change his diaper! He usually is up and gone by the time you have his old one off! We have to watch him a lot more carefully now. He loves getting into everything he is not supposed to be in. He stands up at our coffee table and tries to pull everything off of it. The other day he got my water bottle, (which I thought was out of his reach) and he thought it was a good idea to water our carpet and our dog! He is such a sweet boy and so funny. I am so thankful to be his mommy and to have a job where I am able to home with him almost all the time.

From 1 kid to 5 over night!

I am currently at my sister's house in Cleburne. She lives about an hour away from me which I love! It has been nice to have some family close by. Courtney had a business trip in Galvaston so Kellee decided to go too. So, I arrived Monday night to take care of their 4 little munchkins! They all have been quite good which is nice...I don't like being a mean aunt! I was totally bummed out when I realized I forgot my camera because while I am here with a computer I wanted to update my blog with new pictures. Sorry I will have to do that another time. Today is my last day taking care of 5 kids, so tomorrow when I wake up it will be back to 1 for me!

Nine months old...already?!

My little sweet pea is already 9 months and I can't believe it! He is such a good boy, we are so blessed. I love waking up to him every morning because he is so happy and lights up my day! He is so funny, and we just get a kick out of watching him...quite entertaining to say the least! Zander is getting closer and closer to crawling. Before I left for work he was actually crawling but would end up on his belly doing the army crawl. Actually, his army crawl isn't really an army crawl at all. He only goes to his right right side and looks like he is doing the swimming side stroke. Sometimes he ends up going in a circle because he only goes to the one side. Today I had to raise his crib rail because he finally can reache it, and pulled himself up to stand. I went to get the camera and on my way back to his room heard a big bang followed by screaming. He had fallen backwards and hit his head on the other side of the crib. He was all crumpled up and super sad! We are so happy that Zander is our little baby, we feel so blessed! He has added so much to our lives, we cannot imagine our lives without him. We love our little man more than we ever knew possible!

Boot Camp

So, my friend Mary told me about a bootcamp and asked me if I wanted to do it too. I started Monday the 28th and now my whole body hurts...I can barely lift my arms or move my neck! Ouch! Hopefully I will whip myself into shape and see the results I am hoping for. It goes until Oct. 31st and it's 3 days a week. I am hoping that after this 1st week is over I wont hurt quite as bad!

Missing Lyndsey and Zander

My wife was able to get a free round trip to Utah and back. The only catch is that she had to do it in a car the whole time with Zander. She left last week and will not come back till my finals are over on the 20th. I miss them. While I was typing an assignment up for school I decided to look at some pics on my computer of them. I realized that Lyndsey didn't put any pics of herself on the blog from when we went to the botanical garden. So I went trough them and here you go. My wife is so hot!!!
Love you honey. Have fun XXXOOO.
P.S. Paul this is before you taught me how to use aperture so don't be disappointed in the quality :)

Zander at 6 months

Here are some recent pictures of Zander. We went to a botanic garden in Fort Worth and got some pretty cute pictures! Here are some highlights of Zander at 6 months:
1. He sits all by himself
2. He eats rice cereal
3. He laughs a lot
4. He is loudest during the sacrament prayer in church
5. He is 28 inches long
6. He is the sweetest little man in our lives!

1st time in about 5 years

My wife is the greatest. She spoiled me for my birthday and Fathers day. One of the gifts that I got is a set of golf clubs and my good friends the Redd’s got me a driver. Josh Redd is seen in the golf cart with me. By how well I golfed you could tell it had been 5 years. I had fun it was good to get out with some friends from my class. The pic of the golf ball is me missing a putt. Thanks honey I love you so much. XXXOOO

10 years!

July 2nd marked 10 years since my dad passed away! It's crazy I can't believe it has been 10 years! Not a day goes by that I don't think of my great dad. Especially lately with my sweet little Zander here. I always think how much my dad would have loved spending time with the grandkids! I am sure they would've been his pride and joy just like Kellee and me were when we were little. I love you dad, and you are missed greatly!

Happy Father's Day!

I know I am a couple days late here but I just wanted to write a few things. I am so thankful for my wonderful husband who is so loving and caring! He is such a good daddy to Zander and I know he loves our little guy so much. Although he is not home much he makes it count when he is there. Zander lights up when his daddy is home. Jeremy thank you for all your hard work in school. It will pay off and I know you love us so much, and we love you so much too!

Also, I want to give thanks to my dad, Jer's dad, and my Uncle Ron. All of these men have been great father figures to me. I am so grateful for the time I had with my dad before he passed away. He loved us girls, there was no doubt about that! I am thankful for all I learned from him. And Sherm thanks for having a hand in Jer's life, he is an amazing man! Uncle Ron you have been a father figure to me since my dad died and you have done so much for me! I am in debt to you that is for sure. I am indeed grateful for the love and generosity you have given me and Jer!

Thanks! I love you all very much!

5 Months Old Already!

I can't believe my little sweetie is already 5 months old. I wanted to write some of the things he does so I can always remember.

1. He is almost always smiling or giggling
2. While I feed him he always scratches at my arm. Or when he is in his crib falling asleep you can hear him scratching his mattress.
3. He rolls from his tummy to his back and vice versa.
4. I think he is starting to get one tooth.
5. He sleeps through the night!
6. He loves to play in his exersaucer.
7. He weighs about 16lbs and is 26in long, what a big boy!
8. He is such a super boy pretty much all of the time!

Fishy Faces!

It was so cute last night Zander was copying me as I was doing fishy faces. He actually was doing a real good job, so you'll have to watch the video to see how cute this really was!

Cute Feet

Just a pointer for any new moms who want to get pictures of your babys feet, do it while they are brand new! We weren't on top of this and waited until just recently and it was much harder trying to control Zander while he was kicking around.

Zander's Blessing Day

While we were in Utah for Jer's break we were able to bless Zander! It was such a special day for us to share with our family and friends. We are so grateful to have such wonderful family who supports us in all we do. Also, we feel so blessed to be members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Being members of the church we get blessed in so many ways and we are so thankful. Thank you to all of you who came to see Zander get blessed and all of your help with the food. It was such a great day one to always remember!

Easter Egg Fun!

Jer and I decided it would be fun to color easter eggs. We both had not done this in quite some time. We invited our friend Colton who lives by us to come over and enjoy the coloring maddnes! We had more fun then we even thought we would. One of my tye dye eggs won for the coolest egg.

Zander's 1st Mavs game

We all decided it would be fun to go to the Mavs vs Jazz game so we headed down to the arena and got tickets. Zander was ok at first but as he got tired he was not a fan of all the noise. He pretty much cried through the entire game. It was during 4th quarter that he figured out the noise wasn't going away so he stopped crying and lived with it. Next time we will get a babysitter. It was still fun and Mavs won by 29 points!