Christmas Morning-Ethan's 2nd Christmas

We are thankful that family made the trip to see us for the holidays.  Grandpa Bear and Nanny T came the weekend before the actual day, and Grammy Patti and Grandpa Steve joined us on Christmas proper.  We look forward to having one more day of festivities with Grandma Sandy and Papa Bill in a few short days.....

Look out!  Ethan's got wheels

It is slow going but Ethan can easily open his own presents now

Push me DAD!

It is so true, he loves the boxes as mush as the actual presents:)

More Bubbles

Ethan's vocabulary is exploding!  Almost daily he is saying new words.  It is really exciting.  He says "more bubbles" when we play with this bottle in the tub.  He also says "bath".

He thinks it is very funny to pour the water into his mouth and let it run out

He loves taking his morning bath 

Thanksgiving

We all ended up getting sick during our Thanksgiving trip to Spokane hence the hiatus from blogging.  Not fun.  What was fun was seeing so many of our loved ones.  I wish I had more pictures!  Especially of our visit with the Sturtevants.  Our meal was fantastic and our time with them was so precious. We had a second meal where Grandma Colleen knocked herself out.  During the holidays and the rest of the year we have much to be thankful for!

Papa Dan and Grandma Colleen

A belated 4th birthday celebration for Drew

Ethan's first snow

Eryka and James

Playing at Grammy Patti's

It was so nice to see Grammy and her friends on a sunny, chilly Saturday.  We had her wonderful apple cake, Ethan played with her antique pony, his new pull toy puppy (thank you Dianna), and saw the neighbor's mini donkeys!

Helping Daddy Get Ready For Work

Ethan Turns 15 Months Old

Ethan is running everywhere, climbing on what ever he can, and getting into everything.  He sleeps all night (hooray!!) His giggle is the BEST sound and I love his little smile.  He has learned to stack blocks, has begun to put things away (sometimes), can blow kisses, and can through a bit of a tantrum.  He loves spinning until he falls down dizzy and he is learning about the size of things by whether or not he can squeeze himself into something like a box or a bowl.  He loves searching Dad's overalls for tools EVERY time Jeremy comes home. 

Ethan plays with an old keyboard and "controls" the tv

Sharing a Sucker- The 100th Post of 2013!!

Bucket Boy

Ethan began doing this all on his own.  Pretty funny....

Play Date

Ethan and Coleson in a play house

First Halloween!!

The End of October....

Reading while wearing their matching hickory striped overalls

Why do I need to wear a hat??

Woodland Buddies

Ethan the Teddy Bear and Coleson the Raccoon 

Ethan's Art

For my birthday Ethan gave me something very special, his first coloring project!

The Leach Botanical Garden

Maybe next year Ethan can help in the children's garden near the brontosaurus 

Ethan splashed with his hands and we looked at colorful fall leaves floating in the fountain

Play Can Be Anywhere

Ethan is really into sitting and climbing into new places.  He sist in an upturned stool, between the legs of the flipped over kitchen chairs, in cardboard boxes, and in the pot drawer underneath the stove.

At the Pumpkin Patch

We spent a gorgeous afternoon with Grandma and Grandpa at Bizi Farms.   Ethan was a little gentleman at lunch, happy to be at the pumpkin patch, and when it was time for Grandma to leave, he reached up for a hug and gave her a kiss.  A very sweet way to end their visit.

My aMAZING husband led us to victory in the corn maze!

Ethan pets the baby pigs with Dad.  He also bravely touched the potbelly pig right on the nose.  The chickens were his favorite.

Corn Pit!!

Ethan stumbled through the vines in the pumpkin patch

Looking at pumpkins while on the hay ride

A Gorgeous Afternoon at the Park