Random Winter Fun

Some random photos over the last few months. Keeping up with these two is a fun challenge.

Mountain YMCA Adventure

We had a great time in January spending some time up in the mountains with the Smiths. YMCA outside of Winter Park was full of activity. Swimming, ice skating, sledding, and Yatzee.
I know it's late...but better late than never.

11 Months Old

This 11 month boy is on the move...fast! He's now got walking down to the point where it's faster than crawling and his first choice for getting around. Unfortunately a walking baby is full of accidents - walking straight into tables that are head level, falling while holding a toy - pinching a finger, falling face first into things - resulting in bloody lips or bit tongues. But all this doesn't prevent him from being a happy boy. Especially when he has a ball in his hand, or 2, or 3. The boy loves his balls. He also loves trust falling into you, climbing up on anything, playing in sister's princess tent...and Sark's water dish. His favorite past time was racing to it to splash his hands, now he races to it to lap it up...face fully in the water if we don't catch him in time.

Like his sister at this age, he loves doing anything he knows will get a chase and a pick up. Like heading into the bathroom and heading to the dog dish.
He loves pointing at Sark's picture on the wall saying 'daaa'. We try to tell him the real thing is right there on the floor, but the picture is preferred most of the time because it means he's in our arms. He does love the dog in general, especially giving him the food he's supposed to be eating.
He loves blowing kisses, his newest trick.  And loves playing with his sister.
Hugging and snuggling his stuffed animals or laying on top of them and 'riding them' is another favorite. His teachers even said he tries to lay on top of babies in his class to ride them.
He's a lover - loves getting kisses by leaning his head in to snuggle with us or his stuffed animals.
8 teeth result in a gappy smile. His wide-mouthed, completely happy smiling expression makes us laugh every time we see it.

Sleep is still a struggle and eating enough real food is coming slowly, but what a fun age!