Big Boy and Buddies

This boy is 11 months old and he sure thinks he is a big kid. His biggest news is that he can stand holding on to things. He loves to play standing against the couch or coffee table with his toys on top, but he still doesn't crawl. I guess he'll probably skip crawling all together.

 Happy St. Patty's Day!

Thanks for the cute outfits Grandma, Grandpa, and Aubrey!

 Check out these cheeks:

Ty and Henry (3 months older than him)

We went with friends Jaime and Henry to play at the mall. I didn't even know this play place existed, but it was a lot of fun!

The Easter Bunny was at the mall and Ty got to sit on his lap, but they didn't let us take pictures. Luckily, we got a cute one on this "Easter-y bench."

 

Happenings

Just a few random pictures of our stinker pot:

 

  These pictures are a little fuzzy, but it's because they were taken in the dark. Ty LOVES his little blue dog he received from a girl in Tim's program.

Sewing Project

 Every once in a while. though very seldom, I get the itch to sew. Maybe I'm selfish, but it's usually when I decide I want a new skirt. This time, I fell in love with a skirt on Pinterest, and actually followed the entire tutorial located here. Usually I am not patient enough and end up thinking I can do it without measurements or directions. This is how I have ended up making skirts to fit my nieces instead of myself, but I'd call this skirt a success!

Swim Lessons!

Ty and I took a Parent Tot swim lesson during the month of February (Ty's Christmas present from us). He passed with flying colors, learning to kick on tummy and back, jump in, and even dunk!

 

 

Sunday Fun-day

 We walked the half mile to church in this blizzard because it was stake conference (we kept waiting to see if they would cancel, but it never happened), and we were worried about parking. It wasn't the best idea, but we made it and, more importantly, hitched a ride home.

Ty enjoyed the meeting:

 He LOVED his chocolate chip cookie after dinner.

His dinner was so successful, he ended night with a bath to wash the chocolate and orange off of him (though, it is still on his shirt, unfortunately). He enjoys playing in front of the space heater after his baths, a child after my heart!

New Talents

  Ty at 10 Months (Modeling Talent)

 We got a keyboard for Christmas and sometimes put it on the bed so Ty can practice. I'd say he's getting pretty good. (Musical Talent)

 Notice below how his fingers are so busily playing.

Okay, so he's got a ways to go...

 

 He's also getting pretty good at snitching cookies (Hunter/Gatherer talent)

Yeah, we're proud parents!

My Heart

Who would have ever though I'd be so in LOVE with TWO BOYS on Valentine's Day?

"Auntie's Dream Date" Bib from Aubrey

We just discovered that there is a Children's Museum pretty close to us and kids under 15 months are FREE! We've already been twice! Unfortunately, I didn't have my normal camera, so the pictures didn't really turn out.

 We loved the "Wind Room" (That ball is floating!)

Dinners are growing more fun by the day...

 Messy Stinker!