Catching up...

Well once again I have waited too long to update our blog so I'm going to do my best to get caught up. There are lots of pictures capturing what we've been up to as well as the new naughty tricks Skyler has learned.

He won't have anything to do with a sippie cup but LOVES drinking out of a straw

He's discovered how fun toilet paper is and is only crying because I removed a big wad of it from his mouth that he apparently wanted to keep

Whenever I turn my back for a second he finds his wipes and makes a big mess (and for some reason he really loves to try to eat them)

The pantry got left cracked open so Skyler decided to help himself to a tootsie roll, which he successfully got opened and was eating it

Here he is showing off one of the many adorable outfits from his Auntie AJ

Mr. Mohawk

"Yeah that's right I'm a tough guy!! Whatcha gonna do about it?"

Playing with Grandpa on Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Dinner

Hanging out in his newly refinished high chair (It was mine from when I was a baby)

Yummy rolls


Big dinner mess........

After a big meal what's better than a good nap?

AJ showing off the delicious pumpkin pie she made for us

Skyler loved AJ's homemade pumpkin pie and her homemade pumpkin cheesecake. He went crazy for both and ate a ton :) (So did I)

Here's my little 'cookie monster'
Dad was feeding him bites of his cookie but apparently not quick enough for Skyler's liking so he helped himself to the whole thing

At the airport on the sad day when AJ had to go home ;(
We had lots of fun while she was here though!!!

Mt. Rainier

We took Skyler to Mt. Rainier on Thanksgiving weekend with Rich's parents. It was my first time ever going there. It was really pretty and lots of fun so I think we'll definitely have to go back soon!! We even saw a fox but I didn't manage to get a picture of it.

We got Skyler snow pants and boots for this winter but he wasn't a fan of standing in the snow. We decided to start early with him because we're determined he's going to be a little snowboarder in a couple of years.

10 months old...
On Skyler's 10 month b-day we discovered his 7th tooth finally came in and we decided that he was in desperate need of a haircut. It took both Rich and I to tackle the situation but we managed to get it done. I was tired of the long stringy look in the front.

He was pretty fascinated with the clippers but doesn't his hair look better!!!

Skyler loves this firetruck at Grandma's house and he walks really well with it. Soon he'll get brave enough to walk on his own

Here's a cute video of Skyler walking with his firetruck

That's all for now. I'll try to post more frequently so that they won't be so long in the future...we'll see if it really happens :)

Birthday Fun

Well I'm officially 30 now.......I'm still finding that hard to say. I have not been looking forward to turning the big 3~0 but my awesome friends and family made it a lot of fun for me!!! My little sister flew in from San Diego Tuesday night to spend my birthday with me. I always love having her around!!! We have so much fun together. On Wednesday was my actual birthday and it was a wonderful day. I got to go have lunch at Wagner's with AJ, Rich, Chris, Denise and Skyler. Then I got to go get my hair done (It was long overdue) I told Eva (my hair stylist) to go crazy and do whatever she wanted and it came out great. Something about a new cut and color always makes me feel better!! Dinner was great, we went to Ricardo's with Melissa and Elvis which was a lot of fun since I never get to see them. It was nice to get to catch up with them. And my sweet hubby bought me diamond earrings for my birthday. What a great guy!!!
Saturday was the day we had lots of fun birthday festivities planned. We started off the day with some shopping. I was in desperate need of some new clothes and was lucky enough to actually find some I liked. Then we were off to the Melting Pot for dinner. I have been looking forward to going there for weeks with all of our friends and it was amazing!!! After dinner we decided to catch the 8:30 showing of New Moon which AJ and I have been dying to see. We were not disappointed!!! Can't wait to see Eclipse!!! Yeah that's right we're Twilight dorks and proud of it!!! The best part is we managed to get 4 guys to go with us to see the movie. We won't name names but let's just say they didn't hate the movie and we actually caught them laughing a time or two. Thanks for going with us boys...we love you!!!
Anyway here are some pictures of our fun evening.

Skyler and I at the Melting Pot waiting for the fondue fun to begin

AJ and Chris enjoying some Spinach Artichoke fondue

The rest of the gang enjoying a little fondue action

Yummy!!!

The twins :)
I love this girl she's the best!!! That beautiful necklace that I'm wearing was my B-day present from her. It's got 2 amethyst hearts which just happen to be Skyler and AJ's birthstones. How perfect. I love it!!!

Aren't they so cute in their button up shirts!!

I love this picture!! Skyler always has so much fun with his Uncle Chris.

Cookies 'n Cream Marshmallow Dream Fondue

Flaming Turtle Fondue

Heaven on a plate!!!

Renae and Sean

Sarah and Greg

Joe and Corinne

So I thought I had actually succeeded in getting Skyler to eat bananas however I later discovered that he was just sucking the chocolate off of the bananas and then spitting them out. What a funny kid!!!

Smart kid trying to lick the chocolate off of his fingers....that's my boy!!!

In the theater waiting for New Moon to start. Who looks the most excited to see the movie? I'd have to say Rich does!!! :) Oh and Skyler was a champ and fell asleep right as the movie started and slept through the whole thing. I love that I can take him anywhere!!!

Here we are posing by the New Moon poster .....yeah, yeah we're dorks and we know it. But hey we have fun and that's all that matters.