Rockwood Christmas Party 2009

My work christmas party this year was held over at Dennis's house. We brought the kids this year and it was a lot of fun. Wyatt almost made it through the whole night without any accidents, because he is almost completely potty trained now, but towards the end he was trying to get the seat up and his pants off and I think he had waited too long, so he had a little accident. I'm so proud of him for doing so good with potty training.

Anyways the party was pretty fun and there was lots of food. We did the white elephant gift exchange and walked away with a pretty sweet fondue pot. I'm excited to use that :)

The boys had fun playing with the other little kids that were there and they both made it through the night with no major meltdowns or fits. YAY!

check out these baby blues

I'm absolutely in LOVE with this picture.

Our finished Christmas Tree

We finally got our Christmas tree up and decorated. We got it the weekend after Thanksgiving, but it sat in our garage for a week or so because we have been so busy lately. It was a lot of fun decorating it this year because Wyatt is old enough to understand what's going on and he wanted to help. He didn't really understand how to get the ornaments to stay on the tree, but he had a lot of fun trying.

Meanwhile, we had to make sure the bottom couple of branches didn't have any lights or ornaments on them, because Max was way too curious about this odd thing being in his living room. He loves crawling around underneath the branches and laughs when the branches tickle his face.

My little guy is crawling...EVERYWHERE!!!

Max is officially crawling everywhere. I mean he has been crawling since Thanksgiving, but now he just straight up cruises everywhere. He loves to follow people around and as soon as he catches up to you, he lays at your feet and pumps his arms and legs like he is swimming. It's the cutest thing ever, and you can't help but pick him up.

Laundry Time!

Bend Trip

We got the chance to get away for the weekend and go out to Bend. Shane got a hook-up from one of his friends and we only had to pay 25 dollars a night to stay in this awesome condo at the Mt. Bachelor Village Resort.

We got there late Friday night, and we went to the restaurant right next to the condo for some dinner. It was a little upperclass for our taste and had a really small menu, but we had to eat somewhere. We settled in for the night with the boys in the one bedroom, Wyatt in the huge bed and Max in the pack 'n' play next to the bed. Meanwhile Shane and I got the pleasure of sleeping on the pull-out couch/bed in the living room, which turned out to be probably the most uncomfortable bed I've ever slept on. The things you will do to keep your kids in some sort of routine or keep it how it is at home. The boys slept good, tho.

The next morning, I had brought stuff to make breakfast, so we had some bacon and eggs in our condo. Then we set out to explore Bend. Shane wanted to look at some mountain bike trails, since the reason we had set up the trip in the first place was for a No Mud ride through Windell's that ended up getting canceled (I wasn't not mad about that at all, the whole weekend was spent as a family and I think we needed that). Then we went over to the Old Mill Creek Drive to some shops over there and ended up buying some warmer sweatshirts for Shane and I and some gloves for the boys, since it was a lot colder in Bend than we had anticipated. After shopping for awhile, we ate some lunch and headed back to the condo to let the boys take a nap. Shane left to go ride some trails, and I worked on a puzzle and enjoyed the peace and quiet with no chores around me that were screaming to be done.

That night we went to a cool little brewery for dinner and had some burgers, then we went to the athletic club next to the condo that we had free access to, and took the boys swimming, which they absolutely loved. When we went to bed that night it was totally clear out and beautiful.

The next morning, Shane had planned on waking up really early and going riding before the boys woke up, but to his surprise and mine, we woke up to a bed of three inches of snow outside our condo.

We went out for breakfast and the blizzard continued, the snow was really coming down. We swung by Fred Meyer's and grabbed a sled for the boys and then went back to the condo to let the boys play in the snow. We pulled both Wyatt and Max around on the sled for a little bit, but it was definitely snowing a lot, so we decided to head back home a little early so we wouldn't get stuck in any bad weather on the way back.

All in all, it was a great family vacation, and we all had a lot of fun. Yay for family trips!!

Seven Months

Dear Max,

I am struggling to write this post because that means admitting that you are another month older and another step away from not being my little baby anymore. So much has changed in the last month it is unreal. You are crawling all over the place now, and pulling yourself up onto things. I know you are going to be a fast walker, even though I would rather you remain immobile for as long as possible.

You have your only little personality that is coming out with every day. You have also become quite the screecher whenever you are happy or excited. It reminds me of your Auntie Carly when she was a baby. You scream and demand peoples attention, not because you need something or because you are upset, just because you want people to look at you and take notice of what you are doing.

You love to chase your brother around, and even though he is not the nicest big brother in the world, and he tends to get a little rough with you, you still love to follow him from room to room and try to participate in whatever he is doing. You are at the stage where you love to being interacting with someone at all times. You love to play with just about any of your brother's toys and you loves to put just about anything you can find in your mouth. No matter how many times I vacuum, you still seem to be able to find that little piece of string or fuzz that I missed and shove it quickly into your mouth.

Another part of your personality that has come out, is how much you hate the cold. Ever since you were a baby, you loved being very warm and having plenty of blankets piled on top of you, but I never realized just how much you hate the cold. We took you to Zoolights and to the snow in Bend and both places you were completely miserable.

It is amazing to watch you grow and change every day. As much as I dont want you to get any bigger, it is such a thrill to watch you experience new things and become such a cute little person. I love you, Max!

Love, Mommy