Austin James Chatterton

Snow Day!

2011-01-22T20:06:00.001-08:00

Drove up to Lee Canyon (just 30 miles N of Vegas) for a fun snow day.

My cousin Seth came with us.

It was fun tubing with mom and dad!

But even more fun on my own!

Christmas 2010

2010-12-25T20:25:00.000-08:00

Christmas Day at the Chatterton's

Thanks for the Shake Weight, Grammie Carol!

Ryan now has a nice UNLV wardrobe!

I loved my gifts from Santa...my request was for an "orange choo choo express". Well, this was as close as Santa could get!

Waiting for Santa on Christmas Eve.

We had a really nice Christmas at home in Vegas. We missed our Montana family, but enjoyed all the local holiday events and waking up at home Christmas morning.

Visit with Santa

2010-12-12T15:29:00.000-08:00

We went to the Magical Forest and had a successful encounter with Santa. I told him my name and about my birthday and asked him for a choo choo train.

Happy Birthday Austin

2010-12-05T22:05:00.000-08:00

We had a great time at Chuck E Cheese for my birthday! I loved my Buzz Lightyear cake and all my presents.

Family Pictures

2010-11-28T21:53:00.000-08:00

Here are a few of our favorite shots from our family photo session at Portrait Innovations.

Moving On

2010-11-28T21:44:00.000-08:00

Being in the hospital last Tuesday was horrible. I couldn't sleep the night before but I didn't hold myself back from finally grieving. I felt so much better after getting all the emotions out. The procedure went fine but I lost a lot of blood and had to wait a few hours to get a blood count before I could go home. It took several pokes to fill the vial for the lab but they finally got some and I was given the ok shortly after. I was so excited to get out of there that I rushed a little in the bathroom and when I came out, I passed out. After getting my bearings and color back, I was finally able to leave the hospital at 6 pm.
By Thanksgiving, I had some energy back and was in good spirits. I had fun doing Black Friday shopping and we got our Christmas decorations up and got our family pictures. I feel like I can move on from this and I'm not sad about it anymore. It was a horrible experience to go through but I have too many other blessings to let this be a barrier to living a full and happy life. I'm optimistic about the future and excited about Austin's birthday on Saturday and Christmas vacation!

Healing

2010-11-21T00:42:00.000-08:00

Thursday, I stayed home with Ryan and Austin. We went out to breakfast then went to the pet store and park and did our grocery shopping for Thanksgiving. Friday I went to work and was surrounded by support from all the staff. My table is decorated with beautiful flowers, my inbox full of thoughtful messages, and my phone ringing regularily. All of this has been a huge strength to me, however, I have found myself saying and thinking things to help sugar coat the situation like"It would have been hard to spend my whole summer break caring for a newborn." or "Now we can go on another vacation". Then there's the fact that even though my body still recognizes the pregnancy and my stomach was already starting to grow, I cannot bear to put on my maternity pants, so I'm squeezing into my regular jeans and wearing them all day despite the discomfort. Then there's the guilt I feel because my attitude for this pregnancy was relief that it finally happened so I could have a second child and be done.

On both Thursday and Friday, I felt at peace and held it together. Today I kept myself busy all day and then went out to eat with my mother and father in law. I was fine until they mentioned my sister in law who is about to have her fourth child any day. It has been lurking in my mind that this might be awkward for me. I've already let her know I would not be able to go to her shower (which she completely understood) but once this baby is born, I don't know how it is going to affect me. I remember talking with someone who had a miscarraige with her first pregnancy and her family just assumed she was going to be uncomfortable around another relative's baby. Their assumptions made it worse than it had to be. At the time, I remember thinking I was so glad it wasn't me. Well now it is and it's horrible and as hard as it may be to be around someone else's baby I would never, ever wish this on anyone else.

I know that there is a reason why these things happen and we may never fully understand why. But it doesn't change the fact that it sucks. My surgery is Tuesday and I'm scared. I've been told it's not that bad but it doesn't change the fact of what it is. I'm not mad at God but I really thought that between my car accidents and stressful job that this was one struggle I would not have to deal with. However, in talking with people it seems that these things happen more often than not. I don't want to feel sorry for myself and I want to move forward with my life. I know that I have things in my life that I need to work on and I do have a testimony of my Savior. I know I need to put my trust in Him and only then can I start to truly heal. I have so much to be grateful for and I have faith that when the time is right, we can have another baby.

But for now I just need to cry.

Sad news

2010-11-17T22:47:00.000-08:00

We lost the baby. Today after school, I went to my OB appointment and they could not find a heartbeat on the doppler. After a few more tries, they did an ultrasound and found the baby measuring just a little over 8 weeks with no heartbeat. So shortly after our first appointment and ultrasound, the baby just stopped developing, more than likely because of something wrong genetically. However, my body still hasn't recognized the loss, so I will get a D&C, hopefully early next week. We are pretty devastated. We are so grateful for our little Austin and will never take him for granted. We will start trying again after the first of the year when we get the go ahead from the doctor. We are blessed to have family and friends who will help us through this.

Disneyland part 3

2010-11-06T17:33:00.000-07:00

Our last day of fun!

I loved the Winnie the Pooh ride, and loved meeting all the Pooh characters!

Disneyland part 2

2010-11-06T17:27:00.000-07:00

Riding Dumbo on our early entry day
Mickey's Halloween party

We met up with Aunt Carly and she took me to Ride Makers to make my own car

I loved being daddy's riding buddy!

I gave Mickey a big hug then posed with them at the Halloween party!

I LOVED the characters this year.

Disneyland part 1

2010-11-06T17:20:00.001-07:00

Astroblasters ride...one of my favorites!
Bug's Land bumper cars

McQueen

Dancing with Mickey Mouse!

Mickey's Surf's Up Breakfast

We went to Disneyland with the Chatterton crew October 21-25.

More Legoland

2010-07-15T15:02:00.000-07:00

Bob the Builder!
This ride is like a mini Big Shot and I loved it! I am not afraid of anything!

I liked the log ride too!

Looking at fish at the Sea Life aquarium.

I got to be in the front seat of the train ride and ride by myself!

Legoland

2010-07-15T14:45:00.000-07:00

July 4th weekend was spent at Legoland in Cali!
I loved all the rides!

Auntie Carly spent a day with us and went on all the rides with me!

I'm such a big kid!

Austin singing

2010-07-06T21:44:00.000-07:00

More Hawaii

2010-06-19T15:17:00.000-07:00

Road trip to HiloSnorkeling

Fairwinds Snorkel Cruise

Black Sand Beach

Sea Turtles!

Hawaii

2010-06-19T15:05:00.000-07:00

Mom and Dad spent six days alone on the Big Island!
Volcanoes National Park

Bubba Gump in Kona.

The very end of the Thurston Lava Tube!

Puuhona O Honaunau Historic Park

The Big 3-0!

2010-06-08T15:38:00.000-07:00

Mom with all the little kids!

What a cute couple!

Blowing out the candles!

Mommy and Me

Mom had a great birthday! Aunt Kimi and GG put on a great party!

Graduation!

2010-05-16T22:45:00.000-07:00

I'm looking for dadda at his graduation!
Me and my dad at UNLV

Rebel family!

We are so happy that daddy is done with school!

We had a fun dinner party at Nana and Papa's house to celebrate.

Fun at the park

2010-04-26T22:54:00.000-07:00

I love the Butterfly Park and ask to go there often. In this video, you can see why.

Happy Birthday Dadda!

2010-04-17T23:24:00.001-07:00

I put every single candle on his cake by myself!

Happy birthday to the best dadda in the world! Mom made a cake so he had one on his actual birthday on the the 14th.

We went out with the whole fam on Saturday. I picked out the Kung Fu Panda cake at Baskin Robbins! Yummy!

An amazing discovery

2010-04-16T22:49:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago, we discovered ladybugs in their final growth phase all over the pine cones in Nana and Papas yard. Shortly after they came out of their shells and Austin enjoyed having them crawl on him. He called them "baby bugs".

Happy Easter!

2010-04-04T21:50:00.000-07:00

Egg hunt at Nana and Papa Chatterton's

Coloring eggs!

Swinging with daddy

Looking cute for a beautiful Easter afternoon.

The Easter bunny left me some great treats!

March Madness

2010-03-24T21:24:00.000-07:00

I've been into all sorts of trouble lately! I've figured out how to do all sorts of things, including rolling my tongue.
I love to paint and make a mess.

"Gizmo, hold it?"

We celebrated Auntie Kimi's birthday earlier this month.

Sorry it's been awhile since our last post...I've been getting sick alot, dad is really busy with school, and mom has been working extra hours.

Red Robin

2010-02-15T22:06:00.000-08:00

I had a great time bugging Red during mom's class field trip!
Playing with the video games!

What a guy!

2010-02-07T01:07:00.000-08:00

Playing at my friend's party!
Enjoying a ride in the rain!

Playing with mom's girlie toys!

I found my play keys, so I thought I'd put dad's shoes on and go out in the rain and see if they will open mom's car.

Valentine baking

2010-02-07T00:57:00.000-08:00

We are got in the Valentine spirit by doing some fun Heart shaped pink rice krispies with sprinkles! Yummy!

Crazy times!

2010-01-28T22:09:00.001-08:00

I've become quite the little boss! We are working on potty training so now I think I am going to have my animals go potty!
I got to stay home with mom when she was sick!

Sorry there aren't more pictures, last weekend we went to Disney on Ice and before the pictures could get loaded from mom's phone to the computer, I decided to put a passcode lock on mom's phone so the phone was disabled and had to be reset, losing all the pictures!!!

More Christmas pictures

2010-01-03T21:55:00.001-08:00

Christmas Pictures

2010-01-03T21:40:00.001-08:00

We had a great time in Montana for Christmas. I loved the snow but didn't like all the layers of clothes I had to wear. We enjoyed Christmas eve at Grammie Morgan's cabin and then spent Christmas with the Morgan family. Dad enjoyed some snowshoeing and skiing and I enjoyed all my aunties and cousins!

Happy Anniversary!

2009-12-22T11:06:00.001-08:00

Bellagio Conservatory
View from our Paris suite!

We had a great anniversary evening with a suite at Paris (compliments of Ryan's mom's boss!)
We had a great dinner and went to the Cher show. It was wonderful. Grandma and Grandpa Chatterton were happy to take Austin for the night.

Festive Holiday Fun

2009-12-22T11:01:00.001-08:00

Wee...I went on this slide over 10 times!
Riding the Merry Go Round with daddy!

Walking through the Magical Forest.

I was happy to see Santa as long as daddy didn't let me go!

My party!

2009-12-06T17:06:00.000-08:00

My house party was Saturday! The cake mom made turned out great!

This was waiting for me outside! I love it!

More babies for my collection!

It was a great Mickey party!

Happy Birthday to me!

2009-12-06T17:02:00.000-08:00

My birthday was Friday, so I had a little party with my friends at the babysitter's.
Yummy!

The Mickey cookies and brownies were a big hit! Good job mom!

All sorts of fun!

2009-11-16T23:02:00.001-08:00

We saw baby goats at the animal sanctuary on mom's class trip!
Daily drama!

Checking out the rainstorm at the Miracle Mile shops.

Nellis Air Show! I LOVED the airplanes!

Bouncing at Pump it Up!

Disneyland Part 3

2009-11-04T23:00:00.000-08:00

On Halloween night, we went to the Trick or Treat Party!
I loved being Mickey but it got too hot!

Our last day at Disneyland, we got in the park an hour early to ride all the rides in Fantasyland!

I was amazed at all the rides!

I liked the carousel!

Disneyland part 2

2009-11-03T22:09:00.001-08:00

I loved wearing the 3D glasses on the Toy Story ride!
Our spider shirts were a big hit on Halloween! I loved riding the carousel.

Posing in front of the Mickey pumpkin with Grandma and Grandpa Chatterton!

Hugging Daisy Duck at the character breakfast.

Minnie Mouse was my favorite!

Disneyland Part 1

2009-11-02T23:02:00.000-08:00

We spent three fun filled days in Disneyland! Our first stop was Toon Town to meet all my favorite characters from the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
I love Mickey on TV, but was a little too star struck when meeting him in person!

I had no problem with Goofy!

I enjoyed all the rides!

Tink thought I was a cutie!

More Halloween fun!

2009-10-26T22:46:00.000-07:00

Frosting Halloween cookies!
Playing on the playground at mom's school during the Harvest Festival!

I was a little dazed!

My Mickey costume was a big hit!

Pumpkin Painting

2009-10-19T22:56:00.000-07:00

For family night, we painted little pumpkins.

L to R: Daddy's green jackolantern, mommy's "punk"in, and my Picasso

I really enjoyed painting all by myself (also the squeezing the paint out part was fun).

Fall Fun

2009-10-12T20:03:00.000-07:00

An afternoon at the park.
Making pumpkin rice krispie treats!

Little chef Austin

Went to the Pumpkin Patch with mommy's class....I really liked the petting zoo!

I liked chasing the ducks!

2 months to go!

2009-10-04T17:30:00.000-07:00

I'm 22 months old today! 2 more months till I am 2 years old! I'm right on target with just about everything (especially with terrible 2 behaviors coming early)! Mostly I'm just so darn curious that I need to touch, tear, climb, or do whatever is necessary to get the best experience out of everything I encounter. My interests include the moon and stars, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, R&B music, Little People toys, books, and cars. I love to wave and say hi/bye to everyone I see. I am still doing swimming lessons and starting to kick and paddle my arms. New words are coming daily and I am now very good at answering yes and no. I like to sit on the toilet for fun, but still far from the thought of actual potty training!

Last lake trip of the season

2009-09-29T23:28:00.000-07:00

My first time on the tube with mom and Grandma Chatterton!
Cool dude!

Daddy likes to wakeboard and mommy likes to pull him in the boat (and see him fall)!

I was ready to get off of the tube!

Just for Laughs

2009-09-22T21:59:00.000-07:00

Anything can be used as a jumping platform!
I wanted baby to jump too!

At my babysitter's house I got into the pool with all my clothes.

Let's go!

50th Birthday!

2009-09-17T21:28:00.001-07:00

Happy 50th to Grammie and Aunt Colleen! We had a great time with family in town and all enjoyed staying at Paris LV. The best part was mom and dad had a night off from me!
I enjoyed swimming with all the ladies!

Here's all the adults (after I left with Grandma Chatterton) after a great dinner at Buca De Beppo!

Saying goodbye to mom and dad for the night!

Cozying up with my auntie Barb!

All grown up!

2009-09-08T21:53:00.001-07:00

I was sick for over a week...coughing to the point of gagging and vomiting!
I like to play with my baby, I'm trying to figure out how to open the diaper.

I have become a huge Mickey Mouse fan so we went right out and got my Halloween costume...I thought I was SO COOL!

I also had a great Labor Day boat trip and love riding with my daddy!

Camping in Utah

2009-08-23T17:01:00.000-07:00

We took the boat and our awesome truck tent to Sand Hollow State Park with some friends last weekend.
Just chillin with my buddy Caleb on the beach.

I'm a boating boy!

Beatiful sunset!

Sorry we've been going a little crazy here!

2009-08-23T16:56:00.000-07:00

Exhibit A: Unloading the contents of the pantry.
Exhibit B: An entire bowl of grapes on the floor!

Exhibit C: Mom's jewelery in ice water.

Beach Trip!

2009-08-12T21:27:00.001-07:00

We took a quick trip to Laguna Beach with mom, my sitter Lisa and her kids. We had a great time in the sand.

It was a beautiful day!

I got in trouble for throwing sand.

I got knocked over by the waves while chasing birds.

I love the ocean!

Swimming Lessons!

2009-08-05T22:33:00.000-07:00

We've been doing swimming lessons at the YMCA with Grandma Chatterton.
I love to jump in and can hold my breath in the water really well.
I am working on kicking and am getting better every time.

I hope I will be swimming by the end of the summer!

20 months going on 20

2009-08-04T23:00:00.001-07:00

Grammie took this sweet picture of me up in Montana.

Every morning I get dad's razor and pretend to shave!

I am such a big boy at 20 months! We are officially done with all baby stuff except diapers. I understand pee pee and will sit on the toilet but I'm far from grasping the concept!
I am starting to say many words and sometimes little phrases like "hi daddy" "it's hot" when I'm having trouble with a toy or get myself trapped I say "it's stuck" I answer yes and no questions appropriately and respond and initiate social greetings (both these are important skills for the child of a special education teacher)
I also use the sign paired with the word "more" to ask for things. My common used words are "star, ball, Dora, doggy, mama/mommy, dada/daddy, baby, stuck, hot, pee pee, this, juice, snack, cheese, fish, uh oh, yeah, no, night night"
I am looking forward to some fun activities the next few weeks while my mom is on break from school!!

Wedding Weekend part 2

2009-07-28T21:37:00.001-07:00

We spent an afternoon at Grammie's cabin and dad got to do a float. I enjoyed a quick little ride with him on the shore.
Posing with my Grammie after the wedding.

Uncle Garett, Aunt Kimi, Aunt Carly, Grammie, Mommy, Me and Daddy at the reception.

Posing with some beautiful bridesmaids!

Cousin Brianna, Cousin Ronnie, and Aunt Kimi

Wedding Weekend part 1

2009-07-28T21:28:00.000-07:00

I was the ring bearer for cousin Brooke and Jeremy's wedding in Montana!

It was the Lewis and Clark festival in Cut Bank so I went to the parade with my little cousins.

We had a nice rehearsal dinner BBQ at Aunt Colleen and Uncle Ron's house.

I loved running into their garden and getting pea pods!

Beating the heat

2009-07-15T22:00:00.000-07:00

The hot weather has kept us inside lately. I wanted to sing karaoke on the Wii, but then had a huge fit right after this picture was taken!
I like to visit my little pet Gizmo.

Little Shopper

2009-07-13T23:23:00.000-07:00

I liked both my new outfits so much I wanted to wear them at the same time!
Just helping to eat the groceries before they are put away and hanging out in the shopping bag!

19 Months!

2009-07-06T22:05:00.000-07:00

I love to play games! One of them is the scream-shush game where I scream as loud as I can then put my finger to my mouth and make a sh sound. I am starting to point to many body parts when named such as eyes, nose, toes, teeth, tummy. One of my new words is "ball" and anything round is considered a ball in my world.

I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy!

2009-07-04T22:35:00.001-07:00

Mom's money shot with the fireworks setting on her camera!
Ooh..the poppers are fun!

Watching the fireworks on dad's shoulders!

We had a fun 4th of July at Auntie Kimi's and Traves' house. They have a great view of the Strip and were close to the show at Aliante Station so we didn't have to go anywhere to see the excitement. I was a little scared of the noises at first but when I got to see the lights after dark, I was ok and even clapped a few times.

Moving on up!

2009-06-29T23:06:00.001-07:00

We came home today to a big surprise thanks to daddy and Grandma Chatterton. I LOVE my new bed!
Grandma Chatterton is also moving up with another birthday! We enjoyed a great BBQ and cake this weekend.

Happy Campers!

2009-06-16T16:32:00.001-07:00

Nevada dirt is the best!
Kimi and Traves on the White Domes loop.

We had fun climbing!

I liked being inside the cabins.

We had a great weekend camping at Valley of Fire with Kimi and Traves!

18 months!

2009-06-09T17:00:00.001-07:00

Big boy on the slide!
I love the water area!

I could swing all day!

Peek a boo!

I am officially 18 months! I am curious about everything and it only takes me one time of watching mom or dad do something and I will try to imitate it! I like to climb on everything. Words I say (still a little inconsistent): hi, Elmo, mom, eat, yeah, I growl when I see a dog.

I started nursery at church last week and I survived both hours! I can fold my arms to say my prayers. Right now I am enjoying two weeks with mom before her summer school starts.

29 is divine!

2009-06-02T22:11:00.000-07:00

Mom turned 29 on Monday! Her class gave her a "surprise" party.
We had a party at the house that night. It was nice to have Grammie, Gram Great, and Auntie K all together!

Dad did good with all the birthday preparations!

Mom didn't want any of those Chatterton boys getting her candles!

It was great having all my favorite little people over!

Spots of my own

2009-05-31T23:33:00.000-07:00

I broke out in hives again...they slowly came on when we were in San Diego then flared up when we returned home.

I was such a good sport with getting checked out by the doctor and taking more meds. I am now on a nightly dose of Zyrtec and will be seeing an allergy specialist. Both times I broke out this month was when I was on antibiotics due to ear infections. We hope it is not a result of those meds because that will make it difficult to treat me in serious emergency situations. Within 2 days I was completely cleared up.

Wild Animal Park

2009-05-31T23:28:00.000-07:00

Animal encounters at the Wild Animal Park! This catfish is fighting the duck for food!

We had a great time!

Mom is holding a cup of nectar in her hand to feed these Lorikeets. I was a little afraid of these overly friendly birds.

Feeding the ducks (and catfish)!

Sea World

2009-05-30T23:22:00.000-07:00

We spent Memorial Weekend in San Diego! My favorite day was at Sea World.
I helped film the polar bears!

Clapping for Shamu! I was totally captivated by the orcas!

Clapping after the dolphin show.

Boating Day!

2009-05-16T22:12:00.000-07:00

It was a great day on the lake with my cousins! We pulled into a beach and found some rocks.
Dad let me steer the boat!

I kept wanting to go into the water!

Ahh...the wind in my hair!

I have the best mom and dad!

The Lemon Tree

2009-05-10T22:55:00.001-07:00

Our lemon tree is blooming, but I'm more interested in taking out the dirt!
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
We had a nice Mother's Day weekend, dad is done with his finals and my hives are looking better.

AHHHHH!!!!

2009-05-10T22:49:00.000-07:00

I broke out in hives this week. We are still waiting to hear if I have any food allergies.

Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?

2009-04-29T20:58:00.001-07:00

I had a great time at Sesame Street Live!

I was amazed the entire first half of the show!

Pre-show tailgate party!

A beautiful day!

2009-04-21T22:41:00.000-07:00

I loved looking up at the sky while I was swinging!
There are fun things to climb on at the Butterfly Park!

Just enjoying the great spring weather!

Easter Morning

2009-04-12T20:54:00.000-07:00

I am getting better at finding eggs!
I wasn't sure what to think of all the neat stuff on my table when I woke up!

There Ain't No Mountain High Enough!

2009-04-12T20:50:00.001-07:00

My Grammie is in town for Easter weekend. We took a trip to Red Rock and had a great time. I loved climbing up on all the rocks.

Spring Break!

2009-04-12T20:46:00.000-07:00

We had an egg hunt at the Chatterton's a week before Easter.
We did a little spring cleaning!

I helped mom with scrapbooking...I took her cut outs and thought they were stickers, but I had to hold them on my shirt because they wouldn't stick on their own!

I like climbing into everything.

Silly!

2009-04-02T21:38:00.000-07:00

Dancing with my frog!
I'm ready to go!

I had fun putting stickers all over my shirt!

What we've been up to!

2009-03-22T22:03:00.000-07:00

Making lots of messes!
Looking at all the ducks!

I'm screaming because I want to run into the pond and not be held down!

We had a St Patrick's Day picnic!

This is my babysitter Lisa and her kids Nakai and Kyse.

What we've been up to

2009-03-14T21:36:00.001-07:00

Aunt Carly and Morten came to visit.
I liked dancing to Rock Band!

Dad got our pavestone installed on the patio!

No more dirt!

Get set for Easter!

2009-03-14T21:24:00.000-07:00

We put the Easter decorations up and I have fun pulling things off the tree and playing with my Easter basket and plastic eggs!

Party Crasher!

2009-02-26T22:40:00.001-08:00

I went to my cousin's birthday party at Peter Piper Pizza...

I ran all over the restaurant with his balloons...
I pulled tickets out of the games...

I jammed out to Dance Revolution!

Babies gone wild!

2009-02-23T21:52:00.000-08:00

I like to put a block in the tub and push it back with my head!
Stacking blocks is fun...so far I've gotten four high before knocking them down.

I am trying to balance on the horse to get to moms "toys" on the shelf.

Yes, the tub is now empty and there are 26 blocks scattered in every room of the house!

Valentine

2009-02-17T19:28:00.000-08:00

I enjoyed playing with one of mom's flowers!
I'm too young to be kicking mom out of my room!

Maybe some extra wax will help my ears!

I am quite good at coloring. Notice my downward pincher grasp which is more advanced than a fisted grasp (very advanced for my age).

It has been a tough week. I was still sick, turns out I have RSV and an ear infection which spread to both ears. I was at the Dr. several times and stayed home for a whole week. Thanks to Grandma Great for watching me so mom could go to work for a few days!

Big people food!

2009-02-07T21:24:00.001-08:00

I threw a fit because I couldn't have soda.
Later that night, I got a hold of the cup.

Fudge bars are yummy!

I like to lick my lips with every bite!

What happened to the stick and why is everyone laughing at me?

Wanted: Housekeeper

2009-02-07T21:19:00.000-08:00

It's been a rough couple of weeks! You can see it all over my face...the two dots above my lip are from falling into the tack strip under the carpet.
This is not even a portion of the damage I've done to the house lately!

Crazy week!

2009-01-25T22:41:00.001-08:00

I was very sick and crabby this week! I went to the emergency room Monday night because of my bad croup symptoms!

Then mom sprained her foot and went to the emergency room on Saturday!

So after all the drama, we tried to take it easy the rest of the weekend.

I am in a better mood now!

New toys!

2009-01-18T22:38:00.000-08:00

I am quite the daredevil on my bounce and spin pony!
I love my new picnic table!

And of course, I have to climb it!

My sand box is fun too! Yummy!

First hair cut!

2009-01-18T22:34:00.000-08:00

Dad cut my hair for the first time last weekend. I tried to escape.
Then I held still for a second.

Then I wanted to have the shaver!

A new year of fun!

2009-01-11T22:27:00.000-08:00

Just kicking back in my new chair with some popcorn and a good show!
I love playing Rock Band drums!

Montana fun!

2009-01-04T21:34:00.001-08:00

We had a fun week in Montana after Christmas, I loved being in all the snow!

All bundled up in my warm clothes!

It snowed everyday except for one day when mom and dad made the trek up the XC ski trails to this bridge.

I'm not too sure about the sledding!

Grammie LOVED having me at her cabin in the mountains!

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-25T22:15:00.001-08:00

I really enjoyed my new slide!
Grandma Great reading me my snowman book.

Our family on Christmas morning!

I loved walking across my new playmats for the patio!

Santa brought me a Little Green Man remote control guy! I was afraid of him at first, but then figured out how to use the remote control and I enjoyed watching him move. He also says "ooh" which I copied myself!

We had a very nice Christmas in Las Vegas with the Chatterton family. We are headed to Montana tomorrow for a week of skiing in the mountains!

What a difference a year makes!

2008-12-25T22:11:00.001-08:00

This year I am jumping on boxes, screaming, and getting into everything!
Last year I was quiet and STILL!

Snowed in Vegas style

2008-12-18T22:57:00.000-08:00

On Wednesday afternoon, Vegas got "real snow" and the potential freeze factor caused the schools to be closed on Thursday. So we had a fun day at home making Christmas candy and going out to lunch with dad. It didn't take too long for most of the snow to melt but it was sure great while it lasted. I had fun chasing the snowflakes around the cul-de-sac! Also, it was my parents' anniversary so they went out to dinner and I stayed with Auntie K!

Oh Christmas Tree!

2008-12-14T22:33:00.001-08:00

We put the tree up on Friday...at first I didn't really know what to think. I wouldn't go near it unless mom and dad were holding me.

I was very excited to play with my own special little tree.
Cuddling with Frosty.

By Saturday night I decided that I liked the tree.

I even tried to help put some ornaments up!

The Magical Forest

2008-12-08T20:36:00.001-08:00

We went to the Magical Forest, an annual Christmas fundraiser for a local charity.
Mom, Auntie K, and Grammie enjoyed the lights!

I enjoyed toddling around all the little displays.

I was a little worried on Santa's lap!

Elmo Party!

2008-12-06T23:28:00.001-08:00

We had a great time with all sorts of Elmo fun!
I sure dug into the cake!

Pulling the strings on the pinata was fun!

I got some great gifts, thanks everyone!

I am a big boy now!

I am one!

2008-12-04T23:37:00.000-08:00

Messy cupcake hands!
Yummy!

For my birthday, I brought cupcakes to enjoy with my friends at daycare:

Trevor, Gregory, Kyse, Nakai, Chase, and me!

After dinner, mom decorated the cake we baked. This was alot of work, but it turned out much better than everyone thought. Not too bad for a first try! My big party is on Saturday and I'm sure you can guess, the theme is Elmo! So what can I do now? I am walking really well, I say lots of gibberish including "mama" and "dada" and "is it", I sing and dance, and I love to eat. My favorite foods are Snack Packs, mac and cheese, chicken nuggets, corn, yogurt, and applesauce.

Tis the season!

2008-11-30T19:51:00.001-08:00

Dad showed me how to play Guitar Hero!
Yum! These are good lights!

This peek a boo snowman distracted me for awhile...

But then I was ready to get in the boxes of Christmas decorations!

Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-28T15:32:00.000-08:00

Here I am waiting in line at the buffet on Thanksgiving! I had a pig out!
Last week we went to get me some shoes. I am walking all over the place now.
My shoe size? 5 1/2!

Last week I went with mom's class to see the animals at the nature sanctuary.

Moving things around!

2008-11-20T21:40:00.000-08:00

I like to push the chairs around the kitchen!
I like to climb into my cart and use it as a scooter.

Rides!

2008-11-10T23:07:00.000-08:00

The Nemo Submarine ride was my favorite!
The first ride I went on was Roger Rabbit's Cartoon Spin.

I really enjoyed riding on the carousel! This one is in California Adventure Park.

I also rode on the horse carousel in Disneyland.

Dumbo Ride!

Characters!

2008-11-10T23:02:00.000-08:00

First I ran away from Chip, then I gave him high fives, then crawled on top of him!
Pooh!

I enjoyed wrapping Eeyore's ear around my head.

A Disney Halloween!

2008-11-04T21:45:00.001-08:00

We had a fun Halloween weekend at Disneyland! Here we are posing with some characters. I had so much fun looking around and seeing all the characters. It was too hot and humid to wear my costume!

Little Pumpkin

2008-10-28T17:40:00.000-07:00

I was a crabby punkin until they let me sit by myself!

Messy!

2008-10-28T17:38:00.000-07:00

Mmm..I dumped my yogurt all over and had fun eating it all up!