15 months!

15 months...and I have writers block because of how much you do and change daily.  You amaze me with how much you take in and know. 

Food: You eat just about everything we do but you prefer veggies and fruit!  However, goldfish are a HUGE hit right now. 

Voice: You are screaming like crazy and singing like a song bird.  Animal noises are your favorite thing to do with your mouth right now and it cracks us up! You love daddy so much and say his name (da)  all the time, mommy feels envious about this.

Growth: Your hair is CRAZY and we love it.  But, you're starting to get tangles and so we know we'll probably have to get it cut soon.   You have tons of teeth, there are four coming in right now!  You're doing pretty good but sometimes I have to give you a little something to take the edge off.  You're walking like crazy and running is becoming your second favorite.  Especially when mommy or daddy are chasing you. 

Favorite things: You love being outside, even when it freezing out!  When we are in daddy's car you have to be holding the adult size football and smile the whole time.  You love books!!  "Farm Babies" is your most favorite right now.  Helping mommy clean around the house is always fun, even though it becomes more of a mess sometimes.  AND, we can't forget your continued love for "Monkey."  He makes you so happy. 

I could go on and on forever about what a great learner you are and how much you amaze daddy and I.  We love seeing you grow daily and at least 100 times a day I catch my breathe thinking about how much I love you and how lucky daddy and I are to have you.  We always say "we've got a really good kid."  We're so blessed.

What a sweet boy!

My Great Friend Marries the Love of Her Life!

Mike and I were lucky enough to have my mom and dad come out earlier than they had planned, for Thanksgiving. They stayed with Andrew while we were able to fly out to Seattle for Lorissa's wedding. It was the first time we had been away, since our little angel was born.  While we missed him like crazy, we had a blast!  In fact, I kept telling people we needed to do it more often because "I  don't really know how to to act any more in public!" I kind of think from an outsiders perspective I might have looked like a 14 1/2 month old!  Ha ha!  Thanks mom and dad!!

And so the wedding day...

The gals at breakfast.

The dress.

The soon-to-be bride getting ready.

The ceremony room.

Picture time!  I'm sure the photographer didn't get a shot that looks like she has the wheat coming out of her head.  Sorry Lurr!

The hadsome groom waiting for his beautiful lady.

The vows! 

The kiss!

Mr. and Mrs. von Wolffradt!!

Father of the bride!

The reception location.

The yummy cake.  Notice the wheat?  Wheat was a suttle theme throughout the day.

Mother and brother of the bride!  Being silly of course.

Just a fun detail.

Mrs. von Wolffradt and Mrs. Yasenak, AKA "L & L!"

The happy couple!  Congraulations Justin and Lorissa.

Thank you for sharing your day with us!  It was perfect.

"May your life be filled with many baskets of corks!"

Love you both, Leah

14 Months

I guess it's 14 months and 3 weeks now.  As usual life is full of exciment and a lot of exploring!  Andrew is a full time walker now and we are very busy following him around.  A few of his favorite things to do right now are vacuum, sweep, run around with out a diaper on, be outside, exploring every thing, trying to understand "how things work"and talk... a lot.  He is saying words like dog, cat, meow, bowl, that and I'm sure so much more in his head that he thinks he's saying.  He's so much fun and we are having such a great time watching him grow!

Drew's 14 month birthday was our first snow day of the year, November 2nd.  As you can see he was very happy to be out enjoying the white wonder!

First Steps at 13 Months and 2 Days!

Okay, SO what if Mike and I are struggling to make ends meet.  What am I really going to remember when I look back on this time? Getting to watch my baby boy take his first steps!  On October 4th I was sitting in Andrew's room and I put him down after putting his pants on and he took off on his own!  Priceless, simply priceless.  I'm blessed that I got to be here with him, even if we are lacking in funds.

I have a great video of him practicing but for some reason it copied side ways on to the computer so I'm gonna have to have my tech guy (Mike) see if he can flip it.  If not and you're on Facebook, check it out there on my page.  It's pretty funny if you ask me.

Here are some pictures of what we've been up to in month 13:
One of our most recent trips to the park!  The seasons have changed and so has the clothing.

Uncle Stephen was very concerned about the fact that every time I sent him a picture of Drew he was wearing Griz gear.  SO, we quickly found a jersery and was sure to put him in Crimson and Grey! Very handsome Coug if you ask me!

A Fall walk.

Maybe a clown for Halloween?  Nah, he's gonna be a tiger.  But, a clown would be very fitting too!

A little tiger for Halloween.  I decided to post this picture because it might be the best one we'll have of him.  He wasn't too sure of the costume thing.

Lord of the Flies! Don't worry, it's clean.  And, whenever I would kill a fly I would say "hi-ya!" Pretty soon Drew was saying it too!

Practicing walking with support.

Just another day home with mommy!

Daddy and Drew going down the slide.

We LOVE going to the park!  We go as much as we can and boy does Drew love it!  I don't blame him.

Just a cute pic of Drew in a t-shirt Aunt D, Uncle Poops and Peyton sent him!

Just thought this was cute.  And, yes, our cats eat on the table due to a little boy who likes to eat cat food.  Don't worry, if you ever come over for dinner we ALWAYS move the food and change the table cloth.

DJ, Isabella, Rowan and Finley were in town visiting DJ's parents.  It was so nice seeing familiar faces!

It's been a great month and so many new things happen everyday.  Once again, I can't believe how fast time flies!

1 year, may you always be forever young sweet boy!

"Forever Young" -Bob Dillon

May God bless and keep you always
May your wishes all come true
May you always do for others
And let others do for you
May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung
May you stay forever young.

May you grow up to be righteous
May you grow up to be true
May you always know the truth
And see the lights surrounding you
May you always be courageous
Stand upright and be strong
May you stay forever young.

May your hands always be busy
May your feet always be swift
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
May your heart always be joyful
And may your song always be sung
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young.

Andrew, mommy has always loved this song and since I've had you in my life it strikes me even more.  Drew, together, lets stay "Forever Young!"  I love you 1 year old!

And now on to what you are up to at 12 months!  You continue to talk, a lot.  You love playing chase with daddy and mommy.  You've got molars coming in by the minute and two colds to boot!  Your friends and family took good care of you in celebrating your first birthday, it looks like Toys R Us in the house, thank you so much everyone!  Wagon rides and drumming are two favorites of yours...and dads too.  To add insult to injury you not only continue to dislike diaper changes but now you've decided to start reaching down and grabbing the poop!  I sure hope you potty train like a champ, daddy and mommy need some sort of break.  Your curls are starting to take on a life of their own, in fact, a hair cut might be in order soon.  You are totally on whole milk now and down to just a bed time bottle.  Dr. Sorenson says we need to be done with bottle by 15 months, boy am I going to miss that snuggle time with you. You weight 20 lbs and your height is 29 inches! You love brushing your teeth, being outside, chasing Norman, beating Harper, smiling at anybody, playing with technology, banging on things (thanks daddy), having books read to you, playing with other little baby friends, having visitors, you throw balls and dad looks like a kid in a candy store dreaming of your future, fruit is always the favorite food and you continue to think about walking but are content to crawl!  This year has been the best year of our lives, there are no words to describe the joy you bring us daily.  We love you sweet boy...so so so much! 

Photo gallery!

Forever Young. Love, Mommy and Daddy