head HELD high

Blue has finally come around to the idea of "tummy time". All babies are supposed to spend some time each day on their stomach to help them learn to hold their heads up. I guess it also prevents their little heads from getting flat in the back from too much time spent lying down. But for the first two months Blue really didn't enjoy it. He would plant his face into the ground and get real fussy. But thanks to dad's steady effort he has really come around. Now they have moved on to perfecting the roll...

a party TRICK

Blue has really started to discover his hands. Mostly this means that he tries to stick both fists in his mouth simultaneously. But he has also started occasionally reaching out for toys and closely inspecting each finger. I think he might be a lefty!

transporting the BABE

I forget now if our infamous vehicle fire ever made its way onto the blog. Either way, here is a pic to bring everyone up to speed...
















As a result, we have been down to one car since late July. Which means I have gotten used to toting Blue around in our CRV. Well, yesterday I went to test drive an older, very basic Corolla and I could barely function without my keyless entry and power locks. To get Blue in and out of the car I had to individually open three doors and then go back around the car and manually lock each one when finished. The whole time I was paranoid about locking the guy's key in the car. And on top of that it took forever. Needless to say, we have added another feature to the requirements list. It is funny though that something so simple can make life so much easier!

i love HATS pt.II

Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys...






























We tried to go country dancing at the Broken Spoke with our families last week. As luck would have it, we picked the one night each week when the dance hall is closed. We were all done up in our country best so Blue got to try out another hat. I think it suits him pretty well...

HAPPY new year

The best thing that happened in 2010....























Lucy thinks so too. Although the comfy blanket ranked a pretty close second.

Happy New Year everyone!!!

i love HATS

We went out for a walk the day after Christmas and had to bundle Blue up to meet the elements. He was probably the warmest one in the end...all snuggled in next to dad's chest. He was a good little hand warmer.

too much FUN

Next on the schedule was Christmas brunch with the favorite Christmas crackers.























A nap quickly followed...