A Small Christmas Gift

Okay I hate to ruin the surprise of a gift, but who knows how much the box will get jumbled before it gets to its destination? I don't want my family to open their box and see buttons, paper, and little bits of gloves and think "What is this mess?" So I thought I would provide a picture of what the gift is suppose to look like.

Yes, its true I made one for each on you...sorry baby Hunter none for you this year :(

***I wrote your names on the back seam probably under the scarf***

Also sorry to Mckenna and Nathan for how the hats on your snowman look. The candy was just too big for the regular sized "hat". I had to make due with what I had.

Enjoy the Candy Snowman Everyone!

I think I'm crazy

I think I'm crazy because I just took Sierra for a walk around the neighborhood with Ethan in the Snugli (it's a baby carrier that I strap to me) The last time I put him in it was when he was only a couple months old now he's 17 months old and weighs a lot more! I'm going to feel it tomorrow! Great exercise though.

Oh and I forgot to mention why I put Ethan in the carrier...there was snow on the ground so the stroller wouldn't work. Bring on the snow!

Family Pictures

We had our family pictures taken by our wonderful sister in law, Hilary, back in October but I need help picking a print to hang on the wall. Which do you like?

Look What I Can Do

Ethan has learned to....

...climb into his seat by himself. Its his new way of telling me he wants something to eat. Now if only he could get his own food and clean up the mess afterwards. Only in dreams right?

Happy Halloween

Ethan was a dragon this year for Halloween. He really enjoyed our Ward Trunk or Treat last weekend, but he wasn't too happy for the real holiday. I'm not sure why. Oh well...there's next year and the years after for that.

Ethan enjoying a mouthful of Reese's Peanut Butter Cup

Ethan's ALWAYS on the go...as he runs away while I try to capture the last picture

No No Ethan

So Ethan really doesn't get the whole "no, no" or "don't touch" thing. Here's an example:

I had to move the gate to in between the movies and TV rather then outside the movies because Ethan figured he could just move the gate to get into the TV equipment. BIG DANGER! It's a little harder to move the gate this way because its almost wedged in there, but it leaves the movies out in the open....

...thus allowing him free access to pull them out whenever he wants. It wouldn't be that big a deal I guess, but I like the movies to be alphabetically organized so it takes a little more time to put it back together again.

15 Months Stats

So I know Ethan is 16 months old, but I didn't post is 15 month stats. Here they are:

Weight: 19 lbs 12 oz

Height: 29 1/2 "

Head Circumference: 18 1/4 "

He's actually gone up in percentile in all three categories, but I don't remember what percentiles they were. The doctor said that he was doing well enough to take him off Pedisure. He gained almost 2 lbs in 3 months. I remind myself that slow and steady is better than nothing.