Me and Mr. Snowman

" Nice to meet you Mr. Snowman. My mom would like to take our picture together. I know she's kind of silly, but just smile like me. I'll hold onto your cheek so you don't fall. Say cheeeeeese!!!"

Hanging out with the Brodster

Me and Mom went to see her girlfriends and Aunt Meredith brought Brody along too. When he got there I was napping my carseat so Mom told him to wake me up. He crawled right over and tried to grab my eyeball! He has his own, he certainly doesn't need mine. Meredith warned Mommy that might happen. I'm tough though, I can take it. But watch out Brody, I'll learn to crawl someday and I'll get you back! :-) We got to play with each others toys! I let him play with my most favorite toy, my family tree. But I think he was more interested in the real Christmas tree. He might have even snuck an ornament home, but I promised him I wouldn't tell!

Gettin' out the Christmas toys

Thats me checking out some of my Christmas toys. I got the moose from my Grandma Sharon. She won it at her work party. I like to eat his antlers (Is that what they're called? I asked Mom but she wasn't sure.). Hope it doesn't hurt him! My Grandpa gave me the puppy. He sings Christmas songs to me, and his ears flop up and down!! He's goofy! Oh, and I got that cool shirt from my best friend Brody, he has a matching one. We're going to grow up to be wild monsters just like the ones on my shirt!

Bath time........

Since I haven't been a huge fan of my baths yet, Mom is trying yet another way to get me all cleaned up. Sheri let us borrow the bath seat she had for my cousin Regan. I don't look too sure about it in this picture, but eventually I did smile. We'll see what Mom tries next???

St. Nick's Day

It was my very first St. Nick's Day and he was good to me! I must have been on his "nice list"! I got a John Deere tractor book which I love! Its a toy and a book all at the same time! I also got some clothes, like I really needed any more, right! "Grandma St. Nick" brought me presents too! Boy did I get into a great family, I get presents for everything! And I also got that hat from Grandma Sharon's friend, Janice. She thought it would be too big. She obviously hasn't noticed the size of my head!! I hope everyone had a nice St. Nick's Day.

Getting into trouble???

For those of you who know what my Aunt Sheri and Grandma Cindy are like, get ready for this! I was at Sheri's for my grandma's birthday and Sheri let me play with her Christmas trees!!! Thats right! I got to touch them, grab them, take ornaments off.....anything I wanted to! You can tell by my face that I assumed I was going to be in trouble....but nope! And Grandma let me open her birthday presents! Yep, I ripped right into them and no one cared. They must really love me because usually they have lots of rules......but not for me!!!

SIPPY!!

I got to drink some water out of my sippy cup. I was kind of messy and most of the water went down my chin, but it was still fun! I feel like such a big boy! And I get thirsty after my veggies, so finally I get something to drink afterwards!

Parade of Lights

We went to the Parade of Lights the day after Thanksgiving. It was chilly, but not freezing! I was all bundled up with Mommy and lots and lots of layers. Mom just kept piling them on! I really liked watching all the lights go by on the floats. And I met Santa Claus for the first time!!! He waved at me and yelled, "Ho Ho Ho!!!" I smiled at him so hopefully he brings me lots of presents!

Happy Thanksgiving!

It was my first Thanksgiving and it was a fun one! There was so much going on, I could barely concentrate long enough to eat!! Of course I got some Thankgiving presents. My Aunt Lori and cousin Kendra gave me a driving toy, and my Godmother Maddi gave me 2 books. I love holidays! And I especially love getting presents!

Strange Boy

I'm just kind of a weirdo sometimes. I was eating paper at a restaurant until it got a little out of hand. Mommy usually lets me do whatever I want but I guess when it comes to eating paper, she's a little more strict! It may look like I was hiding some in my cheeks, but I wasn't.....I promise. ;-) I was using Grandma as a jungle gym. I like to go upside down! And Mommy gave me my first Barbie. Daddy wasn't happy, until of course he saw that I just wanted to eat it! No girlfriends for me yet!

Throw away my bottles....

Finally, after all the reaching, grabbing, whining.....somebody listened to me and let me have a drink out of a big boy cup! Daddy gave me a sip of his water and it was delicious! He said I could have the rest because I drooled in the glass quite a bit. Come on Dad, I don't have cooties! Get rid of the bottles Mom, I want a real drink!

Toy Room

My Mommy kicked Daddy out of his hunting room and made me a toy room. I felt sorry for Daddy, but I'm so glad I have my very own toy room! Uncle Arnie came over to help paint again! Mommy says he's the greatest and we wouldn't know what to do without him. I agree! We painted one wall with chalkboard paint so I can write on it! I promised Mommy if she let me have that I would only write on that wall, no other walls in the house! I already drew my first masterpiece! And I can't wait until I'm big enough to ride around on my first Tonka truck!

My Three Girls

I am always surrounded by girls, and I really do love it (although me and Daddy could use a boy every now and then) and of course my Mommy is my favorite girl, but these three are all very special to me. They love me so much and help take good care of me. I am such a lucky boy. And aren't they beautiful!!!!

Shopping spree....again

Grandma, Mommy, and me went shopping on Saturday and I was a good boy the whole time! Mom said if I could have them, she would've given me a treat. I picked out lots of stuff at Babies R' Us and Grandma got me everything I pointed to.......except this orange chair because she said it was ugly. I loved it!! I'm still putting it on my Christmas list. Maybe Santa will get it for me? I spent most of the day in the Baby Bjorn with Mom. I really liked it in there! I got to see everything, grab for things, and still be held by Mommy. The shopping day really wore me out. I slept the whole way home, and the whole night through!! 10pm-7am!! I told Mom not to get used to it though, I don't think its going to happen often.

Me and Grandpa

Me and Grandpa were looking at my picture book with my family and friends in it. He liked his picture the best, even better than Grandma's he told me!

Shhhhh......

Precious............This is why Mommy doesn't want to leave me.

First day at daycare

I made lots of new friends today because today, I went to daycare!!! It was my first day, and according to Rachelle, I did a really good job! I even took three 1 hour naps, and she wasn't even holding me. I did it all on my own in the pack n' play. Such a grown up I am! Mom tried to hold back her tears when she dropped me off but I could still see them (shhhhh....don't tell her I told you, I think she was trying to be strong for me). I guess I go back again tomorrow, and the day after that, and then everyday because Mom and Dad have to go to work. I'll miss hanging out with Mommy everyday, but I think it'll be harder on her than it is on me. I liked playing with friends all day! And the greatest part is, my bestest friend Brody is there. He's been there a while already so he showed me the ropes. I'm lucky to have him. We might cause Rachelle to have a few headaches. She already said she's going to get lots stronger carrying us boys around all day! This picture Mom put on here is just me laying on the bed tonight. I wasn't doing anything special. I just think she missed me so she took lots of pictures of me doing nothing. Sometimes she can be so silly!

Oh Daddy......

It's okay Daddy. I know you get tired and have to got to bed before me. I can try to teach how to stay up real late like me and Mommy do! We have lots of fun together! You're really missing out.

D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S!!!!!

Mmmmmm.......sweet potatoes!!!! For supper tonight I got sweet potatoes (hence the munchy mouth)!! I was a little nervous because Mom tried them first and she made an icky face, but I thought they were YUM-O!!!! I thought my cereal was good, but this was delicious!! I was ready to feed myself but Mom is so strict, she wouldn't let me. She just wants me to be a baby forever I think, but I am 4 1/2 months old already! As you may have noticed, I'm eating with my left hand. It comes so much easier to me, I think I'm always gonna use it. Mom keeps putting things in my right hand but I just drop them. She says I must be taking after Daddy, he uses his left hand for stuff too. She says its a Johnson gene.

Puffalump!!

Maddi gave me a "Puffy" just like she had when she was little (and secretly still keeps under her bed!). She says I better love this Puffy as much as she loved hers. And she told Mom she can't cut the tag off because that was her favorite part and I might want to suck on it. I have the best Godmother EVER!

Fall

Me and Grandma went out and played in the leaves!! It was really windy and they blowing everywhere!!

Day One

Today was my first day without my Mommy, she went back to work. I felt really sorry for her, she was really sad and had lots of tears on her cheeks. I was brave and strong, I knew I'd get to see her when she was done with work, and I got to spend the whole day with Grandma, and the rest of this week! We played, read books, ate cereal, and went to lunch at Burger King with Aunt Sheri and Uncle Arnie. I even got to be the king!! Boy was Mom happy to see me when she got home though. And I was nice enough to wake up from my nap just as she walked in. She didn't want to let me go. And I'm so nice that I'm still up with her now, at 10:30pm and I'm not tired at all! She said she wanted to spend as much time with me as she could, so late nights here we come!!

To the park we go.....

Since it was so nice outside today, we went to the park! It was my first time going down a slide and swinging in a big boy swing! I like it much better than my baby swing at home. Its about time Mom realizes that I'm all grown up now!

Yummy????

I had my first taste of cereal, and as you can tell by my reaction, I'm not quite sure if I like it yet. I'm eating 2 meals a day, breakfast and dinner, so I'm getting used to it but I think I'll be much happier when I get to fruits! Unfortunately, Mom says I have to get through this cereal stuff first, and then vegetables yet!

In my VERY high chair

Mom thought maybe I was ready for my high chair, but I don't think its time quite yet. That tray is huge!! Waaaaaaay bigger than me! I think I'll wait this one out just a bit longer.

More Happy Halloween times......

Halloween was something like I've never seen before! I had to have so many pictures in my bear costume and I was so hot, I finally just collapsed in the chair! I couldn't take it any longer. Plus, I had a Halloween bib I had to put on, and not to mention a Halloween sleeper. So many outifts, so little time! I got so many presents it was like Christmas, or at least thats what everyone said, I haven't been to Christmas yet but I sure am excited now! We got home really late and I finally tuckered out while I was playing with my new Elmo. Mom said she kept hearing me laughing and playing and all of a sudden, silence. I fell fast alseep. I hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween. I can't wait for next year.....what will I be???????

Trick-or-Treat

I enjoyed my first Halloween night and I never even got spooked. Everyone said I was the cutest bear ever! Me, Mommy, Grandma, Aunt Vicky, and Hunter went trick-or-treating. Grandma told me to look really cute and smile big so I get lots of candy but I'm not sure why because I'm too little to eat it so she's going to have to....wait.....maybe that was her plan all along. Maddi was a pirate, Hunter was a hippie, and my best friend Brody was a monkey.