Cute Boys

My Sweet Boys

Ian is 6 months old!

To compare and contrast here is Ike at 6 months old.

and here's sweet Ian. He's just learned to suck in his bottom lip which is usually accompanied by a funny noise.

He's got beautiful blue eyes and the sweetest little round nose that I can't stop kissing. He's strong and starting to get mobile. He likes to push up his butt and skoot on his head. I know he'll be crawling very soon, not sure if I'm ready for that.

He really is the sweetest little baby. I thought Ike was a good baby but Ian is even better. I took him to my bookclub last night and he was a little angel, thank goodness.

Ok, he's crying now so I have to go, ha ha!

Christmas Update (a little late)

We had a really nice simple Christmas this year. This was actually Christmas morning before we opened presents. Ok so most of the presents were behind the tree. But really we each just got a couple things which was all we needed. We opened presents Christmas morning then went to Ryans parents and had a really nice day there. I made yummy buttermilk pancakes and buttermilk syrup for breakfast. Then we just hung out and played some card games and ate some more. It was one of my nicest Christmas's.

Cute Chistmas Pics

In case you didn't get a Christmas card from me this year, or even if you did, here are some cute pictures from the little shoot I did of the boys. Aren't they sweet.

2 Marjories and an Ian

Just a couple of cute pictures of Ian in case you are going through withdrawals which I can understand. He just keeps on getting cuter.

I got to go to California last week with Ryan and the boys. We had a really nice visit with my family. I also got to see one of my favorite people, Marjorie, the lady I was named after. I told her I wouldn't post this picture but we both look so cute I couldn't resist. She told me she checks Ike's blog every Tuesday and tells anyone passing by that these are her cute grand kids. I say by all means, she can claim me and them. I'm so glad I got a chance to spend some time with her while I was there.

Photobooth fun

I love when you are doing a photo's and hoping that they will turn out like this...
But they really end up turning out like this.

I'm thinking I should just send these out as my Christmas cards anyways because I think they sum up our lives pretty well.

Talking my ear off

My little man has learned how to talk. He's even doing it as I try to type this. I think it's absolutely adorable except when it's at 7am which is starting to be a habit. Thankfully he's not a cry er though. He kind of fusses when he's upset and he talks, loudly, when he's happy. And that's why we love him.

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Trick or Tweet

Ike loved Trick or Treating this year. At every house he said, 'Twick o Tweet" then he would say "thank you" and when he got back to me he would say "next house". That was his 3 repeated phrases all night. People let him choose which candy he wanted and I thought it was fun to see what he would pick since he really doesn't know what's what. Then when someone tried to hand him candy he just reached in the bowl anyways. He only got scared one time when an old man had a scary costume, but he didn't cry he just quickly turned around and left the doorstep without any candy. He ended up eating a little bag of peanut M&M's (nummy nums) and a little lollipop then all the candy disappeared, weird. It was a fun night.

He got to go with his cool cousins.

Pirate Jace Bug and Cowboy Ike

Little Ian cow.

The Distant Future

Robots are one of Ikes obsessions now and he loves the Robot Music Video from Flight of the Conchords .

cute Ian

almost laughing

Vote this years Halloween costume

Nerd

Emo

Cowboy

It's that time of year again. Vote for what Ike should be for Halloween. I'm sure next year he'll be choosing for himself so I can only torture him with my ideas a little longer. How he managed to capture the mood of each costume amazes me. For last years options go here.

Captain Underpants!

I picked up some spongebob underwear and a training potty today and thought I'd see if Ike was interested. Well he sure liked the underwear. He instinctively put a pair on his head, and two on his bottom. Little boys in underwear is about the cutest thing in the world. He kept them on for about an hour but never went pee. I'm not officially starting to potty train him yet, that would be too stressfull, we are just getting use to the idea of underwear and toilets, and having some fun while we are at it.

Ike Showing Off

I'm sorry but my kid is smart

I got an iPhone and there are a bunch of apps (applications) that teach Ike letters. Being that he's obsessed with my phone it's no wonder he's learned them so well.

Parental Warning: The word Fox may not sound like Fox. (and I may giggle about it)

Animal Sounds

I finally caught Ike on camera showing off some of his animal sounds.

The boys

These use to be the boys in my life. I lived with Rainey and the boys on and off since I moved to Utah and now it's been 5 years since they moved to California and I don't get to see them very often anymore which makes me sad. But I got to see them when I took Rainey to the airport on Monday and they got to meet their newest cousin Ian. Oh wait, Ian's not the newest, my sister Cate had a baby boy a few weeks after me. Can't wait for all the California cousins get to meet their new Utah addition.

Ok Mama, Let's Go

All he needs is my 20 pound purse and the baby and we are ready to go.