doghouse

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ok, you totally have to check out this video... it had me rolling...

a few more from the other day

Future Defender of Our Nation

Unless Grandma has something to say about it!He already has the "high crawl" down.

hop on pop

Dec is here!

For those that are wondering... The front of the shirts we had made for Michael's homecoming said "no slack"... because that's the "name" of Michael's battalion. 2nd of the 327th Infantry... No Slack. And under Franks on the back it says 08... as he came home in 2008.

Now for some pics...

hug ex at it's best

thanks to Lizzie... we have pictures out on the tarmack... and yes... it was COLD out there!
at least one of us got to sleep some... it was like Christmas eve the night before... too excited to sleep... and a teething baby didn't help. oh well... at least he got a nap! And for the record, he was a super sweet boy all day!
ok, i know you can't see it very well, but the word "HOME" is there... promise! (sign credit to Lizzie for helping me design and paint it! oh and Caden for lending us his little hands to paste on there in red... even though he smeared the paint and it's hard to make out! Ha!)
yup, still blue!
He's home, he's home, he's home! Praise the Lord Almighty... the wait is over! :) I can't imagine the difference in Michael's life now that he's hanging up his MRAP for a dirty diaper... many thanks to aunt lizzie for all the pict ure taking and EVERYTHING else she did/helped with! couldn't have done it without her!

crib antics

some new cuteness

yup

without a doubt, he is looking like me. there are pics of him with my grandaddy that look just likepics of grandaddy holding me as a baby... will try and find those at some point...

until then... here's a clip...

over due

sorry for the delay on these... now that he's mobile... my time is spent chasing him around the apartment...

yes!

we are back online! Charter came this morning and set up the internet here at the apt. I couldn't take the lack "connection" anymore. Though, gonna have to take the computer in to the shop to get all cleaned out. (Yes dear, there is Iraqi dust and sand all over this poor computer!)

A few things to clear up...
-Gmommy and Gdaddy stands for Grandmommy and Grandaddy... I just don't like to type it all out if I don't have to.

-I have no idea who Hotdog is...

-i'm hungry... must find food!

Will get some fresh pics up asap. now that the monkey is mobile... i find myself chasing him around the apt. makes for some fun pics.

sock monkey

So today was his first Halloween. And of course this meant he had to dress up. (Baby, I know you wanted him in a ninja outfit... but i figured you two could be matching Ninjas next year... and that would be best). So this year, he was my little monkey... a sock monkey to be exact. (Though, with credit going to Kathryn Sloan, he wore his camo ghosts shirt all day, and did his costume for a bit this evening... many thanks to Gmommy for the costume). I will try to get some pics with him in his ghost shirt later... I don't know why I feel down on that one today. Oh well. Sorry.

Oh, and after much deliberation, Lizzie put some bleach in the hair and now it looks much better. While these pics aren't the greatest of yours truly, I am much happier about my hair color. It was too golden... now it's got more white in it. Much much much better.
i should sell this shot to Snickers!

we're back...

So here we are... back online. I will try and get some new stuff up here so you can see what the little monkey has been up to for the last few weeks... So here goes...
Oh, and I got a hair cut today... and spontaneously decided to color it as well. I am still not sure how I feel about it. It's a little more golden that what I wanted... I may go back and have her touch it up a bit... we will see though. Will try and get a picture of it for you, so you can give me your opinions, a little later. In the mean time... here's the monkey...
The cousins hanging out...
Seeing Great Gmommy and Great Gdaddy... always good times! :)

Olga and I took Caden and Titus to the Honeysuckle Hill Farm pumpkin patch this past Sat. It was good times! Next year, they will both be older and hopefully be able to enjoy it more. But it was fun for us! :)

phone's dead

ok, so i went to Katie's several days ago... and left my cell charger at the apartment. then we packed up to see Great Grandparents in Lexington. And still don't have a charger! Sorry... if you are trying to call... i will be back in touch with the world tomorrow when i get home. i am sorry! i love you!

take the last train to...

Clarksville...
yup, off to TN as of this morning. Won't have computer access for over a week. Call me if you need anything or just want to talk. :) Love to you all!

Uncle Brian... I don't know if you can see it, but he's in one of your Harley shirts... and lookin' good!











This is the first time my toes have been painted since I found out I was pregnant... so pretty... Caden keeps staring at them.







Aunt Lizzie making us dinner tonight! Yummy!

more pics...

... who could possibly resist putting them in the mouth?



this is a pic of our new kitchen table and benches... will get a shot of it once i get it into the apt next week. hopefully it will fit! we will give it a major cleaning in the next few days, once the rain stops and we can take it outside.

and of course, the bear must be eaten...

stylin' in the Puma's

Aunt B... please notice the shoes upon this boy's feet! Guess what fits? Oh yea, the shoes that you got in the largest size! Good thing you didn't get them any smaller... this is the perfect time to have him wearing them... :) Thank you!

celery anyone?

So here are a few shots from last night. He just wouldn't be calm and let me finish my green lemonade/carrot juice. And as soon as he saw the celery in my hand, he just had to have it. So I let him take it... and naw on it a bit... :)






And this was from this evening, after his bath... He had been nibbling on his toes all evening... but just wouldn't cooperate when I wanted to get a pic of it. Oh well... maybe I will catch him in the act later...

a few more fun shots...

it is truly amazing that not even 6 months ago, we were here... I love this pic of Michael and Caden.










While we may have gotten a smile out of Niki, Caden just wouldn't behave... oh well, his facial expressions he got from me... hands down.






This just reminded me of all those cool shots by/of Bethany, that she has taken of herself... He's starting early!







Love the generational side of this pic. With the aged hand of Great Grandad and the youth of Caden...











And just because his favorite thing is to eat his own hands... I thought I would share it with all of you! :)