Snow!

Daddy and RJ

Hey, I like this!

So happy!

Hmm, let me just get this mitten off...

I don't know how I feel about this...

Yea, not so much...

I know, Papa, but you said it was going to be fun.

Trying to like it!

Okay, as long as you don't face-plant me again!

Yay!

Taking more and more steps...

Having fun exploring!

RJ and Nanos

RJ and Papa

A couple of weeks ago Ryan, RJ and I went to Incline Village, NV to hang out with my Papa and Nancy and of course, to see the snow!  RJ really liked it; okay, he liked looking at it!  We are so lucky to have this time with him, and be able to do these things with him any time of the day, any day of the week!  Thanks for the good time, you guys!

Christmas Pictures, finally!

Christmas in Hollister, a little late I know, but this is my virtual scrapbooking now, so I have to record it!  =)

Mom, Makenna and T

Uncle Charles

Erin, Avalon and Joe

RJ and bow =)

Ruette, Erin, Joe, Avalon, Phyllis and Tom

Shaun and his basket from my Nana

T and mom

T and Shaun =)

Musical toy?!  I love it!

Thanks Nana, I love it!

Winding down...

Thanks for the CAKE tickets, babe!!!

The process of taking a christmas card photo

I always think it is hilarious the actual process of getting a good photo of a toddler. I had this issue when I worked at the preschool, but I think RJ has been my hardest client, yet! Herein lies the process of getting this year's christmas card photo...

And he's off!

Wait mom, don't hold on to me!!!

The picture!!! Seriously, mom, don't hold my arm...

Oooh, look at this one - what's that I hear? Silver bells?

Another pretty one.

So cute (our second option, but not enough of the Bill Cosby sweater).

Let's try this pose, hmmmm, maybe not.

Yea, not so much.

Daddy, what are you doing?

Seriously, these are cool toys, why don't you let me play with these all the time?

Don't tickle me dad!

But, you can make me fly, that's cool!

I love my dad!

6th tooth and then some!

RJ got a sixth tooth last week, and is just getting bigger and smarter by the day. Just today while we were reading I asked him where the banana was in the book - now, I had to point at this banana many times, make him not turn the page and point some more, to get him to do this, but he finally pointed at the banana. But, later when we got to the ball I asked where it was and he pointed at it like a pro, without my help! I am so proud of him and can't wait for all of his accomplishments to come!

Hope everyone is well!

Randy's Birthday Cruise

Our friend Randy (who Ryan has known since 4th grade?) just turned 30 on the 18th of December, and in honor of this a bunch of our friends (and us) went on a cruise! It was the cruise to Ensenada; you know the one that really would take about 2 hours to just sail there, but they make it into a 4 day cruise to make you feel like you're on a tropical vacation??? =) Randy's girlfriend Tasia's birthday was on the 19th, so we also got to celebrate with her. She, or should I say the waiters?, had a really good time at Papas and Beer on Saturday! =) Our friends Marco and Catie, Rhonda and Eddie, and a bunch of guys that we all know also went. It was a really good time, and as Catie called it somewhat of our "babymoon".

Randy and Tasia

Rhonda and Eddie

Me, Rhonda and Catie

Rhonda, Ryan and someone's hand? Oh, well, we're in Mexico!

Us

At the Rex nightclub on the ship...sometimes too much of a good time!

Us at dinner the 1st night trying to look normal. (It's kinda hard, you know)

All the guys at Papas and Beer

Dinner some other night?

Dinner the last night

Rhonda and Eddie the last night out

Catie and Marco the last night

Us the last night out

RJ's 5th tooth!

Our son is pretty cranky when he gets teeth in, but he just got his 5th tooth, practically without a peep. He was pretty sad coming home from Tracy on Saturday, so I gave him a few teething tablets, and voila he was fine and about thirty minutes later he had a tooth to his right of his two front teeth. It's all pointy like a dracula tooth! =) I cant believe he is getting sooo big!!!