A Climbing He Will Go!

Lately Christian has been climbing up on everything that he can climb on. I feel like I have to constantly be watching because I'm afraid he will fall from a far distance. I think I now know why I am tired and want to take a nap every day.


Last week, I was in the kitchen cleaning up and Christian went into his room. When he didn't come right out to find me, I knew that I need to see what he was doing. I found Christian siting on his Changing table.


Christian has been doing this trick for some time but it is usually when he is hungry. I guess he can also use it to get himself a drink.


Christian just loves to climb on the bar stools to get into trouble. He also will climb up on them to sit on my lap. We finally had to put the bar stools against the wall.
This is one I really don't like when he climbs on the toilet to get to the sink because of course he turns on the hot water.

Corn on the Cob

Christian totally loves Corn on the Cob. He enjoys it so much he doesn't even want to wait until it is cooked. There has been times that he has taken a bite of it before we can cook it. He has also had some temper tantrums because he can't wait for it to be cooked.

One Little Monkey Jumping In His Bed

Christian has started to give me a harder time about going to bed, especial for nap time. On Monday, he jumped, played and cried for two hours. Today he wouldn't go down for a nap until 2:45. I really hope that he is not giving up naps. I for one still need nap time for a couple of reasons:

1. I need to have down time from my wild man.
2. So I can get some things done.

Here are some of Christian's newest pre-bedtime antics for your viewing enjoyment!







This is what Christian thinks about going to bed.

Last Reunion For This Year!

This weekend we had a Reunion with my Grandma and all of her children. We haven't had a reunion for five years. We stayed at his place called Camelot Resort Pinnacle Lodge. This place had a big cabin that had nine bedrooms and had 3 small cabins. It was great fun getting every one together and catching up, playing games, watching the kids play with Lizards, hearing stories and jokes, and watching a talent show.

The Cabin that we stayed in.

Strawberry Pinnacles

There was a rock wall that surrounded the resort

Some pictographs that Chris found

Just one of the many lizards that the children caught.

What happen a year from this day?

Last year, Christian legally became a part of our family. We feel so bless to have him part of our family. He makes our life meaningful. Here are some pictures from the pasted year:

We legally became a family

Christian at 9 months old

10 months old

Christian's first Christmas

Our first professional family picture.

14 months old

15 months old

16 months old

17 months old

18 months old
Christian eating cereal by himself for the first time.

How Christian Eats His Cereal?

Christian wanted to eat cereal while sitting on Chris' lap. They tried it for awhile but it was not working to well. Christian kept getting cereal all over Chris. He was so upset that he couldn't eat cereal any more that I decided to put him in his high chair.

Christian's Way: The best way to eat is not bothering with the spoon, just dive in head first and you can get as much as you want.

Maybe he isn't quite ready for less guidance while eating.

More independence in a child's eating doesn't translate to less clean up for parents afterward.

Christian Uses The Potty

On July 22, 2009, Christian used the toilet for the first time. For the last month, he has somehow gotten the idea to pee in the bath. This is really annoying, so I decided that every time he stood up to pee, I would put him on the step stool and see if he would go in the toilet. I was very shocked when he went pee on Wednesday. Below are pictures of Christian clowning around in our bathroom.

Future Potty Training Champion

Christian giving himself a pat on the head instead of a pat on the back.

Christian's proud of himself, no longer a baby!