Super Baby!

We love spending time with our Super Baby!

Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with lots of great food, family, and fun!  Jarom's brother Levi and his family came to visit, and we enjoyed hanging out with them. Their little boy is a few months younger than Colin and it was fun to meet him and play with him.  Colin even elicited Baby G's first laugh which was super cute!  On Wednesday, Jane, Chelsey, our boys, and I went to St. Nick's and picked out ornaments for our trees this year while Seth, Levi, Jarom, and Randy went snowboarding.  Then the whole family relaxed at the pool before going to dinner.  Thanksgiving was spent preparing and eating LOTS of great food and enjoying the company of family and helping our little ones celebrate their first Thanksgiving.  On Friday, Jarom and I tried scuba diving with the rest of the family and took a Christmas card .   It was a lot of fun and made for a memorable Thanksgiving weekend!    

Bookworms!

Had a great time discovering this beautiful sight when I got out of the shower: Bryson was reading to Colin and Colin was so happy to be looking at books. I love my little bookworms!

 

8 Months

Jarom and I are staying warm and cozy on this two degree day with our favorite 8 month old.

At 8 months, Colin is:

• Crawling
• Getting into everything
• Teething
• Waking every 40 minutes at night (NOT so fun)
• Starting to use his thumb and forefinger to pick things up
• Feeding himself baby Puffs and Cheerios
• Aware that objects exist even when they're put out of sight (including us, who he wants to see when he's sleeping)
• As smiley and fun as ever!

May the Force Be With You

Happy Halloween from the Star Wars Clan!  

 

My sister, Becca, made my Princess Leia costume and my brother Tyler made Colin's R2D2 outfit

While we were trick or treating, TONS of people commented on our family costumes and thought they were great.  I'd say we were pretty recognizable.  People especially gushed over our little R2D2.

Colin won "Best Dressed Baby" at the ward Halloween party 

Colin is sitting up and learning to crawl in his little pumpkin outfit

Watching Bryson at the Halloween parade and enjoying treats at school

"Trick or Treat"

 

The amazing Funkins Jarom spent hours carving while we were in Seattle

And he's off!

He's sitting up AND crawling. . . and so it begins.

 

Crawling Away from Melissa G on Vimeo.

Laughing Hysterically

Part of every good bed-time routine: getting all wound up right before mom and dad want you to go to sleep. Colin definitely appreciates when Bryson is acts crazy and reacts with his wonderful baby laugh.

Baby Colin Laughing Hysterically from Melissa G on Vimeo.