iPhone Christmas

What an amazing and busy Christmas we had. So many wonderful visits and visitors. Here's what I have on my phone. I'll post another with camera pics this weekend. 

We spent the weekend before Christmas in Kennewick where we had our first holiday celebration and even saw Santa and his reindeer! Here Anders is playing with the Hess truck given to him by his great-grandparents, Doodah's mom and dad. 

Anders finally met his baby cousins. He's holding Joseph with a little help from Greta. 

Anders was excited about his gift from Santa, a train table!

Hollace getting a morning cuddle. 

Anders retrieving his stocking. 

Malcolm wearing a special holiday outfit. 

Anders and Meme playing memory. 

Hollace having his first bites of solids. We started this kid on sweet potato. 

Joseph and his special outfit. 

Ryan and Jojo. 

The cousins!

Current stats

14.5 lbs and 25 inches long. Our 50/50 baby. 

Brave boy

Anders doesn't like Eemie to be in his room. I'm not sure why, but he's pretty adamant we remove her. This past weekend I questioned why he wanted her gone and he took matters in to his own hands. Good thing she is a sweetheart. 

Breaking out the exer-saucer

Hollace and I worked from home due to his pink eye for a few days this week. Yesterday I couldn't shake the nagging feeling that he needed more stimulation. So, I found the next toy in the development cycle. He was totally ready and in to it!

Quite pleased. 

Focused. 

Intent. 

Not one to miss out on fun, Anders hopped in when he got home. 

Feeling silly 

Enjoying the audience. 

Getting in to it. 

FYI, that's a Pelligrino can that was empty. Anders savored the few drops we left.  

Recap

Well, it's December and things are busy and at the same times there's nothing happening at all. So, below is a quick recap. 

Anders continues to want to hold and cuddle Hollace. Hollace seems to like it. 

In an art installation at the Portland Art Museum the day after Thanksgiving. We were so busy and having so much fun on Thanksgiving we forgot to take pictures. 

Taking in the latest library haul. Anders is naked as usual. 

Bath time!

 

Anders, Hollace and I went to Poppi's for a day on Thanksgiving weekend. Anders spent much of the morning outside playing with his step-uncle Sean and the Italian harvest intern Luca who is staying at my dad's. A little after 1pm Anders came inside, climbed on my lap and passed out. Here he is transferred to the couch. 

Picking out a tree on a very rainy day. 

Hollace drying out on the front seat. 

Hanging "ornaments". 

Finally, Anders had his first Monday at his new school yesterday. He loved it! After some initial shyness, his teacher said he warmed right up and was a natural. This morning he asked to go to his new school. He also asked me if he could ask Faye's parents if she could go to his new school, too. 

I can roll over!

Last night while making dinner we witnessed young Hollace conquer the roll! Sqawking the whole time he propelled his little body on to his belly several times! Mornings just got a lot busier for me!

Three years old and full of charm

Anders is just getting more fun and funny as he gets older. And while he can be challenging ("I can't walk over there and apologize because I don't have two legs," said with a sincere straight face) he also brings a huge amount to entertainment to our lives. 

A common evening sight. 

This one, too. 

He's incredibly independent in the morning. 

Some days he crawls out of bed and I find home like this ("don't take a picture, mom.")

And the other days he's grabbed a spoon and helped himself to a yogurt from the fridge and is trying to open it.  Or has pulled out a frozen waffle, popped it in the toaster oven and turned it on. 

He spends a lot of naked time in the house and prefers to wear his apron when helping with dinner. Safety first. 

Unwrapping his burrito all by himself. 

Thrilled with his mustache like his Doodah's