Birthdays and Anniversaries

January is a month FULL of birthday's and anniversaries! Scott and I will be celebrating SIX years of marriage on Sunday!! My parents 38th anniversary is Friday. My brother's birthday was the 13th. My nephew's birthday is the 22nd and my mom's birthday is the 26th!! And that's just family!! Scott and I are celebrating our anniversary with dinner and a movie...I think. I can't get him to plan anything ahead of time!! But I'm looking forward to us spending time together.

Here are some fun pics of Levi.

He loves to ride his horsey, but he doesn't like to let go of his toys!!

Climbing in the kitchen cabinets.

All bundled up for the really cold weather!!

Play Time!

I have to say that I feel like I have the best baby in the entire world, which leads me to believe that my next child may be more than a handful! Levi is typically a calm, quiet, happy, smiley, flirty little boy. He loves, loves, loves to charm the ladies. The look that he gives is hilarious. We went to a birthday party this weekend and most of the children were 4, 5, or 6 years old, so Levi didn't have a whole lot to do especially when the children were enamored by the 6' Spongebob in the room! Sometimes I feel a little uncomfortable because people are always commenting on how cute Levi is. I mean, to an extent to where I don't know what to say. The first and second time they say he's cute I usually say "thanks", but then when they say they want to take him home or keep him for their little girl or grandbaby I just don't know what to say! It's very flattering don't get me wrong, cause I know he's cute, I just don't want everyone to know that I know just how cute he really is, outsite the mommy-bias! So, let me tell you how he charms the ladies. He'll start out with just a little stare to a new face (typically a female face) and then the stare turns into a little smile, little smirk. Then he pulls out the big guns, a full-blown cheesy grin, white teeth glaring, with eyes a little squinty, shrugging into his shoulders a bit, and then in the end he slightly tilts his head for the kill! And there you have it! That's how he charms the ladies. Works every time.


Levi plays really well with others. He hasn't learned any bad habits yet and is pretty easy going. He doesn't fuss if someone else takes his toys or bangs him in the head either on purpose or accidentally. He just continues to play in his happy state. When we are at home we play alot together, but he also plays very well independently, which I feel is very important. He is usually pretty quiet when he plays and he loves blocks and other small toys. You will always find something in his hand or maybe even both hands. He carries these things with him and 99.9% of the time it is a block (the blue cylidrical ones are his all-time fave). He also loves books. I never knew that a 12 month old could sit quietly with a few books for 10 minutes and be totally happy! He has no idea what the story is, he just loves the pictures and loves to turn the pages! It's really sweet. He really loves animals especially dogs, cats, cows, and ducks. Every time he sees something that resembles a duck you can hear him say "guck". Such a smart little boy. I have a video of him playing, which will probably be pretty boring because he is content to sit there (and while I only recorded a minute he was playing with these two white blocks for about 5-7 minutes) and play quietly by himself while mommy was busy doing something. Don't feel obligated to watch the whole thing as I'm sure you'll get the picture right away!

Okay, now I'm off for a little fun play time with Levi before his morning nap! :)

Where Has The Time Gone?

Where do I even begin? My last post was so long ago and so much has happened in the past month! I hope everyone had a blessed Christmas and I wish everyone the best for 2009! It will be a great year packed with new adventures! :)

Christmas was fun and very exciting. Levi wasn't real sure what to do with the wrapped presents, so daddy had to help him quite a bit. But boy did he get LOTS of new toys!! We had a wonderful visit with my brother, David, and his beautiful wife, Geri, and my cute nephew, Nicholas! They were here for a few days and we loved spending time with them laughing and playing games. Nicholas and Levi had fun playing together along with their other two cousins, Lucy and Ivy. I can't believe how fast everything went and I didn't take very many pictures. :( I'll have to remember that next year! Happy 2009!!

Daddy helping Levi with his presents

He LOVES the Mickey cell phone Santa left in his stocking!

What a cutie! :)

Levi, Ivy, Lucy, and Nicholas