Random

Just some more random pictures.....

Ethan is starting to eat with utensils! He makes quite the mess and only a little bit of what was actually on the fork makes it into his mouth. The rest either goes on the floor or on his lap. And it is a PAIN to clean his high chair up after he's through!


He is really proud of himself for eating like a big boy and here are a few examples of the look on his face when he has "accomplished" his goal....



I'm proud to say that Ethan is such a mama's boy! Hopefully he always will be! He has been so cuddly and loving towards me lately. He will just come up to me and give me a hug or a kiss--and I don't even have to ask for it! Now that is all the praise I need! I was reading to Ethan in the love sac and he fell asleep with me--I can't even remember the last time he did that because he always seems to be on the go. When Skyler came home from work he took these pictures:

He even rolled over on top of me without waking up!


I sure love the boys in my life!!!!

On a side note: Ethan is getting his top molars and his bottom sharp teeth (incisors??) and has been acting like a champ! He almost has all of his teeth! My mom said that I didn't have ANY teeth until I was 18 months old--they even took me to the dentist to get x-rays to even see if I had any up there!!

Ethan can sing the first half of the ABC's--he kind of trails off into gibberish around J, K, L......and also loves to sing E.I.E.I.O. and that's the only part he'll sing. Sometimes after he wakes up from his naps, I can hear him on the monitor singing EIEIOhhhhh! So cute!

Ethan the Puppy Dog

This is a pretty funny video! He sure enjoyed sharing his food with Copper!

Colorado Springs, here we come!

So not even a week after my parents left Vegas, Ethan and I flew out to Colorado Springs for another fun-filled week. My sister graduates from HS this year and per Pine Creek Tradition, I capped her at the capping ceremony! I will post pics of that as soon as my sister emails me some!

Ethan was always such a good little flyer as a baby, but as he has gotten older, it is more and more difficult to fly with him alone. I think the next time we fly, even if he isn't 2, we will pay for the kid to have his own seat simply so I can STRAP him down in a car seat!! I guess I shouldn't really be complaining--at least Ethan isn't the baby screaming at the top of his lungs--he just crawls all over me and he thinks whichever stranger sitting next to us is fair game too. Some poor old man was sitting next to us on the way out to CO and Ethan was trying to take his glasses off his face, the pen out of his front pocket, and was trying to bang on his seat tray! Luckily Ethan is so darn cute that nobody minds him at all. He was playing peek-a-boo with the people sitting behind us, and trying to play with the lady's hair in front of us. Eventually though, he fell asleep and I was able to rest as well. I never thought I would envy somebody flying by themselves, sipping a soda and reading a magazine...peacefully!!!

Ethan has a lot of fun at my parent's house because of our dog Copper. Ethan LOVES to play with Copper and Copper is so patient when Ethan tugs her ears and pokes her eyes and tries to stick his hand in her mouth.



Ethan thought it was so funny to throw Copper some food from his plate (I have a funny video I will upload of this), and even was mimicking some of the things Copper does. For instance, he crawled on all fours more than I've seen him do since he started walking, he ate his food straight off the plate (no hands) and would shake his head like Copper. It was pretty funny!



We were also able to spend some time with Ethan's other grandparents! He has a lot of fun at Grandma and Grandpa Black's! I think it's because he knows that Grandpa gives him the goods a.k.a. CANDY! Plus he has a lot of fun playing cars with Brandon.

We went to Texas Roadhouse, and Ethan loved the rolls there so much that he actually put the entire thing in his mouth. He has never really been one to eat in small bites.....I don't know why he does this--does he think that if he doesn't eat the whole thing right away that we are going to take it away from him?!?!

Another cute picture: Ethan Black is Bruce Wayne is BATMAN!!! (I don't know what we had eaten that made our mouths slightly blue!)

Viva Las Vegas!

My parents and my two younger brothers, Scott and Jared, were able to come visit us in sunny Las Vegas for their Spring Break. It was so much fun to have them here for a week. My parents had a hotel room on the strip but Scott and Jared stayed with us to soak up time with their nephew Ethan. They are SOOO good with him! I would actually feel more comfortable leaving Ethan with my 12 and 11 year old brothers than with some of my adult friends!!! Ethan sure loves his uncles!

My mom and I had fun shopping and going to model homes (we LOVE to look at model homes!) and we had lots of yummy evening outs thanks to my dad! Another highlight of the trip was when we took Ethan swimming! The first day the outdoor pool's heater was broken and the water was FREEZING! Scott and Jared still got in, and we even tried to put Ethan in, but apparently my little boy is way too smart to swim in cold water! He preferred to just get his toes wet....


And when even that got too cold for him, he preferred to just watch everyone else swim in the comfort of a warm towel with Grandma....


Here are some more fun pictures from their visit!

Ethan and Emme looking cool with their sunglasses!

Yep, that's my 14 month old baby going to town on a barbecue rib!

And loving every minute of it!

I'm surprised I got a smile out of him after such a long day!!

Day two at the pool--the heater was working and he had a blast!

The water was so nice that even I joined them!

We hadn't even left the parking garage!!!


I am so lucky to have such wonderful parents! They are great grandparents to Ethan and we just love them to death!

Happy Easter!

We are so grateful for this Easter holiday to reflect on the many blessings we've been given. I couldn't help but think today, that if we live righteously, we can be a family for eternity because of the resurrection of our Savior! It is such a profound thought that I'm just going to leave it at that....I'm in awe of the plan our Heavenly Father has created for us.

We took Ethan to an Easter Egg Hunt yesterday and let's just say it was complete and utter mayhem. I don't think I will ever do one of those huge egg hunts ever again!

Look at that crowd!!! And this is only the 1-3 age group!!

Regardless of the crowd--Ethan was able to collect a few eggs. He had a lot of fun!

To be honest, I can't believe I even have a child that is able to hunt for eggs! It seems so surreal. This is Ethan last year on his very first Easter-barely able to sit up on his own.....

And now today-walking around like a big boy.....

We (I) dyed some eggs together. It made quite the mess, but Ethan really loved watching the egg go from white to blue and green and orange, etc.

The Easter Bunny was very generous to Ethan this year--a new big coloring book and toddle crayons! Not to mention Ethan's favorite--CANDY!!


Hunting for Easter Eggs!


Taking a bite of his very first Peep...he loved it (of course). I, however, cannot repeat cannot STAND Peeps! I don't even really like to look at them. Skyler, on the other hand, loves them. Yuck.....

Coloring with Daddy

Picture Update

I know I haven't done a great job keeping my blog updated--so I'm going to try and be better. Starting with a few new fun pictures.
This picture is so funny--Ethan fell asleep while eating an apple slice in the car!

Lately we've been letting Ethan do things on his own--ie: brush his own teeth, feed himself with a spoon, and walk around the house with a bowl of frozen peas or mini marshmellows, etc. Anyway, the funny thing about him walking around with his bowl is when he walks some of the marshmellows spill out of the bowl--and when he bends over to pick up the ones that spilled, more end up falling out! He looks at us like, "What is going on?!"

Here's the picture of Ethan feeding himself his yogurt. He gets SOOOO messy! But I guess they have to learn somehow, right?!

Such a funny face for a funny little boy!

Hanging out in his Kid Sac.....

Resting on Daddy

Eating his hot dog like a big boy!

I love this picture! When Ethan wakes up on Saturday mornings, either Sky or I go and take him out of his crib and change his diaper...then we get back in bed and let Ethan "explore" the upstairs of our house. Skyler and I don't really go back to sleep, we just lay in bed listening to what our little explorer is getting into. We can usually hear the drawers to his dresser getting opened and closed and know there is going to be a huge mess waiting for us. Yesterday though, we didn't hear anything so we went to see what he was doing and he was just chillin in his love sac!!! It was sooo cute! We just had to laugh at our little buddha baby.

I'm a bad blogger!!!

Ok, so after weeks and weeks of not updating, I figured I would fill you in on what's going on around here. Not too much has changed with me or Skyler, although, busy season has pretty much come to an end--and I cannot tell you how relieved/happy I am to have my husband back!!! He was working like 15-16 hour days!! Sometimes longer!!! It was almost unbearable. But I guess that's the life of a CPA's wife!!! :-) I think when the big money starts rolling in-I'll be able to "cope" much better by occupying my time with a little retail therapy :-) Until then.......

Luckily I have such an awesome little man to spend my time with. He is 13 months old, and continues to amaze us with his intelligence!!! I'm gonna do a run down of new fun things that Ethan has started to do (and some fun pictures). In no specific order......

1. He's learning his ABC's! He has a little musical thing that goes on our fridge (thanks, Gramma Savage!) and also we watch Wheel of Fortune every night. He LOVES Wheel of Fortune! It's pretty funny because he will yell at the tv "E"! and "T"! And then he will look at us for approval.

2. He drives into the driveway with daddy. And he thinks this is sooo cool!

3. He knows that a cow says "moo" and a dog says "roof roof" and a cat says "meow."
4. He has gone potty on his big boy potty a few times already. The little girl that I watch is in the midst of being potty trained, and Ethan seemed interested and has done very well so far!

5. He knows how to open doors now. That means I have to watch him double time to keep him from throwing underwear in the toilet. At least he has the connection between big boy underwear and the toilet???

6. Loves the warm weather we've been having and likes to go out and ride around on our patio. He also likes to "collect" rocks as well as eat them.

7. He likes to see what mama is reading

8. He still continues to shove food in his mouth at insurmountable speed as though we are giving him a time limit....or never going to feed him again.

9. He is getting his back molars. Surprisingly, it was only a rough day or two. I know what he is going through-my wisdom teeth are breaking through my gums and it hurts like nobody's business. And I know what's going on! These poor babies that have no idea......
10. He loves to build blocks with his daddy. They play all evening!

11. He loves to take warm baths and snuggle when he's out.

12. He likes to help mama and daddy cook.

13. He loves to give kisses to random little girls at church. Ladies man already?? I think we're in trouble....
14. He is DEFINITELY a mama's boy--and I wouldn't have it any other way!!

15. We've recently had to remove the bumper from his crib because being the adventurous dare devil that he is--he was using it to climb out of his crib. Now we have to deal with his future-football-player-sized thighs getting stuck through the railings....

16. When I do sit ups or pilates on the floor, Ethan is my "personal trainer"--crawling all over me to add "resistance."
17. He loves to get into drawers, cupboards, cabinets, and basically everything that he is NOT supposed to be getting into.
18. He pretty much skipped walking and went straight for running.
19. Loves to walk around in his new GAP flip flops-even when we're home.
20. He has started expressing himself through little expressions...like when the garage door opens he looks at me and goes, "huh!" Or when the microwave beeps, it's "ahh!" Pretty dang cute if you ask me!
21. When I ask "Who's hungry?" Ethan says, "MEEE!!!" He pretty much says that after anything I ask...."who wants to go to the park? Who wants to take a nap? Who wants to take a bath?"
"MEEE!!!!"
22. Our ward was recently split, and our wonderful coveted time of 1:00 changed to 11:00--right in the middle of nap time!!! Most of the other little kids at church seem to get by on just goldfish or other little snacks. Not our little eater. We have to bring pasta noodles and cut up hot dogs!! Sometimes we'll even throw in a string cheese! :-) But trust me, bringing his "lunch" is a lot better than the alternative......
23. He has recently INSISTED on feeding himself with a fork or spoon. The problem is, he still isn't very good at it, so it turns out to be a huge mess! But, he really puts up a fight if I try to feed him myself....I just need to show him who's boss......
24. He calls me Kellie. He still calls me mama for the most part, but when he wakes up from his naps or in the mornings, he can be heard calling "Kellie!" from his crib. Skyler has told me that when I leave Ethan with him to run errands or have "me" time, when he hears the garage door open he says, "Kellie?!" I would probably put my foot down and insist that he calls me mom by not responding to Kellie, but he is just so stinkin cute when he says it.
25. He has pretend phone conversations with his daddy during the day on his cell phone.

Well, those are just a few that I could think of! Hope everybody had a good Sunday!!!