Jumpy, Jump, Jump, JUMP

I LOVE hand-me-down items!

This week Ethan received a trampoline!

It is the perfect inside toy right now; Ethan has SO MUCH energy.

Here are pictures of him checking it out:

And a video of him trying it out:

WEEEEEEEEEE

Ethan got a SLIDE for Christmas; and for now it's indoors. I can't believe the progress he has made in a short amount of time. By progress I mean how much more comfortable he is climbing to the top, bringing his leg around and VARIETY of sliding positions! I wish that I can say that MOM has gotten more comfortable, but I am not sure that there is enough time for that!

A Babe Ruth in training....

Ethan was given a tee and baseball set for XMAS from Great Aunt Sheila. He has gotten so good at hitting the ball off the tee:

Christmas 2009

We had a GREAT Christmas Season!

My new Yo, Gabba, Gabba pals:

Foofa and Plex

Stocking time! A mini See and Say, and a tower of rings...MINE!

A view of Grandma and Grandpa's tree:

Having sooooo much FUN with all the wrapping paper!

Grandpa Chris entertaining me:

Hmmmm....what's in here?

Another one ?!?!?!

That's MINE!

With Cousin Ken...he gave me a DOLLAR! I was soooo excited!

Dancing with the Musical Christmas Tree

I know how to do this now!

Foofa!!!!!!!!

Muno!

Tutti!

Mickey Mouse!

Watch and learn, Daddy!

Vroom-Vroom!

We bought Ethan the 30th Anniversary Edition of the Little Tykes car. He rode in one in Cali and loved it....as you can tell in the pics, he STILL LOVES it! P.S. Don't mind the bed head, he just woke up from a nap;)

Toys, again

This was a gift from the Van Duine family--there are 3 total, but we only opened one right now--and as you can see, we are using it a barrier. Ethan loves it! When he breaks through one of the holes, he takes off towards the kitchen; just as if he has been jailed up for years!

Recently, Ethan began watching cartoons on TV. He loves Handy Manny, Micky Mouse Clubhouse and YO- Gabba Gabba (this one drives me crazy). While out and about this weekend, I found him a Handy Manny doll (yes, I just said a doll...heheheh). He grabs it by the neck and gives it kisses (still will not give kisses to adults...only stuffed objects and my students). Well, when Handy Manny came on, he grabbed his doll and watched....so SWEET!!!

We adults use this to sit on....

Ethan LOVES to climb all over it!
He has fallen off 2 times so far:(

A little of this and that!

Ethan LOVES watching TV upside down, no JOKE! Even when he is laying on the floor, he will twist his body so that he can see the TV.....

Here is Ethan eating pears. The first bite ALWAYS surprises him, and then it's like a light bulb goes off, 'oh yeah, i LIKE this!"

Here are some pics of Ethan and his toys:

Here is Ethan during a last feeding for the day, he was supposed to be burping.....

I am not sure why, but I LOVE pics of Ethan right after a bath:

FREAK-A-ZOID and other items....

I am SICK to my stomach!!!! Today, our little Family went to Redmond to visit GMA and GPA Rank. GMA Rank was busy at a Holiday Bazaar, where we up picked up a CUTE hat for Ethan (as the turkey one I bought is way too small for his BIG head). Here are pictures of him in the stylish hat:

On the way home, we decided to stop by Fred Meyer to pick up some items for dinner. We knew we were cutting it close to his feeding time, but it was going to be QUICK. Of course, just as we started gathering items, he started crying. Not as bad as he can get (right, Stacy?), but he was crying. Now we were picking up our pace as to not to disturb others. While I was picking out steak, a lady approached me and said "boy, sounds like he is hungry." I said, no...just woke up from a nap. And we moved onto the next item...i was on the look out for her and she didn't seem to follow us. As I was grabbing beans, she approached Brock and Ethan...this time mentioning that "we were BAD parents for starving our child, that the he was in DISTRESS and that CPS needed to be notified"...YES, SHE SAID THIS!!!! She also went to TOUCH HIM!!! Brock pushed her hand away (she seemed surprise that HE TOUCHED HER)!!!! At this time, I returned and told her to LEAVE or I was going to contact security. As we paid, I asked for an escort to leave the building...at this time, she was reporting us to management. CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS!!!!!????!!!! I am glad that I didn't have time to think about how to respond...especially after she tried to touch to him...otherwise the police would have been called. It's been hours, and I still feel VIOLATED by this FREAKAZOID!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyways, moving on.

Here is Ethan in his saucer...he is such a BIG boy, already holding his head really well and he is moving up in the world of toys!
Here is the youngest Dave Matthews Fan; as many of you know, Brock and I are DMB fans! Thanks to Auntie Courtney, Ethan has his first DMB shirt:)

Here are pics of Ethan in his latest bath. I wanted to post them because they show how HEALTHY Ethan is (contrary to what the FREAKAZOID thinks)...hehhehe...his thigh rolls are funny, and I call his arms...Popeye arms:) BTW, he LOVES kicking his legs and getting me wet...

In case you have been wondering, the red spot is a BIRTHMARK...it will eventually disappear, but right now it can seem a bit scary.

As I previously stated, Ethan and Lily hang out twice a week. You may or may not know it, but Brock grew up an only child and didn't hang out with babies/kids very much. In order to keep Ethan out of daycare, we share days with Stacy. So on Fridays, Brock has both Ethan and Lily--yes, he went straight from no experience to handling 2...which can be quite a challenge. When I came home yesterday, Lily wasn't interested in me...she wanted to snuggle with her Uncle Brock. Here is a picture of that (so SWEET):

Well, I hope that this week goes by quickly for all of you. Check back for pics of the FIRST THANKSGIVING at our house, Christmas tree hunting and more..........

LOVE YOU ALL:) :) :)