Christopher's First Hair Cut

Christopher's adorable baby curls had gotten a little out of control, so Conan gave him a hair cut in October. (Yes, he was almost 2 1/2 when he got his hair cut for the first time).

Before: Look how cute it was!

We tied it in ribbons so we could save a curl.

Buzzer time!

That's a lot of hair! I had to hold back the tears when I saw all of it on the ground.

After: Good job Dad!

Halloween

We let Chris pick out his own costume for Halloween this year. He flipped through the catalog and once he saw the Elmo costume he knew that's what he wanted to be.

In the morning we went to a party our apartment put on for the kids. Here's Chris at the concert standing right next to a speaker. I hope he didn't do too much damage to his little poor ears.

Pumpkin kicking, one of Chris' favorite activities.

Dad gave Elmo a ride on his shoulders.

Mom <3's>

Later in the day we went to Chris' friend Delaney's Halloween party. Aren't the kiddos adorable?

They decorated cupcakes. Look closely, you can see the LG dumped the whole container of green sprinkles on his cupcakes : ).

That night we went trick or treating. I love this picture, because you can see how excited Chris was to get candy. It took him a while to understand what was happening. At the first house he tried to walk right inside, but by the end he was running from apartment to apartment.

Chris talked Conan and me into dressing up also. He picked out the costumes, "Daddy be Bert, Mommy be Abby".

We had such a Happy Halloween! I can't wait to see what Chris picks out for us next year.

Week in Ohio

At the beginning of October we went to see my family in Ohio. We timed it so we could see University of Wyoming play. Our flight was delayed because of some issue with it not flying, or something so we had to get on a new one. We made it to Ohio, where it there was torrential rain and drove to Dax's game. We got there just in time for the last half. It was freezing, so Chris and I listened to most of the game in the car. Conan was a trooper and watched all of it outside. At the end of the game we got to catch up with the quarterback...

Dax! It may not look like it in this picture (it was 11 p.m.), but Chris was thrilled to see Dax. He talks about Uncle Dax all of the time now. I'd say he tells us it's Dax's birthday just about everyday.

We stayed with Uncle Steve and Aunt Karen in Ohio. Chris had a blast with them.

He especially loved all of their animals. They have 3 dogs, and his favorite, Izzy the cat. Izzy was the one that didn't want to play with Chris, but he didn't care. He followed her everywhere around the house. My favorite was when he trapped her in the sink to pet her.

Here we are with Matt and my Grandpa at his house. Chris loves Grandpa Carl!

The three of us on the farm!

You can call Conan the cow whisperer. They were scattered all over the place, and as soon as he started mooing they all gathered around.

Chris loved them!

My mom's cousins, "J's" as Conan calls them came over. Julie, Jenny and Jane doing thumbs up with Chris.

Their house is right on a creek, so Conan got lots of fishing in. Chris caught his first fish with Dad. He loved it so much that he wouldn't throw it back, because he wanted to bring it back to the house. Any guesses what he named the fish?

Turtle!

First Day of School

Chris started a pre-preschool at our Y in September. It's two days a week for two hours a day, and he loves it! It's gradually separating, so the moms leave the room for small bits of time until they're gone the whole time. Since Chris and I are together all day, everyday he had a bit of a hard time at first. He's doing great now, and I'm out of the room for most of the class now (even if I am just in a room down the hall from him : ). Here are some pics of his first day of school...

Gramma Kimmy got him this adorable outfit.

Close up!

His Chris backpack. Totally necessary : ).

Where have we been?

Sorry for the lack of posts recently! We're expecting another Little Guy at the end of April!! Mama's been a little tired : ). I have lots to post before the end of the year, but I wanted to post the list of names Chris has picked out for his little brother so far...

Elmo was his first choice. That one lasted a while, but then he forgot about it when he thought of the name... Underwear. Yes, that's a good one too. Now we're on Chri. Yes, he wants to name it his name minus one letter. That works out well if we keep having boys. We can have a Chr, Ch, and just C. This one has stuck for a while, he talks about baby brother Chri all of the time.