Brush Your Teeth

Since Boston has been getting more and more choppers, we thought it was time we try our luck with brushing his teeth. I acted like I was brushing my teeth with his tooth brush, which he thought was pretty funny, then offered it to him. At first he only wanted to suck the Spongebob, bubble-fruit toothpaste off of it, but now he has the hang of it.



Things around here have been business as usual. Boston eats more and more each day. He has his favorites, but we have still yet to find something that he doesn't like. The other day Cara took him to Cracker Barrel and he ate half of a pancake by himself then grabbed a handful of hash browns when she wasn't looking. If there is a banana lying around, he will devour it; if you have a glass of orange juice, consider it gone. It will be nice when he gets to the point where he can recognize the difference between food and not food. Until then we'll just have to keep EVERYTHING out of baby reach.

Water Vapor

School was canceled today because of the wind chill advisory that was out for most of the area. When I woke up this morning the wind chill was thirty below! Here's what happens to warm water at sub-zero temperatures.

9 months!

We can't believe 9 months have gone past already. We took Boston to his 9 month appointment today and, man, is he growing! He weighs in at 22 lbs 9 oz and is 29 1/4 in long! Again in the 80% for both. He told us to keep doing what we are doing...he looks great and healthy! We are now getting back into the swing of things...Casey is back to school and looking forward to summer vacation! I am still working part-time and getting started back to school this week. Busy around here, but never a dull moment! Hope everyone is doing well! We also ask for everyone to keep Casey's dad and family in their prayers! Love you all!

Christmas

I hope everyone had a great Christmas this year. Ours was awesome. We went down to Decatur for Christmas Eve and hung out with Cara's family. We ate dinner then went to church for the vigil mass. We were not too sure how Boston would do being as late as it was, but he hardly made a peep. He hung out with Grandpa in the back of church for a while, but did well all in all.

Churchin'


We spent Christmas day at home. Nearly all day. The only thing we got dressed for was to eat Chinese. We got up to open presents that Santa brought, took a nap, played with some toys and ate lunch, took a nap, etc. I wish everyday could be like that. We were planning on grabbing some groceries on Christmas Eve after church, but, of course, nothing was open. It all worked out for the best, though; we hit the Chinese buffet for dinner (which was the only thing open in town. And it was packed!

Presents!


I finished reading The Road yesterday evening. It's a Cormack McCarthy novel - the same guy who wrote No Country for Old Men. A man and his son struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic, cannibalistic United States. The man does everything he can to be a good role model for his son while the rest of the world does literally anything possible to stay alive. It's not exactly the feel-good holiday novel of the season, but a great read if you're into that sort of thing.

My brother and his wife (who are expecting in July) are up from TN. We have a few more Christmas plans while they're in town, but other than that we're living up while trying to keep a low profile. I should probably try to get ahead on some school plans, but... Be sure to check the photo site (the link is at the top right) for more updates. Leave some comments if you're feeling spunky. Merry Christmas to all!

Santa!

We took Boston to see Santa this afternoon, and I'll have to admit - it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. He usually doesn't have much of a stranger danger syndrome, but we've all seen the videos of the kid freaking out as soon as he is perched on Santa's knee. Boston just sat the entire time with the "I'm just hanging out with Santa; no big deal" expression on his face. He didn't get upset until we put his coat back on him. That always makes him very angry. Hopefully next year with Santa will be just as enjoyable. We'll cross our fingers, anyway.

Baby Bath Time

Nothing is better than baby bath time. Although, I'm not sure what Boston likes more: taking his bath or just being naked. Here's the baby boy live in action. Rub-a-dub-dub.

Nighttime Ice Photos