My First Christmas

So, Christmas may just be the best time of my life so far. I had such a good time with my family and friends...and unwrapping gifts. Half the fun was ripping and eating the paper. I hope you had a good Christmas too!

My Uncle Nick really enjoyed spending Christmas morning with me. He got to hold me for the first time. He was super happy and very gentle.

Cute shirt, huh? My grandma in South Carolina sent this to me.

Check out my new wheels. Rear view side mirrors and everything. I can tell I'll be spending hours cruising around the kitchen. The chicks are gonna dig me!

Matching socks for my daddy and me. Brutus even got a matching John Deere toy to chew on.

Daddy reads to me every night. During December, our favorite book was "The Wombat Divine." It's apparently the most popular Christmas story in Australia. Isn't it cool that Mommy and Daddy were thinking of me in Australia?

Mommy's best friend, Sara, is a Georgia Bulldog. She got me this studly shirt for Christmas. I'm surprised Daddy still held me since I wasn't wearing my Purdue shirt.
Sara's mom, "Mrs. C"...that's what my mom calls her, made me this amazing quilt. It's so bright and fun. I love it!
It's tradition for Sara, Mrs. C, my mom and my grammy to get together and make Christmas cookies. This is my mom's creation this year...kinda Dr. Seuss-like, don't you think?This picture was actually taken a little bit before Christmas, but I forgot to post it in an earlier blog. Cook is where Daddy works on Friday's. It was nice to meet his friends there.

There's just nothing like a new book to read! I must have gotten that love for books from my parents.

I met my second cousin, Mitchell, for the first time this Christmas. He was born about three months ahead of me. We had a lot of fun talking to each other. Our secret language made everyone laugh.

Okay, so mom put these strange things on my hands one day when it was really cold. I was very intrigued.

I got to be a part of the Lacker family picture! This is my mom's aunt, uncle, and cousins. Her cousins are from all over (Illinois, California, and London), so it was good to see them all together. Kevin's getting married in June, so I get to make my first flight to California then!
It's a family tradition to measure your height on Great Grandma's fridge, so I got to do this for the first time. I have a lot of feet to go to catch up to everyone else in the family!

Above, you can see I love opening presents, even if they're not mine. Here I'm helping my great grandma with hers. Below, I'm keeping Great Grandpa company before everyone arrives. He just kept saying how big I am, but I'm pretty sure he's bigger than I am.

And, to make my mom and dad proud, I am already skilled at perusing the ads for after Christmas sales. It's amazing the deals you can find!

In Preparation for My First Christmas

We all had fun taking pictures for the Christmas card. My parents really get into this! I realized pretty quickly that the more I smiled, the more excited they got. So, here's a good one for them.

Mom showed me the fine art of making brownies a few days ago. I think I'm a natural.

A few weeks ago, we went to visit friends in Cincinnati. I met Micah for the first time. You can see we had a blast together. He's about six months older than me, so I have a lot to learn from him. And now might be a good time to mention that I just turned four months old and weighed in at 16 lbs 10 oz. I'm a whopping 26.5 inches long. I'm a healthy little elf!

This time last year, there was just one kid on the way...now there's two and one on the way!

I'm kinda with my parents on this one...why sit on Santa's lap when I can just be Santa?

And just last week, I got to spend my first weekend with Grammy and Grandpa. My mom and dad went to Michigan for Josh's wedding. They said it was such a fun wedding and they are really happy for Josh and Lora. Josh is Daniel's best friend since his elementary days. I'm glad they had fun, but I think I had more fun!

Dedication and Thanksgiving

On November 23rd, I was dedicated at my parents' church, Traders Point Christian Church. My grandparents were there too. It was so exciting, and I dressed just like my daddy. Mom and Dad always say that I should dress up for church.

This was me right after Thanksgiving turkey...people warned me that it would make me sleepy. My grandpa was super comfy as I fell asleep.This is me sleeping after my next Thanksgiving dinner. My cousin, Allison, was an equally wonderful pillow. This holiday stuff is exhausting!
My great grandma gave me my first ornament. I got a pretty good grip on it here. Can't wait to go put it on the tree at home. I actually got to see my first Christmas tree at my great-grandparents. The lights are so fun to look at. And you can see that they were really happy to see me.

Once again, my parents had a good time without me. They are big fans of Black Friday, and they were out the door at 6am...I slept in and woke up to my grandma's smile. I'm sure I'll see what Black Friday's all about in the next few years. They're actually at Home Depot in this picture. I didn't know Santa was there on Black Friday! Maybe I should've gone.

And I'm just a big fan of this hat that my grandpa picked out for me. So, I just had to show you how cool I look in it. Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!

Three Months Old

I'm three months old today! I keep growing so fast. Mom is guessing that I weigh about 17 lbs. I'm flying through my clothes and am already wearing 6-9month outfits. Of course, Mom still crams me into some of her favorite 3-6month outfits since I must be cuter with my belly hanging out. I'm smiling and babbling a bunch. I get real excited trying out all my new toys. You can see above that Mom captured the first time that I grabbed for a toy. That was just a few days ago. Now I do it all the time and love to eat whatever I grab.

These two pictures show me enjoying my Bumbo seat. A big thanks to my cousin, Kim, who found the perfect lime green one. It's kinda nice sitting up straight on my own in this thing. However, I actually prefer standing (while holding my Mom or Dad's hands). They used to count how many seconds I was standing up, but once they got to 100, they gave up on that game.

I'm getting much better at tummy time. Check it out...I can hold my head up for enough time to figure out why a blue elephant is on the floor with me. Mom is trying to show me how to roll over, but I'm just not in the mood yet.

I guess Mom and Dad can have fun without me. They got to go to the new Lucas Oil Stadium and watch the Colts beat the Patriots with their friends, Mark and Stacie. They had such a good time and can't wait to go again.

Mom and Dad also got to go to the Purdue game against Michigan this year with John and Angie, friends from Dayton, Ohio. As you can see, both Stacie (above) and Angie (below) are expecting a new little friend for me to play with.

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween to all my blog followers! I am obviously the best looking pumpkin...and you can see I have my John Deere outfit on underneath to match my parents. We got all dressed up for my first Halloween party at Scott's house. Apparently it's a yearly tradition. I loved all the lights and spooky music. You can see that Scott was super tall and scary. But I wasn't scared! He was actually pretty nice. Hope you have a wonderful Halloween!