Fun with Balloons

Whoever invented balloons was truly a genius...why do we spend so much money on other toys? :)

Fun at Grandma & Grandpa's

Hobbs's very favorite thing-the giant ball!!!



Throwing balloons at Grandpa



Fun times rolling on the giant ball

Good Helper

I got the vacuum out and Hobbs was very curious about it. He's too funny sometimes! :) Check out his crazy bed head hair too!

Learning...

Hobbs has been getting more and more independent all the time and has really wanted to start trying to feed himself. This is great, we know, but the problem with it is that Hobbs is a thrower. So, self feeding is a learning experience not only for Hobbs, but also for myself. While he is learning to eat with a fork and a spoon, I am learning that it's okay for things to get messy and that they can be cleaned up. Not that the house is super-clean already, but it's hard to think about gooey cheese, sticky syrup, and red ketchup ending up on floors (thank goodness they are wood and easy to clean) and walls! :) Today I decided to let him try feeding himself mac & cheese on his own. He was doing a pretty good job, so I did some quick cleaning while he was eating and returned a few seconds later to find:

Mac & cheese had been dumped off the plate. You can see him trying to get the last few noodles off. (He knows what he's doing!) :)


Squishing the mac & cheese to get it nice and smashed up.


Giving a little smile as if he knows it drives me a little crazy! :) It's a good thing he's cute!


Being a parent is definitely a learning experience. It's a fun one though and one full of laughs. It's crazy how quickly he's growing. He had his 15 month dr. appt. yesterday. Here are the stats:

Weight: 26 lbs., 8oz. (75th percentile)
Height: 34 in. (75th percentile)
Head Circumference: 54cm (I didn't even ask percentile this time considering it's been off the charts every other time)

Silly Boy

Sorry it's been so long since the last post. We fought off the flu last week and weekend (Hobbs first, then Brandt and I together-yuck!) Hopefully we're done now-the elementary school had 89 kids out sick with the flu on Thursday (which is about a quarter of the whole school), so hopefully our family has already dealt with it!!! And then this week was just so busy with trying to get caught up and Brandt's 7th graders had 2 basketball games also (won one, lost one). It's just been busy! So, here are some fun new pictures to enjoy.

Hot stuff! :) Check out the abs!


Hobbs likes to stay in the bathtub-even after all the water has drained out. He hates getting out!


Hobbs found a new way to play with Taye & Peyton's basketball game. He made it into more of a boat or something... :)


Hobbs wants out, Charlie wants in.

Some Cute Pictures From Today

Happy Birthday Grandpa! We wish we could have been in Rose Hill with you to celebrate, but we'll go out for another birthday dinner next time we're there! We love you and miss you! :)

Why does it have to be so cold? I want to go outside!


Hobbs loves to ride his horsey.


Brushing teeth is serious business!


Grampy stopped by after church for a quick visit.

Lint Beater :)

Hobbs got ahold of the lint roller today, and while he did go after a piece of lint, he didn't quite get the "roll" part of lint rolling. :)