My Christmas Break

I was really hoping for a white Christmas.

This car was my favorite ornament on the tree.  I liked to take it off and play with it.  In fact, I liked to take most of the ornaments off the tree.

Helping Mommy make buckeyes.

At least there was a little bit of snow in Traverse City.

Miller and I fit perfectly together in the sled.

Weeeeeee!

Miller was very daring to go face first.  I checked out his boots.

Trying to make snow angels.

It took long enough just to lie down in the snow, now you want me to do what?

For bowling this year I got to wear bowling shoes like everyone else!

Miller and I liked the blower.

Not a strike, but I'll help you do better next time, Grandma.

That morning before bowling we all made a beautiful gingerbread house and displayed it on the dining room table.  This is what we found when we got home (except it was all over the floor).  Bad boy, Brody!

Miller and I spent a lot of time checking out family photos on the computer.

We had so much fun at the Festival of Trains!

Riding in Thomas, the Blue Train.

Toot toot!

We relied on all the grown-ups to help us see everything.  Aunt Kate's and Uncle Paul's turns!

If you can't tell what's going on in this picture, that's because we all buried the room in wrapping paper at the Cosgrove Christmas.  Bubby could barely even move!

Stockings with Miller at the MacIntosh Christmas.

Presents shmeasants.  Big empty boxes are where the fun is at.

Sharing Grandma C's lap with Lyla.

Miller had to leave, so in his honor I tried out sledding face first.  Good idea, Miller!

Walking in the snow (or really, in all this winter clothing) is not as easy as it looks.

Taking a turn in the sled with Mommy.

Oh boy!  I got to use a big shovel.

Taking notes from Grandpa.  He likes to keep a very clean driveway.

Driving the motorcycle on New Years Day at Grandma and Grandpa C's lake house.

Thanksgiving workout

Busy burning off my Thanksgiving calories.  I ran this route at least 20 times.

Some issues with the website. Sorry for the delay. Well over 21 months now.

One last Halloween picture. This is me with my neighbor, Brady. He is a very convincing pirate.

My very first haircut!

Mom and Dad thought it was time that I should be able to see, and since my hair just wasn't staying back... bangs!Yes, I think I like this better.

Grandma likes to take care of me when she comes to visit.

When Aunt Kate came, everyone else just couldn't compete. See my shirt? I want to be just like her!

Mom's been slacking with the pictures again, but I can give you some updates anyway. I'm repeating everything I hear, and I really like to learn new words. However, every piece of fruit is an apple and every color is purple as far as I'm concerned. I am really good at giving hugs and kisses and saying, "I lah you." I give normal people kisses now rather than open-mouthed doggie kisses. I sing the whole alphabet song and most of the letters are clear. I'm a little obsessed with ABCD and Choo-choo books. My teachers at school say that I have very good manners and always say "please" and "thank you." I am very good at following directions and picking things up. Mom and Dad are so happy that I now say yes, or yeah, in addition to the constant nos I used to rely on. I wish I could play outside all the time, but it keeps raining and is very cold. I keep asking to go for walks, but the answer is often no. I can't wait for snow.

Quick clips

Grandma taught me how to say "heavy." Now I've become a little drama queen with it.

Sliding at the farm.

Ready for Halloween

Playing with Play-doh is fun!

And eating it? ...maybe...

I would like to wash my hands now please.

I have a wonderful sense of humor now. I like to make everyone laugh.

Whenever I'm eating, Brody makes sure to be at least this close.

Not this one, Buddy!

Did someone say it's raining?

Daddy makes excellent breakfast burritos.

We are headed to the farm to meet my cousins and play in the pumpkin patch!

Ha ha! Punky!

Lots and lots of punkies!

Yay! Lyla's here. She is good at giving hugs.

Those donuts are just way too good!

We saw the geese.

They make funny honking noises!

We tried to get the goats to come over and say hi.

Hayride!

It was very hard to walk through the patch. I kept tripping over all the vines, so Lyla and I chose a different way to get around.

Thank you, Aunt Netty!

A family pic before we got loaded down with giant punkies.

Daddy and I went down a big tunnel slide.

We tried out this ridiculous chair on our way out. What a fun day at the farm!

It's the day before Halloween, so I thought I'd get prepped for the big event.

Mom says I get to be a skunk because I'm such a little stinker.

Is this the way I go for the candy?

C'mon, Mom! I told you that we're doing a full trial run.

Act more like a skunk, you say?

Ok, how about hiding in the bushes? Watch out!

Happy Halloween everyone!!!

19 months old

I guess that Mom and Dad have backed off on the picture taking. They used to have that camera out all the time, but we've had a pretty busy month. Mom says that maybe we'll just stick to the monthly updates, which I know will disappoint my fans. I'll see if I can be extra photogenic and convince her to snap away. Anyway, we only have a few pictures to share, so I'll just tell you all what's been going on. I've become quite a stinker. I think it's really funny to ignore directions and run away. I like to withhold hugs and kisses so Mommy and Daddy have to beg. They act pretty pathetic sometimes. One of my favorite things is to make a mess out of whatever is available and point it out to Mom and Dad, "Mess, mess, mess!" I repeat parts of everything I hear. I LOVE singing parts of "Twinkle Twinkle" so that everyone will sing it back to me. I'm still a big climber, and I shoot down the slides without hesitation. Unfortunately, this has been the month of illnesses for me. I had a bad cold earlier in September. Then I got pink eye, yuck! This week I spent a night in the hospital. I had a very high fever that Mom and Dad knew couldn't just be attributed to my new molars coming in. I was in the ER for 6 hours but they couldn't find the source of the infection, so they admitted me and then the docs discovered my ear infection. Boooo! I guess it was hard to see, but that 105 degree fever was no fun and they poked me with a whole bunch of needles. I'm on the mend now, but we were supposed to be in Chicago this weekend for the UM vs. NU football game. Now we have to watch it on TV instead. Go Cats! (When Daddy starts doing this typing for me he can insert his own team cheers.) :-)

I love trying on all kinds of shoes.

Brody is typically a very happy boy when I start eating cereal. And it's nice for me to not have to pick up what I drop on the floor.

Grandma, can you get the playdough out for me again?

I like trying to say "cheese" for the camera. Mom says we need to work on it.

Looking at a photo album with Grandma. I love naming all the people I know.