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I was called outside this evening to see this. He was at least an inch or two off the ground and that made this little boy very excited! 

this is what he's been up to...

Here is a peek into the life of easton. He is so stinkin cute I could just squeeze him. He is also into everything... and causing lots of trouble. As soon as the dishwasher is open he is ready to climb in. Anytime we turn out back he is unloading the game cupboard. He gets into anything he can... he's been known to bust through the childproof locks in the kitchen too... now that is talent. He will crash on the floor anytime he gets tired. He just puts himself down for a nap right there and then. I can't begin to tell you all the places I've found him asleep, behind the recliner, under the kitchen table on the tile, on the clean laundry in the laundry room, etc. (looking back now I wish I had captured each and every place on camera.) He loves baths with Dawson much more than baths alone. He loves to walk with his walker. He sure is a handful, but it's lots of fun!

meet our two new nephews

We've just got to take a minute here and brag a little. Aaron and I are excited to show off our two new nephews... Trevor James Sullivan. He belongs to Jaron and Emily. (Jaron is my brother). Trevor was born on January 14, 2009. Isn't he so precious? You can see more of this little cutie on their blog. http://www.jaronandemily.blogspot.com/

Cody Aaron Cain. He is Brian and Melissa's baby boy. (Melissa is Aaron's sister). He was born on December 16, 2008. You can see more of him on his parents blog too. He is so beautiful! http://www.bandmcain.blogspot.com/

We can't wait until we get to meet them both in person and hold them in our arms. They are both so perfect in every way! Congratulations to your both!

what we're reading...

Aaron, The dream manager. Jaimie, Real Simple magazine... (my new subscription that I'm so excited about from my sister, Thanks Jenna!!!) Dallon, 39 Clues. Dawson, Skippyjon Jones. Easton, Curious George at the zoo.Dallon has been wanting to read this book. It's pretty popular with the kids his age. We made a deal today that if he'd work real hard for an hour for me in the house, then I'd swing him by Barnes and Noble and he could get it. It's fun to see him all curled up with a blanket on the sofa tonight excited about a good book. By the way, he kicked butt cleaning. That kid can work real hard and the two of us got so much done in that time. Good deal for me too!

Look who's standing...

No Hands! Easton has been pulling up to stand, and cruising around for several months along the side of the couch, cupboards, etc. But now, he is balancing on his own and can stand for quite a while. We are so proud of him and we always cheer him along. He's tried to take a few steps and I'm sure it won't be long until he's walking. We'll let you know when that happens.

Easton had his one year checkup. He got lots of shots. It was so sad. He is healthy and happy though. What a blessing. He weighs 25 pounds 7 ounces (80th percentile). He is 30 inches tall (50th percentile). His head is 29 cm (95th percentile). I stopped breast feeding him this week.... soooo sad for us both. He is doing good with it and has taken to the sippy cup.

Easton's one year old pictures

Here are a couple of my favorite pics I took of Easton for his first birthday. It is so much fun for me to take pics of my little guy... I just can't get enough of him. If you want to see more of these pics you can find them on my photography blog. There are tons there.

a picture of dad

Dawson is so proud of this one. He drew this picture of his Dad. He was so excited and said... "Look, I did his nose perfect this time."

Happy Birthday Easton!

We have a birthday boy here at our house this week. On December 28th we celebrated Easton's first birthday. We had a Curious George themed birthday party. This picture at the top might be my favorite from the party. I just thought it was so cute watching Dallon and Dawson present the cake to him and seeing them sing happy birthday to their baby brother!

Here's the cake! We are all pretty proud of this one... because it was totally a family effort. Never before have we all had a hand in making a birthday cake. First of all, I really wanted to make a Curious George cake. But there aren't any shaped pans you can buy and I searched the web and found nothing. So, I told Dallon of my problem. That I needed to find a picture of Curious George that I could use as my outline for the cake or we'd just have to have some other kind of party. Within minutes, my little artist brought me this picture below. I loved it... it was perfect. I started to believe that with his awesome drawing and my cake decorating we could actually pull it off. Dawson baked the cakes with me the night before. Aaron is the one who used Dallon's drawing to carve out the shape in the cake, he cut it exactly how it was drawn, size and all. And I did all of the frosting. It was really fun doing it as a family for Easton. Everyone felt so proud of their part in it!

Easton liked the party hats! He wore it the whole time. He ate a little cake. Mostly, he was into making messes. He started making a game out of trying to wipe frosting fingers on Dawson. I think Dawson may have ended up dirtier than the birthday boy!

Easton and Curious George in the birthday boy chair! Dawson, Dallon and Dad did the decorations for the party and they did such a great job! I love it!

We gave him the two toys in these pics. The Curious George stuffed animal was by far his favorite! We were all so shocked by Easton's reaction to him. He pulled him out of the box and hugged him, layed on him, rolled over with him, hugged him again... etc. It was the cutest thing we'd ever seen. It was like there was an instant bond between them. He loves Curious George. It really was the perfect party for our baby boy. I still can't believe his is already one.

he's not too popular tonight...

Well, tonight Easton's popularity ranking with his two older brothers went down the toilet... or should we say down the drain. He was taking a bath with Dawson. I turned my back for a few minutes just cleaning up the bathroom. Dawson yelled... "Mom, Easton pooped!!!" Dawson was outta that bath so fast. The funny thing is...  when Dawson jumped out and made such a fuss... Easton stood up, looked at him, and broke out into laughter!  I moved Dawson to the master shower and got it cleaned up with Dallon's assistance,  but both Dallon and Dawson couldn't have been more discusted with Easton. I don't know if poor Easton will ever find a bath partner again.  

Christmas Morning

Our kids started waking us at 3:45 am this year... talk about Christmas spirit! We managed to hold them off until 6 am because of baby brother. But at six we were up and celebrating. Santa was good to us. The kids favorite things they got were... Dallon a PSP, Dawson loved his Iron Man, and Easton got a sock monkey. We spent the day at home just hanging out and playing. I am so thankful for my family.