16 Months and counting

Levi is growing so fast! (not so much in size..but personality and skills!)

*Yes, as shown above, he loves the computer!

* Walks, runs, jumps, falls flat on his face, scoots around pushing trucks/trains/cars, dances..

* Gives the best hugs and kisses (although he rarely actually kisses your face, he does the air in your direction)

* Still wants to be carried or entertained most of the time

* LOVES to talk on the phone

* When he gets upset he refuses to stand up, he throws himself to the ground and will lay there and whine

* Says new words all the time

* If someone knocks on the door he gets scared, if Gus barks when someone knocks on the door, he FREAKS out and rushes over crying and makes you hold him.

Day after Thanksgiving

How did you spend the day after Thanksgiving? After shopping in the morning, we watched Lucas ride his dirt bike and then put up our Christmas lights

Levi was mesmerized at the sight of the lights.

My homemade pintrest inspired tree from my tomato cage :)

Levi showing Lucas the lights :) Love how cute those two are together...most of the time that is.

My little rascal

So I thought Lucas was my little rascal, but I think Levi is definitely going to take that position.  I guess he watches everything big brother does and has to do it that much sooner :)  We were trying to clean out the garage a little and Brian had just changed a light bulb with the ladder and we moved a few feet into the garage to talk about what to do with something else and I looked over and this is what I saw!

Family Photos Christmas 2011

We got our family pics taken yesterday! I really like how some of them turned out.  These are the full size so I can crop them down for any Grandma's who want pictures :)

Sew much?

I have a disease, a sewing disease.  Especially this time of year I just can't help myself!

I made matching Grinch jammies for all my boys

My jammie pants..no matching shirt for me yet

A nice wide apron for me :)

made a few of these cute little make-up bags

Started two baby quilts, one is done the other is like this..waiting for me to decide it's fun again.

More Halloween fun

On Saturday the base Youth Center put on a Bootastic Carnival.  Lucas loved the bounce houses and slides.

 These kids should have traded costumes...Levi was walking around growling, Lucas was running around like a monkey :)

Carving Pumpkins

Sunday afternoon I decided to be brave and carve one of our pumpkins with the boys.  I say be brave because in all the years that we have been married, EVERY year I have asked Brian if we could carve pumpkins and he NEVER has wanted to.  I grew up in a family that NEVER carved pumpkins.  So, I was brave.  I carved my first pumpkin with both my kiddos.  This will definitely be a yearly tradition!  No more being scared to carve pumpkins without Brian helping.

Lucas was afraid to pull out the goop! It was hilarious.  I had to physically put his hand in the pumpkin to take it out.  Levi on the other hand wouldn't stop playing with the seeds :)

Not the greatest, but good for my first one!