Christmas Baby

I wasn't sure how Rowen would react to Christmas this year with his age, but surprisingly he really loved it. This year was special to me to have my family over Christmas morning for breakfast and presents. It was such a sweet and relaxing time together to enjoy each other as a family. One thing my mom did was give us each a gift that was a blessing for someone else. Rowen got a goat for a family in Africa, I got baby supplies for mothers in Africa and Chad got aide for small businesses in Africa. What a great way to remember how blessed we are and get to bless others.

DaDa

 Rowen's favorite thing to say right now is "da da".  The only sad thing is he will not say it when Chad is around, but luckily I got it on video :)  He is laughing in the beginning because I am splashing water on him.  We were practicing drinking out of a straw when I accidentally flicked water in his face which he found hilarious.  So I did what any mom would do, I kept doing it until we were both nice and wet!

   

Quiet Time!

Since Rowen still is not a fan of nap time in his crib, we have established "quiet time".  He loves to sit in his crib surrounded by some toys and play by himself while I get a few things done before he goes down for a nap in my bed.  However, it is hard to get anything done when he looks so darn cute!

Halloween!

We had such a great Halloween this year.  We went to my Aunt Carol's "cousins pumpkin carving party" on Friday night and had a great time eating Mexican food and seeing all the kiddies dressed up in their costumes.  The sweetest part was how excited Parker was to see Rowen and play with him.  I guess he is happy to have another white haired boy to play with!  On Halloween we had a low key day around the house and then went over to Dusty and Tina's to get some pictures of the cousins together.  Poor Rowen was a caterpillar this year, although I don't think he was a big fan of the costume.  Every time we went to take pictures of him on his tummy, he was face down and refused to push up and smile.  It was actually pretty funny.  We finished the day by having dinner and trick or treating with our great friends the Arnces.  Little Donovan was "Super Lion", half lion / half super hero, but somehow no pants :)  Very funny and cute to watch him run down the street with his cape flying.  All in all, it was a great first Halloween!