T-R-O-U-B-L-E

Trouble, as in trouble maker! We've got one on our hands at 8 1/2 months old! (Sorry for the repeat facebook pics...this is just so funny. It's his first real mischief!)

Tonight when I took my eyes off for one second I found this...

Then one second later, I see this:

Then I looked away for ONE more second, and found this!:

What?! Where did he learn this and how does he know how to do this? And how does he know how to flash that sweet smile when he knows he might be up to something he's not supposed to be doing?! I can only figure it must be from Kali, or maybe his daddy. That sweet smile melts my heart, so how will this kid ever be disciplined? Oh, I guess it's all a matter of time. Can't get mad at him yet, that for sure!

Here he is this morning, getting into things...(Auntie Lauren wanted to see him when she woke up this morning, so she got a special video delivery.) Excuse the mess of his closet.

 

Into everything!!! Getting scared of what he's going to be like when he actually starts walking!

2011

Happy 2011, friends! Here's to lots of health, happiness, and love this year.

Lots of health to all, because afterall, as I'm told my great-grandmother always said that the most important "thing" to have on earth is good health because if you don't have it, you can't enjoy life to the fullest. With good health you can do anything and have anything that is important enough to work for - nothing can stop you except the limitations you put on yourself.

With a strong emphasis on health, hopefully happiness and love are nearby for all, especially as we start out the new year.

And Graham says....CHEERS to that! :)

8 1/2 months old

Tis the Season

And we are JOLLY! We've had such a fun week, all starting out with Graham's first Christmas! Mom and Lauren came to Dallas this year, and we had so much fun! Graham loved the excitement of all of us on his floor at one time, paper everywhere, and new toys and clothes and books and more paper everywhere he turned. It was a fun morning, and he took a good long nap when we were done. Since he loves to pull up on everything, we got him a little stand-up noise-making table (b/c we need more noise in the house)...and the second he tried it out, he was already dancing! (anyone surprised? hee hee) See pics below, including the video of his little dance moves, of Christmas Eve and Christmas morning pics.

With 2 extras in the house, we got to take full advantage of Wii Rock Band...and put the new Beatles version Lauren got Mark for Christmas to use. Ha ha ha!!

  

We also finally got out Graham's high chair. He's been using the Bumbo until then (in an effort for less clutter in the kitchen), and we realized how much he loves being in his high chair, socializing with everyone at the same height as the table, eating all kinds of new little finger foods, and getting to use the SEVEN teeth that he now has! It's been so cute to watch him figure out how to get things in his mouth, he's getting better at it every day. Kali loves this new thing in the kitchen too. :)

Let's see...other than that, we are having a relaxing fun week (I've had the week off from work), and we can't wait to make it up to Ohio in February to see the Cary side of the fam!

Just one more day left of 2010! What a year it's been! Can't wait to see what next year holds!

xoxoxoxo from the Cary's

AND.....for more pics of the week, go here: http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/slideshowFinishPage.jsp?token=851001549309%3A1020689135

Drunk Santa!

So here is Graham's first experience with Santa. We thought this deserved it's own post.

really Santa? can you go one night without hitting the bottle?

I guess this is what happens in small-town Texas, we do think it's pretty funny though.

we'll use this one for the scrapbooks!

A Concan Thanksgiving

We just got back from a great trip to the Hill Country. We spent Thanksgiving with my mom's side of the fam this year at Bobby's house(s) in Concan, TX along with BeBe, Sandie, Cheryl & Glenn, Annalynn & Carl and their sweet boys Alexander and Ryan, and of course, Mom, Mark, Graham, and me. (Lauren had to stay in CA for work.) Oh, and Kali and her 6 dog cousins.

Concan is a beautiful little town right on the Frio River...absolutely gorgeous, especially this time of year. Oh how I love our state of Texas.

The setting...

The family.....

sweet Ryan feeding Graham....he loves his little cuz!

Annalynn and cute litte Alex

BeBe, Ryan in the back, Mark and Graham

Alex...love his dance moves!

Sandie, Sherrie, Bobby (and his hands) with his 3 dogs, and BeBe

Sandie, Anna, BeBe,

Mom, and Alex

(and Bobby's hand)

One of Bobby's dogs with Graham's pacifier, haha hahaha

Things we did.....

Mark and the little man...helping Bobby get ready for his Concan Christmas production

that he put on in his own front yard

our little reindeer

Graham and me with the llama (I was more afraid of it than Graham was)...

part of the show was a petting zoo for the kids

the turkey (don't worry, this is the day after Thanksgiving)

 Graham with the old tractor

Santa's Helper playing on the tractor

Bobby's cool Christmas tree

Kali helping set up

Kali romping through the river

the Christmas Event...this is us sitting around a bonfire watching one of the 3 bands,

Graham sleeping in my arms, Kali trying to get up on one of the bales of hay, and Ryan and Mom looking

over with worry and question of why in the heck she is getting up there, but look at the smile on Kali's face!

Graham and me in front of one of the famous murals

 Heading home after a fun long weekend...

all packed up and ready to go!

On the Loose

We have a crawler! Graham is on the move!! Here is a video of him from last week...right before we left for Concan. So these are his first moves...trying to figure it all out. (TRYING TO UPLOAD - I THINK THE VIDEO FILE MAY BE TOO LARGE, WILL TRY AGAIN LATER.) He's already a pro, quickly moving from one side of the room to the other. Our days as we've known them are OOOOVER! (I think they were over about 6 months ago...hee hee)

Before we know it, he will be walking. Today, he has pulled himself up from a sitting position to a standing position using our pant legs. Is it supposed to be happening this fast??

In the meantime of the video uploading, here is a picture of Graham and Kali discussing the issue of how we can't just leave him on the floor anymore for Kali to babysit!

Break Boy

Check out these off tha hook moves, yo:

we've gone from Dance Party to Breakdancin'...

pretty fly for a white guy!