December pictures

Here are some pictures we took in December that I want to share:

It was so cold in December. We got excited when the temperatures rose to 32 degrees. One day the heater on Kimball's bus was broken so Danny and I bundled up to bring him some gloves for his poor fingers. Doesn't Danny look like the little brother in A Christmas Story? haha

We went to Spokane for Oliver's baby blessing. We enjoyed seeing the Bennions. I didn't get any pictures of sweet Ollie but I will see him again next week. Here is a photo of Danny with Grandma Hopkin and his cousin Ella. Ella is so sweet and such a good helper.

Danny and his Grandpa Dan.

Danny and his cousin Violet are only a few days apart. It was fun seeing them together.

Look at those chunky thighs. So cute.

Lately, Danny has been so silly. He makes the cutest faces. And look at his teeth!

We spent Christmas in Missoula. It was so fun. I never finished our stockings so we hung some hats with care. I love our Christmas decorations!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! Hope you had a great Holiday! Kimball and I are enjoying our break from school. We survived. We are looking forward to graduating in May.

Santa!

Our ward Christmas party was tonight. The party started kind of late because everyone was at the Griz game. (We won the semi-final game 24-17! Go Griz!) So we kept Danny up past his bedtime so he could meet Santa. No smiles from Danny but hey, at least he wasn't screaming.

Here we are waiting anxiously.

The Santa mug shot.

Danny was suspicious of Santa and he pulled on Santa's beard.

We had fun at Danny's first Christmas party. Danny can't wait to put on his penguin tattoo that is in the treat bag from Santa.

6 months old in December

So this is the picture we took today for Tom's Christmas present. We bought Tom a journal. As you can see Danny really liked the journal. We couldn't keep it out of his mouth.
Danny had his six month appointment Wednesday. He is doing great. He weighed 20 lbs 8 oz. His head and height measurements were in the 95th percentile and his weight was in the 92nd. He is my big boy.

We are looking forward to Christmas and to having a break after finals this week. We are so close... we can do it... think positive... sprint to the finish line....

My Little Banshee

Danny is usually the quiet and observant type. The exception is when you put him in a dark room by himself to take a nap. He usually falls asleep after a little while but this morning he screamed for a long time. I don't think this is what they mean when they say "let him cry it out". Observe:

Danny is five months old now. We are having so much fun with him. He is rolling over now. He rolls from his back to his front but he can't roll from his belly to his back. He will probably be able to sit up with the help of that belly before he can roll over from his belly. He is also exploring the world of solid food. We give him something new every week. So far he is enjoying Gerber cereals: Rice, Barley, Oatmeal... And most recently we are introducing fruits. He has had apples and bananas so far. Yum!

I took these videos with my phone. I'm sorry they are not very masterful. Enjoy!

Halloween 2009

Daniel loves to suck on his bottom lip. Isn't that the cutest thing you have ever seen?

Anyway, the purpose of this blog post is to show off our Halloween costumes. The inspiration for this costume came from Danny's lovely Hawaiian shirt that we found in one of the hand-me-down boxes we went through. Kimball and I went to Goodwill to find our coordinating outfits. We dressed up as tourists.

The awesomeness is subtle but check out those shoulder pads and that belt.

These yellow shorts are so attractive.

We had a lot of fun on Halloween night. I came down with a nasty cold that night so we stayed home and watched Psycho. I had never seen it before and I love Alfred Hitchcock so it was a treat. We decided to hand out Play-Do this year instead of candy. Some kids really liked it but one kid asked us if we had any candy. (The truth is we did have some in case something like that happened but I ate it a couple days earlier.) So now we are the weird neighbors. No one can tell if we dressed up for Halloween or if we just normally dress weird and we don't even hand out candy on Halloween.

4 months old and solid foods

Danny turned 4 months old last week! He is getting so big and he is so much fun. At his 4 month appointment he weighed 19 pounds and was 27 inches long. We knew that he was heavy but we didn't realize that his height is also in the 97 percentile range. The pediatrician said he is the same size as the average 8 month old! That made us laugh and really put things into perspective.

We also started giving Danny solid food. I was really looking forward to introducing cereals because he would nurse and nurse and nurse and would still act hungry. Rice cereal was a hit. He is so happy after a good feeding. Here is how the first feeding went:

He is not sure what to think of the cereal. His parents are a bunch of amateurs. We forgot to put a bib on him during this first feeding. I realized this after a couple of bites and decided to take off his sweater.

I took the bowl away from him so that I could take off his sweater and he grabbed the bowl. He wasn't ready to be done. No worries Danny, there is more.

This is how he looks at a typical cereal feeding. After he takes a bite he sucks on both hands. So cute.

He is getting so big and he gets stronger every day. Changing his diaper is getting more and more difficult. He is always arching his back, moving to his side and looking around. He isn't rolling over yet but he tries really hard. It is hilarious. We laugh at him as we watch him push and struggle. He has a lot of chub to contend with.

Silly Boys