Family Fun at the Park!

We have a little park in our neighborhood and Chance loves to go! We all went down the slide multiple times. Even Sealy took a turn!  He loves to be outside!

Chance the WALKER!

Chance took his first steps this evening.  We pulled out the camera and he was very motivated! When Chance wants something such as a ball or toy he holds out his hands.  Notice that he does this mid walk for the video camera!  Ben and I are so proud of our little boy! (DISCLAIMER: turn the volume down so you do not have to hear my horrible laugh)

11 months old!

Chance Russell is 11 months old! Oh sweet boy! He is learning so many new things and is still our happy little guy.  What did we ever do without him!  Fun facts for 11 months:

• He loves to clap his hands (especially after singing itsy bitsy spider or anytime you say yea!!)
• Has four teeth and an underbite:))
• Loves to watch cars and airplanes
  
• Favorite food is yogurt 
• Loves to be outside (wagon, riding behind dad on the bike, swing, eating (tasting) leaves, neighborhood playground)
• First word besides mama and dada is Sealy (he loves his weiner dog)
• Likes to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and when he sees pluto will proudly proclaim "Sealy!"
• Very proficient at walking around the furniture and using his walker from MiMi and Pops.  Not confident enough to walk on his own YET!
• Loves to get a book off his shelf hand it to you and want you to read it to him
• Throws a ball very well and even holds his hands out for you to throw it back to him (daddy is very proud of him)

5 year wedding anniversary!

Looking at wedding pictures today! What a great five years it has been! Ben wrote me the sweetest note basically retelling the past five years! I married such a wonderful man and I thank God for him everyday!

Mommy and Daddy Trip Away!

Ben and I will celebrate our 5 year anniversary next week! I cannot believe it has been that long! I love Ben even more than the day I married this sweet man. I feel so blessed to have him in my life and to also feel blessed to raise a son with him! We planned a trip to ski in Park City for this big occassion! We went a couple weeks ago and had a wonderful time! Ben's parents (Gran and Big Daddy) watched Chance while we were gone. I think everyone had a great time! Ben and I got to ski for three days! I was very proud of myself for being able to do this after taking last year off due to being prego! We really missed Chance, but it was a wonderful time just being together. We even went tubing the first day we were there. I got made fun of because I drug my feet to help slow myself down. Evidently that is not the "cool thing" to do! Park City was wonderful (great food, mountains, shopping, skiing!) We stayed in the Canyons resort which was right on one of the mountains! We rented a car and that proved to be a wise choice! Great to be able to go anywhere when you choose to! We affectionately named the car "Blue Rocket." Enjoy the pictures!

10 months old! (one week late!)

Chance Russell is 10 months old!  What a wonderful time we are having with our sweet little boy.  He is definitely on the move and we cannot leave him for a second.

Fun Facts:

• Is a master at crawling and pulling up on anything (including walls!)
• Can walk around objects holding on very well!
• Says mama, dada, uhoh, night night, bye bye, sealy (in his own way)
• Tries to snap his fingers
• Can sign "all done"
• Loves to "play" the guitar and piano
• Has three teeth (looks like he has an underbite, good thing his mom is an orthodontist:))
• Eats lots of babyfood (favorites are apples, sweet potatoes, yogurt, and mummums)
• Has tried table food (loved the greenbeans from Longhorn mmmm bacon)
• Loves to play outside with dad pulling him and Sealy in the wagon and his swing
• When we put him to bed he says night night and proceeds to jump for joy in his crib before he passes out!

Enjoy! (not the easiest photo session this month)

Taking everything off his bookshelf

Faceoff with Bailey from behind the bars!

Snow Day!

The city of San Antonio was basically shut down today due to snow!  There was really none on the grass but a layer of ice covered with snow on the roadways!  Stacy and Dorothy Grace are hanging out this week with us so we took the kids outside to see the snow!