7 Months Old!

Blaine was 7 months old last week on the 22nd. He is such a joy to have around our house and is seriously the best baby ever! He is moving all over the place. He scoots backwards and rotates around in a circle. He loves to sit up and grab for all his toys. He sometimes goes up on his knees, but soon goes back flat on his belly. He loves eating food especially green beans, peas, and bananas. He still sleeps 7pm to 7am and takes 3 naps a day. He has one tooth that just came through on the bottom and chews on anything he can get his hands on. I could go on and on about this little one!

Just reading his sign this month!

Such a cutie!

Laughing at his brother of course

Bryce thinks he needs some toys

And now Bryce thinks he needs to be in the pictures

Bryce was telling us something (probably something about tractors or backhoes) and Blaine is just smiling away

There's another cutie!

Christmas at Mamaw and Papa's

We started the tradition last year of having Christmas with mom and dad on Christmas Eve Eve. We had a yummy supper and then opened presents. This year the boys got to spend the night after all the excitement. Maybe we'll make that a tradition too.

Loving her Frozen flannel board I made for her

The boys playing with their new toys

Reading a Christmas tractor book with papa

Bryce loves his bobcat (just like papa's)

Jake loved his busy board that Shane and I made for him

Christmas at Nannies!

On Sunday, December 21st we celebrated Christmas with Myrl, Brett and Jo and the kids, Grandma Jane and Grandpa Ed, Uncle Dan, Bob and Meta and the kids, and Aunt Susan and Brandon. We had a great time!

Uncle Brett in the background of one of our pictures again

So excited

These next pictures are so cute

He wants to play with it right away

Lucas and Blaine

Bob and Bryce doing some farming

Izzy giving Blaine his bottle

Grandma Jane and Blaine

 

Having fun with his new Mickey microphone

 

 

 

Christmas Party at Bass Pro

This year we got invited to Bill's Christmas party at Bass Pro Shop in Peoria on Saturday, December 20th. We got there a little early to walk around and check everything out. Bryce loved the fish, playing in the hunting tents,sitting on the four wheelers, racing cars, and playing with the remote controlled vehicles. Once the party started the boys got to meet Santa, open a Christmas present, eat pizza, and go bowling! Needless to say, we all had a great time!

These fish were huge!

 

 

He loved bowling with Papa Bill

Photobomb by Uncle Brett

He loved climbing on the alligator

He was cracking me up

Bill and Gale's 30th Anniversary!

We celebrated Bill and Gale's 30th Wedding Anniversary on Friday, December 19th with a family dinner and surprise party afterwards at the Boondocks in Billtown. Our present to them was a family vacation to Minnesota in July where they used to take the boys when they were little. I think they are excited!

The boys with Papa and Grammie

All the grandkids

Trying to get Bryce to smile

Happy Anniversary! I think we surprised them!