21 inches of snow! And Gram-b (now BB) and Gramp C visit!

day 1 of snowing

we really were not making music, more like chaos
at this point i was DONE with pictures

i know whats up

the alley crew...

the guy gang




my first pumpkin with mama
i was a great big helper

mama went to portland the day nana left and papa and i were all alone for a day before the big snow came. gramb and grampc were lucky to get in that morning, and in th eend the news said we got 21 inches of snow, in a totally unpredicted storm. mama was in portland where it was surprisingly sunny and warm. i decided to start calling gramb "bb" for a while. we had a good visit, but what we could do was kinda limited, so we hung out at home a lot. on halloween though we had a great alley party and i was a trickertreating rockstar. i knocked on doors, i said tick-er-deet, i grabbed fistfuls of candy and stuffed them in my bag--i was like a pro at this, mama was super surprised to see how good at it i was...but i learned from my neighbors pretty quickly. i have not tried a single peice of candy yet though...mama and papa hid it somewhere, and i know they are secretly eating it. i have all kinds of words and am veyr good at telling you when i poop and pee. i like to lay down for my afternoon nap, get real relaxed, and then drop a big bomb in my pants right before i fall asleep...but then it is hard to sleep, so i have to call for someone to change me so i can get comfortable again, and since they ignore me when i cry, i had to learn to say, "i pooped" then they come in. i ask to go potty, bu tmost of the time i just sit there. i love to brush my teeth--i say "brush teeth" about 10 x a day and run to my sink, climb on my stool and brush them. i can count to three on my own, but mainly that is cause mama is always warning me with "1.....2....3" so I started saying 2 and 3, forgetting all about 1, and well, i think i get it now....i love to dance and play my guitar. i love to play catch me if you can. mama would try to describe my vocabulary, but it would take a long time, so let's just say if you listen hard enough, i can say just about anything you want. and guess what, i am only 17 months old. i am cute as ever and am geting to be really fun, but also into my terrible two's a little early. love to all...and thanks again to both nana and the crawford grandparents for coming and hanging out with me, it was AWESOME!

Nana's here!

turtle power
hayride
trick or treat
i'ma turtle
pre-party zombifying crew (aka thriller dance troupe)

future player
loving some soccer at mama;s game
goal!
Nana is here and she has been haning out with me a lot because mama and papa have been working and out partying (just one night)....we went to treatsylvania, and it was cold, but fun....the hayride was the best part cause the candy was kinda cheap....

pumpkin patch

today we went to the pumpkin patch with my friend tessa. it was so much fun. we went on a hay ride, petted all kinds of animals, climbed on pumpkins and ate disgusting cheap hot dogs. it was beautiful out.

snow day!

eat and ride
love the shades dude
i am a total daredevil on my bike. mama gets mad, but i like to stand on the seat with my feet and then try to let go with my hands, i have only fallen off a few times. i obviously get this gene from my father.
too bad i am in the deck jail...look at all that muddy snow i could be in
my first time trying to walk in snow
ready to go outside
getting ready

its been over a month and there is a lot to catch up on

but mood change, a minute later i am happy
i was not very happy here
nice setting eh
mama and amy walking us boys to the wedding


and i loved running across this bridge
i love water
agnes valle falls
papa and me with teh awesome cottonwoods and aspens

the cabin
i am now trying to open doors
me and roan
mama is so very sorry that she has not posted in so long. she and papa and i have been so very busy. she has been working another job on top of her real job to get more experience (in public affairs) and papa has been busy coming up with his beer recipe and brewing, in addition to his normal job. sory to say they had to throw out the whole entire batch cause it got infected and smelled terrible....we hope they try again. papa had a work retreat in the mountains and mama and i got to hang out all by ourselves for a few days. we missed him dearly. today is mama and papa's 6 year anniversary and yesterday was nana's birthday--happy birthday nana!!!! mama has been playing soccer on sundays, taking the time she would normally spend posting, and instead she is playing, which is one big reason she has not done this in so long. i am a crazy little dude. i am running full speed, falling on my face and head a lot, tripping over my shoes, but getting a lot better at it. I have so many words now. I say tree a lot, cause when we are walking, we pass a lot of them. I still love the choo-choo and think tht all big trucks are choo-choo-s too. yesterday at the toy store i saw a choo-choo and in a complete sentece said, mama i want the choo-choo. so mama got me the choo-choo. i associate things. i pick up papa's shoes and i say papa shoes, and mama's shoes, and my shoes. i clearly say i want that and i don't want that. i am really big into no. i understand time out, but don't like it and am finally learning that stoping what i am doing before mama gets to "3" is a good thing. i walk my dogs now. i love to hold their leashes and walk around with them. diasy had to get her tooth pulled this week and she hurt a lot and i gave her lots of love. the vet said she had never seen a closer, sweeter relationship between a dog and a toddler as between daisy and i. today it snowed 3 inches, and i am going to put on my snowsuit and go out and play. last weekend, ...CONGRATS Anice and Reece,...we wish we could have traveled home to see everyone and be there to celebrate, but traveling far was not really economically or job time feasible--papa was brewing and had theirbig annual strategic planning meeting thurs and mon. we had some local friends getting married just a few hours from here, so we went down there when we got off work...it ended up being a beautiful weekend. the wedding was at some hot springs, so we all enjoyed those. and our friends chris, amy and roan have now come to visit us and we are having a good old time. i easily hold my own with the 2.5 year olds across the street, and love hanging with teh girls at day care. when i leave i give everyone hugs. yesterday i told franny that i loved her. note, i have nto yet told this to mama or papa because they know, but i did tell franny so mama would know that i like dit there. here are some pics from the last month, we will try to post more often. oh, and we finished our side yard finally--papa did a great job and me and all my buddies climb on the rocks and have a great time. love to all!