Just some cuteness

A Toddler and a Christmas Tree???

We were so nervous, but after polling lots of other seasoned parents, we went ahead and put up the tree this weekend! We put it up after Finn went to bed so when he woke in the morning he got to see it in all its twinkling glory (yes, it was still dark when he woke up, aren't we lucky?) Needless to say he loves it and we haven't had any issues with it....so far.....

Toddler Tornado

This is what happens to the house when mommy and daddy are sick all day and let the toddler have the run of the house. (This is only the half of it, I was too embarrased to show more pictures) Happy Thanksgiving!

Way back When-esday

Thanksgiving last year - look how little Finn was! Such a baby! (and yes Todd is standing in a hole, but I guess this is what we would look like if he was 5'2" or I was 6'4")

Scrubbing

Mr. Finn can now wash his own hair.....seriously how cute is this?

Way back When-esday

So I totally stole this idea from all the other mommy bloggers out there, but I think it's super cute. Way back When-esday......this time last year we were taking our Holiday card pictures with our little Santa Finn! We're gearing up for the Holidays now and I've got a little surprise for our Holiday cards this year and can't wait to take our pictures!

Been Caught Tickling

Elk and Bison?

Where are those pesky Elk and Bison? Are they over heeeeeere????

Riding Along

So he's afraid of our vaccuum at home and at daycare, but pull one out of the closet on vacation, sit him on it and wheel him around and it is his new best friend......

A Walk in the Woods

So I haven't posted any pictures from our vacation yet, but I'm working on that now. Here's a few pics from one of our hikes we took on vacay....

I'll take it from here, mom

He LOVES to sit in the driver seat and pretend to drive....he even knows to use the stick shift! It's hilarious! He'll also add in some vroom vrooms!

16 things about Finn at 16 months

I cannot believe our little guy is 16 months old. And I swear he has grown/developed so much just since his 15 month check-up. It's amazing how many new things he has learned and its really exciting for both of us when we discover a new skill!

1. He LOVES his blankie.

2. He can sign: eat, more, milk, all done, hat, help and thank you! (and does waving bye-bye count?)

3. He can say: more, ball, dog, hi, buh bye, uh-oh, dadda, yeah, cheese, cracker, Cha Cha, car, truck, go, bubble, pop,uh-oh, baby, cat, help and I swear he said coca cola in the grocery store the other day! He's big on words with the "k" sound these days!

4. When he gets to stairs and wants to go down, he sits down on his butt and scoots forward until his feet touch the next stair, no idea where he learned it but it is adorable.

5. He loves the park! He can play on the jungle gyms all by himself, he can climb up the stairs, crawl through the tube and slide down the slide all by himself and run around and start all over again, and again, and again! Such a big boy! And with each passing week he gets more and more adventurous!

6. He loves bath-time and water....watch out Michael Phelps, 2024 records will be shattered by Finn Lakes!

7. He can play catch and will roll/throw a ball back and forth with you.

8. He loves stories and his favorites are: Chugga Chugga Choo Choo, The Opposites Book, The Happy Man and His Dump Truck, Hand Hand Fingers Thumb, The Very Hungry Caterpillar

9. He loves food and will eat anything except squash. His favorites are: spaghetti, bananas and strawberries, just like his momma!

10. He will let you know when he wants to take a nap, he'll walk into his room, grab his blankie and paci out of his crib and sit and wait for you to put him in his crib. And at bedtime he'll lay right down once you put him in!

11. Tickle spots.....Finn is so ticklish and loves to be tickled! His most ticklish spots are under his arms and his feet! He can make himself laugh when he tries to take his socks off! Under his arms which we discovered when he was just a baby, he would always laugh whenever we would take his clothes off and he still does.

12. After daddy finishes bathtime, he brings Finn to momma for a big ole wet towel wrapped snuggle!

13. He loves his wagons and his cars...he loves to push them around and he loves to ride in them all over the house.

14. When he smiles his entire face smiles and lights up.

15. He had his first ear infection this month! While I know we were lucky that we didn't have one until now, it was the first time we had seen Finn so sick and sad. It was pitiful and heartbreaking but momma sure did get some good cuddles out of it!

16. He appears to be left-handed! Ever since he started picking things up at only a few months old he always favored his left hand. But now that he's starting to use a spoon and draw with crayons he always uses his left hand. Neither one of us are left-handed but I think it's pretty cool!

And he evidently is DONE taking these monthly photos in this too small outfit, see his babysite for more pics....