December 2009

December started off with our annual trip to visit Santa at Nordstroms downtown. I grew up going to see the Nordstroms/Fredrick & Nelson Santa and it is fun to keep the tradition going. Dylan looked so handsome and he looked like such a little man! He is definitely turning into a kid and not my little baby. He was tentative walking up to Santa, but Santa gave him a high five and then took Dylan on his lap. Whenever Dylan is around someone he thinks is really cool (Santa, firemen, etc.) he clams up and doesn't say much. He did finally tell Santa that he wanted a bean bag for Christmas. We got a really cute picture with him smiling so our visit to Santa was a success.


After visiting Santa we went on the carousel and saw the trains in the Macy's window. My mom took Dylan down to Pike Place Market and while they were there they saw a fire truck parked on the street. There was firemen inside and Dylan got to get up in the truck and put on all the gear. It was a great day!!!!




Dylan enjoyed decorating cookies to give to our neighbors. He wanted to help mix the food coloring into the cookies, but it was just an excuse to stick his fingers in the frosting and eat it. (Don't worry friends - we didn't deliver any cookies with frosting that Dylan helped mix =)). We also went to Snowflake Lane at Bellevue Square. Dylan thought the drummer guys were cool and he enjoyed chatting with Rudolph. His favorite part was definitely the candy cane lollipop. He has such a sweet tooth!


Christmas Eve we went to church and then had dinner at Aunt Lana and Uncle Mike's. Santa Claus showed up and surprised Dylan. Dylan is always very curious where the reindeer and Mrs. Claus are. We did hear the reindeer on roof while Santa was inside. It was pretty special.



Dylan got to bed late on Christmas eve and he didn't wake up until 8am on Christmas morning. He got out of bed and said, "can I be awake now". He came out and checked to see if the cookies were gone and if the reindeer ate the carrots. He helped Santa finish up the crumbs of the cookies (he also helped him eat one of the cookies he set out for Santa the night before too). I bought organic carrots to give the reindeer because they still had the green stems of them. Dylan was a little upset that the reindeer didn't eat the entire carrot and left the green stalks. Maybe next year the reindeer will eat the whole carrot =)



Santa brought Dylan the bean bag he asked for, but Dylan decided that he wanted a little bean bag and was a little confused about the size. He has since grown to enjoy it and he loves jumping on it or having daddy toss it in the air so it will land on top of them.



His two favorite gifts from Christmas were from a firehouse and kitchen. The firehouse has already given him hours of entertainment and so the fireman obsession continues. Dylan is great at making us interesting meals from his kitchen. He likes to pretend that we are the kids and he is the mommy. He bring us food and says, "here you go kids". It is really funny! I have been busy picking up all the little pieces that go along with having a new firehouse and kitchen. You've got to love new toys!

November 2009

October started out with Gramp's 89th birthday. As with every birthday in our family, Dylan was a great helper and blew out the candles with him. We are so glad that Gramps lives here so we can spend so much time with him.



Dylan loves hanging out in his sister's room. When dad was painting her room he really wanted to help. He did a pretty good job and didn't even get any on the carpet! He also enjoys playing with his sister's headbands. Most of the time they aren't on his head because he puts them right under his nose and pretends they are his fireman oxygen mask. Everything in our house turns into some type of fireman tool or a fire truck.


Thanksgiving was full of family and fun. Nana and Papa hosted 19 people and we enjoyed a yummy dinner and watching Dylan run around, play pool and golf. Papa still lets Dylan get on the pool table and I don't know if he will ever be able to say no to Dylan. Hopefully he wont ruin the felt!

Our friends the Cones and Giacomonis threw us a baby shower the weekend after Thanksgiving. We had so much fun and enjoyed a special night with friends. We played men vs. women baby pictionary and the men totally dominated. Who knew they could draw an episiotomy better than the girls =)

October 2009

Bryan turned 30 on October 3rd. The day started off with a yummy breakfast of fancy french toast. Dylan wanted to give dad candy for his birthday so I decided to make him a candy gram. Dylan really enjoyed helping dad eat the candy. In the evening Bryan and I went out with our friends to dinner and then we went bowling for a few hours at Lucky Strike.


Dylan and I enjoyed our 2nd annual trip to Maris Farms with Nana. Dylan was able to do a lot more of the activities this year and he really enjoyed himself. He loved the bouncy house and the corn pit. He went on his first pony ride and his horse, Ester, was really nice. Instead of picking out a big pumpkin he wanted two little pumpkins that cost a whole 50 cents. Maybe next year he will be into picking out a pumpkin. I personally loved seeing him ride in the cow shaped barrel that was pulled by a tractor. All the kids looked so cute as they rode around and lifted their hands in the air when they went over bumps. It was too cute!

Halloween was really fun. With Dylan's current obsession with firemen, we only had one option for a halloween costume and that was to make him a fireman. He looked so cute in his outfit and he had fun trick-or-treating at a few houses around our neighborhood with Sawyer (who was a ketchup bottle) and Chloe (who was a poodle). After trick-or-treating everyone came back to our house for dinner. It was even more special because along with the parents a bunch of the grandparents were able to come and celebrate halloween with the kids. We had a special day with lots of candy!

Little Mess Maker

Now that Dylan is out of the crib he is enjoying the new found freedom he has in his room. Today during nap time I could tell that he was moving around the room and making noise, but he was out of the view of the video monitor and I couldn't tell what he was doing. All of the sudden I heard the monitor moving and I knew you could only reach that from his dresser. I walked in his room to find him sitting on his dresser with the mess (pictured below) on the floor.



There was oinment smeared all over the carpet, all of the wipes out of the wipes warmer and diapers everywhere. It was probably a bad "mom" moment to grab the camera, but I knew it would be funny to look back on.

Dylan's Little Sister

Here is our first picture of Dylan's little sister. We are all very excited to meeting her. In fact, every few days Dylan says "I want my little sister to come over and play."

Day at the Fair!

This week we took Dylan to the Puyallup Fair for the first time. Dylan loved seeing the police officers (and their huge SWAT truck), the firefighters and all the animals.




Dylan also really liked the rides. We didn't think he would want to go on as many as he did, but we had to go back for more tickets because he just didn't want to stop.

Big Boy Bed!!

A few weeks ago we finally moved Dylan into his very own "Big Boy Bed." Dylan was very excited about his new bed and wasted no time showing us how he can jump on his bed and get in and out of his bed.



These great features of his new bed were fun, but did make the transition for sleeping a little tricky. However, it only took few days, and a couple of naps on the floor for Dylan to embrace his new bed for what it is really made for.