Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a great Thanksgiving! Bryan and I worked on Apple Pie while Zander took his morning nap and then we all headed over to Aunt Lori's. Everyone was there and there was of course some delicious food! We started with a brunch during the Lions game and then Erin, Amy, and Lauren all headed to Amy's house at half time and Tony and Peyton joined them after the game...The Lions could have made a better showing but still a great morning!

Zander was a little out of sorts as he is getting some more teeth but he tried some cranberries, stuffing, and mashed potatoes...the rest was a little too tough to chew with sore teeth! The rest of us ate great with lots of different foods to enjoy!

That evening we headed to Casey and Rob's to hang out with friends for the second year, had some dessert and a great time hanging out with everyone. We didn't last as long as last year but Zman was ready for bed!

Mom, Aunt Lori, Kristi, Jordyn, and Skylar all met at 10 to start Black Friday shopping early...Walmart and Target were CRAZY but then we headed to the mall and it slowed down a bit. I was able to get lots of my shopping done...a little more online shopping and I should be done!

Zander is 9 months old!?!?! Where does the time go?

And a better start to this would be...Zander WAS 9 months old...over a month ago! I still want to post his stats and pictures from his 9 month birthday...I have lots of posts to catch up on, we will see how much I can get done while Zander naps today!

For his 9 month appointment, Zander weighed 23 lbs, 4 oz and was in the 85%. His height is 28.25", in the 46%. And his head still comes in at the 99%, 19.49".

Zander loves to climb in shelves and empty them and he is pulling up everywhere. Right now, Bryan and I are ready for him to walk but I'm sure we will rethink that once it is actually happening! His reach seems to get farther every day and what was safe yesterday is not today....Here are a few pictures!

Happy Halloween!

We had a great Halloween to celebrate Zander's first! Our friend Manissa suggested we throw a party for all the friends with kids...and the list is growing! We are going to have to finish the upstairs just to have all our friends and their growing families over! Zander's had a great time with all his cousins and friends. On Sunday October 30th, we had the party and a full house with lots of good food. Bryan, Rick, Tony, and my Dad all headed to the Lions Broncos game while the rest of us celebrated! I have been waiting on more pictures but in the meantime, here is what I've got. On the 31st, Zander put on his Jack-O-Latern PJ's from Aunt Lori and we passed out candy until Zman passed out himself. It was all lots of fun and Zander was an adorable puppy!

The Pumpkin Patch!

Today our friend Brynn had her 4th birthday party at Rockcreek Farms Pumpkin Patch. We had a great time and Zander LOVED the pumpkins. He got soooo upset when we would pick him up away from the pumpkins and talked to his new pumpkin until he fell asleep on the way home!

Zanders on the Move! And here come the accident reports...

At home, Zander has been sitting up in his crib. On Wednesday when I picked him up from daycare, Ms. Christine reported he is now standing in his crib! On Thursday morning, we found him standing in his crib at home and we can't keep him down!

Yesterday, after an especially tough day at work, I looked forward to picking up Zander for some cuddle time! I arrived to TWO accident reports! He hadn't had any so far....and although he is a master at standing, he hasn't figured out that he needs to hold on our improve his balance! He stood and let go to fall on toys in two different incidents. I found my little man with a fat lip and a red bump on his head but he was especially cuddly and happy to see Mom.

This morning (very early, by the way, at 2AM) he figured out how to stand by his aquarium and turn on the music in his crib. And today he showed Dad how good he is at crawling! Let the baby proofing began...Zander is on the move!

Zander can pull himself up...something to celebrate or dread?

On Monday September 26th, I took Zander to daycare and he was sent home because his eye was runny...they thought pink eye. Well, this happens to Zander everytime he gets a cold and he has had a few since starting daycare! In the end, dad wasn't too heartbroken as he called in sick and had a dad and Zander day! While dad put Zander on the living room floor and went to send his out of office email, Zander made his way to our new ottoman/coffee table and when dad came back, Zander had pulled himself up and was eating Mom's student's projects! Dad was very surprised and grabbed the camera, yup he can sure pull himself up! The rest of the day, Dad and Zander went for a walk, went to the doctor to find Zander was fine, and just hung out...they had a great day!

Labor Day Fun!

We had a great Labor Day! Too bad they can't all be 3 day weekends! On Saturday, we worked hard to catch up around the house. On Sunday, Zander and I went to the pool to hang out with the family and then went to Krisit's for dinner. We also had our fantasy football draft that night...excited that football time is finally back! On Monday, we went to the Rockies. Although, they are not playoff bound as we had hoped, we still love hanging out there with everyone! And we had dinner at Pasquini's with Vincie and Dennis after the game, my favorite!