We call this "the Tim Tebow"

Thanksgiving part 3 - Beach Fun

I always love going to the beach. Levi thoroughly enjoyed his time as well.

There was much splashing and digging done by Levi.

He even waded around in the water with Andrew and did a little rock climbing.

It was all fun and games until.......

Thanksgiving Part 2

Levi has become a little ham. He does things to make others laugh. He often will stick something in his mouth that doesn't belong there and let it hang out and then turns to look at us and laughs while his eyes twinkle. He also looks so cute playing in this hat, I just had to post it.

Levi & Grandma looking very cute and Christmasy.While at Grandma & Grandpa's house, Levi began to climb in earnest due to the curiosity he had concerning things on tables. He wanted to touch the answering machine buttons in this photo. We heard the phrase, "No new messages" over and over again. He thought that was pretty awesome.

He also enjoyed the camel bells. I remembering loving these as a child too. He was stretching on his tip toes to touch them.

This picture is precious.

He really enjoyed "piano time" with Grandma & Grandpa.

Levi also took up walking in earnest. (Until he bumped his head really hard.)

Here we are enjoying Craig Park.Grandma & Levi face off against one-eyed duck.Duck watching.Beach and zoo pictures to come.

Thanksgiving Fun

We loved being able to celebrate Thanksgiving with the Brea Balsleys this year. We left California bummed about not getting a family photo this year but then I realized I took this photo and it is a family photo! Even Aunt Bea made it in!

This is my brother Stephen and his fiancee, Meagan. We are excited you are joining the family, Meagan! (This photo was taken right before my camera and dad's tripod went through the glass cabinet...)Levi's 1st pumpkin pie. He liked it!Uncle Stephen playing puppets for Levi.Thanks to Stephen, I got to play with a Red camera. These babies are the type that are shooting the new Hobbit movie right now.More to come!

14 Months!

Levi is growing up SO fast! This year, instead of the giraffe (pictured in his lap), I thought I would use this stuffed centipede thing. I was planning on having the giraffe one last time for comparison but Levi was too busy playing with it. :) He looks like such a toddler now. Here is Levi's mouth of teeth. The 4 molars that have come thru are HUGE! He had 12 teeth thru at this point.I also wanted to share this little artistic # from Levi. Every day Levi seeks out his doodle toy and doodles for awhile. I stumbled up this the other day: I thought it was perfect for the holiday season. :) It kinda looks like a Christmas tree. Also, he can walk if he wants to, but mostly doesn't want to.... We have had him walk 5 steps at least on his own but most of the time he is lunging after Lucy or lunging for the balls on the Christmas tree. Hah.