The Little Tree

We went to get our Christmas tree a few weeks ago on a Saturday evening when it was almost dark. We picked out a "little" tree...for me at least. I like the ones that almost touch the ceiling, but we thought a slightly shorter (cheaper) one might be better this year.

Not sure what Abram thought about a tree riding in the car with him.

He has done very well with the tree. Showed some interest but not too bad. Pulls off the "non-breakables" that I hung down low. We always did that for the cats anyways. Occasionally tries to grab a light string but usually stops when we say "no-no".

I think it's a beautiful. Merry Christmas little tree.

11 months

This is the month of the most bruises and bumps. He had two fresh bruises for this photo session right in the middle of his forehead. He is walking everywhere and wants to constantly be on the move, so I only got a few somewhat decent pictures before he was "off"!

Looking stylish and festive in his new fleece romper from Barbara and Tim.

"Are you done, Mom?"

"Cause I'm ready to get down!"

"The Blur"

Abram loves to open and close this book called "Love Bug" he got from Grandma Cunningham. It plays music and lights up...so fascinating!

Videos

10 Months!

Ok, ok, I know, I"m like a month behind almost...I blame all the Christmas projects and parties I"m preparing for. Curtis and I can't seem to find a few extra hours in the day...and getting up earlier isn't an option because I still need those few extra hours in the night too! Without further ado, here is Abram's 10 month photo shoot.

We got one immediate big cheesy smile and then...

...he was up...

...to deconstruct the chair and then quickly get down.

The Rest of November's Events

Somehow November just slipped by, barely noticed. I only managed one quick video blog and then it was gone! So here are a few more pics from November. I"ll do a separate post with a few videos and for his 10 month pictures...even though he's almost 11 months now!

We finally broke down and bought a bigger car seat. We waited as long as possible and it took a while to decide which one to get but decided on the Evenflo Symphony 65 E3. Abram seems to think it will work just fine!

One weekend we went to Capriole Dairy goat farm. Abram enjoyed the chickens and the baby goats.

This baby goat just wanted to eat my fingers. Very cute:)

Abram is enjoying much more food now. Here he's feasting on wheat toast and scrambled egg yolks!

We've done several hair "trims" to get rid of sideburns and mullets. It's taking more and more people to help get these accomplished. I think an actual hair CUT will be in order around Christmas.

MMMM....Thanksgiving was delicious! We ate at Curtis' brother's house with his family on Turkey day and then with my family at my parents house the day after. YUM!

Abram's first Thanksgiving! He had turkey, mashed potatoes, and rolls at both dinners (and noodles and carrots at Grandma Hardacre's).

Reading a book with Grandpa Hardacre.

Abram's really getting the hang of this solid food. He'll pick up and eat most things on his tray and he's been using a sippy cup pretty well. It's so much fun (although messy) for him to eat this way and it helps to be able to put out finger foods while preparing the rest of his dinner...much less fussing that way.

My Handsome Men

How'd I end up with such handsome men in my life?

Abram in Action

The last few weeks, it's only possible to truly capture Abram in video rather than photograph. He's becoming very active. Crawls FAST and definitely prefers to be walked around. He gets into everything. Loves to pull over his laundry hamper and pull all the clothes out, or pull all the books off the shelf, or all the toys out of the box (are you seeing a trend here?) We still use his walker some when he's not happy playing in his play pen and we're working on a project in the kitchen. Soon he's not going to need it at all.

I have several more videos but youtube is being difficult. Will add later...