Zion National Park

We took a side trip to Zion National Park on our way to Brian Head. The pictures don't do justice to its amazing beauty. We took a quick hike before the sun set. Dane loved being out of his car seat!

Surprise!

We woke up this morning to beautiful whiteness! I had gotten up early to work out and didn't even look outside at first. I got into the car and was ready to back out of the garage when I realized there was something funny in my rearview mirror! I went to the boot camp workout anyway (see picture below or click here for more pictures) and then we bundled Dane up afterward to take him out into his first snow.

Our neighbor built this cute little snowman. Dane doesn't look too impressed!

Drool Bug!

Hangin' with Daddy.

In or out?

Can't wait to climb in...

...then trying to crawl back out!

Little man

Climbing up Mom's leg.

Lookin' cute!

One man band

Watch the little musician here. Too bad I didn't have the keyboard turned on.

Uh-oh!

This weekend, Dane started mimicking us. When he drops something, we always say "Uh-oh!". Watch him here.

Busy Little Boy!

Dane is really on the move these days. He crawls incredibly fast, and now is standing alongside everything. (We're thanking the last people who lived in our house for childproofing all of our kitchen and bathroom cabinets.) Some pictures of the little guy in action!

This foam basketball must taste pretty good. He bit out a little piece that Mike had to fish out of his mouth. We've put it away for the time being!

Concentrating hard on playing his latest piece for us.

Lizzi watches in fear as Dane approaches. He's still not quite quick enough to actually catch either of the cats.


Look- one hand! He looks like he's ready to take of walking in these next two pictures. Hopefully he holds off for just a little while!

Little "Helper"

Santa Claus

Dane met a fisherman Santa at the Bass Pro Shops on Saturday.

"What's that funny stuff on your face?"

More visitors!

Lee, Brooke, Selina, and Peyton came to visit last weekend! We had so much fun together! I wish I had some pictures of Selina and Peyton with Dane. They really enjoyed each other, giving hugs and playing together!

Selina and Peyton meet a mermaid.

Our double date.

8 months

Dane just turned 8 months old yesterday. Looking back, a lot has happened in the past month. He started crawling, got three new teeth, started eating finger foods, and just recently started pulling himself up to stand. Where did that little baby go?!?

Tigger...

" The wonderful thing about Tiggers, Is Tiggers are wonderful things!!"

This is Thanksgiving?!?

We had a very nontraditional Thanksgiving Day yesterday. Since we had already celebrated with our families last weekend, we took the day to just sleep in and do what we wanted. In the afternoon, we strapped Dane into his little bike trailer and headed out for the bike trail. He's not so sure about the whole helmet thing, yet!

Ready to ride!

Taking a break along the way- it feels so good to be out of that trailer!

The Las Vegas strip in the distance.

After almost 30 miles of riding, we arrived back home and realized we were exhausted and famished. We headed just down the road to a local restaurant and enjoyed their Thanksgiving special. After all, what would Thanksgiving be without turkey?

Busy weekend!

We spent the weekend acting like tourists in our home area. Saturday we drove out to Red Rock Canyon and Bonnie Springs just west of Las Vegas. From there we continued just into California to the China Ranch date farm. Today we headed out to Boulder City and rode the Nevada Southern Railway.

Dane in a runaway mine car at Bonnie Springs.

Red Rock Canyon.

Dane with Grampy and Grammy Stockwell at China Ranch.

Dane with Grandpa and Grandma Anderson at China Ranch.

Nevada Southern Railway.

So Thankful!

With all of Dane's grandparents here, we celebrated Thanksgiving early at our home. While Mike and I were at work, the grandmas were hard at work in our kitchen putting together a feast. Everything was so yummy! Our Las Vegas "family," (Jeff, Renee, and Carter) also came over to help us eat up!

First Thanksgiving!

Jeff, Renee, Paul, Sharla, Steve, Amanda, Mike, Pearl, Dane, and Carter (the little head down in front!).

Pulling the wishbone.

A New Toy!

We recently replaced our cell phone, and Dane inherited the old one. As you can see, he thinks it makes a great toy!

Lizzi watches Dane play from a safe distance.

Grandpa and Grandma came to visit!

Mike's parents flew in to visit the evening of November 6th. They were here to babysit Dane for a couple of days before heading to LA for a Vietnam Vets reunion. They'll be back Sunday evening to spend another week with us. We're also excited for Dane's other Grampy and Grammy to arrive on the 16th! Then we all get to be together until all the grandparents fly home together on the 20th. We're going to celebrate Thanksgiving a week early while everyone is here!

The Streak

Dane really enjoys when we let him hang out in the buff for a bit after his evening bath.

Drop and give me twenty! Dane demonstrates proper pushup form.

Ready or not, here Dane comes!

Dane has really progressed with his crawling. The kitties will need to be on their toes, and our babyproofing skills will be put to the test! Click here to watch.