Finger Painting Fun!

So Mommy and Alistair were feeling kind of crafty today making last minute Christmas presents. I pulled out the Finger paint Alistair got for his birthday and it became a very messy project. He loved every minute of it though. He kept grabbing my fingers and putting them on the paper with his. He gets so serious when he does something new, then when he likes it he doesn't want to stop :) Off to the bathtub with him now !"What is this new kind of mess I can create with my fingers" !?
Look mom , ONE Finger !
Maybe we shouldn't have done this project right before naptime
End Results !

Thanks Amie and Jay for the paint and supplies! More artwork to come

Just Being A Boy!

All the new things that boys like to do .....

One being "getting dirty" , oh yes I've decided that clothes can always be washed and bathtime never gets old. Alistair loves to discover things like dirt , mud and sand. Can't wait till he see Snow someday soon. He's a such a joy and a wonder to watch each day. I'm so glad that I'm able to watch him grow and become an awesome little boy.

Happy Boy !!!
Loves to be out on the porch when the weather is nice
Another wand and dirt
MUD!!!!!
Chillin out in my strolller getting ready for one of my long walks with Grandma and Papa
First 5 & Diner Experience
Checking out this ride at Game Daze at the Mall
He can now feed himself : apples, graham crackers, raisins and stick cheese at snacktime
Playing with my favorite Pet Grace and of course my spoon
Number 2 haircut
Alistair is growing growing growing each day and right before our eyes. Couldn't love this baby anymore than we do :) Can't wait to see each special day

Babies and Holiday Crafts!

A playdate was in order for Kiera , Kate , Alistair and I and since we were each watching two other lovely children (Marissa and Draven) , we decided to go to Kiera's house for the morning and do some arts and crafts. It was a much needed visit for both the moms and babies to be together and have a ton of FUN. So funny that I had both boys and Kiera had both girls. The very same ages. Alistair and Marissa are both 1 and Kate and Draven are both 9 months. So was so fun to watch them all interact and each baby did so well that day that we decided to have another craft day again soon :)

Babies Babies everywhere!
Happy Boy , with Kate's Santa hat on
We were so domestic today , I love it !
Delicous frosted cookies to take home
Our craft was making "count down till Christmas" links out of red and green paper . The babies will pull off a link everyday till Christmas
Alistair was checking out Kate's new ride "the hippo" and loved walking it up and down the hallway and living room
Thank you Kiera and Kate for such a great morning !:) Alistair loves his dates with Kate

Happy Thanksgiving Part Two!

Remember when......
Hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving. We started our day bright and early making pies and getting the Turkey in the smoker. We had to capture Alistair's Growth since his first Thanks giving.

Jeff Making Sweet Hawaiian Dinner Rolls...oh so yummy
Overall Thanksgiving went off with a Bang ! Lots of food and lots of weight to lose now...I think we will wait till Thanksgiving :)

A visit To Santa

So we took at family trip to the Mall on a week night while no one was shopping or in line to meet Santa, the timing was perfect because...Alistair was in his PJ's like he had just took a trip on the Polar Express! There was a baby in front of us ...just screaming his head off because he was afraid of Santa and his elf. When it was our turn...Alistair marched up to Santa's lap , had a small introduction and smiled for the camera. I'm trying to decide which picture to frame and I think I need your help in choosing.

This one Alistair is checking out the lap he is sitting on and finally getting the meet Santa for the first time !In this one I think he's got a little twinkle in in eye...thinking "santa will never know just how good I really am"
I think in this one he is most angelic and is wondering if he too could be one of the elves

Please comment on which pose you like best !

Playing Dress Up!!

We decided to make more use out of the backdrop we had setup for photoshoots of the costumes we had on Alistair's 1st birthday party. After a couple of costume ideas from the gifts he received, we decided to have our own little 1st year photoshoot with them on. The bomber jacket and the pilot helmet and sewn in googles were some of the presents we used as props!

I love how a couple of these shots turned out. We are so proud of our little 1 year old !

Marnier and Gigi bought this little rocking horse for Alistair's 1st birthday and he loves to play cowboy. The boots are a little big yet, but he's growing into them fast.
Thank you for the props and costumes provided by the grandmas , grandpas and great aunts !

We Return to California !

And here we are at the Sign again...this time with Little Man. Jeff was invited by the government to take the ATC test (Air Traffic Control Test) on Monday . The test was going to take up to 8 hours and very near our good friends "the Jarman's " home in California. They were wonderful Host's and had a beautiful home. It was so nice to meet Liam for the first time as well. We drove up saturday afternoon after Jeff got home from work and the drive took about 5 hours. Alistair had his first LONG road trip and did very well indeed. The weather was really nice and gave us a break from the 90 degree weather in Phoenix. Can't wait to come back and visit again. Alistair was super good the whole way to California and the whole way home...didn't nap much but sang a ton!
Jeff was getting bored and decided to take pictures of the inside of the car
Making dinner in the Jarman's kitchen ..made Pesto Pasta Chicken...loved it !
Our Friendly Host Chad !!
Our Amazing Hostess Angie

Alistair and Mommy relaxing after a really long drive

We took the family on a little outting in the morning to the graveyard across the street from the Jarman's home. Got lots of cool misty pictures to post later...Walked down Hollywood Blvd and stumbled upon my favorite actors signature and footprints..I should have put MY feet in there...ah well
The Kodak theater , where many stars have walk the red carpet into
The Hollywood sign was hard to see with all the Fog that day...but we saw it
Standing on many signatures and footprints...even Whoopie 's dreadlocks
One day we will come back and see a movie here
Had and stop and take a picture with Mickey Mouse
Dark Spider Man wizzed by us
Samuel Jackson stopped to pose with usSamuel and Jeff exchanged agent's phone numbers
What !!! We ran into Snopp Dog as well...what luck !
Liam
The Griffin Observatory
The Amazing ceiling inside the lobby
The Back side of the Observatory and on top of the roof
The Hot Momma's
I think I know where Alistair gets his sense of humor
Me and my Daddy being silly on top of the roof.
Over looking the city as a whole ! From the top of the observatory

Thanks Chad, Angie and Liam for a great Visit and see you again real soon !