happy holidays to you!

i wish you a very merry christmas full of cheer.

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i'm crawling fast, pulling myself up on just about everything i can find. i search everywhere for new things to put in my mouth.

i enjoy all varieties of paper. this came on my new winter snow pants. can't wait to test them out to see if they keep me toasty warm out in the frosty air.

a special present from auntie kasey arrived yesterday. mom and dad haven't stop raving about these mandarin oranges. thanks auntie kasey!

the paper is my favorite part of the package!

be together

here we are at uncle rich's house celebrating grandma diane's birthday. jane and rich made a wonderful dinner while mom and dad made her cake. would you like a slice?

max and grandma blew out her candles, but i knew i wasn't getting any of the sweet stuff so i lost interest.

meet my new friend kinsley. she lives in denver. my mom and her dad went to college together. we had fun playing around.

she had pretty things in her hair. i almost have it now! look out she is fast.

vacation in florida

arriving in florida after a smooth plane ride. grandma and grandpa clark took us on a family vacation with my mom and dad, uncle rich and jane. we had quite an adventure! it's fun messing around on top of my luggage.

grandpa said it was okay for me to go on the airboat ride on the everglades. this airboat was flying across the water! we are looking for crocodiles.

the big ear phones protect my ears from the loud boat engine.

i was a little bored, until we found a croc!

they sleep during the day so we only saw one. it was pretty cool!

florida part two...i'm seven months old

the view from our condo. pretty nice considering grandma reis called to tell us there was ice and snow back home!

relaxing on the patio in fort lauderdale

we enjoyed a nice dinner out along the inter coastal water. guess what? i'm 7 months old today.

what a week, mom and dad are all mine all day, everyday!

umm, i love this orange ball.

i can get a nice grip on it.

i have the best uncle rich, have you ever met him?

florida part three...

i love it when dad tickles me. someday i'll be able to get him back!


waking up with grandma.


i've got my board shorts on, let's check out the surf


great picture of grandma clark

spending the fall with friends + family

steve and rory going for a win at pictionary. lesson learned: never take on the gals.


mom's great friend abby came to visit. they went to the iowa state vs kansas state football game. ISU was victorious!

they were having a lot of fun!


thanksgiving dinner at our house. dad made the whole meal!

everyday is a new adventure

Take down, Dad and I playing around.

Today, I'm six months old. My dimensions are 14 lbs 11 oz, 27.5 inches tall and life is good! We just returned home from visiting my aunts in California. The plane ride was very cool but this one lady thought I was a little girl. I got to meet my furry cousin Sydney, she taught me how to be well behaved and then get everything I want. When we were walking in Ventura she made sure we kept in line. Cousin Syd is Australian red heeler.

BOO, Happy Halloween.

I explore by way of my mouth and most of all love eating my mom's colorful magazines! Army crawl is my latest mode of transportation and I'm just figuring out that if I get my legs under me I can move even faster.

My first veggie: carrots. I'm not too sure about the orange sticks. It took me a couple days to really begin to love them. The fall colour is at its peak around my house.

let's go, it's time to eat

as you can see in this photo my new food is toe curling delicious! i can almost hold my own bottle. i just love my brown rice cereal, a nice change from milk. bibs are not enough coverage so mom wraps me in a tea towel. how nice i get to eat on top of the table.

five months

i have learned to put everything in my mouth. it's great fun!


mom and i planted the flower seeds when i was just a month old! see they have grown as fast as i.


rolling like a ball.


iowa state victorious over iowa, what a fun saturday!


thinking about crawling...


more of our flowers, aren't they looking nice?


i love camping!