Four years

On December 29th, Lee and I celebrated our four year anniversary.  It has been an amazing four years, and I am excited for the rest of our years together!

 

I saw Santa

We had our ward Christmas party the other night, and I was especially excited to go because Santa was going to be there.  I was pretty sure that Damon would not like Santa (he doesn't like any stranger to touch or hold him), and I was correct.  The second he saw Santa, he tried to get away.  I really wanted a picture though, so I made him sit on his lap for 5 seconds while I snapped a picture.  I am so glad I did.

Trying to get off of his lap 

A little balancing on Daddy's hand made it all better! 

 Damon and Daddy coloring

Lee tried to take a picture of me and Damon...it turns out there are very few pictures of us two.  I think that always happens with the Mom!

After we saw Santa, we had dinner at the church.  Damon was being restless, so Lee took him out into the halls to run around.  Turns out, Santa was down the hall from Damon.  Lee said he saw him from about 40 yards, started crying and ran the other way!  Haha.  Maybe next year...

Fourteen months

Okay, so I realize I skipped thirteen...and I will probably skip a lot more,  and now this is a few weeks late!, but I thought I could do one every once in a while.  Once again, time goes WAY too fast.  I was watching a video of Damon from when he was eight months old, and it was amazing how much he has changed since then.  Lee and I love this little guy more than anything, he is tons of fun, funny, full of excitement and energy, so handsome, and best of all...ours!  He has been trying to say more words lately: clock, stick, blue, black, green, tree, moon, car, Papa.  He does not walk...he runs.  He loves to laugh, and has such a cute one.  He still has a buddha belly.  He has to constantly be entertained, and always wants me right next to him.  Spoiled?  Probably.  He's worth it.  I am also slightly happy to say that he is back to being a Mama's boy :)  I haven't taken many pictures lately, because my camera is horrible.

 

 Some one year pictures (a little late)

 Every once in a while he likes to sit by himself and watch a you tube video

 He still likes to get into the tissue boxes

He likes to carry around big boxes

Thanksgiving Break

These last two weeks have been wonderful!  We were lucky to have Lee home, got to do a lot of fun things, played all day, and went to California to see family!  I think we are all bored now that break is over...it will probably take a couple of days for Damon to get used to just me and him again!  

 At the Children's Museum...going through a bike car wash

 Reading a bedtime story with Grammy

 Wearing Papa's shoes

 Playing at the park

 It was fun to have Damon play at a park I played at growing up!

 One very happy Grandma!

 Yes, Damon is still obsessed with his Papa

 The boys after playing catch

 Damon LOVED sweeping the leaves off of the cabin deck

 Love these two!

 Helping Papa sweep

 Hanging out with Spencer

 He loved running with Kelsey

Playing dinosaurs with my Aunt Brooke 

Taking Granny for a walk with her oxygen line

Uncle Phil helping Damon shoot a BB gun 

 I was so happy to be able to spend so much time with Lee and Kels

 Damon with his Auntie

 Mom, Dad and Lee trying to hit cans in the driveway

Heidi taking Damon exploring

We had such a great time with family.  We loved spending time at the Carmack's cabin/mountain home, loved being at Papa and Grammy's house, loved having Lee home, and loved being together!  We are so thankful for the most wonderful families!

Tolmachoff Farms

We have had such a great week!  Lee hasn't had school this week, so we have done a lot of playing!  Today, we went to a pretty fun farm.  Damon is LOVING having Lee home.  He has always been a Mama's boy...but this week, it is a different story.  He wants Lee all day (until he gets hurt, and wants me). I am happy for them, but I am feeling a little jealous!  Haha.  

 He kept trying to stick his fingers in the pony's nose!

I love my boys

 He was so happy that his Daddy was there.  He pretty much only wanted to hold his hand.

 Having fun in a little train thing

 The sun was right in our eyes!

 About to enter the corn maze

 It was a huge maze.  It took us a while to finish!

 He had to stop every ten yards, pick up some corn stalk, and play with it.

 :)

There was a pit full of dried corn.  It was pretty fun for Damon, but grossed me out a little bit...especially when Damon tried to eat it!

We are excited for one more fun week with Lee before he goes back to school.  We got Damon's one year pictures/family pictures yesterday and they are amazing.  I am excited to post them when I get them on a CD. 

Silly

Damon makes us laugh everyday.  He is quite a funny little boy and keeps us entertained!

 Wearing his cool shades!

 LOVES brooms.  I have to try and sweep every night in secret, because if he catches me sweeping, he runs to me, grabs hold to the broom and doesn't let go.  A little girl was a witch for Halloween and had a broom...Damon kept trying to take it away!

 Thinks its funny to bite on his spoon and not let me take it out of his mouth.

 His silly face. 

 Puts the big basketball in his little hoop and likes seeing it get stuck and have Mama get it out one hundred times a day!

 Yes, I let me child air out a few times a day!  He loves laying on the counter when I am brushing my teeth and sucking water out of the toothbrush. 

 Happy boy.

 He found a collection of binkies.  He thought it was fun to rotate between them every few seconds.  He also likes being upside-down.

 Yes, I was supervising him and made sure he didn't fall.  He still loves sitting in any kind of basket.  Even the smallest ones possible.

 A little better view.

Thinks it is pretty funny to wear his sunglasses on the back of his neck.  

He is so much fun and makes us smile :)