14 1/2 months

Bear hanging with his buddy Owen.

Enjoying the spring weather and hanging out at the park with Mom.

I like slides!

Ooohhh, tunnels!

Some pictures from last month

These are some pictures from Spring Break when we went up to the cabin. We got dumped on the day after these pictures; Kimball had a blast skiing in the fresh powder. Notice something different about Barrett? Yes, he got himself a little shiner. Fell over and hit his face on the table. But he is all better now!

Future Dentist?

Barrett is obsessed with Chuie's teeth. Poor dog. I wonder if this means he will follow the family profession and become a dentist? Or maybe just a dog dentist?

We have to clean all of the pacifiers out from under Barrett's bed at least a couple times a week. I just did it this afternoon and this is what Bear decided to do with them...

But he couldn't decide which one to keep in his mouth!

Last night he was so funny. He kept putting his cup on his shoulder and every time I would put it on his tray he would put it right back. Guess its no longer a chip on the shoulder but a cup : )

Dirt Biker, Make-up Artist, and Little Scholar

Barrett has developed several new personalities. He a little biker:

These are for you, Grandma Chooks!

A little makeup artist! Bear is absolutely obsessed with my makeup drawer. I can't bring him in the bathroom without him pulling out all my makeup and makeup brushes!

And, he is a little scholar. This is what he was doing under my desk while I was working on my thesis.... at least he was entertained, right?

Spring has Sprung

It seems as if Spring has sprung and there is a sense of newness in the air... Okay, so maybe that is a bit much but I am a week away from completing my Portfolio and I am stoked! I am also probably in a bit of "unknowingness" right now too. Meaning that all 3 of my papers are in the hands of my committee right now awaiting comments and I don't know what they are going to say, so my mind can wander to the hope that they will only offer minor suggestions for revision!

Well, enough about me... Here are some recent pictures of my little guy. He is into everything including that little rubber thing that covers the door stopper!

Yes, that is what he is putting in his mouth in this picture. Luckily, he hands such things over rather quickly and without a fuss. When he grabs a hold of something he isn't suppose to have he ever so quickly stuffs it in his mouth. It is as if he knows he will be caught and just has to get a quick taste before it is out of his reach!

I just love pictures of Barrett in his birthday suit. And, he has the longest eyelashes ever!

Along with eating rubber door stoppers, Barrett really loves cookies. Especially Girl Scout cookies. He doesn't bother to take small bites and savor the cookies flavor for a few moments. Oh no, he stuffs the entire cookie in his mouth until his saliva begins to dissolve it into mush.

Cookie eating is also quite serious business, as you can see by these pictures.

We have certainly been enjoying the nice Spring weather, of course, we forget to bring the camera. But we have been out bike riding (we bought a new bike trailer for Bear) and Kimball and I went on a snowshoeing date! Next time we will bring the camera to capture these moments.

Walking on

Well, this has definitely been a week of ups and downs. This was one of our ups... the boy loves to eat!

Unless he has the stomach flu, and then he doesn't want to do anything but lay on Chuie and take a nap. I came down with the old fashioned flu right after Barrett; luckily Kimball managed to escape our illness.

Barrett has started to walk! I am so excited cause he is soooo heavy! 28 lbs 3 oz at his 12 month check-up, of course, he lost near 2 lbs being sick... He was on a roll until the flu kicked in, but now he's up and running again.

Check out the videos below to see Bear in action!

Mona Vie

I have to tell you about this amazing product that a friend of mine told me about. It is called Mona Vie. It is a juice blend made from 19 fruits; the main fruit being the acai berry. The juice is not only delicious, but it does amazing things for your body. I have been drinking it for about 2 weeks and I have noticed a dramatic increase in my energy levels and I am able to fally asleep and stay asleep at night. But the best part for me has been NO HEADACHES. As you know, I have suffered from migraines for years and years, but since I have started the juice I have not had a single headache. This is amazing for me; I was taking 4 advil and 4 tylenol minimum a day.
I am so impressed by this product that I have decided to tell everyone I know about it. If you are interested in trying it for yourself let me know.

Cupcakes and Carnivals

We had to celebrate Barrett's actual birthday with some cupcakes... so yummy!

And a present from Mom and Dad too!

Last weekend we headed up to the cabin, boy was there a lot of snow!

We couldn't miss the Winter Carnival of course. We drug my parents and Barrett out into the freezing weather to look at the once beautiful ice sculptures that were now covered in new snow.

Here is our little family back at the cabin! Check out the snow drifts!!!

Happy First Birthday Barrett!

Today is my little boy's first birthday... he is no longer a baby! I know I should be excited, but I am kind of sad that he is growing up so quickly.

Here are some pictures from his birthday party on Saturday (thanks to Jason for being the photographer!)

I just have to share the funny faces!

Eating cake.... I made carrot cake from scratch and it was soooo good!

Yummy, this tastes so good!

Thanks to everyone for coming to the party, it was a lot of fun.

Check out this link for more pictures.

SNOW DOG

This video is hilarious. My dad sent it to me and I had to share. Maybe I can get Chuie to do something like this.