Firefighter Dean

Dean and I visited Tony at the firehouse the other day and I just so happened :) to have my camera handy and thought I would snap a couple of Tony and Dean with the fire gear. So cute!

Cook, Lover and Zookeeper

Well here is our little man in the kitchen helping mom with... of course chocolate chip cookies (why else would he be so interested?).  He heard the timer go off and ran over to the oven and grabbed the ove-glove in the drawer to the left and then grabbed the oven handle like he was going to just walk over and pull them out like we do.  It was pretty funny,  then he kisses the glass like he just can't wait another second to taste them.

  
Mom, Drayton, Rigo and Amanda came over on Saturday to hang out and of course Dean was spoiled with attention and food:) They always say 'the way to man's heart is through his stomach' and he is proving that theory.  You should see his stomach, wow.

                                                  Dean and Olivia at the church nursery.

We have also taken a trip to the zoo. We went last week with Ginny and Evan and had a great time! Check us out.

Our little Toddler

Well, we have a toddler on our hands. I think since he had his own party he feels entitled to have his own 'everything'. We have experienced the dreaded tantrums, separation anxiety and individual personality. All of which every strong young boy should go through but seriously, can we take on one at a time please. He is teething too, so I do have to give him that for an excuse but that's all I've got. 

He is randomly laughing out loud for no reason sometimes. He just looks at me and laughs with an open mouth and just grins. It is amazing how everything is starting to make sense to him.  He is learning so much every day.  He is now completely off the bottle and nighttime is actually a very pleasant time for Tony and I to read books and cuddle with him. I love it. He is definitely growing into a strong personality but I wouldn't have it any other way.
Naptime!

I'm too sexy for my clothes. Too sexy for my clothes, too sexy, yea!

How do I look?

                               Check out my new ride. Thanks Nanny and Pappy!

                                             

Party On!!

Well the Holidays have passed and we have a room full of toys to prove it! I know its out of order but I have to start with Dean's 1st Birthday!! We had a great turnout and he had a blast. He loved all the people being at his house, he is such a ham. He was non stop, and when I say that I really mean it, he didn't have any naps yesterday and didn't crash for the night until 7:30pm. He was lovin' life. Now, Tony and I, on the other hand are completely pooped!



Now for Christmas, We got to celebrate about three times, with both Tony and my families and then just us on the day after since this year Tony had to work on Christmas day. We had a great time with all of our family and friends the Christmas.



We have had a very blessed 2007. We thank God for a great year. We have watched Dean grow and have all of his 'firsts' and it has really been so much fun. We have moved in to our new house and are really enjoying it. We miss Great Grandma Callison so much but we think about her all of the time and I know she would be proud of the family. I think of what a fun spirit she had and I know that she and Dad are having a great New Year, so there is no need to worry about them. We'll have sauerkraut, pork and mashed potatoes New Years Day, as we do every year for family tradition.
I'm sure we'll have another fun-filled year in 2008! We hope everyone has a great New Year and we love you all very much!!

Ready For Christmas!

Well, it's almost Christmas and we can't wait! Christmas comes then the BIG 1 year old Birthday party on the 30th, then New Years then of course the Championship game on the 7th. What a busy couple weeks we are looking forward to. We are already cheering for Buckeyes in our Mardi Gras beads!

Santa made a special trip just to see Dean and his friend Evan on Thursday night. He was a little shy to go to Santa and then a little scared. I think the facial hair threw him off a little (you would think it would run in his blood... Grandpa Dean).

And then of course we have to take time out for Elmo and Sesame Street.

Nanny and Pappy Visit

Ok, So we have a little catching up to do. We have had a visit from Nanny, Pappy, Uncle Nathan, Aunt Jenny, Cuz Dalton and Brayden, then there was Thanksgiving of course and now through the Holiday Season. Dean has been a busy little boy. He loves the Christmas tree and the Santa that stands literally as tall as he does. He also has a new Sesame Street couch that he just loves to climb all over.

ROAR!!!

Here's our scary lion! He had so much fun at the church's Harvest Fest. He loves that balloon. He was so interested in it that he would not let it out of his site. We had to tie it to his tail in case he let go.


We went to West Jeff on Monday and Tuesday to get some stuff done at Mom Barb's (Grandma Barb) and Mom Natalie's (Nanny). We spent the night with Nanny and Pappy and Dean spent the whole day hanging with Nanny and napping with Pappy. Uncle Dray taught Dean how to ride his toy trucks, it was so funny! We had a good couple days and when we got back we spotted a new tooth. That makes 5 teeth now! That explains all the drool.