Swimming Machine

Well, it's official...Landon loves the water!

We knew he was a water lover since his favorite part of each day is bath time, but we truly didn't fully grasp his love for water until he started swim classes in March. Check out these pictures!

 His favorite part is splashing, of course!

He's a confident one and wanted to swim by himself! I had to hold onto him pretty tightly!

A silly photo!

More splashing!

Big silly smiles!

I'm pretty sure he got his love for water from me!

Our Baby is ONE!

I always agree with people when they time flies...but seriously...where has the last year gone? It feels as if it were only yesterday that I learned I'd become a mommy. And now, I've lived a whole year as the most amazing little guy's mom! Wow! I just can't believe that Landon is a toddler. He's no longer a little guy. He has gotten so big and so smart! I am excited to see what the next year has to bring to us as a family. Check out some of the pictures from his very first birthday.

Landon went without a nap the entire day. After all, who needs a nap when it's your birthday? Snuggle time with his aunt Rebecca was his favorite part of the day even though he looks exhausted.

The Past 3 Months Wrapped into 1 Post

We are so sorry that we haven't updated our blog in so long. Although we have been busy, we haven't been so busy that we couldn't have posted. Please forgive us.

Since our last post, Landon has experienced many new things. He has had his first Thanksgiving, Christmas and snowfall. He's been growing into such a great little guy with such a fun personality. He truly has a silly personality which makes being his mommy and daddy absolutely amazing! Here are a few pictures from the past three months.

We promise to do better!

Our trip to the Chicago Children's Museum (November 2011)

Aiden and Stella came too!

Smiles!

 Landon love Christmas time, especially the lights and ornaments on the tree. (December 2011)

Practicing walking on Christmas morning.

Making a silly face at great grandma Bauman's over the holidays.

Getting excited for daddy's apple cinnamon waffles.

Such a big and happy boy!

Lunch date with mommy

A perfect size cupboard for Landon. He loves pulling out the Tupperware and playing with the pots and pans.

Landon's super silly face!

Climbing in the dishwasher...so goofy!

 The face we get to see every morning! (January 30, 2012)

My Grandparents are Married!

A few weekends ago, I was able to watch a very magical event. You see, my Gram and Pop tied the knot. They had been dating for many many years and decided to get hitched and throw a big party!

The ceremony was beautiful, even though I spent most of it crawling on the floor and making noise. I hope they didn't mind me "talking" through their ceremony. I am so thrilled that I was able to be there for their special moment...when they were announced husband and wife!

The reception was off the hook! I only hung around for an hour our so because it was way past my bedtime, but I heard from mommy, daddy, Aunt Rebecca, and Uncle Andy that the reception was AWESOME!


Here are some pictures from Gram and Pop's wedding.

 Me, in my tuxedo, waiting for the fun to begin!

 The ceremony. Gram's was beautiful and Pops was lookin' fly!

Gram and Pops shaking their tail-feathers, all night long!

Me, ready to head back to my hotel room for the night. It was past 9:00 p.m. and way past my bedtime.

The next morning, we all went out to breakfast. I got to spend some quality time with the newly married couple. My Gram and Pops are special to me. I think they waited 20+ years to get married so that I could be there!

:) Landon Michael

Happy Halloween!

Happy belated Halloween!  This year, for Landon's first halloween, I thought he'd make a super cute jack-o-lantern. Phil thought his costume was rather girly, but I loved it. We traveled to Aunt Rebecca and Uncle Andy's house for dinner and hit up a few houses for some candy! Their neighborhood was decked out for the holiday, for sure. Landon had a great time! 

Phil didn't like the hat to this costume as he thought Landon looked like a little girl. I loved it though!

Picture time with Aunt Rebecca and Uncle Andy!

Lookin' more like a little boy with his hood on! He held on to that Twix the entire night. I think he was proud of his very first candy bar (daddy enjoyed eating it later that night)!

Classic Halloween picture...with a giant pumpkin air thingy.

 Playing with leaves in the spooky cemetery! Poor Ned is dead! And did you hear what happened to Annie?

Landon seemed intrigued with the skeleton who was in our picture.

Overall, an awesome first Halloween :)

We hope everyone else enjoyed their day too!

Happenings During October

Wow!  I cannot believe that it's almost November. This year has truly flown by! Phil and I have been enjoying Landon as he's continually learning new things and communicating more with us. We've had some beatiful days recently and have taken a few family walks through the neighborhood. We want to get in as many as we can before the snow comes into to town!

Landon love his Ergo!

Landon also loves his Lucy. She's such a good sport when Landon starts tugging on her ears and tackling her when she's laying down. We're lucky to have such a patient puppy!

Landon also likes helping me fold clothes....well, actually he loves moving the laundry basket around and playing with the clean clothes. I don't mind because it brings a big smile to his face!

Phil and Landon came to visit me at work and took me out to lunch!  It was such a great little getaway from my smelly 5th graders. We also took a walk around the neighborhood in which I teach. I hope they come back again next week because it was the highlight of my day!

This last picture is one of my all time favorites!  The smile on this little guy's face is the sweetest thing around town!

A Picture from a Few Weeks Ago

This is a picture I received while working one day....Landon and daddy shopping at Target. As you can see, Landon was trying on winter hats.