Some videos

Here a few videos that we've had on youtube for awhile, in case you missed them.

One of our favorites EVER:
"Hi Froggie" The whole thing is cute enough, but just listen for the "hi froggie." It's the best part. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqKZBHkA6dI

Mikey loves talking:
"Andy pweez" Thanks to Halloween, Mikey is now quite aware of candy (andy) and asks for it constantly. At least he is very polite and always uses please (pweez). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmBOC-5v_ls

"Oh, Man!" This is also one of his favorite phrases. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s51Se_Op2Jg

Our little sports fan:
"Sports fan" He normally claps pretty enthusiastically when playing with this basketball game, but he was getting so into it this time and bouncing up and down. It was so funny! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDxckvJso_k

Our little grown up:
"Big boy" Mikey now refuses to sit in a highchair or use a bib. He also will eat almost anything if he can eat it with a fork or spoon because he LOVES using untensils. It's cute, but mealtime is now the messiest thing ever and we go through a whole lot of clothes. This is just him eating like a big boy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87qtFvenUag

Hair cutting time

Mikey is so handsome with a clean hair cut, but man does he HATE it! He would hardly let Lance touch him and he was screaming bloody murder. So I got him tootsie pop and that mostly did the trick. As you can see, though, it also made for quite a large (and funny) mess. And we couldn't even adequately capture with the camera the amount of hair stuck all over the drippy sucker drool. Needless to say, he went straight the bath after this, but only after letting him sit in the sticky mess in order to finish the sucker.

So handsome and so happy to be finished.

Mikey all grown up! (well, getting there anyway)

Mikey the scientist

We actually took this picture because he was walking around eating a snack and decided to take a seat on the scale in the middle of the room which was funny. (It was out to weigh Brad's bags before he got on the plane.) But he just looks so grown up to me in this picture! Maybe it's just me though.

I know this picture is dark, but that's Mikey holding dad's scriptures and his hand on the way to church. So cute!! He LOVES holding hands now. When we walk anywhere he stops, puts his hands up, says, "Han!" and waits for Lance and I to both grab his hands. It's my favorite thing!

Can Mikey come out and play?

So there are a bunch of boys from the ages of probably 8 to 12 on our block who are constantly outside playing--riding bikes, throwing balls, whatever. Whenever we happen upon them with Mikey, he LOVES it. He runs around after them and they are nice by giving him the ball to throw and playing with him for a bit. We always think they are nice to play with him.

Then yesterday during Mikey's nap time, Lance and I were working in the garage on a few projects when the boy from next door came wandering over. The first thing he said was, "Is Mikey home?" I thought it was so cute!!! Funny, of course, because I'm not sure where Mikey would go without us, but so cute that this 10-year-old kid wanted to play with Mikey. He was sad to find out he was sleeping.

Everyone says they love Mikey, but I never know if they are just being nice. I guess they really do. He is a pretty stinking cute kid, I don't know who wouldn't love him (but I'm his mom).