Oh Boy, Our Boy is 1

A picture is worth a thousand words.... here are a thousand pictures :) we wish y'all were all here to celebrate with us!  Happy Birthday Baby! 

I hope y'all enjoy the show,  I'll let Lex take it away! 

Here's our Cowboy

Lex, Matthew & Timothy Donovan, playing cars.
Will Stanion & Timothy Donovan, Lex's best friends!
Showing Will the ropes.

He ate the whole thing! 

Time Flies

I just can't believe that it has been 1 whole year!  My little boy is all grown up and i know the next few years will go by even faster!  It makes me a little heart sick..... a bittersweet joy.  You want them to grow and be strong and gain independence, but then before you know it the precious moments are gone, and a new phase of their life emerges.  I want to continue to savor all the moments, even as they change with every year.  
Little boy blue, sure did love his buttercream icing covered pancake for breakfast!  We weren't sure if he'd go for it, but yum yum yum he ate it all up!

Tried to eat the candle too!
Drunk with sugar & butter!
Our best present ever! our Christmas baby!! Merry Christmas to all! 

almost #1 (always Number 1 almost a year old)

We are still having issues with the camera, so here is a "dark" video of Lex playing this morning. (I know y'all needed a Lex fix, even if you can barley see it)

 He has so much fun just talking and walking and playing with his toys.  He just discovered this truck & it's one of the favourites!  It makes noises and he just loves pushing the button and watching the flashing lights.  Yesterday he was quite the "Curious George".  From throwing his toys in the trash, to climbing in the kitchen drawer, to climbing up on to the dinning room chair and getting stuck, he was very busy.  

Today he had a play date with a new friend Sheehan.  They are 3 months apart, and were both very interested in each other.  It was great for both of us to have friends to talk to.   

I've been busy getting the house ready for Christmas & Mr. Lex's birthday party on Saturday. He is having friends and family over for cake and ice cream.  We are so excited to celebrate his first whole year.  It is truly amazing what can take place in one year.  We have come so far, each of us learning so much about the other, and now I can't imagine life with out him.  Praise be to God! for such a special gift.  Merry Christmas! 

Video Of Lex Being Silly

Hey Y'all,

Wanted to share this little video with you of Lex being silly in his high chair.  We were talking and I just had to show everyone my little sweetheart! 

Back Again

Hello all, we are finally back on the blog.  My camera is broken, so there wasn't much to post, but here are some new photos of the weekend.  Grandma Susie was so kind to let us borrow her camera and it's good to be back taking photos and capturing memories.  We got home yesterday from a weekend visiting our friends Ginny & Chris.  They have two boys Timothy and Matthew ages 3 and 7 months, so it's perfect for the three musketeers to play!  Lex wants to be just like Timothy when he grows up .  

Another Week Gone By

Is it sunday again already?  The time flies when you're having fun and following around an 8 month old!  Can you believe it? He is already so big, I can't imagine him growing more but day by day I see it.  Lex is busy pulling up on everything, and taking risks, walking from the couch to the coffee table with one hand.  Judson is doing well at work, even though it's slow and unsteady ground in the banking world, I think he's ready for sports season to start.  I've been busy cleaning the house from top to bottom.  We got a few new pieces of furniture and I've had to get rid of some things and that turned into a 3 week project.  I'm also working on a huge garage sale benefit at my dance studio, so between that cleaning, watching Lex, and having company, I stay on my toes!  Today we don't have anything going on, and Judson let me sleep in, so I feel like a new person.  Here comes the next week!

Our 8 month photo shoot, he was having a hard time sitting still. 

My new dinning room set, off white china and dinning room table and chairs.  I love love love them!

Oops! Someone found the tub of water in the back yard!  Fun!  Lex knows how to relax through the summer, get wet!
Discovering his train from Greatgrandma & Greatgrandpa Spriggs.  

Pratt County Fair

We just got home from a trip to Pratt and Wichita to visit Judson's mom and family and we are pooped!  The boys are asleep already and me and kitty are up doing laundry and watching tv.  Judson's cousin got married yesterday in Wichita, so we made a long weekend of it and visited friends and family.  Lex was great in the car and on the whole trip.  He got to do so many firsts.  First wedding, first big boy pool, first hotel, first kiss! :) 

Squished baby!

Lex & Maylee.  We stopped by Abbyville to visit Josh & Devon and Maylee Dellenbach.  Maylee is 1yr old and walking wonderfully, but she kept Lex just out of reach and held tight to her mommy.  Lex was so interested in figuring Maylee out, he went through all her toys and loved just playing with her.  She kept close to mommy and daddy and her baby doll. 

Walking down memory lane!  Friday night Judson took me to the Pratt county fair to see the sights and remember childhood.  

The Zipper! Judson and I had such fun walking through the fair and carnival.  Judson bought me a funnel cake and we ate it together, so yummy!  Brought back so many memories, but we didn't remember it being so dirty and the rides a little rickety!  (we didn't ride any)

Oink Oink!  Here are the pigs at the fair, I am sure that this ones name is wilbur!  We knew that Lex would have loved seeing all the farm animals, but he was too sleepy, maybe next year.  

The funny goats!  This one really wanted to get out! 
These were the 1st place grand prize winners.  

 

Pratt pool here we come! 

Judson and Lex at the Pratt pool where Judson used to be a lifeguard.  Lex just loves swimming!  He would have stayed there all day.  

At cousin Julie's wedding!  Family photo before Lex turned into a pumpkin.  He did so well, then everything got a little overwhelming for him.  We loved seeing the family, but I took the baby home and called it an early night.  phew what a weekend! so much fun. 

Here Comes Lex!

Baby Lex and Daddy, went out to the back yard to ride the tricycle this week. Lex can't wait to ride all over the place, he's still trying to figure everything out, and discovering something new everyday.   Mr explorer! 

My little perfect poser!  He was so big all by himself!

Here he is ridding, with a little help from daddy.  

Lex loved the sea shells, he found in his room this week.  Grandmary brought them up for him from the Texas coast a few months ago, and he was too little to play with them.  Now he loves hearing the clanking noise when he pulls them out and throws them back in the bucket. 

trying to get the camera~

playing perfectly!

He wanted to show y'all his crawling too! 

Happy Fourth of July

Happy 4th of July!  We went to the Lake Quivira Country Club to celebrate with Judson's family.  We got there at 10:45 for the parade, Lex wasn't so sure he was going to like it.  

The Stanion's 

Laura, Will, Bob (Judson's Brother) , Judson, Lex, Me, Christi (Judson's sister)

Lex rode with Aunt Christi, and Grandma Judy in the parade!  What spirit he has! 

Lex and Will tried out the swings, to see if they were a fun activity. 

Yes! we have success!  Fun was had by all!

Grandma Susie, was there too, with Bob & Laura & Will.  

Bob & Will & Lex & Judson trying out the beach. Lex didn't have his swim trunks on, but he sure wanted to sit in that sand and splash around.  

Me & Lex & Judson in the lake!  Lex loved the water, mommy could only handle it for a little while, so we got out! 
So much work on the 4th of July tuckers a lil guy out!  

Pool Time and Play Date

Here we go!

Yesterday Lex & I went to the pool for the first time, with our friends Gina & Addison, and their friends Melanie and Julian (he was born in Sept).  Addison was born on Dec 12, and Gina and I have become fast friends, and the boys are just discovering each other.  This was Lex's first real play date too, and he loved it!  Lex loves the water and it's been so hot, that we thought it would be the perfect summer play time. Julian was so nice to share his toys, we brought a floatie, but got scolded by the teenage lifeguard.  Somehow I'm still breaking the rules!  

Addison wasn't so sure about the water, so I put Lex in very slowly, & apparently that's just for babies, as soon as his feet touched the water it was kick and play time!  He skipped a meal and sat in that pool for 2 hrs non stop.  I had to take him out and give him his bottle otherwise he'd still be there.   As soon as the last drop of milk was down, he konked out.  It's tough being 6 months old.  

Addison, Lex, & Julian

Play-dates are fun!  Fun in the sun! 

Three Musketeers! after a long day's work

Addison, Julian, & Lex 

one more video

i couldn't get this on posted on the last post so here it is, enjoy! 

Summer

Hello again, we've been busy this summer, so far, lots of company and fun trips.  My mom and Jesse and Heather and Robert came to visit us last month and then Ginny came too!  

Lex & Matthew had such a time playing.  Ginny came up to visit two weekends ago, for her birthday, and to see Heather and show off Matthew.  Lex was fascinated with him, and kept trying to kiss him.  I know they'll be fast friends.  
My big boy helper. 
Auntie Heather 
Teaching him all I know! 

Summer is here and it has been warm, but we welcome it with open arms.  Lex is busy trying to crawl & walk.  This week he almost has the crawling down, and i spied him trying to pull himself up on the coffee table.  He also is cutting his first tooth, bottom right, so this week has been topsy turvy.  He hasn't been too fussy, just different sleeping and eating patterns.  Judson and I are so glad to be back home and together.  The next few weeks we don't have anything planned and it's so great!  I have been keeping up with the yard, and really enjoying it.  i don't think I'm very good at it, but i've found peace in pulling weeds in the flower beds i've dug.  Judson's been pretty slow at work, so he's found time to help our neighbors and mow the lawn.  We are both loving summer and enjoying watching Lex grow. More next week with 4th of July pics!