Blocks

Here is Xander having a good time playing with the blocks he got for his birthday. He thought it was hilarious to knock them over! So cute, love his laugh :)

~Xander's Birthday~

Yea, What?? Xander is 1 already?? Holy cow! Ya, it pretty much flew by.. Here are some pictures from the big birthday party we threw for him. We had some friends over to our Apt. Clubhouse for Pizza and kiddie games.. it was alot of fun.. I just wish Xander would have known what was going on.. ;) Happy Birthday Son!

Waiting for cake...

After (he) blew out the candle...

YUM! I finally had to take the cake away from him before he ate the whole thing!

Presents!

Xander and his best friend, Noah!

Walk Like a Man

Xander took his first steps yesterday! It was so exciting! We love seeing these little milestones in our baby's life.. so fun!

Some Christmas Videos

This Christmas was so wonderful- it was sooo nice to be home again and have a white Christmas. Its always so relaxing just to chill at home and enjoy Mom's home-cooking! We had fun sledding, riding 4 wheelers on the frozen lake, watching movies, playing Mario on the Wii and playing other games. I think we played just about every game my mom has! That's one of the many benefits of having a big family- there are always enough people to play games with! I decided to post some videos we took during our Christmas vacation rather than pictures.. I posted a ton of pictures on my Facebook account, so if you want to see them you can go there or add me as a friend. ;)

Our Family had fun playing the Beatles Rock Band.. and Xander had fun dancing to it. :)

I got Travis a box of "Bean Boozle" Jelly beans for his stocking. There were several beans of the same color, but one would be a good tasting bean and the other would be a nasty tasting bean. For example, 1 yellow jelly bean would be Lemon and the other would be Moldy Cheese. Or one would be Skunk Spray and the other Black Licorice. Whoever got the nasty tasting one got, "BEAN BOOZLED!" I definately wasnt brave enough to try.. I took one bite of one and it was Black Pepper- GROSS... So that was the end of my Bean Boozle Adventure :) Watch this video to see who got Bean Boozled!!

XAnder had fun playing with Grandpa Kortas under the kitchen table.. I guess he found a new fort!

Tis the Season

Our friend, Jen came over to take our family picture for our Christmas cards(Thanks Jen!), and I thought I'd share some of the candid photos she took- Xander looked stinkin cute in every single one of them- pf! I wish I was so photogenic! Anyhoo- Merry Christmas!!

A Week of Giveaways!

Travis' cousin, Heather is an author and just came out with a new LDS book entitled, "The Balls in Her Court", and to celebrate she is having a week of giveaways! So, to enter, simply go to this site and leave a comment on her blog. Great for any readers out there!

www.heatherjustesen.blogspot.com

Good luck!

The Big Oh Nine

I can NOT believe Xander has been alive just as long as I have been pregnant... Definately didnt go by as tediously! (Something I think is completely unfair.) but he's been a joy nonetheless. He is still doing his army crawl, has 2 bottom teeth that are slowly coming in, and now uses furniture to pull himself up into a standing position. He has yet to master getting back down though. :) Overall, he is SUCH a happy boy- He is really really chill.. I couldnt have asked for an easier first child. I hope this doesnt ruin me for any additional children though! One thing that kind of concerns me is that everyone says Xander is "So tiny!" I went to the park the other day and there were 4 other baby boys there, all about 4 months old and Xander was smaller than them all!! UH OH! He's gonna be a shrimp!! Skinny as his mom and Short as his dad! Oh boy... Xander might curse us later on because of that! haha... Oh well, at this point I am enjoying not having to lug around a heavier baby. I'm sure he'll have a growth spurt somewhere along the line...