Opening Presents - Round 1

Connor had a very merry Christmas with all of his family getting very spoiled. He's starting to get what opening presents is, but it'd take him an hour to open just one present on his own, so he had some help. Here's a slow motion recap of the opening of one present - he was even starting to use his teeth!

First Haircut

Connor got his first haircut back on December 12th. He did a great job and held pretty still until the end - a short nap on the way to the salon helps a lot - and lots of female hairstylists oohing and aahing over him didn't hurt either. The haircut was much in need, but I was having a hard time letting go of those curls. In the end, he's even cuter than ever.

Snow Day!

Three snow days in a row! It's been lots of fun staying home with Connor, but we're both going stir crazy! Connor's been doing everything he's not supposed to: hitting, biting, throwing everything, climbing and jumping on the furniture, and getting into the trash. He's making teaching high school seem easy. We've had a lot of good times though - reading many, many books and getting a little creative with our toys. Connor's been playing with an oatmeal canister for months and finally figured out how to open it, so we had an indoor sandbox of oatmeal in the dining room yesterday. Today, Connor figured out how to climb into the back of his dump truck all on his own. It's a tight squeeze, but he can do it and had a great time when I pushed him around.

Little Husker!

Connor's sporting his Nebraska gear on a November game day. He loves watching football with Daddy just about as much as he loves getting into the cupboards. He's constantly removing everything out of the one kitchen cupboard he has access to and all the drawers. He's an absolute joy to watch play and he doesn't slow down one bit until he's wiped out and ready to read books and cuddle before naps and bedtime. Just as I was typing this I had to take a break because Connor wanted me to read to him his favorite book - Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? I think it's time for cuddles and a nap...

Our Little Monster

More pics from Halloween...
Our adorable little monster hard at play. In the bottom one, we have our own little Godzilla attacking the Little People school bus. He likes to ride it any day, but it's especially funny when he's all dressed up in his costume.

Happy Halloween!

Hope everyone had a happy Halloween! We stayed home to hand out candy with the assistance of our little monster, but he wasn't content to stay inside waiting for trick-or-treaters. We spent a little while outside scaring potential trick-or-treaters - only one little guy dressed like Elmo. Connor had a great time seeing all the kids dressed up, and he can't wait until next year to get to go himself.

Beautiful Fall Day

Yesterday was a beautiful day, so Connor got to enjoy playing outside. He wasn't a big fan of playing in the leaves. Connor was more into running up and down the sidewalk and brick walkway to our house. He loves to watch the cars go by. Connor loves being outside so much it's one of the words he attempts to say. He looks out the door or window and yells "ou da" - so cute! Too bad it's getting colder and not too many more nice days to play outside.