Sawyer mouthing off

OK...not in that way. He loves his feet and judging by how he wants to gum everything he can't be too far from cutting some teeth.

Here we are enjoying our toes.



Here he is giving mom's knuckle a good gnaw.



He also recently had his 10 month checkup and is now 16 lbs 13oz and 27 inches long.

-R

CA Christmas 2010

First and most importantly Santa came to visit the Birkhead/Ward children and their family and friends while we visited Grandma ("Gra") and Grandpa ("PePaw") out in California!

Here is Santa making his big entrance.

This is what the other side of the room looked like.

From CA Christmas 2010

Michael was pretty excited as you can see...

From CA Christmas 2010

Everybody got to sit and talk to Santa and he brought each of them a special present.

Sawyer looks a little starstruck

From CA Christmas 2010

Aiden Bennet was a bit shy...so much so that he forgot to ask what flying reindeer eat (Santa was ready with an answer though!)

From CA Christmas 2010

Here is Kelsey getting a good laugh with Santa

From CA Christmas 2010

Drew Bennet took a bit to warm up to the idea, but got in some lap time.

From CA Christmas 2010

Cousins Jack and Sam Rosen were a bit more suspicious of Santa...that voice seemed a bit familiar. Here is Sam giving Santa the "sideways-eye".

From CA Christmas 2010

Finally Michael got to visit with Santa and get his present... a stuffed baby jaguar. He was more interested than any of the other kids in having a conversation with Santa too. He probably wanted to give some hints on how to improve his "Ho, Ho, Ho" laugh.

From CA Christmas 2010

At last Santa had to head back to the North Pole to finish getting ready for Christmas (and a well deserved glass of wine!). Thank you "Santa"!!!

From CA Christmas 2010

For the rest of the visit, Michael would just get up and run to the front door, open it, then say, "No...no Santa here" and close the door.

The next morning Michael helped everyone open all their presents.

From CA Christmas 2010

Of course the biggest "score" was PePaw who got a new iPad! Just look at the surprise on that face!

From CA Christmas 2010

-R

Puddle play

Michael certainly enjoys playing in puddles...even when it is cold. Who am I to deny him such fun?



I mean really, who could say "no" to this face?

From Michael Year Two+

-R

Sawyer's Tricks

Well Sawyer had his 4 month appointment today....he is 15.5 lbs and 25 inches long, which makes him normal. He is no longer on track to be a behemoth...which is a good thing. Here are a few of his latest tricks...enjoy!

HALLOWEEN!

From humble beginnings...



...plus some glue...



...plus some paint...



Wall.E!

Dad was pretty proud of himself.



Here is Michael in action....



To the first house...






Michael with his loot.


He actually got much more into it than I thought he would. He had a blast with all the other little kids too. Thanks John, Leigh, Madeline, and Johnson McGuire for inviting us over to your neighborhood!

And not to be outdone by big brother Sawyer went as an incredibly cute (but very sleepy) dinosaur...



-R

Michael + sidewalk chalk = Big circles

Better late than never. Michael had a great time visiting "Gra" and "Pa" in California back in August. He especially liked getting to draw on the driveway. Of course this meant that everyone had to help, especially to make "beeeeg cirrrcules" (big circles). This is a tour of most of the results with narration from Michael at the end. As you will also witness his little knees discovered blacktop as well.



-R

The Two Brothers Meet

Here is the initial introduction of Michael to his new baby brother. He was very careful to check and make sure all the fingers and toes were there. He has been very sweet so far. Micheal will check on Sawyer when he cries, likes to offer him things to eat (got to watch this one), and won't go to bed until he has "kiss baby". I know this will all change once Sawyer gets more mobile and starts getting into all Michael's "stuff". Until then we are content to pretend that they are going to be the best of friends...

-R