Unedited video of Zander and Ainsley playing!

Visit to Madison

Soon there will be a slideshow of Zander's trip to Madison, but we need to wait for pictures from his baptism.  Here is a photo of the annual kids pajama picture- pretty amazing they're all looking!

Who Do I Look Like Now?

Zander's been playing here in Madison, IN and people keep seeing say- He doesn't look as much like Brent as we thought.  What do you think?

    Do I look like mom?

       Or sleepy dad?

5 Months!

Can you believe Zander is already 5 months old- hard to imagine.  We are looking forward to the holidays coming up, and especially for Zander to meet his 7 cousins on the Miesle side.  I know he's going to love them!  Here are some photos we got before he got fussy and hungry.  Enjoy!

Swingin'

Occasionally, Zander really enjoys the swing.  Here I finally caught him happy to be "stuck".  

Holy Cow!

Sometimes when we tell people Zander is fussy lots, they don't believe us.  He does really well out and about among people, but tends to get bored or something in our apartment.  So, the photo on the left shows him in a struggling moment, spitting up, as he often does.  Zander has also begun enjoying books, and definately likes animal ones if you make the sounds.  The 'Holy Cow' title refers to his latest Dr. appt. measurements- 19lbs 10oz, 26" tall!  He's a bundle of love and snuggles!

Christmas Tradiition

We decided to start some Christmas traditions for our family- since it is Ellen's favorite holiday!  December 1st marked hanging ornaments on the tree, taking a photo (which Zander did great on, but Ellen couldn't keep her eyes open- this was try #8), drinking hot chocolate, and watching the 1st holiday movie.  I know, you can't believe I waited until December!  We're even going to do Christmas letters this year- so, if we don't have your address, please be sure to send it for an awesome Zander photo!

Thanksgiving Trip

We made a surprise trip to Indiana/Kentucky for Thanksgiving to visit family.  It was a great visit, and surprise for everyone.  Here are some photos of the trip and visitors we saw while we were there.  Zander loves cousins, and can't wait to meet the other 7 at Christmas!

Laughing, Laughing!

Zander has had moments of giggling here and there, however, last Friday was his biggest laugh yet.  My friend Mackenzie was visiting and she had on dangly earrings and was swinging them back and forth.  I know, not that funny to us.  Watch this video though and see how much Zander enjoyed it (unfortunately, we ran out of memory on the camera, so it got cut off).  We laughed so hard we had tears.  It was the best, and I hope for many more memories like these!

Snow!

Today is Zander's first "big" snow!  It's sticking to the ground, and has some pretty good flakes. He was sleeping by the time dad got home, but we snuck him out for a very important photo. We're getting excited for his first Christmas- 35 days!