Monday, October 5, 2009

I know, I know, it's been forever...

First of all, I promise that I will post pictures soon! This past month has been absolutely insane at work, the beginning of the year is always like this. I can hardly find time to breathe during the day...okay that's a bit sarcastic, but it's been unbelievable. Home has been crazy as well, Drake broke his arm and had to get a cast(it's now off, but he's wearing a brace). He was standing up at daycare and fell on it wrong, (don't worry, we verified this with the doctor). He is crawling all over the place, climbing up the stairs, pulling up on everything and is really acting like he wants to walk soon. I don't know how we'll ever keep up with him-he's super fast! He now has 8 teeth (including 2 molars) and he is starting to look like a little boy :( Our sweet little baby is now gone and has been replaced with a (still sweet most of the time) TODDLER who definitely knows what he wants and how to DEMAND it. David and I are doing our best at the discipline part of parenting but it's really hard when we tell him no and we laugh at the look that he gives us. This is definitely a whole new stage for us all!

Pics coming soon!



Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Drake is famous!

I forgot to add this picture that we snapped off of our tv when Fox 4 put his birthday picture up. The weather man, Evan, reads off all of the birthdays and he didn't even attempt to say our last name, he just said "Happy Birthday Drake" :)
















Tuesday, August 25, 2009

12 month Pro Pics

I wanted to get Drake's 12 month pictures done since I knew that we would eventually be cutting Drake's adorable curls (sniff, sniff). Through our friends Rece and Jenny we found the most wonderful photographer, Jenna Cole. Drake was so comfortable with her and I couldn't be happier with the way that the pictures turned out.

Here are a few of the pics, but please visit Jenna's blog to see a few more (the entry about Drake is about halfway down now).

































The curls...




















































Drake's first haircut

So, after many, many people (specifically at Wal-Mart) made the mistake of calling Drake a "beautiful little girl with the most gorgeous curls" we decided to go ahead and take him to get his first haircut. I had an appointment scheduled and my wonderful stylist Joanette made the time to cut Drake's hair for us. I had been dreading the first haircut (I wasn't ready for him to look like a little boy yet), but it was a lot easier on me (and Drake) than I was expecting it to be. I'm happy to say that the curls are still there! We're going to let it grow back out for awhile and just get it trimmed every so often...

Before...




















He has no idea what's happening...



















He finally realized what's going on...




















And the after...(trying to get Maggie to give him a kiss)















My sweet boy


















He looks like a little boy (he loves his chair that Susie, Jan, and Kadi got him)



















Birthday party pics (finally)

Yes, I realize it has been forever since I posted (thanks for the MANY reminders from Sarah :)) but I'm finally getting around to posting birthday party pics. We had a birthday luau and it was a blast! Drake is 13 months old today and I can't believe that it has already month since the party.

Hope you enjoy the pics:












Monday, July 27, 2009

Another bit of nostalgia

A year ago on this day we were bringing Drake home from the hospital. Awww...











































Birthday party pics to come soon!



Saturday, July 25, 2009

Happy Birthday Drakester!

In honor of Drake's birthday, I wanted to post some pictures from the past year.

About 2 weeks before Drake arrived:




















New family & 2 week pro pics (by Poetic Exposure)






































3 weeks old & 1 month old (with daddy)

































2 months & 3 months (first Halloween)



































4 months & 5 months (first Christmas)
































6 months & 7 months
































8 months & 9 months




























10 months & 11 months

































And finally...12 month pro pic (by Jenna Cole)













The hair just keeps getting longer, and longer... :)

More to come after Drake's birthday party!