More Montana Fun

We went to Montana last week and had a great time spending time with family. We now have a new appreciation for 40 degree temperatures. Little Man did great on the plane rides, especially on the first flight because he had his own TV screen and could change channels. This was his first flight being in his own seat and he loved telling everyone on the plane… own seat, no lap… He’s getting to be WAY too big!

Of course our first activity when we arrived was to attend a wedding of someone we have never met (and since it's a small town, we were able to fit in and wear our best pair of jeans for the occasion)…. But it was a beautiful ceremony and Little Man had fun taking center stage
Here’s a picture of Taylor and her best friend Sophie
And of course Little Man wanted to sit with Pa….
Besides the stirring of the various bread batters, tortillas, and desserts, we did venture outside for some snow sports. It was quite the process to get everyone suited up for the below zero temperatures outside (of course the day before when we were relaxing inside the high was 40). I have to say Little Man and Big Man are ready for the cover of Sledding Times.....
The four wheeler was the main attraction at first…
Check out this four wheeler fun....

And then add one tube
Since we had so much fun in the driveway, we decided to venture to the moutain and try some real sledding action…. Again...we went on the day that it was 6 below zero… that’s without wind chill, so we had the entire mountain to ourselves. Native Montanas must have been more interested in sitting in front of the fire, but the sledding was worth the trip :) Here's a shot from the top of the mountain.

Big Man and Little Man went tubing first...

Once the run was a bit more slick Big Man decided to start the run at the top of the hill (of course Little Man sat this one out)

And a Montana post would not be complete without the family portrait and a picutre showing the pure joy on Taylor's face as Big and Little Man try to lay on her.

Big Boy Bed

So Big Man and I discussed it and agreed after Little Man turned two, we were going to move him to a big boy bed in his new room. We wanted to make it a special transition before the new baby arrived. Well, the time came for the big transition and I have been waiting to post because I still can't believe my little boy is in a new bed, but he still looks so tiny :) So far the transition has been going well and it's almost been a whole week!!!

Christmas and New Year's Adventure

This year it was great to see how much Little Man has grown, as evidenced by him opening his presents and saying "Wow", "Great", and "Next". He was a big fan of the toys and not so much of a fan of opening clothes... the clothes were thrown aside until the next present could be opened. However, when he opened the toys he wanted to play with them versus waiting until later when all the presents were opened. Here's a picture of him tearing into some presents....

And the look of joy when he opened "Tars"
Another adventure was opening presents with Grammie And when the present fun was over he decided to slip away into Grammie's office and try on her glasses and go to work... He was so proud when we came in to see what he was doing

After Christmas, Little Man found one of Mom's headbands and decided to wear it throughout the day (not one of Big Man's favorite things), but he was so adorable wearing the rhinestone headband. What do you think????

And another sweet smile with the caption....Got Cream Cheese?