Random Skyler Catch-Up

So I've had my cell phone for like 10 months, and I just finally downloaded all the photos onto my computer. Here are some random Skyler shots that I think are cute. I can't believe this kid is already 9 1/2 months old. I look at him and he still seems to tiny. Kylee was standing on her own and starting to walk at this age, but I look at Skyler (who still just scoots - lazy baby!) and think he seems way too small to be standing or walking anyway. He can take his dear sweet time if he wants. He's such a happy little guy.

 Bath time with Ducky.

 He LOVES to ride in the cart.

Begging to go to bed.

 He FINALLY learned how to pull himself up in the crib, so Andy lowered the mattress all the way down.

 The other day my sister Candice told me the Wal-Mart she works at (in Orem) was doing 1/2 price off the lowest marked clearance on a bunch of stuff, including shoes. I headed to the Payson Wal-Mart to see if they had the same sale. While I was looking, a worker told me she was just about to mark all the clearance shoes to 50% off. I picked up these and a larger pair for later up for just a couple dollars per pair. He looks so grown up (though he did manage to escape his pants)!

 He could have an entire pile of baby toys, and he'll go after whatever is Kylee's. I swear he knows the difference. He loves her stuff!

I actually have some videos of this, but they're all too long. He watched these cars drive around for probably two hours. He kept trying to grab them, but his reflexes are sooo slow! He just kept trying and trying though. Finally he scooted on top of the track and the cars crashed into him, and then he picked them up. I guess that's one way to do it! 

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 Now that Skyler has finally learned to scoot (seriously, he was nearly 9 months old by the time he started...) he finds interesting things to do. One day when Andy wasn't watching him closely he went behind the couch.

Another day when I was in the office working, he helped himself to a few movies. Okay, so maybe it was EVERY movie on the shelf. He sure thought he was funny though!

Later that day he decided he needed to examine the buckles in his car seat. I mean, if his safety is on the line...he's got to know about it, right?

Sledding

We've had a ton of snow this year so far, and Kylee has really enjoyed sledding and climbing up the hills in our neighborhood. On Christmas Day my family went to Rock Canyon Park to sled, and I even took Skyler down several times. He wore his little bear suit, and thought it was pretty fun.

The first video is Kylee sledding down the steep part of the hill. She is fearless! (Probably because I started taking her sledding when she was 9-10 months old, and pushed her down the hill on the sled all by herself.) The second one is Skyler and I. I took him down the less steep side, because I was too scared.

7 Months Old

It's crazy to look back at pictures from just a few months ago and see how little Skyler was then. Now he thinks he's already a big boy, sitting by his sister, putting his arm around her...time flies! 

Santa

Kylee's preschool is right across the street from a reception center, and they invited Santa to visit one day, and took photos. We were going to my friend's mom's funeral right after, so the kids were dressed up, and I think the picture turned out cute. I wish Kylee was looking and smiling...but at least she doesn't look weird. Lately she's had this "new" smile that is kind of creepy!

Christmas 2012

This year was Skyler's first Christmas, and of course he loved the wrapping paper more than anything. 

 Kylee wanted to be the one to hand out all the presents, so we let her do that.

 Overall, it was a good Christmas. We spent Sunday night at Andy's dad's house, Christmas Eve at my mom's, and Christmas day at our house in the morning, then sledding, then at Andy's mom's in the afternoon/evening.

Kylee got a hula hoop from Santa, and she's actually getting pretty good at it.