Merry Christmas!

Santa's favorite tired little elf

Christmas Eve and tree fascination

Great Grama Pobst and a cranky elf.

Hanging out with Grampa A.

Great Grampa Pobst and Mitchie

A Christmas Eve bedtime story from Dad

Grama Allstot and a snuggly little tyke.

Johnson Family Christmas

We have spent the past several days with the Johnson family celebrating Christmas and some time together.

Mitch and Haylee enjoyed hanging out together. Mitch loves this Bumbo seat that lets him join Haylee sitting up.

A very tired Santa's helper. It's hard work holding up these cheeks.

Grandma Johnson enjoying her grandkids.

Jack loved giving and receiving this year. Here are the LaVines amidst the post-gift chaos.

Rachel is excited to be home since she was in New Zealand last year.

Who? Moi?

Chad and Bryan sporting their fabulous flannel pants. Much laughter ensued when these were opened.

Going Hunting

Grampa Allstot is teaching Mitchell some survival skills. Here they were hunting for dinner.

Yep, Mitch shot me . . .

Unfortunately, Mitch put the bullets in his mouth and they got waterlogged. That ended the hunting lesson for the day, much to the cat's relief!

5 Years Ago Tonight

Congrats, Russ & Laci, on 5 years!

Sleepless in Hermiston

Naps? Who needs them? Today has been one for the books and it just keeps going. Our little man refuses to sleep, fights it like a tiger in fact! Longest nap today was 30 minutes. He's super tired and yet will not give in to Queen Mab and her dream land!

It's a good thing he's cute . . .

Rubber duckie du jour.

A rare grin today. This must have come just before he peed all over the bedding . . .

This was the face of determination. He was very focused on this toy and it kept him happy for almost a half an hour.

Doctor's Visit

Mitchell had a doctor's appointment yesterday for his 4 month well baby visit. Both parents got to attend thanks to the icy road conditions that resulted in cancelled school. Here are his latest stats:

17 lbs 15 oz

26.75 inches long

If only he'd eaten before we went, we could have tipped the scale at over 18lbs!

He continues to be a healthy and happy little guy, although the vaccine shots have made for a cranky baby with a sore leg.

Nina and Mitch

Nina is here visiting. She and Mitchell are getting lots done . . .

Crossword puzzles . . .

Watching the snow . . .

. . . and reading Twilight. Such busy buddies!

4 Months Old

Mitch is rocking his 4 month mark! In celebration, he is working on rolling. He can now roll over from his back to his stomach like no one's business. He really began mastering this new skill at his Great Aunt Sue's this Friday. A few times he has strung together a series of rolls, but that isn't his norm yet.

Here he is napping with Great Uncle Steve.
It's a lot of work entertaining the masses!

Go Zags!

We're all set for the game tonight against WSU,

Bryan's alma mater. If that doesn't hurt a dyed-in-the-wool husky, I don't know what does! Go Zags!

Photo Shoot

Bryan's sister Kim and her family had a photo shoot with Staci Faw on Saturday. Mitch sat in on a couple of the pictures for a cousins session. He sported his Elmer Fudd hat in a few, much to Staci's delight. That girl has an awesome giggle (just like her sister!).

Thanksgiving Weekend

We spent a wonderful, family-filled Thanksgiving holiday in Ephrata & Wenatchee. In all, Mitch spent time with 29 family members plus his parents! We'll be adding photos to this slide show as they trickle in from family so check back for more!

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Daddy's Boy

Oh Happy Day

Mitch slept for 7 blessed hours last night and then another 3 after his snack. It was wonderful! Today he's a happy little man. He just went with his parents as

we got our H1N1 vaccines and he was a good sport.

Here he is with 'Douglas' the giraffe, one of his good buddies.

Here's his scare hair!

Looks like he's been playing in the electricity.

And here's his naughty companion who snuck into the room while we
were out this morning. Rotten cat!

A Visit from the Grands

Grandpa and Grandma Johnson stopped by yesterday for a brief visit.

Mitch slept nearly the entire time and awoke just as they were leaving.

As soon as they left, he was all smiles and personality.

Little stinker just won't perform on cue!

Super Cute

What you don't see here is the large puddle of drool

just beneath his chin.

Mitch loves to be naked!

Tummy Time

Envy, thy name is Poly

Poly used to be queen of all she saw. Then a small squirmy boy arrived on scene and she was demoted to lady in waiting. It would appear from her antics today that she is tired of waiting.

First, she came into Mitch's room while he was having crib time. We greeted her as usual, and she took it as an invitation to join Mitch in the crib! This was a first for her (though she was once found snoozing in the crib prior to his arrival). After surveying the scene, she promptly jumped back down.

Later in the afternoon, Mitch had fallen asleep post lunch. Poly was determined to get some lap time for herself so she jumped up and made herself at home. Poor jealous kitty!

3 Months Old!

Our boy is 3 months old today! While someday this weekly and monthly tally of age will stop, now is not the time. Mitchell is more active and alert than ever, kicking wildly, cooing like crazy, and grinning whenever the camera is turned off. As a gift to us, he slept for 8 hours last night!

Just Because

This giraffe hat is courtesy of Jolene. Nice, huh?

I thought this was a cow, but recently realized it's a giraffe, too.

Mitch and his Zags rubber duckie.

Grama A admires a seriously zonked out boy.

He loves his changing table!

Happy Halloween!

Mitch and his Witch (& Tiger)

You want me to do what?