All grown up

Sometimes we get the urge to dress Ethan in something different than a cute shirt and shorts or pants. This was just one of those days, and we just could not believe how grown up our little boy looked!

Laundry

It always amazes both of us what Ethan likes to do. Recently, he is more than happy to help out around the house--in fact, he demands to help. Any time there is something that needs to be thrown into the trash, he takes it gleefully and runs to the trash can and throws it away. Likewise, he is VERY interested in helping with laundry. He likes to load the washing machine, help transfer to the dryer, start the washer, and then ride in the laundry basket. Just a few pictures for fun here! (And, check out the shirt, it is the SAME one he is wearing in the pictures from Hawaii in December of 2008!---it fits much better now!)

Am I Scottish?

Ethan's friend Danielle came back from a semester in Scotland and brought him back a kilt! At first he was not so sure about it, but then he started to really like wearing it, and did not want to take it off!

Too cute!

Gingerbread House

As it has been in my family for as long as I can remember, my mom has made a gingerbread house for Christmas. This is one of our longest running family traditions....and of course, what to do with it after Christmas?? So, year after year we do the same thing....demolish it! Hammers and bats and mallets and you name it, and we take it down. Anyone who was visiting got to help, and we usually did it on New Years Day. This was Ethan's first year to do this, and he quickly go into it!

A laugh a minute!

Well, we were in the car, on our way back from dinner one night in Utah, and Ethan decided that everything was funny! We had to get some of it on a video......

Skiing in Utah!

After a fun Christmas, we went on an adventure to Utah to take Ethan skiing. While no ski school would accept him (too young!), his Nana got him a super fun sled and we had a blast learning about snow and watching him go down hills in the sled. Ethan loved it, as you can tell from the pictures!

Fingerpainting!!

While in Santa Barbara, I got to try something new.....FINGER PAINTING!!!

I am not too sure why the paint needed to stay on the paper--it was much more fun to put it in my hair, and on the chair, and on my shirt....but still, it was a blast!!