a very hilton easter

my initial thoughts on this picture:

have you ever, IN YOUR LIFE seen a more adorably stylish grandpa?

did the flash on this camera turn Dayson into a man?

ryan is definitely on his toes.

or he is a head taller than jim and at least 2 than natalie.

sorry lennon.

who asked aunt carolyn a question before snapping? and does she seem to be facing a different direction entirely?

I don't know why I felt it was appropriate to pelvic thrust for each picture....

my husband is SMOKIN hot.

crue's got some taffy in his molars,

piper is most definitely practicing her blue steel.  mugshot style.

I asked smith to show a little of dad's chest hair

and yes, he always looks worried.

 smith's first easter egg hunt.  no one had any idea it would include so much slobber.

go cougs!!!

this is "the look"

yesterday he learned to feed himself those Joes O's.  Every once and a while he'll erupt in a tortured cry because he didn't quite get his fingers clear before he bit down.  and that's when (and only when) he'll reach for me these days.  otherwise, its dad.  always dad.  so I know I'm sick and twisted that I look forward to when he yells out in pain when his fingers get stuck in the drawers, or he pulls a pot onto his toe.  usually its some limb stuck inside or between something.

and don't worry, that bullet is still going strong.  we're thinking about perming it, just to make it a little more classy.

if only

I knew how to use my old camera.  wouldn't this be priceless?

but I can't quite get enough of these two pictures.

 you should see this boy when his dad comes home from work.  he throws himself out of my arms and luckily, Cole is always there to catch him.  for the rest of the night until he goes to bed, I am but a meal.

I love catching phases on camera

care to guess what the latest and greatest is?

right now this little guy is really into squealing, he loves broccoli, will only eat Joe's O's if I feed them to him (he will make the biggest mess you've ever seen if left to his own devices with those O's), and could eat applesauce all day long if I'd feed it to him.  He has really sweaty feet, and it makes me laugh every time I take his shoes off.  he's got two freckles, one on his right inner arm, and the other on his forehead.  Those round little teeth make me melt.  he's growing quite the little mullet right now, so I'm going to practice haircuts on him this weekend.  anything will look better than a bullet (baby mullet), right?  and oh yeah, he still wears some of his 3-6 monthers.  he's little, but don't let that fool you, he will pull a clump of your hair out so fast it'll make your head spin, and he tows around our rod-iron plant stand all over the kitchen.  He kicks his legs in his high chair as he (tries to) patiently wait for food, and if you breathe in and out of your nose really fast, he'll giggle to the moon. 

every. single. day. its more and more fun to be his mom.  goodness I love this kid.

smith's entire first year of life is only recorded on my phone.

 so sad.