Finally a video!!

We told you a long time ago that Cavan took his first steps at 9 months old. We never had any video evidence due to issues with uploading, but finally it uploaded!

He's practically running now! He likes to chase Chloe around the house which is hilarious to watch. He's getting four teeth in at once right now too! Poor little guy, the first two are on the bottom and are almost all the way in, the other two are on top but not cutting through yet.

We can't beleive that he's turning a year old in January, they sure do grow up fast!

Christmas!

We had a great Christmas! Chloe had a good idea of what was going on this year, so that made it really fun. Here's some pictures of the fun...

I'm it!

Hello!

Crystal here... (just in case any of you had the crazy idea that Brock ever posted here :)

I got tagged by Casey, twice now. So I will do the easier questionare for now.

1.WHAT DID YOU DO IN 2007 THAT YOU’D NEVER DONE BEFORE? Hmm, let's see. I got my first ticket and went to court to dispute it.

2. DID YOU KEEP YOUR NEW YEARS’ RESOLUTIONS, AND WILL YOU MAKE MORE FOR NEXT YEAR? I usually don't make new years resolutions, they put on too much pressure :)

3. DID ANYONE CLOSE TO YOU GIVE BIRTH? Sister in law Casey, and my stepsister both had boys.

4. DID ANYONE CLOSE TO YOU DIE? no

5. WHAT COUNTRIES DID YOU VISIT? I have yet to go abroad. When Brock and I finally have a honeymoon we would love to go all over Europe.

6. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE IN 2008 THAT YOU LACKED IN 2007? I have to agree with Casey on this one and say more patience with the kids.

7. WHAT DATES FROM 2007 WILL REMAIN ETCHED UPON YOUR MEMORY AND WHY? January 24, Cavan was born, January 26, on Chloe's birthday we brought Cavan home from the hospital, this year she will get a great birthday party to make up for that.

8. WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR? Starting my hairbow business! I started with my website, but thanks to Tiff for her help, I got a consignment deal a childrens boutique. it's still small, but I have lot's of fun doing it!

9. WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST FAILURE? Brock would tell you that getting the laundry done in a timely matter was my biggest failure!

10. DID YOU SUFFER ILLNESS OR INJURY? I think giving birth to Cavan could fit in this category!

11. WHAT WAS THE BEST THING YOU BOUGHT? Our couch, we got a great deal on it and we love it.

12. WHOSE BEHAVIOR MERITED CELEBRATION? Brock! He's worked really hard this year on starting the business and just being an overall great husband and father!

13. WHOSE BEHAVIOR MADE YOU APPALLED AND DEPRESSED? Chloe has her moments, but appalled and depressed might be the wrong words. More like stressed and frazzled.

14. WHERE DID MOST OF YOUR MONEY GO? Food, diapers, rent, car, things for the kids.

15. WHAT DID YOU GET REALLY, REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT? Moving into our new house, starting our business.

16. WHAT SONG WILL ALWAYS REMIND YOU OF 2007? Anything by "The Frey"

17. COMPARED TO THIS TIME LAST YEAR ARE YOU:

a) happier or sadder? happier
b) thinner or fatter? do have to answer this?
c) richer or poorer? the same

18. WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU’D DONE MORE OF? excersize, organized, and read more to the kids, went to church more.

19. WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU’D DONE LESS OF? Spending too much time on the computer, letting the little things get to me.

20. HOW WILL YOU BE SPENDING CHRISTMAS? With my wonderful family watching Chloe and Cavan open presents and feasting on ham!

21. DID YOU FALL IN LOVE IN 2007? Everyday with my husband and kids! I am so lucky!

22. HOW MANY ONE-NIGHT STANDS? none :)

23. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TV PROGRAM? Man vs Wild, Bear Grylls is my hero!

24. DO YOU HATE ANYONE NOW THAT YOU DIDN’T HATE LAST YEAR? no

25. WHAT WAS THE BEST BOOK YOU READ? Kite Runner

26. WHAT WAS YOUR GREATEST MUSICAL DISCOVERY? The Wiggles

27. WHAT DID YOU WANT AND GOT? Everything I have right now

28. WHAT DID YOU WANT AND NOT GET? a vacation alone with Brock

29. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE FILM OF THE YEAR? Does it have to be a "film"? Apocolypto was great and I loved the newest Harry Potter movie

30. WHAT DID YOU DO ON YOUR BIRTHDAY, AND HOW OLD WERE YOU? I turned 23, and we camped with the bears at Lake Tahoe!

31.WHAT ONE THING WOULD HAVE MADE YOUR YEAR IMMEASURABLY MORE SATISFYING? To have our debt paid off.

32. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONAL FASHION CONCEPT IN 2007? Jeans, t-shirts, pj's

33. WHAT KEPT YOU SANE. Getting time for myself, crafting, sewing

34. WHICH CELEBRITY/PUBLIC FIGURE DID YOU FANCY THE MOST? Bear Grylls

35. WHAT POLITICAL ISSUE STIRRED YOU THE MOST? It's been fun to follow our new presidential candidates.

36. WHO DID YOU MISS? My family in Indiana.

37. WHO WAS THE BEST NEW PERSON YOU MET? My friend Crystal, she's got a little girl Chloe's age and they are best friends!

38. TELL US A VALUABLE LIFE LESSON YOU LEARNED IN 2007: Trying to have a vegetable garden with two babies leads to dead plants and wasted money :)

39. QUOTE A SONG LYRIC THAT SUMS UP YOUR YEAR: "I love this crazy tragic, sometimes almost magic, awful beautiful life"

Janine, Nick, Cody B, you are tagged!

Just some pictures...

We wanted to share our dance with you!

Star in Your Own JibJab! It's Free!

He did it!!

Cavan took his first steps yesterday! Wev'e been trying to get him to do it with the camera watching, but so far no luck. We will post a video as soon as we can get one!

Cavan trying to walk

Chloe's Cuties!

Cavan's new hobby

Any words necessary?

Hello again!

Well, we moved, yet again! But hopefully this will be it for a while! We found a house that fits us a lot better. It has a huge garage for Brock and the business and it's right across the street from the park. We still have several boxes but i'd say we moved pretty quickly for having two kids in tow!

We also want to say thank you to everyone for the High Sierra Grout magnets! They look awesome on the Jeep.

Cavan is still a huge chunk. He's still a very happy laid back guy who now watches football with his daddy. And Chloe is now trained to yell "go niners" whenever daddy is watching football. Cavan is a super mobile baby. He started crawling at 6 months, and cruising at seven months, now he's starting to stand for a split second at a time! He's way behind in the teeth department though! He doesn't have one tooth or even a sign of one to come! Yesterday he started following me around saying "mama" which I am so excited about as I am 2 for 2 now :)He can say "dada" but it's not directed at Brock.

Chloe is such a big girl now. She's completely potty trained and sleeping in her big girl bed (well most the night :) She's talking in more complete sentences, and she's always saying the cutest things! This morning she woke up, turned to me and said "so happy to see you mommy" and of course I couldn't be upset that she was back in our bed :)

Camping with the bears

We went camping at Lake Tahoe last weekend and we thought we'd share some pictures. We were thinking about suggesting camping there for next years reunion but we quickly changed our minds after our first night! We were in a state park, and apparently the bears there still rule the campgrounds. We had several bear visitors throughout the night, both nights we were there! We got to see them very up close and personal, which was kind of neat but also very scary! They were trying to get the food from the bear lockers at each campground, including ours. We saw a mama bear and two cubs and two large males who were over 300 lbs! The beach there was great but needless to say I don't think we'll be going back to camp!!