Everybody look at the camera AND smile... at the same time.

We got to hang out with some great friends from far away last weekend. It was such fun! There was a surprise party for Timothy's birthday, TONS of snow, wonderful food, skeet shooting, and lots of funny banter. Cannon loved all the excitement, people, and attention. And even though the photo below makes it look that way, we did not let him go shooting. :)

Shotgun in one hand, baby in the other. Nice.

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P.S. I really will post some house photos soon. We're mostly settled in and had it pretty clean and organized... and then the pipes froze and burst when it was -20 on Sunday night. Timothy has been working an Outward Bound course all week (read: not home at all) and I know nothing about plumbing, so they're not fixed yet. That means we haven't washed a single dish or done a lick of laundry in four days! The kitchen isn't lookin' so nice right now. :) On the upside, the lack of shower facilities at home forced Cannon and I to finally take a trip to the local pool. He loved it! He loved jumping off the side (without going under), riding on top of two kick boards while I kicked some laps, and just swirling around in the water. Most of all I think he liked watching the big kids play ball and make big splashes.

Flyin'

Cannon is SO CLOSE to crawling. I know we've been saying that for what seems like forever, but it's true! He just can't quite figure out how to move his legs correctly once he's on his hands and knees. He spends lots of time in the plank position to see if that will work... I'm sure his ab strength is amazing because of this. And always after he scootches and sways back and forth on his hands and knees, he drops back down to the floor, puts arms and feet in the air, and tries to fly. I love that--wouldn't we all love to fly instead of walk or crawl? Maybe that's what he'll do. :)

A new toy (Dad's AT ski bindings) and a new shirt. He's lookin' good. :)

Precious, precious, precious.

Pie, Pie, and More Pie

Getting ready to make pie...

It adds to the flavor if you throw the pumpkin on the floor before you roast it for pie.

It also helps if your new dining room is the same color as the pie.

When are they gonna feed me some pie?!!



Please!

I mean, seriously.

Aah, finally...washing it down. (Just kidding--we did not really give him beer, and we're keeping a close eye on Uncle Griff!! :)

We had such a fun Thanksgiving holiday! Our friend Katey came for a long visit and graciously helped us clean (and clean again and again) and move while on her vacation. We had an elk roast (and pumpkin pie) that she brought from Montana for dinner with some Outward Bound friends on Thanksgiving night, and spent our first night in the new house that night! On Saturday night we had a bunch of friends over for a slightly more traditional feast (and there was more pumpkin pie). It snowed all day so they couldn't go home... good deal for us! Cannon loved Thanksgiving. He loves people and attention, and he loves to sit with the grown-ups to eat dinner. More than once in the last week he has consumed a full baby food meal, then another meal while he sits with us to eat our meal. He loves sweet potatoes and beets, pumpkin (whether it has hardly any spices because I intended it for him or it has tons of spices and sugar because I intended it for pie), real whipped cream (who doesn't?!), mashed potatoes, pears, mangoes, banana, even Balsamic Vinaigrette! So far the only thing he's not into is peas (can you blame him?)

P.S. Updated house photos coming soon... as soon as the mess from moving is cleaned up!