90 Degrees and Sunny--Whoa!

We hardly know what that means in Leadville! We see those temps for a couple of weeks a year, but Cannon and I went to Florida in early May to visit my parents.  For a few days we got plenty of pool time and rides in the golf cart.  We ended up taking a slight detour to Indiana on our way home, so we got to hang out with my siblings and their kiddos as well.  Fun times!

This is a boy who LOVES to drive.  If it has wheels, he wants to be near it (he was known to crawl up to strangers to check out the wheels on their luggage during our travels!). Better yet, if it has a steering wheel, he wants to turn it.

Happy Birthday, Happy Spring!

We spent Cannon's first birthday in Steamboat Springs, where Timothy was taking a week-long class.  Dad went to class all day everyday, and Mom and babe rode around town on the bike, walked, spent countless hours in the park and library, etc.  It was spring there!  Leadville is still waiting for the warmth to hit....

This was taken during Cannon's few weeks' refusal to wear a bib.  Rather than ruin his clothes, we elected to have him dine naked.

Cousins

We took a little detour during our trip to Florida, and ended up in Indiana visiting family! Here is Cannon with his three cousins: Morgan, Avery, and Hadleigh.

Celebration!

Here is a sneak peek at wedding photos... more coming soon.  There are some on Facebook too.

Fun Stuff

First taste of broccoli. He couldn't get enough!

The shirt says it all... not usually fans of word shirts, we actually think this one is pretty funny.  :)

And even more appropriate when you see this photo.  :)

We're having a really big party next weekend.  Wanna come?!  (Why is this underlined?  I can't get it to change... argh.)

A Day in the Life

Havin' a snack... checking my messages. You know, keepin' up with all the ladies.

Earnin' my keep. I have to take out all the plastic lids and the spoons, along with the tongs and the spatulas. Sometimes they fall under the cage--I find this very perplexing. I don't have the leverage to lift the plates, so my mom or dad take care of those, and they put away the forks and knives too.

First Traverse

Cannon is so mobile! He's crawling all over the place, but prefers to be standing up and trying to walk. He perfected the art of pulling himself up last week, and these photos are from his first moments of sideways traversing. Although he's very proficient at this now, at first his efforts looked a lot like his mom rock climbing--using everything possible, including his face, to get where he wanted to go! Hopefully when he's climbing real rocks his form will be a little more graceful like Dad's!

Sick and Tired

Cannon has been sick since Friday. It's easy to tell because he barely wants to stand up, and he doesn't smile very often (as if the hacking cough, runny nose, and fever didn't give it away). :( He did (finally!) learn how to hold his bottle on his own yesterday, so he can get as much Pedialyte, milk, and water as his little tummy can hold. In his weakest moments, he crawls a step or two, then lays his head down to rest. It's pretty pathetic, and sweet at the same time.

Mom says being sick is license to stay in your jammies all day, whine just a little, and take long naps.

The photos where Dad and babe are wearing blue were taken before the dreaded illness hit. Cannon wanted to show you how he can balance on his own (for a bit--and he gets so excited!) and how his Dad makes him laugh and how he can manuever and crawl to get himself where he wants to go.