Snow & Igloos

When we were in Nevada City to see Joslin after coming home from her mission in Argentina last month it DUMPED snow. A few feet. So much that the trees were falling all over the power lines everywhere and we lost power for a day and half or so. And it was oh so much fun. I think we all felt like little kids again. Check out Kaity's post for some great sledding pictures.



On Doug's drive home from snowboarding. Before the big snow storm.



It started snowing during the afternoon and we had this much by the evening!


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The next morning with the power out...






Al and Doug decided to make an igloo. Britta and Jos, Ellie & Dave decided they could make one better. I don't have day pictures of them though! Only video. Maybe I'll put that up soon.



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Tucker and I decided to watch


And then Al slept in one, and then Gio and Grandad/Danny slept in one and Doug slept in the other. Doug kept trying to get me to sleep in there with him but with Tucker waking up 2 times a night I was kind of off the hook...



As usual, we didn't want to go home.


This was before the train was perfected... Love Dave's laugh in there :)


And still working on it...

Beautiful Lily

Tsunami

Doug's dad called us while we were watching TV on Thursday night telling us about the earthquake in Japan and tsunami warning in Hawaii. An hour later it went from advisory to warning and we were waiting to decide if we needed to get out or not, and then finally deciding what to pack and take with us when we did leave, sometime before 3am when this tsunami was supposed to hit. We ended up heading over to the library with a bunch of blankets and pillows and pack-n-play for tucker around 1:30am. There were already a bunch of families there taking up different corners in the library. We headed up and setup camp in the stacks. Tucker cried a bit but then was pretty good the rest of the night. Jake was immediately out and Doug left us to go ride his bike around Laie and check things out. Of course he was at the beach when the tsunami was scheduled to come. Of course. Luckily nothing really happened. Except I woke up at 3:30 with no word of Doug and was hoping that didn't mean he was dead! But of course, he was fine. And had a front row seat for the small tsunami waves that did show up. So yes, thank you JFS Library for giving us a place to rest our heads :) And thank you lovely janitor for waking us up at 6:30am so we could get packed up and out of the library before it opened at 7!

He's 8 months!

OK, so a recount of what Tucker perfected during his 7th month on this earth.

Percentiles at the beginning of February:
Weight-15.1 lbs: 4th
Height-27 inches: 47th
Head-? : 20th


-He is great at feeding himself now and can get those puffs in no problem.
-He wants everything you are eating and he is not afraid to throw a fit immediately to get it.
-He makes this weird face where he flexes all the muscles in it when you don't feed him fast enough. It's really funny.
-He is really great to take out to breakfast. He loves toast and pancakes and does really well in a high chair if you keep sending food his way.
-He can drink out of a sippy cup.
-New foods this month were avocado, pancakes, bread of all sorts, yogurt, and we have pretty much been giving him whatever we eat.
-The reflux medicine the doc prescribed seems to be working well. The quantity of puke in our house a greatly decreased. Yay!
-He can balance himself without holding on to anything for about 3 seconds. He pulls himself up on absolutely everything and can walk around if you hold his hands.

-His feet still turn out but the doc said that that should fix itself once he starts walking.
-He is taking awesome naps. 2 a day for a few hours each. Love it.

-Doc said until he gains some weight I should still feed him at night when he wakes, which is 2 times. I think since this medicine has been working he has gained at least a pound. Have you seen the gut this kid has now? Anyway, I'm pretty sure it's time to sleep through the night now. That will be month eight.
-He can mimic sounds/squeaks/squawks we make and is rather chatty at times. He can kind of say dadada bababa and I've heard him say ma a few times in there. But just in passing babble that is.
-He loves buddy dog and westy and gilgo and i'm sure copper as soon a he gets to see him again :)
-He is pretty darn happy if he is not tired or hungry.
-Everyone comments on how smiley he is. He is a big huge flirt. Everyone on the airplanes love him. Good thing, because he was kind of loud and exhausted and crying on this last one.
-He has been to the mainland 5 times already.
-He totally recognizes Doug and I now. He's more winey when I'm around. How sad.
-He got dunked under the ocean and didn't even cry.
-Not a huge fan of the bath, which is weird to me.
-Started dancing
-Got 2 teeth
-Started crawling away really fast when you say, what did you just put in your mouth.

-He can fit a ping-pong ball in his mouth.

-He loves going for bike rides in his new bike seat! (better picture coming soon)

-He has been spotted going around the kitchen sucking on all of the appliances, from the fridge, dishwasher, cabinet, oven.
-He loves Randy's perfectly manicured lawn and could play over there for hours with them.



-And he has his mom wrapped around his little cute finger.



-And my favorite thing about him is when he gets tired and he sees his blankie on the floor he comes over and dives into it and sucks his thumb. Or sometimes he just lays there on his stomach with his hands at his sides kicking his feet. It is really so cute.

I really love 7 months. I really love this kid!

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Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

Favorite Valentine moment ever: Baby Tucker crawling/squeaking into my office followed by my cutie husband holding this homemade valentine.

Hope you valentines are as sweet as mine :)

caught

Doug and I were spying on Tuck while he was sleeping because he was so cute and we totally got caught. How did he know we were watching? Love this kid.