Belated Christmas Fun

I finally had some down time today to put together some pictures and video from all of our Christmas celebrations! We had a great time celebrating here as a family and being with Mark's family as well. It was so good to see Mark's brother Brad and his wife Jayne and to be all together- which doesn't happen very often! Then we were off to Chicago after a VERY LONG delay ON THE PLANE here in Denver due to snow in the windy city. We were there for 10 days and loved every moment of it! We had the right amount of down time mixed with busy-ness: celebrating Christmas, visiting with family, driving to Michigan, and partying for Nolan's birthday! We got to see just about everyone we wanted to, managed to keep Nolan on a semi-normal schedule, and had 2 successful flights
with a 1 year old.

As soon as we got home we were overwhelmed with unpacking, organizing toys, and cleaning before we packed up again and drove up to the mountains for a weekend get away with a group of some of our best friends! We had fun playing games/wii, reading, lounging on comfy couches, sleeping in a King size bed, enjoying a beautiful view, snowboarding (Mark), and unfortunately getting puked on! Yep, Nolan always seems to have an adverse reaction to his shots, and spent the next day barfing on not only his mom in the morning, but his dad at night. He seems to be feeling much better today, thank goodness! I attached a few pictures from our fun weekend at the Van Eps' cabin at Shadow Mountain Lake.




Oh, and all went well at his 12 month check up with the pediatrician. He is now weighing in at 25 lbs 14.6 oz (85%). And he is one tall boy- 31 3/4 in. (95%) We aren't quite sure where the length comes from. The doctor said he is super social, sweet, and smart! We will continue to work on the muscle development and gross motor skills- which we are a bit concerned about. He's still content to scooch on his bum, take a few wobbly steps when holding our hands, stand in one place with support, and push backwards on his tummy. It may be that he needs a little extra time because he's a big boy, but we just want to be proactive. So, on Thursday we have an appointment to have a screening with a physical therapist to see if we can work on some exercises and play therapy to get him cruising. Pray that will a little extra help a whole new world of movement can be discovered!