One Year Old

We had a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. My nephew is doing great in his first semester down at Texas A&M, Tracy's parents were able to come down and help us celebrate Thanksgiving, and Karis turned one on Thanksgiving Day this year (please note it loaded these pictures in backwards...so if you want correct time progression you have to start from the bottom):

This is How it Works

The next morning big brothers were still making sure little sister knew how things worked. She has that look on her face like she is saying, "Can you please tell them that I know how to do it?" Get used to it, Karis. I don't think it's going to change.

Lots of Help

A few presents later things were still progressing slowly, so second big brother Chase decided to help out as well. I don't think we have to worry about big brothers watching out for little sister.

First Birthday Gift

Like all one-year-olds, Karis was a bit slow going on ripping into her first present. This would explain why big brother Ryan is on the way to help teach her how.

Birthday Cupcakes

I always do cupcakes for the kids' first birthday - it is easier for them to handle when they are eating. Karis could have cared less about her cupcakes. She was too excited about the fact that she was getting to crawl around the kitchen table (with Grandparents stationed at each side). FYI - Ryan made the banner behind Karis all by himself.

Our Famous Birthday Girl

We emailed Karis' picture into KPTV for their first birthdays announcement, then we tivo'd it so we could freeze the frame and look at it through out the day. I have no clue why but I was so excited to see her picture on t.v.! Isn't that funny how you get all excited when you see someone you know on tv (that is for good reasons...), especially your family? Like when they come out to Canby High for some high school football footage and we scan the crowd to see if there are any people that we know on tv.

Halloween Costumes

Boy - November went by really fast! I've got some catching up to do. Here are some Halloween pictures to start us out.

Batman

Ryan was Batman this year, and he played the part well.

Mickey Mouse

Chase was less than thrilled with his costume. This is the best picture I could get in between crying spells. He wouldn't even let me put any makeup on to make him look more Mickey-like. Amazingly enough, he was in a great mood the whole time we were Trick-or-Treating...

Duckie

Karis was a duck (the same costume that Chase wore last year). It's a good thing she wore it this year because I think she'll be too big for it next year. She wasn't very thrilled with her costume either, especially the feet...but at least she wasn't driven to tears like her brother.