New toy!

Slides, slides and more slides. I'm not sure what the fascination is with them, but Landon thinks they are the best thing since sliced bread. And let me tell you, Landon loves bread! This is his newest toy. I think it's a winner!


Here's a video of the sliding too! I'm having problems embedding it in the blog, but I guess you can still view it here.

A couple observations about the video:
1. I speak in "baby talk" a lot more than I realize!
2. Our carpet looks pink in the video. Really, it's not.

Colorado Springs Trip

Sure, Colorado Springs is only an hour away from us, but finding a free weekend to get away and spend some time as a family definitely constitutes a "trip."

Anyway, our primary purpose in the Springs was to go to Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. It is in a beautiful location on the side of Cheyenne Mountain, and Landon is finally at the age we thought he would appreciate the animals. We went down on Saturday and came back Sunday morning. It was wonderful. Here are some photos from our getaway.

Naptime? Just resting up and saving that energy for the zoo!

Landon, Mommy and the Lions. Yes, Landon has a "monkey on his back." It's a harness for walking but he didn't stay in it too long.

Slides! Thank goodness the zoo had a playground. He loved it!

We were able to see giraffes up close. REAL close. I don't even have the zoom on! Landon wasn't quite sure what to think of this guy.

On our drive home this morning, we stopped at Starbucks and figured we would let Landon drive the rest of the way back ;-)

(Okay, relax, he's not drinking Starbucks OR Driving. He's "drinking" out of Mommy's empty cup as we sat in a parking lot).

A Facelift?

That's right folks, Landon's blog has received a facelift! Enjoy the new layout and the new photos of our little man. He's growing up so fast (**sniff, sniff**).

He needed a better view outside. He climbs on everything.

What a helper! We have him mopping the floors already and he's only 15 months old ;-) The perfect child for neat-freak parents.

"I love cheese!"

"Who, me? No, I didn't climb into the window."

Landon+Bucket=Funny!

Grandma got Landon a shovel and a bucket to play with outside this summer. He's still learning what the bucket is actually used for.

Landon Updates...

This photo is from Easter. It's Landon's first Peep. What a gooey, sticky mess that was!


Here's Landon with his Snoopy. He is just adorable with it. Snoopy "sings" the Alphabet Song when you press his belly. Landon will carry it around on his shoulder until the song ends. He'll then walk back to us so we can press its belly again and make it sing. Snoopy then goes back on his shoulder until the song ends. Process then repeats...

We're starting to let Landon feed himself with a spoon. He understands the process, but can't quite get much food on the spoon yet. He's getting better though. Soon he'll be an expert.

I bought Landon his own chair since he likes to climb all over ours so much. He LOVES it!!! He looks like such a big boy too when he sits in his armchair.

First birthday party

Here are a few photos from Landon's first birthday party. He had a great time and we are so thankful to everyone that was able to come. Enjoy the pics!

First Haircut

The last week has been filled with "firsts." A first birthday and now a first haircut (not to mention a first lollipop). In keeping with family tradition, we had to wait until Landon was one year old before his hair could be cut. Well, he's officially one now and the time had DEFINITELY come. Look how cute my baby is with his new style. What a big boy he is! He didn't cry at all during the cut and stayed almost perfectly still. I guess there is something to be said for lollipop bribery.

"What's this thing?"

"Tastes okay."

"Mmmm, I think I like this."

"I could get used to this!"

"No more pictures Mom!"