Trip Home to CALIF...

WE WENT HOME FOR THANKSGIVING... WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME... HAIDEN WENT TO TEHACHAPI AND ENDURED SOME MINOR PHYSICAL LABOR... MERRICK WENT TO THE ZOO AND WRESTLED SOME CROCS... HAIDEN AND KATIE EXPLORED THE POLAR BEAR REGION OF THE ARCTICS...

Devils Lake Trip...

Merrick is 9 months old!

Today Merrick went to his 9month check up. He is 85% for Height at 29.5 inches, He is 21lbs 12oz, which puts him at 70% for weight. His head is about 70%. He was standing alone, babbling, and crusing from furniture to furniture... The doctor thinks he will be walking sooner, than we expect.. yikes!!! More pics to come soon...

He said Mama!!

Finally, my boy is saying Mama!! Dad-da has been getting all the love!!
xo.

I love this Pic!!

8 months, 3 weeks old

this is Merrick's Model Pose...

Meet Jacky

Here is our Au-Pair, Jacqueline "Jacky." She is so sweet and so much fun... Merrick loves her.. .Haiden loves her when mommy and daddy are not around... She is just fantastic!!


girls night out...

Race Car Drivers

Merrick is now in his 8th month.. he is using the walker, crawling everywhere, and can stand unassisted for about 5 seconds. He has just started to say, Dad-da, Nana, and hai-da....

Apple Picking w/ Kids Express School

Haiden's school takes a field trip 1 time a month...

happy birthday mommy.

haiden's friends on Halloween