Marty-pants

At granny's!

You love it just like mommy!

You're getting interested ! So big!

They kind of freak you out!

We've been having such a good time !

You like the snow do much! Look how happy you are!

You're such a good traveller, rear facing ftw and the ever present school bus.

Here's our miniature super hero!

You can make me wear it; can't make me like it!

You love the ranch'

Xmas cards with granny. She makes up the best stories.

You're doing it wrong by the looks of your face !

You're such a good kitchen helper!

You gathered all your circular toys and then stood in front of the sunny doorway and did this.

You love your cousin Jude. Here you are in matching tshirts!

You love the water and it makes you shriek wiht joy if we run from you and the hose!

All by yourself! Usually, we cut it up for you, but you were so proud to eat it all by yourself!

Estes Park, Colorado. You loved it!

12+ hours in the car and you were a champ.

Uncle Tim made ribs and you had to have one!

Here you are all dressed up for cousin Nathan's wedding.

You live to be outside.

You usually take a nap in our arms as we rock you, but you've gotten so big, even you get uncomfortable, so enter the toddler couch to bed! Now you take naps, most of the time, on your new couch.

You can crawl up on the couch all by yourself!

You were getting chewed on in daycare like a dog bone, so we pulled you out and now you come to mommy's office more often. It's so fun!

You're just about to blow bubbles in this shot. Rocking the overalls!

You have a new best friend along with Mr. Mud!

Every year, we celebrate birthdays, usually in March, around grandpa's birthday at Pete's in Krebs, OK. This was your first year there! Last year, we didn't even know you existed! Here, grandpa is 88!

I think you get lonely in your dreams. You often reach out to find my skin. How sweet is this? Do you see how big your hands are? You'll be palming a basketball soon.

Well buddy you're 1 year old now. Time for your first smartphone. You can already work our phones well enough and you certainly love playing with the screen and tweeting and im'ing for me you can probably handle your own.

We brought you home to live with us forever on this day one year ago. We had to sign about 50 pages and your birthmother had to tell the judge that she picked US to be your parents! We're so blessed she was such a courageous and loving woman.

Look how handsome you are! Happy day little man. Mommy and daddy love you more than anything!

You're not a brat, but it rhymed. Look how cute you are in your Dr Seuss hat! You were too busy to stop for a photo. Baby on the run!

Now that you're walking, your cousin Jude likes playing with you more. Here you are playing with trucks. You're hugging him and he's being so patient with you since you don't understand how to share. He's 2 years 7 months and you're 11 months 2 weeks! You look and act like brothers. So awesome.

This is what you look like with a 102.7 fever. Deliriously playing with pillow fringe! Still adorable with your continuously ruffled hair.

With your bear!

You are so proud of yourself!

Your new favorite thing to do is bird watch. In this pic, you're patiently waiting for them to fly in!

You just got too quiet, so I doubled checked on you, and this is what I found! You're so smart!

I love it when you make this face!

We're so cute with our bad hair! Saturday morning naps are hard on the hair, but good for the soul!

I can hardly get you to stay still!

Guess who brought in the new year with a milestone? You walk, with a little help!