First Hair Cut

So Abran got his first hair cut tonight. Sorry mom and dad. It was out of control. It was in his ears and he was constantly flicking his hair. We're trying to even it out and start again. We both think I did okay for my first time ever cutting boy hair. However it needs to be fixed. We gave him a sucker and set him up in front of Extreme Home Makeover in hopes that he'd sit still. He was a little bewildered as to what the heck we were doing.

Happy Birthday to Abran!

WoW! Abran's Birthday was Tuesday March 18th. He celebrated his first birthday this past week on the 15th with a few of his family members. Ben, Max, Carli, Dave, and Grandma and Grandpa Soto came to celebrate with him. We ate burgers, opened some presents, ate birthday cake (which got the most video time), and played Rock Band (which Jonathan fell in love with). David brought his RockBand up for all of us to play. We had a good time. Abran ate almost all his cake and some of Max's too. He also got a water/sand table. We filled the one side with a little water and Max was absolutely hooked.
Abran had his 1 year Doc appt. today. He weighs 24 lbs. 10oz. He was in the 90% for height and 85% for weight. The doc was so happy with his progress and how healthy he is. We are also so thankful and happy with his health and well being. He is the joy of our lives. He had four shots today as well. He was really mad at first, cried for a minute, then whimpered while I put his clothes on. The nurse then gave him a cream soda dum dum and it was like nothing ever happened. It was his very first sucker and he didn't take it out of his mouth until it was all gone.
I can't believe it has been one year since we met this little guy. He makes us laugh everyday and has made out lives so much richer. I guess every parent feels that way though right?

February Moments

I'm Walking!

I'm walking finally....about 70% of the time. Abran took his first steps on February 1st and has been walking more and more since. He just turned 11 months on Feb.18th. He is into everything. He loves to get right in Mia's face, as if he is going to kiss her. He screams in joy the whole time while she licks his mouth. That is when mommy sends Mia to her bed and distracts Abran with another toy. He loves to walk around and shriek. Its this awful sound but he loves to do it. It is a combo of grunting and a high pitched squeal. His favorite word is DaDa. He goes all over the house singing dada, dada, dada.

Mom & Dad, you may need to click on the image to read the note

Christmas

Happy New Year...

Well, Jonathan has started school tonight. He is starting his MBA through Western Governors University, which is all on line. He'll be really busy. He works about 50 hours a week and will be doing school about 20-25 hours on average. The perk is that its all on line and he can be at home, so he won't have to mess with cutting back hours at work, travel, or parking. Abran and I are going to do all we can to take care of this man!
We had a very pleasant New Year. We had dinner at our friends house and played a Wii for the first time. It was a little too much fun. We went home around 10:00. Abran had so much fun. He's just started to laugh, for no reason, as if something is so funny. If Jonathan and I laugh about something, he laughs as though he knows exactly what we're talking about. It really funny. Anyway, we put him to bed around 11:30 and watch Dick Clarks Rockin New Years Eve.
Abran also had a first tonight, Jan.2nd, he was standing next to the chair Mia was laying on, and jumped straight up in the air, both feet off the ground and landed on his bum. He got up and did it again, only landing on his feet. It was all of a 1/2 inch or so. But it was so funny looking. He maybe spent too much time in his jumper. He loved that thing.
We hope all is well with you and God bless you in this wonderful New Year.

Tug O War!

Abran and Mia have become good little buddies. She's been teaching him some skills in the art of play. I just hope Abran doesn't think he can play with other kids the way he plays with Mia. Every time we watch this clip, we laugh.

BathTime!

Mia likes to check in on Abran when he's taking his bath. It almost looks like she's trying to either bathe him or get in with him. He sometimes tries to wash her face with the washcloth too.

Halloween at the Pumpkin patch

My friend, Emily, told me about this place and said its a perfect place for fall/halloween pics. We went to this pumpkin patch where a farmer was selling all his pumpkins and boy was she right. Abran looks like a little farmer himself. :)

Afternoon in Dry Canyon

We decided one Sunday afternoon mid-fall, that it would be fun to take Abran up Dry Canyon. He loves to feel rocks and leaves and tree trunks. So thats what we did. It was a little chilly but still warm enough.

We finally did it! We're blogging.....

We are pleased to announce (especially to Larry) that we have our blog up and running. We're now trying to figure out how it works. Now you will be able to view what is going on with our lives by viewing this blog. How slick is that. I will be attaching pictures and video soon. So, till then.......take care.