Christmas pictures of William

Here are some recent pictures of William. We tried to get some shots for our Christmas card. He was somewhat cooperative! I can't believe how grown up he looks. The first picture is from last year. What a difference a year makes! He truly is a little boy now!

William loves Spaghetti-os!

William is just like his mama-he enjoys his spaghettios! He enjoyed them so much today that he tried to lick the bowl-that's why his forehead is covered in spaghettios too! He'll definitely have to learn some manners before he goes on his first date!




William is starting to talk more...here are some of his words:

up you go (not sure where that came from!)
nana
mommy
mama
dada
papa
tractor
car
bear
ball
hot (he thinks everything is hot!)
baby
eat
up
happy
thank you
woof (like a dog)
truck
pumpkin
ow
uh-oh
duck

So, his vocabulary is increasing. I'm not as concerned as I was before, because he's added about 5 words in the last week or so which is great progress!

He still signs as well. He has about 30 signs, and teaching him how to sign has been a godsend!

Here are some of his signs (not sure if I can remember them all off the top of my head!):

deer
pig
fox
dog
cat
mouse
fish
swim
bird
duck
eat
milk
more
all done
drink
rain
snow
outside
please
thank you
sorry
bath
get dressed
sleep
school
work
home
drive
run
love
shoes
airplane

William, The Baker

William and I have been busy making Christmas cookies. He loves to bake! When I say, "William, do you want to help mama bake cookies?" He immediately gets the chair (the chair he stands on)! His favorite Christmas cookie is the peanut blossom. He doesn't like the Hershey kiss on top though, so I have to take it off for him. He loves to stir and pour!

Recent Photo of William & Me...

Olly, William, and I are going to England for Christmas this year! We weren't sure if we were going to be able to go~everything is so expensive =(. Olly's parents generously offered to help us out as Christmas gifts, and we couldn't pass that up! This will be our last opportunity to go over there and not have to buy a ticket for William (under 2 years are free). Technically he's "free", but we have to pay for 10% of a ticket and taxes, so it's not completely free! With the distance and expense to travel, we like to take the opportunity to go over when we can.

Olly's grandpa died recently, so I know he is anxious to see and spend time with his family.

We having planned a "mini-vacation" for the two of us, which I am so excited about! We are going to leave William with Olly's parents for a few days and go to LONDON! YIPEE!!! Olly's brother, Giles, lives in London (near Wimbleton-have you heard of that?!?!), so we are hoping he will let us stay with him. It will also be nice to hang out with him as well. As some may know, I've spent a little time in London, and I love the city. If you ever get a chance to travel over there-GO TO LONDON! The cool thing is that everything is written and spoken in English (Duh, right?). There is so much to do and see in London, so I've already been rereading my traveling around London book from a few years ago. Olly and I had a few awesome days in London before we were Mr. and Mrs. (this was back when we were friends and the first time we'd seen each other again since we met in Cancun), so I want to go back to some of the places we visited while we were in London together.

Here are a couple recent photos of William from last night. Our friends spent the night, and their daughter is close to William's age. They had fun in the tub together!

Happy Halloween!

Here are some pictures of William in his puppy costume. Isn't he just the cutest little dog?!?! He had fun trick or treating at Grandma and Grandpa's house, around our neighborhood, and at my aunt and uncle's house. He was very curious and spent most of the time trying to figure out what the heck was going on! His favorite treats were the mini-muffins from Gma and Gpa, and he enjoyed the Cheetos from our neighbor.



He didn't like getting his picture taken with me, because that meant being away from Grandpa for a minute!

William's Signs...

William's speech is coming along. His most recently learned words are: grandpa, dada, tractor, pumpkin, bear, and dog.

He still relies on sign language as well to communicate his needs. He is up to about 25 signs:

love
sleep
eat
drink
more
all done
dog
cat
bird
moose
outside
thank you
please
sorry
work
home
drive
milk
shoes
airplane
rain

There are more, but I can't think of them off the top of my head.