South Carolina Visit

Look who came for a visit this week!

Al's favorite big cousin, Aidan...

And Auntie Nora....

and Grandma Martha!

Check out this sweet snow serpent!

and a close-up

Auntie Nora and Aidan

Blue went in the snow fort once...

which was one too many times for the sheepdog

Alistair was content to stay cozy inside with Grandma.

So far so good with the first winter - 

March may be the snowiest month, but the end is IN SIGHT!

Olympics

 

We love the Olympics!

 

What is snowboard cross, and why is a Frenchman the favorite? 

Another snowsuit....thanks Granny! 

This one is a little big still.

But not for long!

Warm Bath and Cold Walk

We haven't been the most adventurous about

 getting Al out in the snow.

But fortunately, Betsy, Chris and Nathan gave us a sweet snow suit.

Plus, Blue is *constantly* reminding us how 

nice it would be to go for a walk.

This is what our day looked like today....20 degrees and sunny, 

after a frosty morning.

Messy breakfast (that's blueberry muffin and sweet potato)

Warm bath in ducky friend

Papa dries Alistair...

...and combs hair, hmmm

Bundled up and ready to go

out and about in trusty ergo pack.

Thanks, neighbors for shoveling SO WELL!

This is the drift at the bottom of our driveway!

9 Month Update

Last week Alistair was 9 months old. 

We can't believe it!

Here are his stats:

19 lbs, 3 oz (28%)

28 inches (52%)

He's not crawling yet but we're told this is nothing to worry about...

since he is rolling, spinning and pulling to a stand (with just a LITTLE help).

In fact, we were told to thank our lucky stars.

Here is some spinning...

Thanks, Rick and Naomi for this nice blue outfit. 

When it arrived in May, we thought it would NEVER fit him!

Haircut?

Someone we know is due to overdue for his first haircut.

But, it won't happen any time REAL soon...

maybe this weekend?

Cousins Visit

On Sunday, Annie, Grace, Auntie, Uncle Manuel, 

and Grampy drove down to Rochester for a visit.

Uncle Manuel and Alistair

It's sort of chaotic with all these guys

Annie and baby playing on Blue's mat.