Oh Conner!

Conner has become a whole new kid in the past week! He is walking everywhere, and quick! He is getting into everything and learning how to climb on things. He has learned how to order videos on our TV (and that nice $5 charge will be added to my Comcast bill and no it wasn't porn). He is becoming such a ham! His personality has really started to come out!

I am loving this stage!

Lunch Advice

I am having a hard time coming up with ideas of what to pack for Conner to eat for lunch. I usually pack some combination of yogurt, pudding, cut up fruit, bananas, apple sauce and nuggets. He used to eat Easy Mac but won't anymore. I tried PB & J but he doesn't like that either. I am just stuck! Any other ideas???

1 Whole Year

I know that I say this every month, but time flies by! I can't believe that 1 year ago Chris and I had a tiny little baby and now we have a growing BOY! This past year has been an amazing year! Conner has brought so much happiness into our lives and we love him so much! We love to watch him grow and learn new things each day and can't wait to see the changes that occur in the next year!

At 1 Year Conner-

~Is still wearing size 3 diapers

~Is still wearing size 12 month pants and 12-18 month tops

~Is still wearing size 4 shoes but they are getting small

~Loves to climb up the stairs but can't go down them

~Likes to unravel the toilet paper off the roll

~Loves to dance and bob his head to music

~Says Dada and Kaka and loves to jabber in his own language

~Is really good at shaking his head no

~Is nicknamed Monkey because he climbs everything like a Monkey

~Likes to sort things and empty drawers and baskets

~Hates getting his diaper changed and getting dressed

~Knows where his head is and will touch it when you ask him where it is

~Blows kisses using someone elses hand

~Loves his ride on toys but can only go backwards on them

Stats

Head-19 inches (90th%)

Weight-21.8 lbs (50%)

Length-30 inches (50%)

Grandpa Okeys Funeral

Chris' grandpa, Okey Gillespie, passed away on August 28th at the age of 92 years old. Chris was pretty close to him and for as long as I can remember visited him at least once a year. As people were talking him at his funeral I realized that Chris is a lot like his grandpa. They are both hard workers, like to build things, have a love for the outdoors, will drop anything to help others and love their families. When Conner was just a couple months old we drove to Vegas and introduced Conner to him. It was an amazing experience and I can't wait for Chris to tell Conner about it one day. We love and miss you grandpa!

My Little Family

The Gillespie Family

Folding The Flag

Giving the flag to Grandma

Picture Help

Does anyone know why you can't click on my photos and make them bigger anymore? Thanks!

The Big Birthday Party

We haven't had Internet for the past two weeks so we are going to play catch up here! I guess that we will start with the most important thing first...Conner turned 1 on September 11th! And of course that meant having a party! Conner was spoiled and got tons of gifts! Thank you to everyone! Here are some pictures from his party and I will do his 1 Year Post on Friday after his appointment!

Awesome Family Photo-Not!

The Birthday Boy Looking Cool

Opening Presents

Singing Happy Birthday

Trying to get him to play with his cake

Really mad at mom for making him get dirty!

Dad finally got him to take a taste

And no birthday is complete without a food fight!

Daddy and The Birthday Boy