Playoffs Play Day

We had some friends over yesterday for the playoff games. The only problem is we get so distracted by the cute little ones that we don't pay too much attention to the games but it's a great excuse to get together, catch up and eat a bunch of snacks!

Dawson waiting for his friends to come over in his favorite position...on his tummy!

Dawson & Tyler wrestling already!

(In Tyler's defense, he started out lying down and Dawson was sitting up) Aiden, Riley, Kate, Nathan, Dawson & Chad.

Dawson & his buds Riley & Tyler.

Tummy time!

Mmmm...fingers.

Mama's Boys!

Me & Dawson, Jama & Ezra, Lynn & Aiden, Kate & Riley.

Happy 5 Month Birthday to you!

Dawson turned 5 months old today! This has been a very fun and eventful month with Dawson's first Christmas. Having him here makes the holidays even more special. This month Dawson has been mastering rolling over back and forth, he gets up on his knees with butt up in the air but no movement yet. He's working on sitting up on his own, he does really good for a while but then topples over to one side. He also loves playing with his feet! Here is Dawson's 5 month picture along with some others from this month...

He looks so little in his high chair. Look at the rolls on his thighs!

Playing with his friend Tyler Kneeland.

Just hanging out.

Practicing sitting up on his own.

Relaxing with Daddy.

Watching cartoons in the big chair.

Playing with his feet.

Happy New Year!

Hope everyone had a great New Year's Eve! We celebrated at Shane & Lynn's with Jim, Tara & Tyler...and we all made it to midnight! Wow, how things change when you have a baby! :)

Dawson waiting patiently for his mom to get ready (like always).

Tyler waiting for the fun to start. Ready to party!

So exhausted struggling to make it to midnight.

Aiden got to stay up way past his bedtime and he was having so much fun.

Tyler's getting excited.

Dawson had to take a quick power nap with mommy.

New Year's kiss...hey, what about me?

Mmmm...Rice Cereal

The doctor gave us the "go ahead" to start giving Dawson rice cereal so we attempted it for the first time last night. Chad was a little camera happy so you can witness the whole event, overall it went really good and I was surprised by how well Dawson ate it.

First bite...

...he likes it... ...mmm...

...rethinking how he feels about it...

...okay it's good...

...open wide...

...not so sure again...

...all done...

...that was fun!

First Tooth!!

Or "teeth" I should say. Dawson's bottom two front teeth are coming in. I first felt them on December 23 and they are sharp! I didn't think they would come this early but he was definitely drooling more than usual the few days before they popped out. The only problem is that now my good sleeper has been waking up every hour at night! Saying I'm exhausted would be an understatement. So I need advice, if you have any tips or tricks on how to make this whole teething experience easier on Dawson (and me) leave a comment at the bottom of this post...please!

They are kind of hard to see in these pictures but if you look real close you can see two little white dots.

Merry Christmas Part I

We had a wonderful Christmas! Dawson's first was so much fun. We started out the morning by Dawson helping me make breakfast and mimosas (virgin for me). Chad and I opened our presents first and then my parents came over to spend Christmas morning with Dawson. Just wait to see the present they got him!

Dawson was trying to break into the presents early on Christmas Eve.

As soon as he got ahold of one it (of course) went straight in the mouth. Dawson's first candy cane, they match!

I was letting him chew on the bend of the wrapped candy cane...until I discovered he had broke it open and was tasting the peppermint. That made for a couple minty kisses!

Dawson helping Daddy open some presents...

...then giving Mommy a hand...

...but he enjoyed playing with the bows the most.

Grandpa & Grandma got him his very own Radio Flyer fire truck!

Of course this present is a little beyond his years (there are petals to make it move) but he seemed to really like sitting on the seat playing with the steering wheel and ringing the bell.

Dawson's first Hurley shirt & hat so now he can match Daddy.

We hope everyone had a great Christmas and enjoyed the time spent with family!