It has been a long time since I have posted. I am very sorry about that. With me working full time, I tend to be a little selfish when I get home and spend my time with my big E. Right now, he is helping me type. Big E is growing by leaps and bounds! He is over 16 pounds now and wearing anywhere from 6-12 month outfits (depending on the outfit.) Nobody ever told me they grew up so fast! Well, I guess they tried, but I didn't believe them.

Since it has been so long since I posted, this post will have a TON of pictures. I apologize beforehand. I do hope you enjoy.

Here is a picture of big E wearing the hat that Grandma Winnie made. Isn't he handsome? It isn't the best picture. but he was having fun kicking and giggling in his crib as we were getting ready for bed.
This is big E showing how big he is! Look how good he is sitting up in the bumbo! He has now taken to chewing on his hands. He bites pretty good for not having any teeth. This is one of my favorite shirts that he has. M has taken to calling any plaid shirt a Bampa shirt, because that is all that Mike's dad wears. So here is big E wearing his Bamp shirt.
A while ago, I decided to try on the shoes that belong to Skooter, Big E's build-a-bear (that is really a wolf.) They fit! They did look rather funny though as they were much to wide and poor little E couldn't lift his legs. Who knew that a doll shoe was so heavy? Sorry that the picture is sideways. I always edited in photoshop, and that is on my computer that will not currently take a charge (or recognize that the plug is plugged in.) I need to figure out how to edit without photoshop. I am sure there are many ways, I just need to learn.
This year, we spent Christmas Eve with the Proctor family. It was a blast! We went to Rosie and Mark's new house and enjoyed yummy enchilada's and good times. Big E got a book from Santa that sings. (Trust me, there were 3 of them singing all at once.) Big E also got spoiled with new clothes and toys. Good times were had by all. The best? Mike and I got a beautiful picture of Timpanogos Temple from the Skinners. I love it! It got hung that night when we got home.

Big E and M got to spend some time with Grandma and Grandpa. Big E LOVES Bampa!
Here are all the boys with their new jammies made by Grandma! You know how hard it is to get five boys (two of them babies) to look at the camera (or the 5 that were being used?) at the same time? But aren't they cute? T & B, I didn't call you cute! You two are handsome in those new jammies!Here is one of the outfits that Big E got. Again, sorry for the sideways picture. As you can see, Big E had to eat everything he got. That is how he knew if it was a great present or not. This one passed!
Here is Big E again in his Bampa shirt. I love this little guy! We have to put a bib on him if we want his shirt to remain dry. We have a BIG drooler!
Here is Big E with Grandma Winnie. We also went to see her on Christmas day. It was fun to see her two days in a row!
Here is E and Grandpa Jack on Christmas day. Don't you love the windswept look that E is going for with his hair? It is all the new style. Big E and Grandpa talked tractor talk with the John Deere blanket.
Christmas morning was so much fun with a baby! Even though E had no idea what was going on and was just along for the ride, it was fun. We would tear a little piece of the paper, get E to grab the paper and then we would pull the present away and it would "open." It made for a long time in opening presents, but it was fun!
For Christmas day, we started a new tradition. Because we have a little guy now, we wanted to start some traditions of our own that are important within our family. We decided that we would invite the grandparents of whichever family we didn't spend Christmas Eve with over for a Christmas dinner. It made for a fun day of going and seeing great grandparents and still knowing that we would get to spend some time with both of our families for the holidays. Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures of this, because I was a bit busy and forgot.

This is how Big E welcomed the New Year. He completely slept through it! He did wake up shortly thereafter though when I put him in his pajamas and then kept both mommy and daddy awake into the new year. It was a fun evening.
Can you believe how big E is getting? You can see the little haircut I gave him. I trimmed the top so it wasn't so wild and crazy. It is a little difficult cutting the hair of a 3 1/2 month old, but I think it turned out pretty good. This is one of his 6 month onsies that if we had delayed anymore time, he wouldn't have gotten to use. He is just growing too fast. In the next few pictures, you can also see what a little drooler we have. Trust me, he can soak you if you aren't careful. If he keeps it up, we may need to invest in some rain slickers. :)
Last but not least, I wanted to show my new haircut. I was so tired of living in ponytail land (I think I have worn one almost everyday since June) that I chopped it. It is now too short (mostly) for a ponytail and I LOVE IT! Mike is trying to get used to my shorter hair. He better hurry, because it might be here to stay for a bit.