Spaceship adventures

Will: "The alien vessel is closing on us...brace for impact!"
Elias: "Transferring auxillary power to shields...we're not going down without a fight!"*

*dialogue courtesy of my resident Star-Trek geek/hubby. Picture taken at McWane Science Center.

A personal letter

Dear Will,
You won’t ever get the opportunity to know your Granddaddy that you were named after, but I often think about how much he would have ADORED you. I have a feeling that he would have called you his little fella (which his own Papa called him when he was a child). He would have let you sit in the back of his truck when you were older for slow rides on the farm. He would have loved taking you on nature walks through the woods. I know he would have a huge grin on his face when playing with you, and he would beam with pride when anyone asked about you. Even though you won’t have the privilege of knowing firsthand how wonderful he was, I promise to always tell you stories about him. I promise to instill many of the same values he engrained in me. I promise to always make you feel as loved as I’ve always felt.

GrandMonty's visit & snow

Will is a happy boy after several days of "GrandMonty" time. My mom came in Monday and stayed until Saturday. We didn't do much, but it's always fun nevertheless. She played with Will and kept him while Brian and I went out to dinner (which we thoroughly enjoyed - thanks!). I love having Mom here, even if we just do normal things like running errands or watching silly t.v. shows. We had a snow day while she was here, although oddly enough, it snowed more south of us than it did here in B'ham. Here are some pictures of us on the snowy deck and afterward.

We're back in business!

So I broke down today and bought another camera. I had to document Will's early walks before he's running around like a pro. Here is our new little walker, 14 months and a few days old!

Camera is croaking ...

Forgive my lack of updates, especially picture updates. My camera has been eating batteries at an alarming rate, and lately it's gotten to where even with fresh batteries, it only stays on a few seconds. I'm going to have to bite the bullet and buy a new one I think. Will's cuteness must be captured.

I haven't done a lot of written updates either because I kept waiting for the big milestone - walking. I've been not-so-patiently waiting for months now, and he FINALLY really started walking today. His first real steps by himself were Jan. 13th, but he really started taking off tonight.

I'm hoping I can capture it on camera video to upload soon, because it's hilarious. He presses both of his hands on his stomach with is elbows out as he walks. I guess he's holding onto himself to steady his balance, but it looks so odd. We laughed and laughed over his quirky little walk.

Stay tuned. I promise to sort out my camera problem soon!