New Year's in Washington

And we spent New Year's with his family in Washington, which was also a blast. Especially since Dylan got to see cousins a few times while we were there and had a blast chasing them around the house & playing cars with them.


A pose with cousin, Justice


Family shot


He was enthralled with this singer/guitarist at Fiesta Mexican Restaurant.
He never took his eyes off him as long as he could hear him. It was so fun to watch!


He actually liked this lime. He gave a classic sour-face
once, but after that he just kept on sucking!


He finally realized he could reach the water pedal, so thank goodness there was a lock on it!


This happened many times during the cousins stay. Justice would either say
"Give kisses" and they would both go in for it or Lilly Mae (in the yellow) would just
walk up to him, grab his shoulders and give him a smacker! So cute!

Christmas Break in Oregon

We spent Christmas this year with my family in Oregon. It was a lot of fun & Dylan seemed to warm up to people he hadn't seen in quite a while pretty quickly. Yay!

Trying on Grammie's shoes




Exploring our suitcase, making sure everything worked


Washing Dad's feet. How cute!


Hello? This is the remote to the massage chair that of course he saw as a phone.


Down to D'Artangnans' (the shepherds) level


Testing out Great-Papa's cane


With 2nd cousin, Dan


With Aunt Raquel
(She has never gone by Aunt Rachael. After I gave her the nickname Raquel,
she's gone by Aunt Raquel and thinks Aunt Rachael it sounds weird )


I should have included this in the "Chillin' like a Dylan" post :)


His first Christmas present




He spent the next 20 minutes pushing this box around the kitchen


Helping Pop vacuum




The first 2007 Oregon snow, on Christmas Day
(The last time there was snow on Christmas day in Oregon was in 1934. Wow.)

Chillin' like a Dylan

Dylan's LOVES to just 'chill', so here he is caught in the act!

Enjoying Uncle's Matt's 'bed' on the couch during a break




Taking after his dad with a love for the XBOX controller.
(I, for one, refuse to actually let him sit with Dad while he plays.
It's too dangerous! He'll be hooked for sure!)


Getting ready for bedtime reading with Dad


Indulging in a head massage from mom


Pooped out after a hard morning of play, this is how he fell asleep for his nap

A Day in the Life of Dylan

These are just a bunch of shots I got throughout my days with Dylan. He has his moments, but he sure is a fun one to spend my days with!

Dylan's best friend Kobe who lives just upstairs. They see each other once if not twice a day.




My little Mozart


Helping mom fulfill her craving for popcorn!


I don't know why, but he loves this spot


He used to do this a lot, while throwing things out from under him




A real card shark, helping Dad win the game


Modeling my winter gear


Surprisingly, he hadn't sat on his drum before & I thought it was pretty cute!




Mr. Fix-it, helping Dad vacuum


Mr. Fix-it returns to fix his fish bowl