Russel's Finally Crawling!

He only crawls once in a while, but last night I think he realized that crawling can get him to wherever he wants to go.... baby-proofing, anyone?

Hat Fun!

Just ignore my annoying voice in the background!

A Monday Afternoon

Just hanging out and being silly!




Russel using his new car seat to stand on! He loves his new seat. I strapped him in it to see how he fits and he just sat there looking around for about 10 or 15 minutes!

My Birthday

The big 2-3! Wow, lol.

I had a wonderful birthday weekend thanks to family and friends! Friday night, our friends in the ward babysat Russel for us so Ben and I could go see Dan in Real Life at the dollar movie. It was great to get away and enjoy a relaxing movie without the squirmy one! (We really liked the movie too).

Saturday night Danni, Bethany, Dale, Raef and Brynn all came over and we went to dinner (yummy Brazilian food) and then had cheesecake that Ben made!


Russel liked the mashed potatoes and grilled pineapple, YUM!


Cousins Raef and Brynn and Aunt Danni


Sunday (my actual birthday) Ben made some delicious pork tacos and we watched the sad Super Bowl, here you can see Russel helping in the kitchen.


I received lots of wonderful gifts! I got some cute shirts, fuzzy flannel sheets, a salad spinner, Guitar Hero III, the always appreciated money, and these BEAUTIFUL flowers from Ben. I am such a lucky girl!

Russel Likes Cheese

Pretty self explanatory!

Hangin with Friends

Russel has made some pretty good friends in the ward. Here's a picture of some of them. This is Russel with Isaac who is 2 days older than Russel and Isaac's older brother Robby! They get along really well. It's fun to see the babies interact! I think Isaac motivates Russel a little too, because since he started getting up on his knees, now Russel is starting to. Woohoo!