Parties, Parties, and more Parties

The title of this post says it all. Thats all we have been doing for the past 2 weeks and we have our last party on Sat. We had a wonderful Christmas, John was able to be home more than he usually is, which was nice. On the Monday before Christmas we had a party with Johns extended family. Then we celebrated as a family on Christmas Eve by opening our own presents. On Christmas night we headed to my parents house. That Sat. we had my extended family party where we played some BINGO! And on Sunday morning ( due to my in-laws work schedule) we had Johns family party with a nice breakfast. The boys did great through all the many parties and laste nights and got quite a few new toys that I still have to find a place for.

my 3 handsome boys on Christmas Eve 2009

Most of these pics I'm sure you have already seen on FB, but here they are again. Us opening presents at home on Christmas Eve. Levi's favorite was the wrapping paper and the boys favorite I would say was the Wii ( ours too :))

our family, John and I, Riley-6, Carter-3 and Levi- 6 months my sister and her husband Mark and kids, Kody-12, Trenton-10, and Maddie-8 my brother Kevin and his wife Jen and kids(l-r) Tyler-5, Megan-10, Ashley-13, and Kelsey-12. I hope I got all the ages right :)

my brother Chad, his wife Jen and kids, Sophia-4 and Max- 6 monthmy parents and their 12 grandkids, ranging in age from 13 to 6 months

opening presents from grandpa and grandma VanRhee

The mixer that I have wanted for years and it was a really good price too, now I just have to find room for it in my kitchen.

all the boy cousins on the Van Rhee side : Kody, Riley, Carter, Levi, Trenton, Max and Tyler

more presents from Grandma & Grandpa Scholten

Cousin : Levi, Riley, Logan, Lexi, and Carter in their new Christmas pajamas from grandma and grandpa Scholten.

Levi's 6 month Pictures

Levi had his 6 month pictures taken again a Sears. He did so good. They had no troubles getting a smile out of him. We were in and out in 30 minutes. I think this age is the easiest. They are not moving yet, but can sit up and you can plan the time around there naps and feeding a little better b/c they are awake and happier for longer periods of time. The picture below is the one that I purchased, but I also uploaded the other ones on my Facebook.

All I want for Christmas is my 2 Front Teeth

Well he got one of them anyway. Levi's first tooth finally popped through today on the bottom after lots of drooling and soaking all his bibs. The other bottom one I don't think will make an apperance anytime soon, theres no real big bump, but I could be wrong. No picture though- you wouldn't even be able to see it anyway.

Half a Year Old

My baby is already 6 months old, man how those 6 months have flown by. Levi has started to eat more solid foods within the past month. His favorite veggie is green beans, I would say the least favorite is carrots. He likes all the fruits of course. He eats about 1/2-1 jar of each through out the day (not all in one sitting) + some ceral for breakfast and his usual 8 oz bottles. He is starting to scoot around alot, mostly backwards but not crawling yet, although he is practicing getting up on his hands and knees. Glad that he isn't crawling yet otherwise I would have to keep him out of the Christmas tree and decorations. He is also sitting up on his own. He has one tooth that is right there- it will probally pop through in the next day or two, so he has been really drooly, but not really that fussy, so that is good. He is still a good sleeper at night and for naptimes. He continues to grow quickly. He is in 6-12 month clothing(and has been for the past month) I don't have any stats on him. He does not go till mid January when he will be 6.5 months old. I did weigh him on the home scale and it says that he weighs 22 lbs. I am not suprised as you can tell by his many rolls in the pic below :). I love this age b/c he is happy and content with whatever is going on and has a routine and he is not getting into anything yet, but still able to get the toys he wants. I need to get his 6 month pics taken soon, so I will post them when I do.


One happy, chubby, drooly little boy. Check out those rolls- he is well fed

Levi and his big brother Riley