Santa!

Well, I finally me this Santa guy mom has been talking about.
She kept saying "We're going to see Santa!" but
I had to see it to believe it! He's very nice but didn't
have a very big lap! He read a Christmas book to me.
He must really know me because I LOVE books!
Look at me listening so nicely!
The next picture is when I discovered his beard.
He is MUCH hairier than Daddy (and that's pretty hairy)!

Santa was a pretty cool guy... I think I'll visit him
again next year (as long as he brings me an Elmo!)

This is Mommy and me waiting for Santa.
We got pretty lucky and only waited 5 minutes!
I spent my time looking at the pretty 3-week old
baby girl in front of us. She needed to wake up and
tell Santa what she wants for Christmas!

Here I am practicing for the big day!
I love practicing on Mommy's magazines too!
I think I've got this ripping paper thing down!

Here's me by my new favorite spot in the house...
the Christmas Tree! I love to crawl over there and
shake the tree, pull off the lights, and smack the presents!
What a fun toy Mommy and Daddy gave me! I hope it stays
in the living room forever!

I hope everyone has a MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Be careful in the snow and enjoy your time with
your families. Hopefully I'll get to see you all very soon!
Peace Out and Peace on Earth!
Lane

Brrrr!

Well, it appears that things are a-changing! It's been getting colder
and colder, and I don't think I like it!
First the leaves all fell off the tree and Mommy made me
play in them. This is my first reaction to the leaves!
I hated how noisy they were when mommy raked them or when Sidney
ran by and made them crunch!
Eventually I decided they weren't too bad, but I don't think I'd like
to do that again any time soon!

Next, this white stuff Mommy calls "snow" came down out of the
sky and made Sidney come inside all wet and cold! Mommy let me
touch it but I think that was enough for me! I'll just
stick to my cozy bed and my cozy blanket
for now, thank you very much!

I look happy to see the snow in this picture, but you should see me when
I have to put on my hat, coat and mittens!
That's NOT a pretty sight!

Now, some happy times! I got to celebrate my first Thanksgiving!
I went to Cedar Rapids with my Mommy and Daddy and met
lots and lots and LOTS of relatives!
This is me with my second cousin Kylie Jo.

Here's me with all of my Great-Grandma and Grandpa Knutson's
great-grandkids! There's Mya, Mason, Me, Lewis, and Rachel!
Man, I wish I was big enough to play Leggos with them!

In a week full of traveling, we drove all the way to northern Iowa
to watch my cousin Dalton wrestle! This is me and Aunt Tara
cheering him on! GO DALTON!

Here's Dalton wrestling! He got better each match and even
pinned someone the last match! He showed me his medal but
wouldn't let me give it the "drooly inspection!"

This is my Thanksgiving outfit from Grandma Thorson. I got to eat
my green beans and applesauce for dinner. I tried some mashed
potatoes but they just made me gag - Happy Thanksgiving, huh?

Finally, here is me with my cousins, Dalton and Makenzie. They sure gave
me a lot of attention and kept me laughing the whole day. I think Makenzie
would be a GREAT babysitter if she didn't live 3 hours away! Oh well!

Well, I hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving! I'll update you more
when the next big event rolls around!
Peace out!
Lane

6 Months!

Today I am 6 months old! Can you believe it?

We went to get some picture taken to celebrate and here they are.
The nice people at Portrait Innovations gave Mommy and Daddy
a CD so we could load the pictures on the computer!
Pretty cool!

This one is me stretching between takes!
I was getting kind of tired but I didn't even cry once!

I'm so big sitting up! Right after this picture I tipped over and
Mommy dove for me like a pro-volleyball player! My head didn't even
touch the ground!
Check out this handsome mug!
In this one I was going for a "dramatic" or "dreamy" look.
This last one is called "Senior Picture Pose."
I just love getting attention from pretty photographers -
Can you tell?
Hope you all enjoy! There were a total of 60 pictures on the CD
so Mommy and I just picked a few of our favorites.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Peace and Love,
Lane

Trick-or-Treat

Happy Begger's night! Tomorrow is Halloween but tonight is the night I went Trick-or-Treating for the first time! Now, technically I can't eat candy, so we just made a trip up to Ankeny to show off my tiger costume and hang out with some family. I had a great time!

This is me sitting in my Grandma's pumpkin bucket. I feel pretty Halloweeny! Look at all those leaves Daddy needs to rake!

Here is when I arrived at Great Aunt Cathy and Great Uncle Kevin's house. They were so surprised to see me! Unfortunately I didn't get any of that chocolate in the bowl. Daddy enjoyed some for me!

Oh man! I blinked!

Since I didn't get any chocolate, I got spoiled by my second-cousin Kendra. She tickled me and gave me lots of kisses. Those are better than chocolate anyway!

Finally, I got to play with some relatives closer to my age. This is Mya and Mason! They came over to Cathy and Kevin's in their costumes and we got to play!

I really thought Mya was neat and cute in her cheer-leading costume! My costume was too hot so I changed into my pj's.

Well its time to rest up for my Halloween party tomorrow at daycare! I bet I still don't get any chocolate - Mommy says "Not yet!"

Peace out!
Lane

making friends

Well its been a pretty laid back October. I'm now 5 months old and I've made some new friends. I've only got a few pictures to share so I'll have to remind Mommy to bring her camera when we visit my other friends.

This is my friend Emma. My mommy went to school with her mommy, Sara. Emma is older than me, but I'm catching up to her in weight. I've only got 6 more pounds to go! I guess I really AM a big boy!







This is my REALLY new friend Carter. He is only one month old and in this picture he was only one week old. He was born big like me, but I got a head start on growing tall. I bet we'll be running around playing together next summer! I can't wait!







Finally, this is my best friend. My big sister Sidney wasn't sure she liked me at first, but now we are all good! She likes to lick my drooly face (Mommy and Daddy think its gross) and I like to pet her hairy face. I laugh when she runs around the house or chases the ball in the back yard. She's so funny!



Look at me admire her and one of her many talents. I love my dog!







Hope you all have a Happy Halloween! I'll be adding picture of me in my first costume soon! It will be so fun!
Peace out!
Lane

Race For the Cure

Well, Mommy took me on my 3rd benefit walk but this one was by far the biggest. (I've already been on the Buddy Walk and the Walk for PKD!) Today we went to the Race for the Cure. She was hoping to meet some people she knew there, but there were over 20,000 people so we didn't find anyone until we were on our way home. We talked to Mommy's friend, Curt, but otherwise we just kept each other company. Here are some pictures of the action!

This is us watching all the crazy runners getting ready. Mommy and I walked the 1 mile course because she says she's too out of shape to run right now!






These are all the people walking with us! No wonder we couldn't find anyone!







When we got home, Mommy let me try on her Warriors in Pink headband. Do I look rock-n-roll? Tough guys wear pink!






I wonder what benefit walk we'll go on next! No matter what it is it will be fun! I love my stroller and being outside!
See you all soon!
Peace out!
Lane

Things I learned in Aug & Sept

Hello family and friends! Mommy decided that her MySpace account wasn't good enough and emailing everyone wasn't efficient enough. So she decided to help me set up a blog so I can share my milestones with everyone! Now you don't have to be a member of anything to see how much I've grown!


Well, I've learned many new things in August and September. I'm 4 and a half months old and learned about pumpkin patches, rice cereal, trucks, books, rolling over, and the wonder of being an independent "Big Boy!" Below are some pictures that show me in action!

No, I didn't really learn to sit up on my own. Mommy just propped me up against two pumpkins then leaned out of the shot really quick. It felt so great to be independent for two seconds!








Here's me and Daddy! He had fun too and bought me a 20 pound pumpkin! Thats bigger than me! (the doctor said I weigh 17 pounds at my last appointment)







I also learned how to eat off a spoon! This was my first attempt but two weeks later, I'm getting pretty good at it! This is me eating rice cereal but this week I broadened my repertoire to include baby oatmeal! Yummy!






This is me watching Daddy. He was going to teach me how to fix trucks, but Mommy said I was too little and the ground was too dirty. I think I got a good idea of what its all about. I'll be under there with him next year!





This is me reading! Yes, I'm a genius! Mommy reads to me every night before bed, but this night I read to her! Even when she's reading to me, I hold the book for her so she can concentrate on the reading. My books have pretty complex story lines so Mom has to concentrate pretty hard. My favorites include: "No More Monkeys Jumping on the Bed" and "Silly Sally." They make me giggle!



I learned how to hold my bottle like a "Big Boy!" Mommy or Daddy still stand guard to help me if I choke or spill, but I tell them I only need them if I feel like a good cuddle! This picture shows me adding a little style with my feet!






Finally, I learned how to roll over on October 1st while at Nana and Papa Linn's house. I'm getting pretty good at it but this picture doesn't do it justice. Mommy is going to have to figure out how to put video on here so I can show off!





That's all for now! Next blog I should be driving a car (that's what Mom says when she thinks I'm growing too fast!) Peace out!
Lane

Lane's first blog

This is my first blog. Mommy and I are just testing it out to see how it works and to see if it will be easier than a website (their first one would take and entire Saturday to program) or more accessible than MySpace (Grandmas and Grandpas don't typically have a MySpace account )

The picture below explains why I need a blog. I'm growing SO FAST! These pajamas fit me a few weeks before this picture was taken! I'm only 4 months old and Mommy has to buy me 9-month clothes! Dr Boonstra says I'm in the 95th percentile for height. I'm not sure what that means, but Mommy and Daddy both said "whoa!" when they heard that! I guess it was pretty big news!
Well, we'll publish this little bog, see what it looks like and add more if it works out alright!

Peace out!
Lane