Summer Break

Hello! I'm Mr. Potato Head!
No... it's just me, Lane!
I bet I fooled you!
Just here to update you on my summer so far!

Mommy and I are home for the summer
and we've been having a good time! Here I am
enjoying a nice juicy mango! Who needs
bite-size pieces? I've got this messy eating
thing down to a science!

I just thought I'd take this opportunity to introduce you
to my number-one buddy. This is Puppy Dog!
He's with me where ever I go. Maybe you'll
get to meet him soon. Hopefully he'll be clean then!

Now that its nice outside, I get to play on my new
dump truck that Mommy and Daddy bought me
for my birthday! Its so much fun and makes a
lot of noise.

Check out these abs I've been working on!

Here's my little girlfriend, Alena.
We visited her a couple weeks ago and
we had a great time!

She just had a little brother, Easton.
He's so tiny. I didn't get to play with him much
because I "don't know how to be gentle yet!"
Whatever. He was still cute!

Alena let me play with her toys instead.
Man this is cool!

This is just me watching the garbage man pick
up my stinky diapers. He comes in a BIG
orange truck! It's super neato!

Well, we are leaving for Florida tomorrow. I'll
give you an update and some "fun-in-the-sun" pictures
when we return! I hope I don't come home red
and crispy! Apparently I'm a toe-head and we
toe-heads don't do well in the sun! :)
Peace out!
Lane

Happy Birthday to ME!

Guess what! I just had a birthday!

I'm ONE YEAR OLD!
Do you want to hear all about it?
It's pretty much a story all about CAKE, but
let me tell you anyway...Here is "The Cake!"
Its a big ol' chocolate cake with Winnie the Pooh and
Tigger on it. I also got all spiffed up with this nifty #1 hat
and bib. The crazy things they make you do on Birthdays!

If you look closely at the next picture,
you can see my first reaction was EEEEWWWW!
That squishy frosting was kind of nasty feeling
until I put it in my mouth... then Ohhhh the
wonder of cake was finally understood!

Here's me with Daddy and Mommy. They sure
were excited to see me eat this cake stuff.
They didn't even mind that I was a MESS!

What did I tell you?
A MESS!
It sure is fun being ONE!

Oh yeah... I also got toys and stuff.
Here is me with my remote control car
from Uncle Matt. It is so noisy! Mommy
and Daddy said they are going to have to
"get back at Matt" or something...

This next picture shows how close I am to walking.
I can stand and stand and stand right now.
I can even open presents and dance while I stand.
You just wait... Mommy is going to regret wishing
for those first steps! Dog food, here I come!

So not only did I get to have a birthday party on
my birthday, I got to have one the next day too!
This is me at daycare celebrating my birthday
with all of my friends! I'm such a lucky boy!

I had such a good time turning one year old!
I can't wait for my next birthday (Mommy says she can!)
Thank you Nana, Papa, Grandma and Grandpa Thorson, Aunt Nita
and Uncle John, Uncle Matt, Aunt Tara, Aunt Jill, Dalton, Makenzie,
Great-Grandma, Daddy and Mommy for a great party!
Also, thank you to all of my great-aunts and uncles and second-
cousins who stopped by after the party to wish me Happy Birthday!
I love you all!
I'll leave you with one more "Cake Face" picture!

Peace out!
Lane

Happy Spring!

Happy Spring everyone!

Guess what Daddy built me..
I've got Uncle Matt's castle in my backyard
so I can slide and play this summer!
It's way cool!I started swimming lessons last week
and it is so much fun! I learned how to
splash and blow bubbles. I sort of knew
how to do this in the tub, but in the pool
it's a whole new ball game!

This is me practicing my coloring while
waiting for my Outback Steakhouse mac-
and-cheese. I have the potential
to be a big-time artist someday!

Something else I discovered is swinging! Now
that the weather is nice, I get to go to the park
and swing, and swing, and swing! It makes
me feel so free! I can't wait to do it again!

Oh, I need to share my Easter pictures! The
Easter bunny left me some plastic eggs with crackers
inside. I hear it is not typical for him to leave crackers,
but I'm not complaining. I just wanted to shake them
anyway! He left me books and bubbles too, so I'll
forgive him for leaving out the candy!

I never got around to sharing my 10-month pictures...
Here are just a few! The first one is my "Lion Roar"

I'm going to be one year old next weekend!
I'm so excited to be a "BIG BOY" and eat my own
piece of cake! Mommy says I'm going
to get some presents too! Where in the world
are we going to put them!? We already
have hundreds of toys!
I'll share my birthday pictures soon!
Peace out!
Lane

Easter Bunny!

Hello everyone! Guess who I met!

First it was Santa, now the Easter Bunny!
I was so excited when I saw him!
I started kicking my legs and laughing!
Here's proof that he's real...
Before I saw the Easter Bunny, I had my first
eye appointment. They had to dialate my eyes
so I got to wear these cool paper sunglasses... they
lasted about 5 minutes. I'm still pretty stylin' huh?
(Oh... by the way, my eyes are fine, I just have
a mild case of congenital ptosis, aka: "droopy eyelid")

Here I am at Grandma and Grandpa Thorson's.
I'm learning how to climb stairs by borrowing
Meggie's puppy stairs. Pretty good for my
first try!

This is how I help mommy fold laundry.
I like to let mommy fold and then I inspect
each article by shaking it and licking it.
This night, Mommy kept me in the basket.
I guess I was helping a little TOO MUCH!

Over the past two months, I have been sick with
the stomach flu, bronciolitis, ear infections, and
influenza A. This is me during one of those
illnesses. The upside... I get to stay home and
get one-on-one attention from Mommy or Daddy.
The downside... I feel like CRAP!

Hmmm...
I wonder why I keep picking up new germs that
make me sick? Maybe its because I feel that I
need to lick everything! This is me licking
the cold glass door. Mommy gave the door
a good scrubbing before I did this so I wouldn't
lick "doggie boogies!"

Mmmm... Mountain Dew!
Just kidding!
I love to find fun toys in Mommy's recycling
bin. She has things like bottles, plastic bowls,
lids, and magazines. I tell her she doesn't
need to buy me toys... I'll find fun in the kitchen!

This is just a shot of another "cruising" accident.
This bruise was so deep, it lasted 2 months!
Its disappearing just in time for pictures tomorrow!

Well, tomorrow I get my 10-month pictures
taken. I know it's traditional to have 9-month
pictures, but I was throwing up when
I turned 9-months, so we had to reschedule.
Go figure!
I'll share those as soon as I can!
Peace out!
Lane

Look what I can do!

Hello family and friends! Mommy and I are snowed in
today after a big blizzard so I decided to update everyone
on what I've learned in the past month!
This first picture shows how great I am at
emptying my book shelf! Not quite sure why
Mommy keeps putting the books back on the shelf
when I'm done!

Here I am finally crawling on my hands and knees. Its so much faster than "army crawling" on my belly. I'm discovering all sorts of new things like this!

Here is one of my discoveries.....
I've discovered what treasures the kitchen holds
like Sidney's water and food bowl! She doesn't
like me bothering her food but hey... she sits by
my high chair and stares at me while I eat!

The most exciting thing I've learned is how to pull myself
up and stand while holding onto furniture or my crib.
This picture shows what happens when you wake up
from a nap and bounce up and down in your crib
while yelling "mamamama!" Oh... and when your pants
are too big! Hee hee!

This is me hanging out in the living room. I like to play
the fun game "Stand up, Fall down" over and over!
I'll even throw my toy on the floor to give me a
reason to "fall down." Oh what fun it is to be
8 months old!

Now, as you might guess, learning all these new
tricks has its risks! The picture to the right is
my first bruise. It wasn't too big, but if you look
closely it is a nice purple mark on my forehead.
I didn't cry for this one... I was just darn proud!







Now this one was a doozy! I hate to admit it, but
I cried for this fat lip. That darn railing behind
me just jumped up and smacked me when I was
trying to stand up!

Look at me in the BIG bathtub!

I used to take a bath in the sink, but Mommy thought
I was getting a little big for the sink now!
I haven't quite figured out that if I try to lay
down, my face goes right in the water... maybe I'll learn
that when I go to WaterBabies class at the YMCA in March.

Finally, I've learned how to make Mommy laugh by
making this cute face! All I do is close my eyes, smile,
and laugh my silly laugh, and Mommy goes crazy
laughing at me! I'm pretty hilarious!

I'll let you all know if I learn anything else new!
I'm sure it won't be long!
Peace out!
Lane

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!
I had a very eventful two weeks and I thought
I'd share some of my "firsts" with you!

I got my FIRST Elmo! Santa brought it to my house!
I knew he would listen to me when I talked to him
in the mall. As you can also see, I learned how
to clap! I can do this along with various songs such as
"If You're Happy and You Know It" and "Patty Cake!"

I got to go to my first Christmas party at day care and
meet Santa AGAIN! Mommy knew he was coming
so even though she had the day off, she let me
go to the party and give my friends presents!

I got to meet my third cousin Mason for the first
time. This is me with Mason and Great-Grandma.
Mason is just a couple months younger than me.
Don't we look related!? My mommy and his daddy
are cousins.

My first Christmas at Nana and Papa's house
was fun. I got fun things like a puppy and a cell
phone. I liked ripping the paper and eating it!

It was pretty close to bed time so this is how
I felt whenever Mommy took away the paper
I was eating! Christmas is a very emotional time!
This is my first Christmas temper tantrum!

Another first was being in the traditional family
Nativity Story. I was Baby Jesus while Rachel was
Mary and Mason was Joseph. There were many
shepherds, angels, and wise men too! I was pretty noisy!

This is my favorite Christmas present. I got a ton
of toys with batteries, but this bucket of blocks from
Mya is my favorite. I just sit at home and dump
them out, bang them together, chew on them, and
occasionally put them back in!

This is me with my first bit of jealousy.
I wish I could have a cool toy like Dalton's Nintendo DS!
I would probably just slobber on it right now.
Maybe when I'm older!

This is me and my cousins Makenzie and Dalton.
I'm a little pooped from opening so many presents!
Dalton gave me a wonderful present too! He gave
me a bunch of board books that he's too old for - Hooray!

From me, Daddy, and Mommy, we hope you had a
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Check back
soon so you can see how I'm "SOOOO BIG!"

Peace out!
Lane