Fun in Sioux Falls

On September 12th we loaded up the Envoy and headed to Sioux Falls to celebrate Grandma and Grandpa Oey's 30th wedding aniversary.

Xander wasn't very happy with the afternoon trip in the car, but finally calmed down around Pipestone.

When we got to Sioux Falls we met up with Grandma and Grandpa, Rachel and Carter, Theresa and Brenna. Xander was a little wary of everyone at first, but eventually started going to everyone else. Carter and Xander played while Haley watched them.

Everyone got to pick what they wanted for supper that night and Xander sampled a few too many things and got a little sick, but was fine again after his bath.

The next morning we did some shopping, Xander and Haley each got a gift from Grandma and Grandpa Oey.

We loaded up the car again after a fun supper at Red Lobster and headed home after a fun weekend.

Destroy the Biscuit

On September 7th, Tracy, Haley and I got some takeout for lunch. Xander has started wanting whatever we have, but that day we decided to give him one of the teething biscuits that we had bought him.

Needless to say Xander loved it. He loved it so much that he got the soggy cracker everywhere before he was able to bite off a huge chunk.

Xander didn't want to give up the chunk that he had bit off either! He fought me until I finally got it out of his mouth!

What a Sucker!

On September 3rd Haley decided Xander should get to taste some sweets and let him have a lick of her sucker.

Little did she know it wouldn't be a single lick. I think Xander got just as much as Haley did!

Sending Haley to School

On September 3rd Haley started the sixth grade and we started a new routine.

No longer did Xander and I have our mornings alone cause we were all getting ready to go our separate ways.

In some ways it was really nice because Tracy and I got to sleep a little longer - when Xander lets us - and mornings were a little less rushed because Tracy wasn't trying to get out the door before 7 a.m.

As we do every year, we took pictures of Haley on her first day, but this year Xander got to get into the pictures too.

Xander's First Labor Day

On September 1st, we all got to stay at home and celebrate Labor Day.

Of course, Xander didn't know the difference, but he was happy to have mom, dad and sister home to take care of him all day.

Since he's been crawling so well, many things have been moved up a shelf or two, but Tracy has a few things left on the couch table in the living room and Xander loves to play with them.

One of the things is a book of pictures from our weddng. Xander will slide it around and sometimes even look at the pictures.

It was a nice day at home for us, and as always, Xander and Haley made it even better.

Fun New Foods

Every meal is a new adventure for Xander now cause he always wants a taste of what we are having.

On August 30th, Tracy made some delicious caramel rolls and of course Xander wanted a taste.

He really liked them and kept trying to get a good bite. Of course, with only four teeth he had to settle for enjoying the caramel that was on the roll!

Xander's New Friend

The more mobile Xander gets, the more new things he finds.

On August 29th, we went to the basement to hang out for a bit and Xander was moving around, checking everythin out.

He had seen Tardy's tank before, but he spent a lot of time investigating it this night and was really interested in Tardy.

He kept touching the glass, waitng for Tardy to react. He was pretty excited when Tardy looked at him!

A Piece of his Mind

Xander has really kicked up the talking. He'll give anything a piece of his mind, even the phone stand.

Xander on the Move

Xander has really been working on his crawling. This is one of his longer jaunts so far.