We don't have much to update about we've just been getting ready for Christmas. We love this time of year, nice break from school and more time with those we love. It's been fun watching Briggs experience things for the first time, well at least the first time he cares. He loves standing by the trees and looking at everything on them. He has suprisingly been really good about not touching. He also loves all the lights everywhere, in his words "WOW WOW"! Of course he loves all the goodies. I do think maybe he's going to think it's a bad thing to open presents though. I put out a few presents on Sunday and of course when we weren't looking he tried opening one. Trent heard him and went in and kinda scared him, patted his hand, and told him no. He cried, he really cried. We've only seen this a few times, he was so sad, tears and all. He doesn't even go near them anymore and wouldn't even help Grandma open her present. So I guess we'll see on Christmas. I'm sure he'll start and want to do everbodies. He also likes the snow and helping Trent shovel until his hands get to cold. I need to go find him some heavy gloves. Other than just enjoying this time of year we haven't done much of anything worth blogging about. We did get some much needed pictures taken, we haven't had any for a very long time it seems. They turned out great even though Briggs was the biggest stinker that day. Isn't that how it always works though. Shaun(Trent's Brother-in-law) did such a good job with such a naughty boy and the girls helped so much trying to get Briggs to look and be happy. THANKS we LOVE them(pictures) and you!

We hope you all have a very Merry Christmas

with those you love!

HaIrCuT

We finally cut the mop on Briggs' head. It was sad to see it all go but it was so out of control. Briggs loved having it cut! He sat so good the entire time Trent did it. When we showed him the first little bit we cut he just smiled and ran his fingers through his hair. He thought it was pretty neat.

Halloween

(shirt is kinda bunched up but cute!)
How cute is that little pirate?! Briggs loved wearing his cosutme his year, except for the hat and the bandana was questionable at times. We didn't do a whole lot of trick or treating, stoped by the ward Trunk or Treat then to the grandparents and great grandparents. He wasn't really sure of the trick or treating thing, he really just liked running around with the other kids and showing off. We didn't get a really great picture of him, he just won't hold still long enough. Briggs can't get enough of sugar cookies, look licking the plate clean! The next morning I found him on top of the table chowing down on 3 all at once, before I could find him I'm sure. He's too Smart!


Just thought I would leave of picture of Briggs. He always pulls this face "Cheesy Grin", he has it down. He has also found a new love, Doritos. He is the pickest eater ever and pretty much only eats bread, bananas, corndogs, grapes, peas, and pb&j so I was shocked when he actually even tried them let alone like them.

The past month has gone by way to fast I can't believe it. We've been working in the yard lots, trying to get things ready for winter and picking apples and grapes. Oh apples and grapes, they equal canning......I really don't like doing it but I hate seeing it all go to waste. When you see all those jars in the end it's worth it. I actually still need to do our apples tomorrow. It was going to be yesterday, then today, but definitley will be tomorrow. ;)

Giving Quando "Loves", Quando really looks thrilled about it.Working with Trent

We went to Willow Park a few weeks ago and Briggs loved every minute of it. Birds are his new fascination(go figure that's pretty much all they have anymore). We were walking out of a store the other day and Briggs was yelling, pointing and crying about something. I thought he had dropped something, nope he spotted a little bird inside by the doors that couldn't fly. We had to watch it for like 10 minutes he laughed and laughed when it would tweet at him luckily some guy finally came and put it outside so we could leave and not have Briggs throw a fit. On the way to the car he kept spotting birds and would laugh as they would fly away. What A Kid!

Briggs is learning things so fast now, recently he learned that in order to get what he wants that he can't reach and mom won't give him he needs to only move a chair and climb on it. Yeah it scares me to death some of the places i've found him. He's becoming more independent, instead of yelling for me he just does it himself like when I found him this morning on top of his highchair tray. He was just surfing away on it, those things are not the sturdiest by any means. Briggs has also been beating himself up like crazy lately. First he fell down our front steps and skidded face first. This was a few days later so all you can really see is the skid mark on his eyelid. This picture it's hard to see but he has a huge fat lip. We went to visit Trent's sister Wendy and Briggs fell down the stairs. He cut that little piece of skin inside your mouth on the top front of your mouth(make sense). It bled like crazy and made me very queasy.Then the next day in church he broke it open again on the windowsill and it bled some more. Anytime he would bump it in that spot his it would swell up. It is finally starting to heal up but it was yucky looking.