Christmas was very fun with Ricky this year. Santa brought him some fun things and the family was very generous with him. The first thing he saw and clung to was a Little People Airplane from Santa. Each time he saw something new that interested him, he would say “Whoa, whaz that?” Santa also brought him a chalkboard that Ricky loves to draw on and Kevin cringes every time the chalk squeaks. We spent the day with my family at Grandmama’s house. New Year’s weekend Great Aunt Nancy came to visit for Cousin Danny’s baby blessing. We spent Sunday in Lehi with all the family for the blessing. Ricky enjoyed playing with Danny’s cousin Chris who is just a little younger. The two ran and ran in the reception center where we had the luncheon. Ricky didn’t get a nap on Sunday until the drive home around 5 or 6, so we let him stay up until midnight with us. He enjoyed swiping the snacks from the table just as much as we did!
Ricky doesn’t always wake up easily! He still sleeps in his crib and we haven’t moved him to his toddler bed because he hasn’t tried to climb out of the crib yet. He’s content in there and we are content to have him there. We will need to move him in a few months when the new baby needs the crib, but until then, why mess with something that is going so well.
Ricky really likes trains right now. This one was just Christmas decor but will probably be added to his toy box instead of put away with the rest of the Christmas stuff. He enjoys putting a toy elephant in it (as well as anything else that catches his fancy) and pretending it is Casey Jones from “Dumbo.”
Ricky still adores the cats and Maggie is the one who plays with him best. On this particular morning, we caught Ricky sitting in the cat bed while he played with her using one of the cats’ toys.
Here is Ricky with a few of his toys on Christmas morning. He liked the toys, but wasn’t so fond of his new hat!
We took Ricky to Ogden City’s Christmas Village one evening. The city puts up little houses with Christmas scenes and lots of Christmas lights. Ricky liked looking at all the lights, but mostly liked just being outside. It was a very cold night and had been very cold for several days, so he hadn’t been outside much.
Since the Village wasn’t crowded, we let him run around and around this lit up train. He thought that was the greatest!
Here is my family on Christmas, including the puppy, Duchess. Mom took the picture.
Here is our little family (and my growing belly). Ricky is only wearing his undershirt because he was about to help Uncle Tim do the dishes. He LOVES to help do the dishes. Of course, his help consists mostly of splashing and playing with the bubbles, but when he sees that the dishes are about to be done, he grabs a chair and pulls it over to the sink all by himself. This particular day, he got hold of a bowl and enjoyed dumping it on his face with it full of rinse water. We were all too busy laughing to actually stop him. There was a good puddle under his chair when the dishes were finished.
Ricky has finally found the joy of legos! He often builds towers that are even taller than he is.
His tower did just “crash,” as he calls it, but he isn’t really sad. Don’t you love his bed head? Some days I don’t have the heart to comb it down because it is so dang cute.
Here is Ricky giving Cousin Danny a kiss. Ricky still isn’t sure what to think of this baby, mostly he ignores him.