He looks pretty sweet doesn’t he?

You’d never guess that just hours earlier this little angel was walking around with a bag of mini-marshmallows saying “I eat snowman poop” (thanks for that by the way dad).

Also, it’s tough to get an appreciation for how packed my car was on our drive back home. Dave did an awesome job arranging all of our gifts (the four of us were very spoiled loved this Christmas).

One of Adam’s favorite Christmas gifts so far (we have another Christmas coming up this week with Dave’s family) is the Craftsman tool bench he got from Grandmama and Papa. He patiently waited for Aunt Stacy and Mommy (Aunt Stacy did most of the work) to assemble it and has played with it pretty much non-stop since then.

Fun fact #1: The tool bench was put together with the toy tools and bolts it came with. I am guessing it will take Adam about two weeks to figure out how to completely dismantle it.

Fun Fact #2: The lathe/grinder actually turns – how fun is that?

Adam also got a toolbox full of tools from Gramma E that fits perfectly on the shelf on the bottom of his bench. The toolbox also makes it easy for him to take his supplies offsite if he happens to see something that needs to be fixed.

Unfortunately for us he is about as good as Grandpa Kurt when it comes to putting his tools away at the end of a job (Dave totally told me to write that).

In addition to the new tooth Luke’s had two other recent “firsts”.

He tried carrots for the first time and absolutely loved them. I am guessing about half of the container made it into his belly.

This new food was followed very quickly by another first.

He wasn’t crazy about the spray nozzle, but other than that liked it just fine.

And this kid isn’t wasting any time on the teeth front – his second tooth is just about through.

Yep, the little elf cut his first tooth on Christmas Day. I know this because that evening he bit me. It wasn’t on purpose (so I don’t have to recommend he be added to the “naughty” list for next year), but man those little suckers are sharp!

We didn’t even realize he was teething. He’d been a little cranky, but we attributed that to the shots he had gotten at his last check up. Let’s hope he handles the next 19 teeth as well.

Luke had his six month checkup yesterday. The poor kid got three shots and seemed to be fine, but woke up at 2:30 last night with a slight fever. He was also really restless and it took me until 6:40 this morning to get him back to sleep. This is honestly the first time I’ve had a night like that with Luke. He started sleeping through the night at seven weeks old and even when he did wake up at night all we had to do was feed and change him and he would go right back to sleep (I know, I know, we are so lucky).

I did my little math trick to see what Adam’s measurements were at Luke’s age and Adam would have weighed approximately 17 pounds 3 ounces and was 26 inches long. That came as a surprise to Dave and me (but I checked the math, twice) because we were convinced that Luke is much chubbier and bigger than Adam was.

My only explanation is that Adam’s ginormous melon gave him an unfair advantage, because while Adam’s head was in the 90th percentile (or higher), Luke’s is right at about the 53rd.

 “And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, ‘Fear not: for behold, I bring unto you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.’ And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.'” 

Luke had his first “real” food for dinner tonight (if you don’t count the applesauce I saw my dad sneaking him at Thanksgiving).

It took him a little bit to warm up to the idea, but I think we can officially say that the sweet potatoes were a success.

Adam got a very special video emailed to him today. Click the link below to check it out.

Adam’s Message from Santa

I finally remembered to take a picture of Luke in the shirt I made for him to wear after his baptism.

Good thing too, since he’s almost outgrown it.

Also, he can still do that freaky thing with his big toe.