Since September...

We've been up to a lot these past few months... Not even sure where to start!

For Halloween, Tyler wanted to be a deer... so I made him a deer costume and bought some antlers on eBay - he loved it and wanted to wear it all the time! To make the boys coordinate - I made a sleeper out of camo for Levi to make him the hunter. However, it wasn't as big as I was hoping. He didn't even wear it because it was so cold for trick or treat and I couldn't fit anything underneath! So, he wore his bear bunting suit instead!

Thanksgiving was great - we were able to go to our hometowns to visit with family. Some people were meeting Levi for the first time, so it was special for that reason, too!

Christmas was really fun. This year was Tyler's first year that he really "got" the whole Christmas thing. We skyped with Grandma and Grandpa Basinger so they could watch the paper-tearing chaos! Tyler really enjoyed everything Santa brought him. He definitely associates the snow with Christmas, because now everytime it snows he tells me that we need to put up our tree and get our decorations out!

Levi started to crawl just before Christmas, so the tree was safe for most of the season. He would crawl over and grab at the lights and branches at the bottom. He recently started to pull himself up to standing at everything he can. He's gotten so good that he lets go with one of his hands and bends over to pick up his binkie! Josh caught him standing "hands free" for a few seconds the other day. It won't be long before he's walking around! Still no teeth, though. I don't know what is taking them so long - I've felt them just under the gums for quite awhile...

A big surprise from Christmas was Josh's brothers (and SILs) pitched in to get us a new TV. I suppose the little 24(ish) inch 1990's era TV wasn't getting the job done for them anymore! So, now we have a 42" Vizio LCD flat panel. It certainly didn't fit in our entertainment center, so Josh bought some wood to make one! He is almost done with it - just a little more staining, some clear-coat, and the installation of some hardware and it'll be ready for entry into the house! Currently, the TV is on top of our blanket chest, so it'll be nice to get in there to access blankets if I need to!

Since we got the new TV, we had to get the Blu-ray player, too! So, now we can watch Netflix instantly, and Tyler knows how to start it all up and bring up a movie he wants to watch. How in the world does a 3 year old know how to do all that?

Tyler has been sleeping in his own bed in his own room for the past three nights... which is quite nice. I moved the cot back out of our room so we can now walk around a little easier. It's nice to have our room back to being "our" room. Tyler can't wait until Levi gets old enough to be able to sleep in the same room.

Well - i guess I might blog again in several months, or something very exciting just might happen soon (i.e. Levi walking) that I just might have to talk about!