Taryn Kennedi McIlmoil

Liam has a new cousin and I am a very proud Aunt. Steve and Tara had Taryn on January 7, 2008. She is so beautiful and sweet. She loves to be held close and tight. It is very opposite of how Liam was. Check out their blog for more pictures it is STMCilmoil.blogspot.com. They are already such great parents and Tara is doing well. I am so proud of my little sister and have learned so much from her. Steve and her are perfect for each other. I have never met a couple so much a like. What a blessing they will be in Taryn's life.
We were able to fly out there last minute and meet her right after birth. Liam wasn't that into her but I sure was!!! I miss her so much already. I think Liam thought the party was for him. Not this time buddy but we sure do love you! He did great on the plane and loved all the new people. He sure knows how to turn on his charm when their are new people around. He has perfected is fake laugh and does the cheesiest smile showing all of his teeth. It is so cute.

Christmas in California

We had the opportunity to go and visit Great Grandpa Passow in California. It was so fun to finally meet him. What a wonderful man. Josh's Uncle Tom and wife were there as well they were so much fun and so kind. Then, we went to visit my sister in Pomona who is very close to having a baby girl. Everyone was so kind and we had so much fun. Sadly, Liam wasn't feeling well the whole trip. We cut the trip a few days short and headed back home. I hope he gets feeling well soon. I guess this means we will just have to go back to California real soon. Hopefully, the next time we will go to visit a sweet baby girl and Disney Land!

Happy Birthday Liam!

It was Liams 1st birthday on December 21 and everything went great! It was a cowboy theme with cowboy party hats, decor, and cow print balloons. Liam loved the Balloons more then cake, ice cream, presents, and people. He did great and we had a blast putting everything together. This past year has gone by so quickly. I can't believe he is a toddler. It has been the greatest year of our lives!

Such a Fun Little Guy

Liam continues to change so quickly. He is very determind to do everything on his own. He has always loved books but he will no longer allow us to read to him. He likes to trick us by handing us the book then pulls it away laughing. He requires that we be no where near him but he will sit there and read himself book after book for a good half hour. He turns through the pages saying every word and sound he knows. Throughout the whole story he does the best fake laugh I have ever heard. It is so cute.
He also has a picture of Jesus in his room. We often point to it and tell him it is Jesus. He now thinks any bit of home decor is called Jesus. We were walking through IKEA the other day and all he kept doing was pointing saying, "Jesus". Than the other day Josh walked into the room and Liam screamed in a real confused voice pointing, "JESUS?". It was so cute. It's a start, right?
I can't believe he will be a year old this Friday. It goes by so quickly. We feel so blessed to have such a fun loving son. He always has us laughing. Happy Birthday Liam!

Visit with Santa

We took Liam to meet Santa today for the first time. We didn't think he would be bothered by meeting him. He has always been a very friendly baby. He did fine on Santa's lap as long as he was distracted but the second he would look up and realize who was holding him he would start crying. He wasn't even interested in the rocking horse. He would laugh at Santa from afar but wanted to be no where near him. Maybe next year. We hope Santa understood where Liam was coming from.

Our Relationship

I've been tagged by Suzette, so here's a bit about Josh and I. I'm also tagging Mom, April, Tara and Janette. Enjoy!

*How long have you been together? Since July of 2004
*How long did you date? Almost a year
*How old is he? 27
*Who eats more? The nursing mom. Josh would have one big meal a day and be content.
*Who said I love you first? Josh
*Who is taller? Josh, but I think my hands are bigger :)
*Who sings better? Neither of us. It's pretty bad.
*Who is smarter? Josh is great at organizing, spelling, finishing things, speaking grahmically correct etc. I am better at understanding people, numbers, and health.
*Who does the laundry? I do
*Who does the dishes? I do but Josh will do it if I ask as long as its not pots and pans.
*Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Me
*Who pays the bills? Me
*Who mows the lawn? I have no idea how to even work a lawn mower and would like to keep it that way.
*Who cooks dinner? I do, I have never seen Josh cook a meal.
*Who drives when you are together? Josh
*Who is more stubborn? We both are very stubborn
*Who kissed who first? Josh after the Chris Ledoux concert
*Who asked who out? Josh I guess.
*Who proposed? He did
*Who is more sensitive? Josh is more sensitive when it comes to him as a person. I am more sensitive towards other people.
*Who has more friends? I do
*Who has more siblings? He does- 2 brothers, 4 sisters.
*Who wears the pants in the family? We both try to fit into the same pair. It can be pretty funny at times.

Thanksgiving

We had the opportunity to visit Grandma and Grandpa's for Thanksgiving. Earlier in the week it was in the 70's but the day after we arrived it started to snow. We made the best of it and had so much fun playing in it with Liam. His favorite part was watching Daisy run around in the snow (big surprise). He was such a great baby this trip. He loved having his Daddy around and Mommy loved the help. Grandma prepared the best Thanksgiving meal (everything from scratch). Liam had plenty of her famous cinnamon rolls, don't worry they were whole wheat (loaded with cinnamon and sugar). Uncle Hobe even made it down for part of the trip. It was such a relaxing time. We love Montrose it is always so relaxing with great food, beautiful views and best of all it has the Grandparents!

Liam Walking

Sorry it is sideways.

Denver Trip

Liam and I had the chance to go visit my old stomping grounds in the Denver area. It was so much fun to visit with friends and family. Many of which had never met Liam. He loved all the attention.
Our first morning there Liam was a little bit fussy and kept saying Daisy and Dada. After his morning nap he was doing much better. He did continue to say Daisy the rest of our trip. Everything was Daisy stuffed animals, other dogs, pictures of animals, you name it was Daisy. My Uncle and I took Liam to the Denver Zoo, he LOVES animals. He sat perfectly still the whole time in stroller and just pointed. Occasionally he would look up at us and smile but other than that his eyes were glued on whatever animal we were visiting. When we made it to the Polar Bears he pointed and yelled, "Daisy" with a huge smile. Apparently we had finally found her even though she was the size of a car. It was so cute.
We took Liam to his second cousins football game who is in second grade. It was so fun to watch him play. He was AMAZING!!! By far the best little guy out there. Hopefully he will coach Liam when he gets older. Liam's favorite part at the game was all of the balloons. Surprise, surprise.
It was sad to say goodbye to our Aunt and Uncle we had so much fun with them. Liam loved all the attention he was getting not to mention they have the cutest dog which Liam enjoyed to feed and watch (Liam also called this dog Daisy).
One of the best parts of the trip however was watching Liam when he saw Josh when we got off the plane. His whole face lit up. It was so CUTE. They played and laughed the whole way to the car. Josh taught him a new word on our way home, foot ball. He says it very well.
Once we got home, Liam finally was reunited with Daisy. He was so excited. He followed her everywhere while laughing and pointing. He was breathing so hard from trying to keep up with her. Together at last.

Halloween

We loved our first Halloween with Liam. Josh decided Liam was going to be a football before Liam was even born. Grandma Holly made the costume and it turned out perfect. Liam had several parties to attend with his neighborhood friends. His friend who is dressed up like rooster weighs the same as Liam and they have the same Birthday. It has been so much fun to watch them play. It is actually more like wrestle, box and battle for toys.