Random January

Just some random photos from January.  Even with all the snow on the ground, we have visitors pretty often around these parts.  Jason got this shot through the deck's screen door.

Ruston still completely LOVES his bath.  I have a difficult time getting him out of it, and he especially loves to play with the RUNNING water.

 He doesn't mind bubbles, but when they get on his hands, then he reaches out to me to get the bubbles off.  I think it's pretty funny actually. :)  He's VERY particular about things getting on his hands...

 And lastly for random January, I have been using Wii Fit lately, and Ruston enjoys "playing" as well.  He was pretty proud of himself each and every time he got on that board... and yes, he's just in a diaper, even though it's winter... BUT the fireplace heat was on and he was standing right in front of it, so he wasn't cold or anything.  :)

16 Months and Moving!

Ruston is 16 months old, and hard to keep still, hence all the different shots to try to get a good one!  I like the bloopers though too!

 I even tried to give him my phone as a way to keep him semi-occupied, but that didn't seem to help either.

 Then Taco had to get into the action...

 These last two seem pretty decent to me.  Either way, my BABY is 16 months old!  Crazy to think about.

Ruston is currently a big kid... with short legs.  He has to be in 18-24 month clothes right now, but the pants are still too long, so they always have to be rolled up... but 18-24 month size shirts fit perfectly.  Hopefully his legs will catch up with him eventually!!
He loves to dance!  Anytime he hears any little jingle or anything that sounds remotely like a tune, he can't help but stop and dance.  It's pretty cute.
Other than that, Ruston's the same little man he has been... constantly learning more and more each day, and as active and monkey-like as ever! :)

Fun times around the house!

After Christmas, daddy and Ruston had TONS of fun playing with new toys.  Daddy made the mistake of showing Ruston that he can sit and ride in his shopping cart, so this has become a MUST in Ruston's book!

Ruston also has a tendency to get stuck since he really is too big to fit in the cart... and he has toppled over backwards and sideways a few times too.  Kid's gotta learn about gravity somehow! :)

Due to all the playing, Ruston gets quite tired.  This particular day, he had been in the car after playing at Cindy's house, and he fell asleep in the car.  Usually, as soon as I try to lay him down, he wakes up, but not this day; he was OUT!

Ruston is also learning about snow since we've had a lot of it, and he obviously doesn't remember last year!  He's really not quite sure what to think of it, but he'll sit in it and stare at it.

Daddy was sledding and tried to take Ruston down with him, but since we don't have a SLED and he was using an old boogie board, it didn't work so well!!  Maybe we'll try again later, since Jason tried to get a sled at Walmart, but they were all out.

Okay, so these are a tad out of order, but you get the idea.

Here's the attempt to take Ruston sledding down the hill... it was more like a "scoot" down the hill!

And the hike back up!

Winter has been going on through, and we've been enjoying it thus far, although it's becoming a bit of a nuisance to get up and down the driveway!!