Holdiay Post #1

Our holiday photo fest begins with the Blanderson Thanksgiving! Many of us were under-the-weather....Raine's finger, my cold, Brantley's cough, Mom's last weekend before knee surgery....you get the point. Nonetheless, we had a great feast on North Princeton Circle.

Helping decorate for Christmas!

Peek-a-boo!

Blowing you a kiss <3

On a quest to find the ever-elusive-Hitch

Whoa! He DOES exist :)

Looks innocent, but don't be fooled!

All smiles

Brantley can sign "holiday"

Brantley's First School Picture

Brantley is growing up!

Brantley the Giraffe

Happy Halloween!

Brantley the giraffe, off in search of treats!

Trick-or-treat at Grammy's house

Brantley collected goldfish, animal crackers, and chocolate for Mommy :)

Walking feet

Halloween is exhausting for the parents!

But so worth it! Cutest giraffe ever!

A New Beginning

Hello Bloggin' World! I'm not sure where to begin, so I'm just gonna dive in! We are off to a new start in our old hometown, but missing Boston so, so much these days! Many wonderful things are happening in our lives, so let's just call this a quick catch-up, and then we'll try to be better at blogging. As new teachers with a 15 month old, we make no promises, but here's to trying : )

1. Brantley is WALKING! The Big Bopper took his first steps about 1 month ago. He hasn't looked back since.

2. We bought the cutest house in Lynchburg and have a lovely guest room, waiting for you to come visit!

3. This week I successfully pulled off my first Scholastic Book Fair. Just one more notch on my first-year-teacher belt!

4. Price is rocking the science world at Lynchburg College. He is making a fast reputation as the cool, young professor you want to have :)

5. We had great fun visiting Raine and the Blair cousins in NOVA, in early October, and then had 2 great weekend visits with Robb, Louisa & Maddie, followed by Erin, Jay & Logan. Fun times!

(Bev & Louisa, BWB & MBE)

6. Back to Brantley....he just turned 15 months and here are his stats. Sit down for this one. Weight: 30 lbs 15 ounces / Height: 33.5 inches. He also wants you to know he has 10 teeth, including 2 molars. We brush his teeth and unlike the below picture, we bathe in the big tub now! We are so proud of our growing boy!!

More soon!

10 Months Old and On the Move

Brantley has hit some major milestones this month! He started crawling a week ago and can now roll over and sit up all on his own. He is even enjoying waking up in the night and practicing all these new skills. Not so much fun for us, but we are still super proud of him!

Enjoy the pictures!

Bottom teeth...

Top teeth!

Full of funny faces

Our monthly portrait has turned challenging

Full of giggles

Getting friendly with his first Red Sox baseball bat!

Beautiful day at the monument with Daddy