Leading friend Joshua into his bedroom to share his toys

All ready to go outside into his first real opportunity to play in the snow

Exploring the cold white stuff

Yay!

One of Aaron's favorite pastimes over the Christmas vacation was to 'read' from this little post-it note. One day he just picked up the note and started saying, "Apple-cha, apple-cha, apple-cha..." and on and on, pretending like he was reading something very important from this piece of paper. We don't really know what apple-cha means, except that it might be either applesauce, apple juice, or pineapple. We called this performance his oration and he would do it for people who came over as entertainment. It was pretty amusing.

Aaron at our friends the Moore's house. Aaron and Julia love to jump from the windowsill onto the bed and wrestle there.

Happy boy

Wrestling around

Playing

Here Aaron tackled Weston down, then Julia jumped on top

This begins the pictures of our December trip to UT, including Christmas day. This picture was supposed to be our Christmas newsletter picture but we didn't have our cord with us in Utah and so we ended up just posting our letter (below, December 31 entry) without the picture. So here, almost three months later, is the picture to go with the year's news.

Reaching for an apple

Peters Family with Aaron's favorite house decorations: Christmas tree and especially the choo-choo train

Aaron with Aunt Bonis and Great Grandpa Strong

Aunt Kymmie helping Aaron open her gift (Aaron was, of course, willing to help anyone who would allow it)

Aaron snuggling in his new blanket, from Aunt Tissy and Uncle Chris

Uncle Ben helping Aaron assemble and play with the train track he gave Aaron

Us in our matching tie-dye long johns and knit hats, made by Krista

Major BPIE (Buddy Present In Effect)-- playing with Uncle Ben's train, while wearing Aunt Tissy's t-shirt and hat

Testing out the pillow I made him; he likes it!

Relaxin with a banana, checking out his new dinosaur sticker book

Peters family with brother Ben and the quilt we made and gifted him

This is a full-sized picture of the quilt we made for brother Ben as our MBP ("main buddy present") for the year.

With Great Grandma Lambert, at her house for a post-Christmas visit

Preparing "cir" (which is Russian for cheese, which is his word for mac and cheese) with second cousin Cora, doing cheers! with their spoons.

Us at the Museum of Natural History with some friends from Utah. We used to run with these kids (and their mom, of course) in Provo, both of us pushing strollers.

Playing ring around the rosie in the cafeteria with friend Jacqueline

Laying down to watch something with tato

I went in to check on Aaron one time during his nap and this is how he was sleeping. Hehe.

Singing/Playing Old MacDonald with Aunt Tissy

Pushing second cousin Eliza out of the way

Three generations of singers: Aaron, Great Grandma Libbie, and Grandpa Lambert

Kami, me, Krista, and Aaron squished in the back seat of Krista's car after Kami's broke down. Actually, there are five of us in the seat since Krista is pregnant here.

Pointing out the elephant (one of his favorite animals) at the American Museum of Natural History

Playing with Uncle Ben

Whee!

Aaron sitting on a chair with friend Felicia. Felicia is my good friend Vinnie's daughter.

Looking at each other

Playing in a cloth tunnel with Felicia

Peek-a-boo!

Aaron got all ready to go swimming one day but got so upset about the prospect of putting his pants on over his suit (for the eight block walk to the pool in the cold) that he just fell asleep on the floor. It was pretty sad... but cute

Here are John and Aaron in CA enjoying a bowl of cereal together. This is the beginning of pictures from our Thanksgiving trip out west to Los Angeles. Most of the pictures were taken by Marsha; some are taken by either Ruanne or I.

While we were there, Aaron really liked to sleep with this little doll that closes her eyes when she lays down. He would say baby, sign sleep, and lay down next to her.

An exodus to the park to play ball... Aaron ran back, asking where the ball is

Reading a story with cousin Rex

begging to hold camera, with blue popsicled-face

looking suspicious

Classic gathering place: around the ping-pong table (take notice of Aaron's little head sticking out to Daniel's right)

Chatting w Great Grandpa Peters

The big meal: turkey, stuffing, taters, etc