growing up

gone are von's baby face and baby characteristics.
here are von's drinking-from-a-milk-carton-thru-a-straw days. he also shakes his head yes and no now, which makes for quite a bit of amusement.
sigh, 14 months, sigh ...

steely mcbeam

... meet steely mcbeam. he cheers for the steelers, throws his arms up for touchdown celebration, oh ... and he smells flowers too :)

diggers & more!

our most recent trip to PA was filled with machines ... little ones, big ones, loud ones, scary ones. and these days, von is literally 'all boy, all the time', so he was just in heaven. von sure did have fun with everyone on elm drive!! thanks all!!

'secret' look out

now accepting volunteers who are willing to break the news to these two that the windows will soon be closed due to cold weather ...

happy birthday, daddy!!

daddy turned 31 today :)
von started off by giving a great present: he slept until 8:10!! a relaxing morning filled with a big ol' breakfast and some gift giving followed. a quick grocery run before football started @ 1 and then home to our palace for the remainder of the day. von must have been giddy with birthday cheer because he played and played and played this afternoon - never once showing signs of an impending nap. finally at 2:45, i decided to lay him down (much to his dismay), but after we had a little heart-to-heart (and some lullabies/rocking), he passed right out.

the chicken wing fairy made a stop at our house tonight, and both von & josh (and myself) enjoyed. in fact, since josh doesnt have much of a sweet tooth, it was a "chicken-wing-birthday-cake" kind of celebration! grandma & grandpa popped in for a quick visit, and then a little more goofing around before it was bath/bedtime.

HAPPY 31st BIRTHDAY, JOSH/DADDY! WE LOVE YOU <3 <3 <3

no photos

well today was an epic day, yet i have zilcho photos to show for it :(
von saw horses for the first time today ... we went to port allegany to visit the kunkels (and had a wonderful time), then went to meet murphy, jackie, and wide eye (the horses). mr von sawyer thought that they were pretty neat from a distance and from head-on views, but not so much when standing beside them (understandable, seeing as how they are 6+ feet tall, and big ... really really big!).
upon arriving home, we met up with daddy and then headed over to indiana ave, so that grandma & grandpa could babysit while mom & dad went out for a bit. while we definitely enjoyed some "couple time", i think von enjoyed his "grandma & grandpa time" more. very very appreciative!

we live a wonderfully awesome life!

oh no ...

... look out, it's the sleep bandit!!!
no worries though, he's a friendly bandit and sure is a cuuuutie!!!