New Invention

Well today Easton went through many, many tissues and I gave him the emptly Kleenex box to play with . . . and . . . Coming to a Babie's R Us near you, the "Sippy Box"! An sleek and sturdy square design allows for fewer spills and mess!

Christmas In Lubbock

Well we started out with professional pictures of the Rehwald fam . . . stay tuned for those. But we had a very nice Christmas in Lubbock until we all got the flu and then it became a "sick house". We are all finally recovering, but it may have been the first holidy where no one ate and everyone lost weight. Needless to say, after the "sickness", the bleach was brought out and sheets were burned (kidding, but not a bad idea).

Easton had a blast and preferred "riding" his boxes of toys over actually opening them. We know what to get him next year! He also liked throwing the many balls he recieved. And Jeremy and I won the best White Elephant gifts, as displayed above. We love to match!

Santa

This past weekend we went to see Santa. What fun! Easton didn't know what to think at first. The farther he was from Santa the better; distance was good :) And a few photos by the tree . . .

15 Months!

Thought I would try to be a professional and take some close ups of the little man. There were airplanes flying overhead the entire time and he had to point each one out. That is the only word he can say and he knows what he is saying. Not Ma ma or Da da, but airplane. Although it sounds more like uhr buah.

Betsy and the Kids

What can we say; she was a hit! Betsy is the child-whisperer.

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Washington DC

We just returned from our trip to DC so Jeremy could run the Marine Corps Marathon. He did an awesome job, clocking in at 3:39, an 8:17 minute mile. Woo!

We also had the opportunity to tour the city and see the sights. We found a good park for Easton to play in, saw the White House, toured Annapolis and the Naval Academy, and visited the Capital. Easton slept the whole time, whew!

Iowa

We just returned from a visit to Iowa for Cousin Matt's wedding and Grandma & Grandpa's surprise 60th birthday. Easton enjoyed seeing all of the relatives and playing with Grandpa in the yard. I caught him in the act of pulling the flowers and rolling the pumpkins off the porch. Notice the lovely scab on his nose. He face-planted on the cement, ouch! He also had fun playing in the new kayak.