visit to portland

we just returned from portland where we visited with Kea and Lorrin and a few of matt's friends from college. we arrived friday evening at lorrin's apartment in the pearl. brev just LOVED all the lighted trees. lorrin and kea cooked us a great meal, and we ended the night by giving brev a candy cane...pictures below! i only let him have for about 3 minutes because i was afraid of it breaking off into his mouth. needless to say, the boy LOVED it. i had to give him a serious scrub down afterwards though. on saturday, we woke up early, got coffee, then hit up some stores for the rest of the afternoon. we miss portland, especially during christmas time when everyone is out and about getting ready for christmas. brev sat on santa's lap and shared all his christmas wishes with him (a high chair is on the top of his list). saturday evening auntie kea hosted a holiday party. brev was the life of the party, smiling and cooing at everyone. we headed home from the party early so the boy could get a good night sleep, and his mommy and daddy too! cheers!!!

a month worth of posting...

hill family photo on the coast

Rossknecht "jean" family photo at the coast...

i know, i know...it's been almost a month since i've posted any updates on the hill clan. hard to imagine a month has just gone. the main reason we haven't posted is we've been living at matt's new office. we've been painting, decorating, directing the tile guy, floor guy, window guy, etc. each waking minute. BUT, our main squeeze is amazing and just growing like crazy. each day we wake up to find something new he can do. today, his hair grew overnight. :) so cute!!! instead of posting each week, i thought it would be easier to post all the pics onto one posting. i hope everyone had a wonderful thanksgiving and is mourning the beavs lost OK...

his four month appointment: stats were, 14lbs, 11ounces and 24 inches long...and checked out perfectly. matt hadn't seen him roll, and he put on quite the show and rolled over twice on the exam table.

he loves to stand...if he's fussy, standing will please him so much.

first sign of a toothbrush. starting to grasp onto items.

wonderful thanksgiving with the hill family! see brev in the background grabbing onto a flower :)

family photo

following day after thanksgiving, we went on a crabbing trip with my family. my dad and brev, so cute :) we caught 4 crab...which was a little disappointing but we had a great time on the dock.

grandma and brev.

trying to put the spoon into his mouth