You SO Husky!

I can't believe it has been over 10 years since our fun, carefree trip to Panama City. That trip was what really changed a lot of our lives - we had our first taste of freedom (not to mention our first attempts at a beer bong). We learned that fashion can go beyond sweatshirts. Some of us regretably got silly tattoos to never forget the week. I love you girls!

10 years later...

Oops, my bad!

I have a fondness for the F word. I know, I know - what kind of lady uses the F word?! I just feel like it can really emphasize a point. Today (or was it yesterday? My life resembles Groundhog Day, so it all blurs together) I was on the way to drop my sweet, perfect 15 month old off at daycare. I realized I forgot his blanket AGAIN (or was it that I realized I forgot my materials for a conference?!) - anyway, I forgot something vital for the day but I was too far out to head back home (anyone else that deals with I-69 traffic in Fishers feels me). In a situation like this, what else could I say but "F---!"

Well, it was then that I heard a sweet little voice say "uck! uck!" Oops, my bad. thankfully he didn't say the F before the word, so I could easily explain that we are working on different animals (duck!) or maybe his foot was "stuck?" Hmm... OK, time to find a new favorite word - any suggestions?

Reading and Dancing

I love cell phones. I love that you can take a quick video with one, email it to yourself and have it on youtube in a matter of seconds! I mean I love my real video camera, but that camera has 15 1/2 months worth of Christopher videos on it (including one 10 minute long video of him sleeping as a 1 week old... I would never do that now for fear of waking him up!). Anyway - here are a couple of the recent videos that I captured of the little guy.

Dancing to Lady Gaga:



Reading aloud to Uncle Kevin:



Enjoy!

Facebook

SO... Christopher has decided to get his own Facebook page. I have decided that at 15 months he can totally handle the responsibility of managing his own page, so I gave my permission to start up the page.

Here is the link to become his friend: CJ Buckner Facebook

(thank you Uncle Kevin for being so cute and secretly making this page)

Walking the Monon Trail

This past Monday I took Christopher for a stroll along the Monon Trail... Halfway into the walk, I could tell he wanted OUT of his wagon, so I thought I would give him a little freedom (surely he would get tired after a few steps). Well, Christopher walked... and walked... and walked... When I finally put him back into his wagon (kicking and screaming), we were almost done walking. I can happily report he then crashed on the car ride home.

Christopher, July 2009

As a blogger for my work, you would think I would be sure to have constant posts on my family page. After all my motto is (for work) "Its better to have no blog than a blog with infrequent posts." But really, a family blog is just ANOTHER thing to mess with! Can't facebook be enough?!

OK, update. Christopher is about as cute as ever - except he has a nasty little tummy bug that doesn't seem to be going anywhere. Um, I am sad to say that is really it. We play outside, we read books, we like to have a weekly visit to a pool or at least a sprinkler. Um, we like the Bachelorette and So You Think You Can Dance (ok I do). Christopher changes everyday. He says new words, understands new directions and is less and less of a baby everyday. I can't believe how quickly life goes from holding and snuggling and watching them sleep to squirming when you hold them, crying for freedom and chasing after running toddlers. I love each stage, but I wish they would last longer!

NNNNO!

Today was my last workday off of work - so Christopher and I hung out and played all day. We actually spent over 3 hours playing the backyard. Christopher loves the outside more than he loves anything else - the wind, the grass, the sunshine... He was a happy baby. He also learned 2 new things today (well, new to me) - he learned how to say "Please" in sign language and when you ask him what a Fish says he opens and shuts his mouth making a fish face. SO cute... Oh and he recently started saying "NO!" with his index finger pointed out.