In November Jay graduated from COTA (Correctional Officer Training) and is now working at the State Prison. He is really enjoying working there and is doing very well! The nicest thing about this career change is that he's home and available more often. The kids are now only in daycare for 5-6 hours 1 day a week as opposed to 11 hours per day 2 to 3 days a week. Mom and Dad Hancock came down for his graduation and Nikki, Mya and Audrie suprised us by coming with them. We had fun spending time in Tucson with them! We visited the zoo and hung out at the hotel.
December brought Holley's baptism and a visit from Mom and Dad Larsen. They were gracious enough to come up to Mount Graham with us so I could get some much needed family pictures (which you see as our blog header).
Christmas was fun! Jay had to work both Christmas Eve and Christmas day, so we had to rearrange our normal traditions a bit, but Santa still found us and we still had a very enjoyable Christmas.
Now for our growing boy! Aedan is getting too big too fast! He is 7 months old now and on the go! He won't crawl traditionally but scoots himself everywhere he wants to go. He is a little curious terror! He is pulling himself up to his feet and thinks he's pretty neat that he can do that. He is perpetual motion at its finest! As most his pictures will show, he is always moving. I had to switch my camera to fast action mode just to get a semi-non blurred picture.
Now as I warned you...here are a lot of pics and a lot of videos! Hope you enjoy!
Dad H pinning Jay's badge on at graduation
All dressed up in his Sunday duds. (thanks grandma Anni and Papa Steve!)
How to crawl into a basket: 1st - pull yourself up to standing, 2nd - kick your legs up and lean forward, 3rd - swing your body sideways and bring your legs over the edge of the basket, 4th - give mommy a "what?! i'm innocent....this basket was already under me!" look.
(remember what I said about perpetual motion, silly boy is all fuzzy because he's constantly moving!)
Dead-Eye Rheesie Anne! Jared and I got air soft pistols for christmas. Rhees wanted to try it out. This is a pic of her first round of shooting. The yellow marks are her hits. (yes, she did hit the bullseye!) She was standing 5 yards away. This girls got a natural talent for marksmanship!
Aedan giving a high 5
Aedan "crawling" (more like scooting)
Jay's Musical Stylings!
