Mondays with Crosby

At 11:24 am, Crosby Fox turned 1 year and 8 weeks old!!! Let me just go ahead and say it. I put way too many pictures in this post. But, I liked them. He just cracks me up, this boy! I couldn't narrow it down. Maybe it would be easier if I would post throughout the week rather than lazily waiting until Monday. I am working on changing. But that is...well...another post...

Let me minimize my words and just get to the pictures! Let's just say, someone inherited his mother's manners...

In case you didn't notice, I focused on the "problem" in the picture...

Yeah. Crosby and I both like to sit with our feet in our face! I have been told it is not very "lady like" on multiple occasions. Either that or I am just asked, "Is that comfortable?" And to that question I respond, "Why, yes! It is quite comfortable!!" Actually, my legs are in some kind of knot as I type. And I am oh so comfy! So what do you expect when Crosby has me for a role model? I guess I need to tell him this is not very...manly(????) like." Or maybe I need to lead by example and sit like a lady should... We had play group on Thursday. Taking a group shot gets harder and harder. My child was the wild one. He started out by trying to take Dean's goldfish when he thought no one was looking!!!

Then he see there are a few more distractions added to the mix so he shoves one in his mouth...

And found this to be VERY amusing!!! (Leighton, Dean, Crosby, Lucas and Charlotte)

Then he darted! So much for a good group shot!!!

He was exhausted SOOOO exhausted from playing that I struggled to keep him awake on the way home. I put him in his bed first thing when we arrived. I walked in a few hours later to find him dressed like this... What in the world??? What kind of dream was this kid having? All I know for sure is Crosby has apparently learned to take off half of a shirt! He had his pants off another day this week! I am afraid the diaper will be next...YIKES!!!!!
Last night we celebrated Baby Blessing Sunday with the Cyr and Malone families! I can't believe it has been a year since we did the same. Miss Charlotte was a tiny bun in the oven way back then!!! Here is a group shot...

Crosby and I spent the majority of the service out in the lobby foyer! He absolutely could not sit still. I did manage to see a few pictures and hear a few names called out! I am just grateful we were able to be there with Jeremy, Anne Claire and Charlotte on this special occasion!

Just the 3 of us...

Me and my little man...

Somebody is now tall enough to look out the window. He LOVES to point to the SUV (usually parked on the road) and say, "uck." Sometimes we get a "caaaa."
Then... it is Ready.......Set.........

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

I finally caught him in action and it's about time!!! He has not been willing to cooperate with me in the capturing of this momentous milestone!!! I am not sure why the hesitation. But he is still being pretty stingy with his steps! We had a small group meet at our house on Wednesday. There were 3 kiddos who are older than him who were walking all over the place. I think he was a little embarrassed so he bit the bullet and took off! When he didn't have an audience the next day, he decided to crawl again. But we are seeing him up on his feet more and more every day. His confidence is slowly building.

Well, I had some footage but it was taking way to long to upload! So, maybe I will just save that for Tuesday. Which is now only 7 minutes away. Lovely!

This was just before bed. Crosby was "all done" before Blake and I were finished eating... imagine that!!! I let him down and he head straight to his toys. I don't know why I thought this was so sweet, but it melts my heart...

He is such a sweet thing. He could just sit and play like this all day long. Well, okay, maybe only 30 minutes or so. But that is still pretty long for a 1 year old! And what an adorable 1 year old he is...