Racing Cars

Enzo & I enjoyed a fun day filled with racing some of his favorite cars. For Christmas my sister Lindsey & her family got Enzo some very cool pull back cars from the movie CARS 2. I set up some orange cones to show where the finish line was  & Enzo began zooming the cars through it (okay maybe with a little help from me.) We had a great time playing & teaching Enzo how to really use his cars instead of just chase them down. 

9 month Stats

It seems like the past 9 months have gone by so quickly! It really doesn't seem like our little guy is already 9 months old, but he is. Here are his stats from his 9 month visit with the doctor.

29.9 inches long (90%)
19 lbs 11 oz (35%)
Head Circumference 45.2 cm (50%)

The adventures of Enzo

Enzo loves a good adventure. Since he has mastered the skills of crawling, standing up with support, walking along furniture, opening drawers & cabinets, walking while scooting stools, climbing & closing doors; he has many adventures every single day. 

Bringing in the New Year

2012 is here & we are going full speed ahead.  We celebrated New Year's Eve with Ray & Melissa. We kept it pretty low key with movies, games, lots of yummy food and finally watching the ball drop at midnight. We had such a great year in 2011 & know that 2012 will continue to be great & even more exciting, especially as Enzo starts walking & running around!

Christmas 2011

We were able to enjoy Christmas in California with both Matt's Family as well as mine this year. It was great to see everyone & super neat to see how excited Enzo was to see all his cousins, aunts, uncles & grandparents. Even though Enzo was only 8.5 months old he loved Christmas or at least the wrapping paper. We ended up having 4 different Christmas' while in California & 1 in Utah (before we left).How about that Enzo was able to enjoy five 1st Christmas'. Each was unique & filled with lots of family and fun. 

Christmas #1 @ Home

Matt, Enzo & I exchanged gifts before we headed to California. I did not want to pack gifts,  just to open them on Christmas Day and then repack them. It was a good thing we did this too because we ended up renting a car (or a tin can) since our car was having some work done on it & we didn't want to spend a fortune in gas by driving the truck. Enzo loved helping us open presents.

Christmas #2 @ Poll's

We enjoyed a great night with Matt's Sister Tammy & her family as well as Sara & her family. We ate the best Mexican food, visited & exchanged gifts. 

Christmas #3 @ Grandpa Fawcett's

It's a Christmas tradition on my Dad's side for Christmas Eve to be spent at Grandpa Fawcett's house. The cousins exchange gifts and we are able to enjoy each others company. The group was small this year, but it was fun to see everyone that could make it & for Enzo to meet his Great Grandpa Fawcett.

Christmas #4 Fawcett's Christmas Morning

We got up super early on Christmas Morning, lined up from youngest to oldest in the hallway and made our way into the living room where santa left all sorts of goodies. Dad cooked us breakfast which was super yummy. Then we all rushed to get ready for 9am church where we enjoyed a very nice Christmas Program.  Enzo loved finding out what Great Grandma Holman had gotten him (the hippo). He could see the top of it all week and constantly would attack it.

Christmas #5 Poll Family Christmas Afternoon

After church we headed over to Matt's parents house to enjoy a wonderful Christmas Dinner. It was a lot of fun to see the rest of the family & for Enzo to get to see all of his cousins. Enzo enjoyed all the wrapping paper as we unwrapped more gifts. He loved the train that Grandpa & Grandma Poll got him.

Slip & Fall = Twisted Ankle

Right before Christmas I missed a step while coming out of a friends home & twisted my ankle. Thank goodness I had buckled Enzo into his carrier or else it could have been a much worse outcome.  It was a pretty bad sprain which left me unable to walk or carry Enzo so I took up crawling for a few days. Enzo loved it. We had lots of fun playing on the floor & scooting from one place to the next. Here are a few pictures of my ankle.

Grandma Poll

Matt's Mom came to visit her dear friend Nancy Brown in the middle of December. Knowing she was in the same state as us we couldn't wait to see her. We had them over for dinner & loved visiting with both Velda & Nancy. Enzo enjoyed cuddling with Grandma & learned a new song from Nancy. He was a bit surprised by the song (see video below).