Christmas time fun

Painting cookies with grandma Teresa

papo santa, vance, and daddy
dressed up watching the guys fry a turky

We are Finally in Idaho!!

We are finally here after 22 hours of driving three hotel rooms and a wonderful baby!!! He did so great on this trip every now and then he would ask whats that..or he would be dancing in his sit talking loudly at the top of his lungs or for the most part sleeping. Here are a few pics from our drive.....First day on the road

Second day on the road

Finally in Idaho

The third and final day!!!

1ST BIRTHDAY!!!

Vance's first birthday was fun!!! we had two parties
one at his grandpa and grandma Cooper's and he got a lot of toys and clothes.
Then he had a second party at his grandma and grandpa
Ortega's and again got a lot of toys. all in all he had a great first birthday.
first birthday cakes
opening presentsthe meltdown!!! Party's over!!!

FIRST HAIR CUT!!!

BEFORE

DURING

AFTER!!!!

vances first halloween part II

mama Vance and grandma Teresa

Vance and mama
and below is dorthy and the scarecrow

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

what a cute scarecrow
our little scarecrow grandma Teresa
made this costume

Vance and margie

catching up

vance's first time fishing

look at this face

our wedding bbq

vance's first time on a boat

Ok i know i have really really been slacking with this blogs. but here is what has been going on Chris and I got married in may, Vance now has 3 teeth he is 7 months old 21lbs and 28inches long. He is really trying to walk he does not like to just sit still. Vance has had a pretty busy summer so far we went to vegas to visit Chris's mom, so vance has been on a plane and did really well. Then we went to the lake with chris's dad that was vance's first time on a boat. we also went to grants nm to visit chris's grandma. And today chris left for boot camp. so for Vance being 7 months he has done alot.

Growing and Playing!!!

Vance has finally started playing with toys or hair or even facial parts he loves noses and lips here is a video of him playing with his ball.

4 months!

My baby is now five months old how sad he is just getting so big! He is now 24 in long and 16 lbs. He smiles alot and loves to stand he is starting to sit a little more each day on his own he still does not know how to hold up his head so right now he looks like a bobble head. He just gets bigger and more adorable everyday!!! His legs are nice and chunky just the way i like babys haha.

vance loves to hold on to me in his diaper
he loves his sun glasses

Being silly in his hat!

we just had to put his hat on for a picture even though it was to small

for him

Vance's first easter

Vance with all his Easter pals!

Sorry this was so late this little one has kept us pretty busy. well to catch everyone up
he is about 15 to 16 lbs. He adapted very well to his cereal he loves it.
He has gotten so chunky its funny his legs and arms are so fat, we all say he is
getting as big as his cousin Gracie. Now that is one cute little girl!
Vance loves to stand and look at you while he is doing this he is either giving you his
shy smile or he is just telling you all about his long day! He is one fun child! Well this weekend
he will be going to his first wedding so we will be sending pictures from his weekend.

Shots for our Vance!

Resting after getting shots

Smiling with his toy grandma Teresa gave him.


Today was not such a fun day. Vance finally went for his two month appointment. I know it was late he just had to get over his cold before they could give him his shots. He did pretty well for the most part. Of course he cried but he is being a big boy now and dealing with them. At his appointment they told us he weights 13 lbs 4 oz! He is 24 in long. He still loves to suck on his thumb and to pull hair. He has learned to hold on to things he wants a bit more he also loves to smile and laugh and oh man is he talking alot. The other night he surprised Chris and I by rolling himself over. He kept doing it about 5 or 6 more times after that until i took out the camera to record him he stopped and sucked his thumb.

3 MONTHS!!!!!!!!!

VANCE IS NOW 3 MONTHS OLD!!

Its so hard to believe Vance is 3 months old! He grows so much everyday he used to be this short skinny baby with long arms and big feet! Now he is tall and chunky still with long arms and big feet! He is still very cute he has really learned to smile and to laugh. He really has been trying to talk alot!

HAPPY ST. PATRICKS DAY!!!!!!!!!

Vance's 1st St. Patrick's Day

Vance Partied All Weekend!!!!!

All dressed up to go to El Paso.

Dressed in his 70's outfit his
Grandma Teresa made him.
Here we all are dressed up together!

What! What is everyone looking at???



This weekend was a weekend of parties for Vance! On Friday we took Vance with us to El Paso to see my Uncle Mario become a lector. On Sunday he went to his first dress up party for his grandma Rhonda and Shauns birthday parties. As you can see from above we all had a great time.

Our Little Man Is Growing Up!!!!

So where do i start Vance now weighs 11lbs 5 oz. He is 24 in. long! He has almost doubled his weight from when he was born. He stopped using his pacifier this past week and has been sleeping through the night thank god!!! It seems like everyday he gets bigger and bigger. We are always having to buy him new clothes especially new socks he has some really big feet. We think he is going to be a tall kid when he gets older with the size of his feet and the length of his monkey arms. He talks every chance he can in the mornings and late late at night when we are trying to go to bed. Above are pictures of how he likes to be dressed he is one baby that likes clothes he does not like to be naked!!! enjoy....

Up To Speed With Vance!

Well we should have started this two months ago but we have had so much going on in Vance's first few months. Vance was born on December 17 2008 he was 6 lbs 12ozs and 19 inches long. He spent his first two weeks in the special care unit in Las Vegas. Which let me tell you was not fun. He is doing a lot better now. He will be 3 months old this month and is a spoiled child! He is starting to coo a lot now he learned how to roll over and his most favorite thing he learned how to do is suck on his hand!! Above are pictures of when he was first born and now.....