Merry Christmas!!

Landon has his own Christmas tree this year and he loves it! He has so many special ornaments that he loves to look at, and he takes great pride in plugging the lights in "all by myself" even though we ask him not to for safety reasons! But he's 2, so ends up doing it when we turn our backs:) All he wants for Christmas is a baby sister, so we'll see if he's happy with his real gifts on Christmas morning!

Band Practice:)

Doggy Song

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Happy Halloween! The whole family threw on their mouse outfits and headed out for trick or treating! Landon got his first piece of candy, a bag of M&M's, and could have been done for the night- he was so happy! He held the bag of candy the whole time instead of putting it in his basket:) He loved going up to the houses, knocking on the door all by himself and saying "trick or treat". He did wear himself out though, and eventually told his daddy later in the night that "I'm sleepy".

Happy Fall!!

As much as I dislike the cold weather, Landon is loving it! He's really in to wearing jackets, so I'm glad this phase didn't come in the middle of summer!

We took Landon to get his first real hair cut the other day, where they even shaved behind his ears. He looks like a big boy now!! We are getting excited for the upcoming holidays because he will finally be able to understand what's going on. He can't wait to wear his Halloween costume in a few days! Enjoy this cool Fall weather...I'm ready for the Spring:)

Hallelujah

How sweet!! Josh was practicing a song he's going to sing at Church, and Landon sat down next to him with his own guitar to play along! He loves his daddy and wants to be just like him:) (p.s...the song is by David Crowder Band if you like it:)

exercise!

Landon loves to exercise, and his new thing is doing push-ups! He actually isn't that bad for a toddler:) He also likes to stretch, run, do leg lifts & somersaults, and Superman's on our coffee table! He'll say, "watch mommy, exercise".

Landon performing "Come On"

This is Landon's rendition of Josh's song:) He gets very passionate and loud when he sings it! I posted Josh playing it below so you can hear how it's really supposed to sound!

Josh performing "Come On"

ABC's

Happy Birthday Landon!!

We celebrated Landon's 2nd Birthday with a day at the National Zoo. He loved all of the animals- he kept saying look at "that guy". He seriously ran through the whole zoo, and he kept saying "mommy run" and "daddy run"! We must have looked strange jogging through the zoo in our jeans, carrying all of our bags:)

It was supposed to rain that day, but it turned out to be a beautiful, sunny day! We took him shopping afterwards, and he was excited to get a "missy" mouse shirt:) I know he had a great day hanging out with his mommy and daddy!

Landon's 2nd Birthday Party!

We celebrated Landon's 2nd birthday on Sunday with some of his friends! We were so happy that the rain went away, and it was actually a very beautiful day out!! Josh and I got a moon bounce for him because he LOVES to bounce, but he stayed away from it most of the day:) He was content to sit in his little ball pit I made him! Josh and I both thought that it was a really good party, and we actually got to enjoy ourselves this year instead of running around the whole time. I know Landon had a very good day too! He got lots of presents, which Josh is so excited to have all around the house:) I'll add all of the pictures to our flickr page for everyone to see!

the beatles

Dancing in Target

A Dancing Machine!!

Trucks!!

Landon had the chance to sit in a fire truck and helicopter, or as he called it a "hopupoper". He still talks about going with his daddy to see them! We are planning his truck birthday party, which I know he will love:)

Having fun scrapbooking:)

I've been enjoying scrapbooking lately, and I started making frames for people as gifts. These are 2 that I made as birthday gifts. One is obviously for my mom from the kids, and the other is for a little girl who was turning 1. I left Seilah's blank so her mom could put a picture and caption from her birthday party. I am finally getting a little website up to sell some of my stuff, so I'll let everyone know as soon as it's done! Hopefully that will be within the week:)

Missouri Trip

Jenni, Jillian, Hailey, Landon and I all took a trip out to see my Dad for the Folta Family Reunion. Landon had a wonderful time in the country playing with the horses, riding a 4-wheeler, playing with turtles, and throwing rocks! He also met his Great Grandpa and Grandma Folta for the first time!! He was such a good boy on the plane rides, and adjusted well to a new place. He definitely is adventurous and was not afraid of anything, even getting bucked off a horse!! Luckily, Aunt Jenni saved the day (and the kids:)

Happy Mother's Day

Jenni & I took pictures for my mom for Mother's Day! The girls were fighting over Landon- Hailey told Jillian he was "her cousin":) Josh, Landon and I spent the day in the pouring rain! With flooding all around us, we enjoyed a relaxing dinner & shopping while Landon slept in my arms:)

enjoying the outdoors!

We are enjoying this beautiful spring weather in our new home! Even though I don't think he likes to admit it, I think Josh enjoys having a lawn to mow finally:) He's been doing a great job of keeping it looking beautiful!! Landon LOVES to play outside. His new obsession is with water- "wader". And he talks about "wader" all the time. He enjoys seeing sprinklers spraying water, he loves hoses, fountains, and even puddles. Even bath time has become even more exciting because "wader" is involved! Landon is also learning his ABC's- he can get to the letter E, but I can't seem to get him on video saying them. Enjoy your day!!

Spring is finally here!

We are so excited for Spring! Landon loves to play outside, and has recently started "gardening" in his own way! He likes to shovel dirt and pick berries off of the plants and put them in holes. Going to the playground is especially fun for him. He loves to slide all by himself, and he swings (with our help) while saying "weeee." We've put more pictures online at www.flickr.com/photos/danaleighmills. Happy gardening!!

Dana's Birthday

I celebrated my 28th birthday with about 30 friends at our house! We had delicious food, which we ran out of quickly! I didn't even get to eat:( We had a chocolate fountain, pink birthday cake with sparkles on it, and lots of dips (including an incredible crab dip!) I also received lots of wonderful gifts!

Josh bought me 4 trees for my birthday to plant in our new yard. We got 2 Kwanzan Flowering Cherry trees, a Autumn Blaze Red Maple and a Bradford Pear. They are small right now, but I know with time they will become big & beautiful!

Happy Easter! We had a wonderful day with family eating lots & lots of food! I think everyone passed out from an overly full belly by the middle of the day. We had an egg hunt that Landon didn't really care to participate in:) He was more interested in running down the street!

I posted lots of new pictures on our flickr page- http://www.flickr.com/photos/danaleighmills/. You can see our new dining room there too! We finished putting up our wallpaper this weekend. Now we just need to decorate:)

One night Landon just started walking up the wall with his feet. We have no clue where he learned this from, but it's pretty cool! He also tried to climb up the wall afterwards, but he obviously isn't spiderman:)

Landon loves to play the guitar:) He even holds the pick!

Josh's hit new song

landon figured out his puzzle!

Landon has figured out his puzzle, which makes me so happy! He seems to be matching up the colors, which is why he tried putting the yellow piece on top of the other yellow piece. He's getting to be so smart!!

landon's bedroom:)

His room is finally done:) He loves playing in it, and it's big enough to fit plenty of toys:) You can visit our flickr page to see more pictures of his room!

landon loves to clean:)

Here is a video of Landon cleaning...his new favorite activity! He uses the Swiffer to clean the floor and diaper wipes to clean off the furniture.

Ok, I can't figure out how to add a slideshow still, so for now here is the link to our photo album- http://www.flickr.com/photos/danaleighmills/. Hopefully, I will have everything up and running soon!!

We are back from Florida, and we had a great time! It was pretty cold down there, but Landon had a wonderful time, especially at Sea World!! He loved all of the "aminals" that he saw:) Especially the dogs in the dog show. He couldn't stop calling out "dag" "dag" "dag". I think I've figured out a way to post lots of pictures on here, so look around and somewhere on the side should be a slideshow of pictures (I hope!). We'll get Christmas pictures up very soon! Dana:)