AJs "newest thing"

AJ's newest discover: standing on his head & feet. He is just so dang cute!

Just A Few Snapshots From This Morning!

Good Morning O'Dell Boys!!

AJ - watch me grow!

AJ is growing and learning so fast. He is changing right before our eyes.

Finally mastering the art of "sitting up alone". Yeah!

Oh no - he is now officially mobile!

Who can resist these beautiful blue eyes?

A Surprise Visit

Kallee, Ashley, and Susan (my cousin) surprised us with a visit a few weeks ago. It was great to have them all here. Wish that could happen more often. Why is Las Vegas sooooo far away? Thanks for all the fun though.

For Kallee & Ashley

B-A-S-K-E-T-B-A-L-L

Yay for basketball! Ryan has been waiting for his chance to play basketball for some time now. We got him signed up and he was ready to go. At the first practice, Alex was suddenly very interested and regretful that he didn't want to sign up to play too. So, our very dutiful dad (Shawn) spoke to our team's great coach and got Alex on the team too! So, now we have basketball practices added into our busy schedule. But, the boys have been having a lot of fun. They had their first game last Saturday. Won't mention the actual score, but Ryan scored a few points and Alex said he had a lot of fun. I stole these pictures from my friend's blog and will post more as we have more games. Is it just me or does every parent secretly pray for a "professional athlete" in their family????? :o) I missed the game because we are in the midst of starting tax season, but Shawn said it was fun and that the boys did well. He said they worked up a sweat as it was full-court basketball. Plus, he also bought them (and taught them how to use) deodarant. . . .uhhhh - 7 yrs old and 9 yrs old? Must have really smelled like boy-sweat in the truck on the drive home! It should be a great season. Go Nuggets!!

Alex #3, Ryan #9

Alex and his Bball Friend

Ringing In The New Year In Style

Hello 2010! We had a great New Year's Eve with Kallee & Ashley. We ate a lot of food, listened to a lot of "Alvin & The Chipmunks", stayed up late, and played Guitar Hero (anyone want to hear Shawn sing Taylor Swift???) We have a lot to be thankful for in 2009. It was a wonderful year with our sweet baby AJ joining the family. Hopefully 2010 will be just as great!