I can do it myself....mom!!

Ok, so William doesn't actually say that...yet. He has become quite the independent little man these days, though. His days are filled with saying "no"(his new favorite word), swatting my hand away, undressing himself and wanting to do generally everything for himself. I still make this independent toddler stop to give me kisses, though : )

Takes out the trash himself...or at least to the door

will only eat a banana if he does it himself

undressing himself for bath-time (yes, that's the kitchen floor, if you were wondering)

Ravioli boy

Since, our little man will soon be turning the big 02 (oh my), we decided it was probably time that we started to polish his manners a bit. We started with the use of utensils. It's been a little bit rocky, so far, as he doesn't seem to see the need when he has 10 perfectly fine fingers, but we've been practicing anyway. I managed to capture a few pics on ravioli day, which is becoming more frequently lately. Also, in case you're wondering, yes, he's still in his pajamas at lunch. This just seemed easier than risking a mid-day change...you will soon understand what I mean.

Going in for the kill

Slam dunk!

The aftermath...

Oops...slippery little sucker!

When mama's away, the boys will play

Jay and William were "hanging out" the other morning while I was showering and getting ready. This mostly consisted of wrestling and watching cartoons in the "big bed". When I went to download pictures from my camera, this is what I found...

"What?? I'm busy watching my cartoons."

Enjoying the big bed

That Choco-holic William

The apple definitely doesn't fall far from the tree. What can I say, but the kid loves chocolate...who can blame him! Now, if we can just teach him how to let it melt in your mouth, and not in your hands!

What every man should have...

...is a pair of Carhartt's. Now, thanks to my cousin, Deb, he's now the very proud owner of a pair. He wears them well, and says that they make him feel like a country boy : ) I just think their plain cute! *disclaimer- please excuse the hair...it's winter, and static is not our friend, ha!*

2010 with William Carter...in pictures

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Christmas...Lovelady style

We spent this Christmas morning at home opening our gifts to each other, eating cinnamon rolls and otherwise just enjoying our time together. William is getting to the age where the Christmas morning excitement is close to palpable. Santa was definitely good to him this year. It almost made me feel like a kid again too...seeing Christmas through the eyes of a child. I wasn't very good at taking lots of pics this year. I took a few, but I got wrapped up in all the excitement and the camera collected dust in the corner. Here are the few that I did manage to capture.

He wasn't too sure about Lightning McQueen

Moving on...

Here he is getting some last-minute driving instructions

Loved his work bench...thanks Jess!!

Didn't waste any time digging in!

Checking out the loot

Liked the motorized car...

Until he found the "go" button...As a side note, we can't get him of of it now!