Back in Utah

The family moved back to utah around Christmas this year. We really missed our friends and family. We didn't want Maddux to grow up without seeing them on a regular basis. Maddux is getting very close to walking these days. He crawls like a champ and he's been learning to pull himself up to a standing position very well. He can also walk when guided by someone else, but he leans heavily on that person. He's still very small in size, some people say he's the size of a 6 month old baby and he's almost 11 months. Nonetheless, he's doing very well. He's very bright and very funny. He will do all kinds of things to get people to laugh with him. He loves it! He's not all that shy either. He met a new baby the other day and just walked right up to him to say hi. The other baby was twice his age and scared to death of him! it was kinda funny!
We took Maddux to get pictures done again this month. We tried and failed at having him stand in on of the pictures. Here are the two that I ordered copies of:

I love this picture because he has the EXACT same smile as Brandon did when he was a kid. He's practically the spitting image of his daddy. 

Next month I want to take him in his bear suit that he got for christmas. OH! I never posted pictures of christmas!

This is Amanda and Cameron Shannon, Brandon's sister and her husband. They came from California for the holidays. 

This is Amanda's dog Pacha. She's just the sweetest dog! I want one like her eventually. 

From right to left: cousin Gary Ashley, Maddux sitting with his grandpa Al Brown (or "Papa"), grandma Tootie Ashley, mommy and daddy.

The Duck got a duck!

Grandma Tootie made personalized stockings for each of us. Al's, which you can see on the couch next to her, is made out of a shirt he got in Las Vegas which reminds him of good times, but is hideous and he never wears, so she put it to good use. Her's is made out of coffee beans, that material that coffee bags are made out of (I always forget what its called), and cheetah print. Mine is made out of a wool jacket with red plaid all over it. Brandon's is by far the coolest one. Its made out of a jacket he wore out in high school. it had holes all over it and just wasn't good anymore but he loved it sooo much. Its neon green and pink and has the hood on it with the zipper running down the front and toe section of the stocking, it also has a guitar  that tootie put a great deal of effort into making out of random house items. Its great!

Before I finish, There is one more thing I would like to post. The other day, Maddux was in his walker watching a tv show and he started to fall asleep. I thought it was so funny that I had to record it.