Change...

Wow...time flies when you are having fun!  It has been a while since I have set down and blogged. Things around here just never seem to slow down, but I love every minute of it!  With every day that passes, Adler changes SO much.  I can't get over how fast he is growing.
Christmas was a very fun time around our house.  Adler seemed to enjoy it (all except for the time that spent on Santas lap, he was not a fan at all)!  He was so excited with every gift that he received, and easily distracted with each one.  So as you can imagine, unwrapping gifts for Adler was a very time consuming process.
Adler got two miniature ponies for Christmas, Cowboy and Daisy.  He loves getting to go to the farm and ride the "neigh neighs." Thanks to this mild winter that we have been blessed with we have been able to go to the farm quite a few times and ride the ponies.  After Adler is done riding the ponies, he gets down and thinks that he is big enough to lead them around.   Although, I am not real sure who leads who...he sure does think he is big stuff doing it!
Adler's front teeth are coming back in, and don't seem to be bothering him at all.  At our last dentist appointment, the dentist said that so far everything seems to be doing good.  So we are keeping our fingers crossed that everything continues to go well.  We go back around Easter to follow up again.
Adler experienced his first time of getting to play in the snow a few weeks ago.  At first he wasn't too sure about what to think, but it didn't take to long and he was kicking, throwing and eating the snow.  All the while saying "brrrr" and "cold" repetitively.
The Bates' Family is going to be moving!  We bought a house East of Alva, and hope to be moving in the near future.  It is a couple of miles outside of town in a nice quiet neighborhood, with a large backyard for Adler to run and play in. We have started painting and tiling, and the carpet should be here next week!  We are very excited about this new chapter in our life!