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Time for another photo shoot Silas! Yey! Fun! No wait, get back here. Now sit. Smile. No, no! Come back. Ok now sit. There we go, smile baby! No come back! Please? Pretty please for mama?

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A few pics from our last trip in December right before the holiday. No sends of our projects yet – we’ve picked some hard ones this season! Time to up the game for 2011.

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Last Christmas was the first year ever that we didn’t head home for the holidays due to new baby Silas. So needless to say we were chomping at the bit to get there this year. The trip was wonderful. Silas got to see all his grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and a few of his east coast baby/kid friends. He got to enjoy two Christmas’, one in Pittsburgh PA and one in Marathon NY. He even got to go sledding for the first time and play in the snow. The only downside to the whole trip was that it was way too short (just over a week spread between both PA and NY!). That, and the realization of how much we miss our east coast friends and family tremendously.

Our Tucson tree. Notice its reach from little chubby hands

First stop back east: Pittsburgh. The traditional Polish Christmas Eve dinner with Paul’s family

And then Christmas Carols following dinner – another tradition that now Silas too is a part of

Grandma Marian’s Christmas gift

Silas’ Christmas gift from Grandma Marian and Grandpap Rege

Ooo, what’s this?

A Silas chair!

Paul’s family

Grandpap trying to steal quality Silas time from Grandma Marian

Grandma Marian and little Silas

…an 8 hour drive later…Marathon Christmas!! Cousins Carley and Lily

Silas not sure what to make of all these cousins running around

Testing the waters with cousin Sawyer

Cousin Sawyer

Cousin Jacob

Cousin Carley

My family

Grandma Vicki, Papa Paul and all their grandkids

Jenna, Kate and their 9 kids stopped by for a sledding party on New Year’s Eve. Kate brought her 4 wheeler for some accelerated sledding. 🙂 Silas taking a turn behind the wheel

Silas in SNOW!! (with borrowed snow boots…. obviously)

Partying with dad on New Year’s Eve

Silas and Grandma

Silas and cousin Jacob with their Papa

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…for Hueco. Here are a few belated photos from a previous Hueco trip a couple weeks ago. We’re headed there again this weekend, tying to maybe squeeze in a send or two during this busy time of year before the close of 2010. Wish us luck!

Moving into the v2 portion of McBain, v8 April’s project

The playpen goes to Hueco!

Baby likes rocks too

Bleeding Brothers, v12 Paul’s project

Tis also the season for bambino bundling

Winking Jesus, v7 Not April’s project

Warming up on the Mopboys wall and keeping Silas out of trouble

Mama, you bundled me so tight I can’t look to the right!

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Silas’ first pair! …and he *loves* them. He even cried a little last night when I went to take them off. Thank you Jen, for the great recommendation.

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Last weekend there was we made an opening in our schedules and took the familiar journey along I-10 to our favorite climbing spot. The mission was simple: sample some climbs, choose our next projects and return home, psyched to train and prepare for our sends. Along the drive home it seemed like we sat in silence for hours. April turned to me and said, “What are you thinking about?” I said, “The moves on Bleeding Brothers (v12), how about you?” She said, “Bloody Flapper Traverse (v9) of course.” Awesome! Now we’ve got motivation to train.

He’s getting the hang of it

McBain, v8 Another potential project for April

Silas showing me some shorter climbs that I haven’t tried

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