vanthropologie.

2009-04-19T19:49:00.002-05:00

I've been pretty behind in getting pictures up here. Sorry everyone!

Big news over here. We have a walker!

Tell your neighbors to lock up their daughters, we have a Van on the loose.

2009-03-29T11:36:00.001-05:00

Daddy + Van on a walk

2009-03-28T09:13:00.003-05:00

Van Ezra is 10 Months Old Today!

2009-03-22T15:20:00.001-05:00

He's gettin' to be chunky huh?

Van says it's just a 'bad angle'...

2009-03-17T22:20:00.002-05:00

Of course today was a zoo day with this weather you know we had to.

We found some baby Ray Bans for Van and he actually tolerated wearing them for a bit then of course went straight into his mouth. Which if you look closely in the photo of him with Dustin you can see teeth! Yep, he just cut his front two.

Get ready for Van love bites!

2009-03-16T23:58:00.002-05:00

>

Yesterday was the Chicago South Side Irish Parade and it's kinda a big deal.
It's an ALL DAY affair.

How To Eat A Banana by Van Ezra

2009-03-06T15:53:00.003-06:00

2009-02-25T00:48:00.002-06:00

2009-02-23T11:12:00.001-06:00

Van Ezra is 9 months old!

(as of yesterday, oops)

Smarty pants.

2009-02-21T11:56:00.004-06:00

Van has been a sick boy all week with some sort of bronchial thing so we haven't had much to update about. I definitely can't wait for him to be better because we're both sick of being stuck inside. When we come back up from getting the mail he cries and pulls at the door when i try to close it, like i'm taking away his freedom!

My dad bought Your Baby Can Read for Van and he's been loving it. It cute because it's like you can see the little wheels turning in his head as he watches it. Harvard by age 12!

We thank Grandpa very much for buying it..until he does get smarter than us and starts to use big words we can't understand then he's your problem.

2009-02-16T10:10:00.002-06:00

We forgot to wish you a Happy Valentines Day!

xoxoxo

We had our weekend ritual of going to the used book store + panera. This little guy is keeping me on my toes now crawlin' all over the place. For only having a week's experience he's fast! Video of that hopefully soon my camera is not being cooperative and refuses to focus.

Van Ezra, Baby Model

2009-02-12T22:58:00.003-06:00

2009-02-11T11:22:00.006-06:00

Okay, get ready for pictures. We've been busy.

Friday

We went to IKEA + Woodfield. Van was happy testing new products out and i just wanted to eat swedish meatballs.

Saturday

We HAD to go to Brookfield Zoo. Record highs + a free day!
C'mon.

Sunday was spent in Rockford visiting Grandma + Grandpa Braswell

Monday was spent inside...CRAWLING! Yep. Van is now mobile, Mom is now very busy.
Video of this to come soon.

Tuesday

>

Yesterday was spent at my parents house.
We went to the park fairly late in the day because Mr.Crabby Pants is not an easy napper anymore. My packages came in the mail and i made everyone Green Bubble Tea.
YUM!

We'd love to hear from everyone about our posts + pictures!
You can leave comments by clicking the x comments link at the end of each post, choose Anonymous then type your comment and leave your name at the end.
Easy Peasy!

2009-02-06T00:46:00.004-06:00

Every morning when i wake up i am greeted with Van's cheesy little smile and his crazy energy ready to start the day. This is shortly after waking up.

He is now obsessed with this mirror + shaking his head.

More added at our YouTube, remember to click on the high quality button in the lower right hand corner for a better video!

2009-02-03T19:35:00.002-06:00

He's such an easy little bug to take pictures of in the morning. I LOVE the light we get in there.
Last nite we met up with Dustin at World Market on his way home from work. Their sales paper has had great things in it for the past few weeks yet we can never seem to make it there. I almost regretted it once we walked in, rows + rows of clearance. I had to control myself. I forgot how much i love that store.
Beautiful wooden furniture, cookies+candies+tea in pretty packaging and plenty of IPA's that a beer snob like me could appreciate.What's NOT to like?

Mr.Crabby Pants

2009-01-29T22:49:00.003-06:00

He's a super clean little man, lots of baths have been taken this week to keep him happy.

Sunday.

2009-01-25T23:00:00.004-06:00

Today was an up + out day. Van has been inside a heck of a lot this week and he's a much happier babe when out seeing the world.

First, we went to our favorite (cheap,cheap, cheap!) book store, Half Price Books in LaGrange. Books for a buck and free coffee. Can't beat that.

After that we stopped off at what is now becoming a weekend ritual. Panera Bread.

Van LOVES Panera's Bread.

He keeps himself busy with a baguette THE WHOLE ENTIRE TIME.
Note to self: Buy loads for home!

Then we drove around the area through the forest preserves since Van had a very short morning nap we wanted to make sure he had a good afternoon one, for sanity's sake. I was able to stop and take some good shots over by the lake wayyy down 107th. In the general area of Little Red School House.

(Click to Enlarge.)

2009-01-24T22:36:00.004-06:00

Our day was started off with plenty of sunshine at 8am even though it was a chilly 5 degrees outside. Brrrr! We hope it'll snow again soon so we can test out our new sled.

Most of the day was spent rearranging furniture in the apartment and fighting off naptime.

Then we got dressed up because Grandma + Grandpa Braswell came to visit and we went to eat some Mexican food that hit the spot we didn't know needed hitting.

Later it was bath + book time.

We read (and as you can see, chewed) one of our favorites.

Nite,nite!

2009-01-22T16:30:00.011-06:00

Just what the heck have Van + Christina been up to?

Yes, this mama is bad at phone calls and regular emails to keep everyone updated. Instead shuffling everyone around for photos at our flickr or videos at youtube , we decided that we are just darn special enough for our OWN site.

This way you can get the scoop, the visuals and check back on a regular basis to see how our days are going. Remember that clicking on a photo leads you to a larger version in case you want to save any of them!

Just for the record Van turned 8 months yesterday. As you can see from the picture we had a little early morning photoshoot. No teeth and no crawling yet but we're in no hurry. We just moved into my grandmother's old apartment and have yet to babyproof. Well, unpack and then babyproof.

Van is super excited about all those windows, as am i. Natural light! The new place is filled with it. MUCH less depressing than the old place i'm sure you'll all agree. We spend plenty of time during the day peering out the windows pressing his face up against the glass. Watching the cars go by,the snow melt and licking...thers lots of that. Can't wait for it to get warmer so we can get rid of some of this cabin fever we got goin' on.

So add us to your favorites!

We'll be here.
♥