Marching toward the New Year.

Hello all,

It has been a few months since my last post. 

 Perhaps as a new year resolution I will become a better blogger...Maybe. Since September many things have happened, unfortunately none of those things have been work...hmmm what the heck have I been doing anyway...Sterling and Sharon's birthdays have come and gone.  I've been trying to get it together as usual and life just keeps marching on.  Sterling is bigger than ever.  He has so much to say and really is communicating well.  Today for instance he wanted his milk and when I brought him the cup without the beer coozy around it, he got upset and kept saying table table which meant he wanted the beer coozy which I had just taken off and left on the table.  His enunciation is getting better but you still have to be around him alot to really understand him well.  Lola told grandma Jeannie she wasn't as good at understanding Sterling as Pop Sid was.  I think he said his first almost complete sentence today which was after he fell off the couch.  

With big crocodile tears in his eyes he said "Go bed daddy night night."  He wanted to lay back down with me after his owwie put him in a bad state.  Nonetheless his bruises and bumps only keep him down briefly and he'll give even my Mom a run for her money with his energy.  ANyway take care Happy Holidays.  Enjoy the pictures.

Another Birthday almost here.

Well, Amazing as this sounds, Sterling is nearly 2.  We are working on potty training right now and his favorite words are poop, truck, and as always "Light".  He is kind of putting sentences together like "My Poop, My poopy. mama" 

Grandpa gave him his birthday present early...A Batman Big Wheel...the coolest.  He saw the box and helped me open it and then looked at the picture on the box while I built it.  He inspected all of the screws, made sure they were tight.  He also made sure mommy did a good job with the decals.  After it was all built he walked around it for about 10 minutes saying "my bike, my bike!"  Finally he climbed on and Revved the engine and waddled around the back yard!  It was great fun.  

Over 2 years ago I put this blog into action and it has been a fun project, I hope you all are enjoying.

Summer 2008

Summer is here and we have been in full swing getting our garden up and going. Sterling is growing like a weed, and the offer to come have lemonade with us still stands anytime!!

A new video for you to enjoy!

Hello Friends and family. heres a few pics and a new video I hope you all enjoy it. I am away on the road now until Mid-June, so give Sharon a call or go have a lemonade with her on the back patio and enjoy our beautiful garden. You can watch the flowers, and Sterling grow right before your eyes!

Its been awhile.

Well the Rowlands are still out here, I have been busy with work, Yay! and haven't had a chance to update, boo, hoo :( But now the blog can do videos too, so I am giving that a whirl and also some new pics and links to other stuff we're doing. Hope you are all well.

What a year! On to 2008

Well, It has been an amazing year for all of us. Sterling had his first Birthday, is first steps, his first words after his first steps, "ouch". As a matter of fact everyday is a new first for him! As for Mom and I, everyday is another 1061, 1062 diaper changes;another hundred or so kisses to ow-eehs and another year of excitement watching him grow up!



I am recently back from a 10 week shoot about oregon loggers for History channel. Which was great for the career, I think my hard days on the Mountain paled in comparison to Sharon's battles with the recently running "Sterling The Wild". Her great spirit and instinctual mom skills prevailed, and as soon as I walked in from the woods, she came to me with her arms outstretched....not for a hug mind you, but for the quick hand off of the baby as she ran away cackling with crazy eyes.




She came back a few days later. Much more sane looking.

The holidays have gone well, with the standard spoiling of a well deserving 15 month old.

I do wake up from sound hallucinations of the ringing and honking and laughing of Sterlings multiple gadgets..."open...closed...hello....goodbye...red triangle...."

Sharon and I realized we were old the other day, Hers-not being ID'd to buy wine. Mine-Someone calling me Grandpa...I dont even have any grey hair...must have been the bags from the 20 hour days for 10 weeks.

Enjoy some new Pics!! Happy 2008

Birthday, and new pics!

Well, Sterling had his 1st Birthday a few weeks back. I think for Sterling it was an exercise in dealing with multiple stimuli. Let me give an example from Sterlings point of view:

Wow there are a lot of people here...Wait, I know them....But they're ALL here at once, oh my god...OK, here we go (Deep Breath) hi grandma, hi grandma, oh wait another one, Hi grandma, and granpa and Pop and that funny guy with the spiky hair, and o theres Auntie Zoo Zee and Cousin Z, theres Lola, and theres another granpa here!! Wait dont stick that in my mouth, its sweet but, BUT WHY DID YOU DO THAT GRANDPA!!!!!(Throws the Cake)

Really it's an important skill to possess, especially with the Holidays coming up! Speaking of skills Sterling is starting to stand on his own and take a step or 2 but hasn't quite given up crawling, it's safer and faster you know. Well enjoy some pictures hope to see all of you during the holidays.

11 Months, can it be possible?

It has been 20 months since we started this adventure, wow! 11 months since he was born, double wow!! Sterling is becoming a little adventure of his own, he is crawling now and just beginning to push himself up onto his legs, soon he will be walking! He gives me a smile everyday and makes me feel warm even on the hardest of days. Here are some pictures since you last saw him.

Almost June...9 months, WHAT?!?!

Its true little sterling is 9 months old next week and he is not so little, everyone talks about how time flies, but I just witnessed it by scrolling down the blog and my goodness it's true! He is starting to become a little troublemaker and not even walking yet. He likes to eat and has 2 bottom teeth and one top one currently and can make an excellent mess of his food...on both ends. He can push his walker against the coffee table and then with 2 sweeps of his arms everything is gone. And apparently its hilarious! Not quite crawling yet although I think he will be by the end of June and will probably be saying his first words soon also. He is starting to catch on to sign language, so, soon he can tell us if he is sleepy, hungry or poopy which hopefully will alleviate some of the not knowing what the problem is scenarios. Enjoy some pictures

March pics

Sterling has been growing like a weed. We are having fun Watching the little guy grow up! He has been getting mohawaks after bath time, riding Oli, eating Oli, and being a cute little milky mouth boy.

Another exciting year...

Well here we are, 2007...a new year, a new family face and another 365 days of awe inspiring, beautiful and wonderful moments with our little man...WOO HOO!!! Enjoy some more moments in our world.

Its been awhile....

Well, it has been an exciting few months with the new addition. Sterling is starting to hold his head up real well, and he is goo-gooing away. He loves to grab really hard onto Oli and "pet" him, I am sure Oli would call it something else, but he loves the little guy too, wagging his tail and licking his milk mouth, and fingers. Clarence on the other hand just realized Sterling existed when he jumped into Sharon's lap and Sterling was attached to the milk truck. His eyes lit up like"what the hell is that!!" Sterling loves his momma and papa showering us with smiles and giggles everyday when he wakes up. He is also very lucky that he gets to spend time with Grandpa and Gramma Moberly 2 or 3 days a week, depending on how busy Daddy gets. Here are some new, old pictures of him being his smiley self. Enjoy!!

Sterling at home

Enjoy a few new pictures.