Adventures of the H Family

Bye Bye Poo-Poo

2009-02-15T13:49:00.004-05:00

Another embarrassing photo taken by Mom.

It was a successful potty trip, but really only the first. We're not pressing it, but he has his own potty in the bathroom and likes to try when we are in there using the facilities.

Black Patent Leather Peep Toe Heels

2009-02-15T13:47:00.002-05:00

By far my favorite pair of shoes in the spring, C agrees!

Chores

2009-02-15T13:46:00.002-05:00

C has taken an active interest in making sure Gunner gets fed everynight. He even makes sure that Gunner gets a treat. He's very good at carrying the food dish and hardly spills it.

Valentine's Day 2009

2009-02-15T13:32:00.004-05:00

Our tradition is lobster cooked at home, so I went and got two lobster, I'm guessing in a few years we'll need three! C had a good time exploring them and even picked them up, braver than I am.

90 Day Hiatus

2009-02-15T13:15:00.003-05:00

Sorry we were gone for so long. List of things that happened while we were gone:

Thanksgiving, complete with Great Grandma VB
Paris, just a trip for Mom and Dad, and we enjoyed ourselves very much!
Mexico a whole famliy trip including the rest of the 'H' clan from Colorado. We all enjoyed the food, sun, pool and beach.
Christmas, back in the States with Yia Yia and Pop Pop. C got burried in wrapping paper and got a really cool workbench that he loves, as well as a wonderful art table.
Mom (I) started a new 90-day detail at work, which is proving to be challening and fun all at the same time.

So with that I'll move on to what you really want to see, pictures of C.
Love to you all!

The things you'll do for your kids....

2008-11-17T19:45:00.002-05:00

Tonight, C was "stirring" some yummy something up for us, but then the colander turned into a hat. It's amazing what silliness parents will do for their children. (Earlier today I was balancing a small truck on my head to make him laugh in the doctor's office).

Look at me, I'm too sexy for my hat, too sexy for my hat...

(ok you get it)

Junior Photographer

2008-11-17T19:40:00.003-05:00

After watching me take pictures of him, I guess he decided it was his turn. I'm not certain how he got his hands on my old camera, which is not toddler proof! Funny thing, he actually took a good picture of Gunner. You can guess what Santa will be bringing him!

First Fort

2008-11-17T19:39:00.001-05:00

School Parade

2008-11-17T19:35:00.002-05:00

C got to "march" in the school parade for "literacy day" which is the PC term for Halloween.
Good thing he was in his costume (Flounder from the Little Mermaid) at school because he didn't get to go trick-or-treating when we got home. He didn't nap and was a little monster without his costume, so we handed out candy instead.

Pumpkin Carving

2008-11-17T19:30:00.003-05:00

In full Halloween fashion Eric carved two pumpkins with C. It's hard to tell if C thought it was a "cool" experience. I'm positive he did NOT like the seeds and gooey stringy parts, but once it was lit I think he may have changed his mind. I'm certian it will get to be more fun as he gets older.

Words

2008-11-05T08:38:00.003-05:00

C said the sweetest words last night. Never mind the fact that we bribed him with candy and now I think he thinks, Obama means candy. OOPS!

Giraffe!

2008-10-19T20:49:00.003-04:00

For months he would scream if I put the towel on his head, but now that he knows it turns him into a wild animal he's thrilled. He runs around the house in it and loves to check himself out in the mirror. We have two towels one giraffe and one fish. I'm guessing I should be looking for more "fun towels".

Broncos!

2008-10-19T20:43:00.002-04:00

Direct Tv called and offered a deal that I couldn't turn down. For $40 we got the NFL package for the rest of the season. Which of course means Eric and C (mostly Eric) can watch the Denver Broncos! While watching the game (which they lost, boo) we had a little picnic of yummy football food. C still amazes me with what he will eat, this time he loved Buffalo Hot wings.

Kinderfarm

2008-10-19T20:34:00.004-04:00

The second weekend the cousins were here, they came up to our house and we headed to the fall festival at Kinderfarm. We set out to see farm animal and see some tractors. C really enjoyed the tractors and even liked the hay a little bit. We spent a lot of time petting the "Cream Horse" they were very friendly.

Reading

2008-10-19T20:33:00.002-04:00

Mom, leave me alone, I'm just reading.

Cousins

2008-10-19T20:00:00.009-04:00

C's cousins are in town for a while, so were getting together when we can to have some good family fun. We went for some professional pictures and then back to Pop-Pop and Grandma's house for dinner. The boys played, had dinner, bathed together, and then we all read books. It was total pandemonium but fun all at the same time.

This is "E" He's 3 1/2

Brothers in the bath "E" and "A"

Uncle Eric with "A" and C.
And no, we're not ready for #2. :-)

Happy Birthday Daddy

2008-09-30T20:30:00.002-04:00

Happy Birthday (we won't say how many) Daddy! A group of us went to lunch and then decided it was about time that we threw our responsibilities out the window and left work early. It just so happened that a tropical storm was also blowing in, so we called it a storm party. C enjoyed playing with D (the amazing quarterback shown here). He liked the football and threw it very well for an 18 month old, also in his left hand (we're holding out hope that he's a south paw).

Labor Day (Part 2)

2008-09-30T20:28:00.001-04:00

On our way home we stopped for a family BBQ at Grandma and Pop Pop's house. C enjoyed the trampoline as always, and Grandma did some sort of sillyness with C on her head.

Sandcastles

2008-09-30T20:26:00.003-04:00

While on our long weekend we made it to a local lake. It was a wonderful way to spend the afternoon. C enjoyed playing in the sand and building "castles" with Daddy.

Labor Day

2008-09-29T20:20:00.000-04:00

Over Labor Day weekend we took a road trip to see our friends Kat and Lee. We had a great time and are planning to take a long weekend to the lake sometime next year. C had so much fun picking pears and then he figured out how to use the spray nozzle on the hose. Kat was his favorite target.

Watching the Grass Grow

2008-09-29T07:02:00.002-04:00

We've been doing almost everything EXCEPT watching the grass grow. We've been very busy and I promise to update the blog soon!

Bucket Bath

2008-08-16T20:33:00.003-04:00

As long as the weather stays warm in the evenings C will be enjoying water play at night, which concludes with a bit of soap, to clean all the dirt off from the day. This evening he decided that he wanted to get in the bucket. With his size, this bucket won't last much longer.

Air Mail

2008-08-16T19:55:00.002-04:00

Mail is always exciting, now mostly all we get is junk main since I've joined the ranks of people who have gone to paperless billing. Anyway...

The other night we came home to a really exciting package, it was gifts from the middle east from Grandpa D and Grammy D. Inside was a camel from Nazareth, a place that they have been on their travels. He loves that the camel has a bridle, but don't ask me how he knew to sit on it like he was going to ride it?? I have no clue??

2008 Garden

2008-08-16T15:30:00.000-04:00

Eric has done another phenomal job with the front flower bed this year and the butterflies and yellow finches are enjoying a buffet of nectar and sunflower seeds.

Radio Flyer

2008-08-15T20:28:00.000-04:00

He got his first set of wheels, 3 to be exact. The trike has a handle on the back so Mommy gets to push C, until he figures out how to pedal himself.

Fish

2008-08-03T16:34:00.004-04:00

Some things just don't change, no matter the location he loves fish, fishing poles, and figuring out how things work. This was a pole at gappas house. Daddy managed to catch a lot of fish off of the dock that extends out into Lake Sherwood.

John Deere Gator

2008-08-03T16:23:00.005-04:00

WHAT A COOL TOY!!
D took C for a ride on his gator, and I think he loved it! Great cousin bonding time!

Cousins!!!

2008-08-03T16:19:00.003-04:00

Family is always fun, and this last trip wasn't an exception. C loved to play with his older cousin, we'll call him "D", the younger one "R" and C didn't not get along, but I think they are too close in age, as they grow up I'm sure they will play better.

Revision: C liked R just fine, but C was a bit agressive when he wanted R's firetruck and he pushed him right off. They are in competition for the same toys, which happen to belong to R. Anyway, it was C that didn't behave very well.

Cousins

2008-08-03T16:17:00.001-04:00

Cheyenne Frontier Days

2008-08-03T16:14:00.002-04:00

Finally this city (okay suburban) girl went to a real rodeo. It was awesome. I think C liked it too, he even got to ride the ferris wheel.

Farmer C

2008-07-06T11:26:00.002-04:00

C loves Eric's flower garden. He really likes to check out the different blooms.

Pout!

2008-07-06T11:25:00.001-04:00

Fetch

2008-07-06T11:23:00.003-04:00

Finally a friend at home that he can play with. We knew it probably wasn't far off that C would start playing ball with Gunner. It's fun to watch them.

My Chair

2008-07-06T11:22:00.000-04:00

C finally got his own chair. He loves it!

Visit to the Air & Space Museum

2008-07-06T11:02:00.003-04:00

Our friends Kat & Lee were up for the 4th so we decided to meet for lunch and then made our way out to the Air & Space Museum Udvar Hazy-Center. It was AWESOME, such a cool place with huge planes. They also have an observation tower that it at the same level as the one by the local airport. It gives you a great vantage point to see the planes land. C enjoyed walking on the ledge that said keep off and Lee enjoyed playing with him. I'm sure kids aren't far off for them. We enjoyed the visit very much, and we'll see them again at the end of the summer.

Attitude

2008-07-06T11:00:00.002-04:00

Shortly after fighting with another toddler over a toy, since the other boy ended up with the toy C felt the need to show him what he thought about that!

I can do it too!

2008-06-28T21:42:00.004-04:00

Mom, soon enough I will start my own blog!!

Watch out!

High Chair Sleeper

2008-06-28T13:06:00.002-04:00

Perhaps old men learn to sleep in their lazy boy chairs at a very young age? Poor kid, he feel asleep while eating lunch today. According to the daycare teachers he does this nearly everyday. Lucky for them (and us) you can generally get him into his crib or cot and he'll sleep for a couple hours.

Mining for errr Gold??

2008-06-28T13:03:00.002-04:00

I think every child eventually learns this skill, I'd love to say that he learned it from Daddy, but then that probably isn't true. The other kids at school do it. The strange thing is that he's not really picking his nose, he's more just sticking his finger in there. I guess we've hit an exploration stage of life. It was sooo hard not to laugh!

Rain!!!

2008-06-28T13:00:00.003-04:00

Summertime and thunderstorms go hand in hand where we live. While we're not storm chasers we do enjoy playing in the rain and the left over puddles.

Eric and C went out and enjoyed the rain the other night. I think he enjoyed it, at least he thought it was amusing for a couple minutes.

DDDDuuuuudddddde!

2008-06-21T10:49:00.002-04:00

3 years (is 36 months more impressive?)

2008-06-21T10:01:00.002-04:00

We celebrated our 3 year anniversary. Eric brought me home a beautiful hydrangea, which he made sure to tell me that he remembered that it was one of our wedding flowers.
He planted it in the front yard the night he brought it home :-)

Puddle Jumper

2008-06-21T09:57:00.003-04:00

A real little boy activity. After this adventure he went straight to the bath! Now when we go for our walk at night he finds the puddle holes even when there is no water.

Local Beach

2008-06-16T14:45:00.003-04:00

Saturday I was missing family time. Sometimes work gets in the way of quality family time and I felt like we needed a break, so we adventured down to the local beach. We were pretty much alone so we turned it into a toddler nude beach! C was quite the sport, and don't worry he had sunscreen and he wasn't exposed for long!

Hair Cut

2008-06-16T14:42:00.003-04:00

We've done it for better or worse. C got his first haircut!

Sk8er Boy

2008-06-12T21:00:00.003-04:00

We went out to play after dinner and Daddy found the neighbors skate boards. C had a great time trying to balance and having daddy push him around.

Of course then two things happened (1) he didn't want to come inside (2) it took him a long time to wind down to go to bed.

But we all had fun, and it's the summer so who really cares??

9-1-1

2008-05-31T10:55:00.001-04:00

Who knew a 14 month old could dial 9-1-1??

C must be super smart or super lucky! Last night on the way home, I called Grandma and then handed C the phone so he could talk to her on speakerphone. He managed to hang up on her, which is common for him, but then he managed to call 9-1-1 and then hang up on them.

My phone rang and I grabbed it from him and it was the typical "Mam, this is the county police, is everything alright? We just got a 9-1-1 call from this phone number."

Man I was embarrassed!! The officer was good hearted and laughed. I knew this would eventually happen, but I didn't think it would be this soon.

Dental Hygiene

2008-05-29T20:47:00.002-04:00

Imitation is the finest form of flattery right? Well then if that's true, C flatters us constantly, he wants to do everything we do. The latest imitation is brushing his teeth, of course it could also be because his toothpaste is fruit punch flavored!

Animals

2008-05-29T20:45:00.002-04:00

Lions (Check), Tigers (where are they), and Bears (check) oh my...

C has taken favor with his animals. The Bear went to school today, and the lion he greets every night with a big hug on the floor. He's very affectionate, so it's fun to see him give kisses to his animals.

Go Kart!

2008-05-29T20:44:00.003-04:00

I think when he gets older we're really in for it.

Jimmy our neighbor has go karts and just for fun Eric pushed C around the back yard.

Look at him go!

Pool Time

2008-05-29T20:39:00.001-04:00

C got a baby pool from Granny and Grandpa for his birthday. It's finally warm enough so we decided to break it out. He LOVES it! The only downside is that Gunner loves it too.

Beach Trip

2008-05-29T20:36:00.002-04:00

We went on a fun beach trip with Sweet Caroline and had a ton of fun, but I think we were all worn out from the kids!

Here are some of my favorites from the trip:

Anne, Caroline's Mom had a super duper cool camera, which I fell in love with and had to have as well. So my pics from now on should be soooo much better. :-)

Corn on the cob

2008-05-03T20:47:00.003-04:00

He loved it!

Gamma and Gappa

2008-04-28T20:42:00.000-04:00

Gamma and Gappa came for their quarterly visit. We all had a great time. Gamma and C slept. Gappa and C played. Daddy and Gappa fished, while Gamma and I shopped (however, we could in no way keep up the shopping bill with their gas bill)

Another Milestone

2008-04-17T20:39:00.000-04:00

Well he's done many things but this one I was really shocked over. He can feed himself with a spoon. Granted it was cottage cheese probably the stickiest food I could find, but he was examining the spoon so I handed it to him, and he put it right in his mouth. I was pretty impressed, but then when it comes to Little C, it really doesn't take much.

Are we in Holland???

2008-04-10T20:36:00.000-04:00

Eric grows some fabulous flowers, and it's a good thing because my thumb is anything but green.

Anyhow, this year he planted 150 bulbs I think, maybe 200. The deer ate some of them but he still managed to have the most beautiful planting once they all came up.

Fun with Grandma

2008-04-08T20:33:00.000-04:00

While we were away in Philly, C was with Grandma and Pop Pop. When we got back we all played for a bit. I think one thing he really loves (besides them of course) is the trampoline.

Grandma loves it just as much as C does!

3 Steps

2008-04-07T21:46:00.000-04:00

My oh my we're really in for it now.
This weekend C took 3 steps in between Daddy and Grandma with some prompting (video to be uploaded tonight). Then today I get the call from daycare that he took 3 steps on his own initiative when Grandma left the room. So it looks like it's the beginning of the bumps and bruises phase, but then again thank goodness because he was getting to be too heavy to carry!

Once we got home we helped him practice a bit more and got him to do a little more than 3 steps. THANK GOD for carpet!

PNA

2008-04-07T19:35:00.004-04:00

So we've had PNO's (Parents Night Out) before but never a PNA (Parent's Night Away). It was about time for some time away from C. He's a year now and no longer dependant upon Mommy.

So we planned a quick one night trip to Philadelphia. We had a blast!

Of course we had to try the Philly Cheese steaks, we decided Geno's was better than Pat's.

We really enjoyed ourselves and missed C all at the same time. We hope that in the fall we can get away to New York for a longer weekend away. Grandma has high hopes of taking him home from daycare on a Friday and bringing him back to daycare on Monday. We'll see if we can be away from him that long.

Outside

2008-03-30T21:17:00.003-04:00

Finally the weather is starting to warm up enough so we can go outside and play. The texture of the grass isn't C's most favorite. In fact if you set him down on the ground he'll stay there because he hates the feel of it so much. Eric propped him up on some trees the other day when he was cleaning the yard and he would just stay there until Eric moved him to another tree. I took these pictures on Friday night when we were all playing outside.

Discovering Popcorn Balls.

Mom, this tree is soooo big!

Peek-a-boo

Look at all my nice teeth. 4 on the bottom and 2 on the top, with 2 more coming in on the top.

Home Made Baby Food

2008-03-25T12:01:00.005-04:00

Jackson's Mommy has decided to make his food too, and look how pretty it is! She's so much more creative than I could ever hope to be (you should see her house, perfectly coordinated and decorated), and she's entered herself into a contest on my favorite make your own baby food website.

See here---> Baby Food Contest

Anyway, if you have a chance go vote for her, her entry is "Meredith's Rainbow"

Aquairum Trip

2008-03-21T20:17:00.001-04:00

Daycare was closed so we took C to the aquarium. It was so much fun. Very crowded but we managed to get there as it opened and left at lunch so I think we avoided the major crowds.

Helping Gunner

2008-03-21T20:12:00.001-04:00

For months now we've been helping C eat. Well he's finally learned and now he helps Gunner. He takes it out of the bowl, because who would want to eat from a bowl, and either tosses it towards him or just puts it on the floor. Amazingly only a couple morsels have made it into C's mouth.

Peek a Boo Fish

2008-03-21T20:11:00.001-04:00

We got this musical bath fish for C for his birthday. He drinks the water out of the drum and then plays peek-a-boo with the drum. It's quite amusing.

Babies Play

2008-03-21T19:06:00.003-04:00

Caroline came over to play with C. The mommy's got a chance to catch up and it was fun to watch the babies play together. I took this photo just after moved his arm, he had it around her shoulders but I wasn't quick enough with the camera.

School Birthday

2008-03-21T15:34:00.002-04:00

Let the cupcake madness begin, I've given in. I totally thought I would be the good wholesome mom who brings in nice tropical fruit for her sons birthday. Nah... I did the norm cupcakes.

In any case, C enjoyed sharing his cupcakes with his friends and his teachers (and of course Grandma and Mommy).

The famous Teachers, Ni Ni and Nay Nay.

First Birthday!!

2008-03-09T14:11:00.006-04:00

365 days and we all survived. We got a little less sleep in 2007 than in 2006, but in the end it was all worth it.

It's been amazing to watch him grow up, everyone always said you'll be surprised to see how quickly it all goes by, and you never truly know the meaning of that phrase until you live it yourself.

We had a very nice party with family and friends and tons of babies. C got lots of wonderful gifts, so I think we've got a stash of toys to last for a while.

Book Door Friends

2008-03-01T08:24:00.002-05:00

This is the scene when Eric goes outside. C bangs on the door and they both wait for him to come back. I think it's awfully sweet!

Babies all around

2008-02-24T21:24:00.003-05:00

We nearly did it, after the baby boom of 2007 we all wondered when we would be able to get together and it almost worked out but poor Mr. Cole got his first illness from daycare, he's hopefully on the mend now and we'll all be together soon for C's 1st birthday. Anyhooo....

Jenn hosted all of us at her home and her husband Jeremy was super nice to stay with the kids in the play room while the Mom's shuffled in and out to look at jewelry. We all had fun. Watching 7 kids play in one room makes me really appreciate my daycare teachers!

Every kid loves Kraft

2008-02-24T20:54:00.004-05:00

As a child one of my favorite meals (who am I kidding I still love it) was Kraft Macaroni & Cheese. A few days earlier at school they broke out the Gerber graduates shells and cheese so I thought it might be time to try the old blue box. He LOVED it, I would say he ate nearly 1/3 of the box! This feeding frenzy was also enjoyed by Gunner, because it was the precise night that he learned how to drop food off the side of his highchair to feed the dog!

First Swing at the Park

2008-02-24T20:45:00.003-05:00

Presidents Day was beautiful here, not the normal 40* weather that we have in February but a nice 68*. We took a nice walk down to the community park and I put C in the baby swing for the first time. He wasn't overly excited about it but he didn't cry either, so I'll consider it a success.

Our Little Musician

2008-02-15T20:09:00.004-05:00

I think every baby at this age is enclined to like music. Little C loves music and will dance to it. Our favorite part is when he shakes his head and Eric managed to get it on video!

Happy Valentine's Day

2008-02-15T19:56:00.005-05:00

For Valentine's Day we went with our traditional dinner of home boiled lobster. Of course we couldn't cook the poor little guys until our little guy played with them. We put them on the floor in front of him, the lobsters were still pretty stunned and didn't move around much, but you can see he was pretty interested in them. Eric even got me a cake for my first Valentine's as a Mommy.

Get out the Vote

2008-02-12T12:09:00.001-05:00

I love it when babies become activists!

This is little Caroline aka C's girlfriend.
How could he not love her?? I mean it's obvious she's a democrat!

Stairway

2008-02-04T20:28:00.000-05:00

Just today I was talking to Anne about gates, they just installed them at thier house for Sweet Caroline (who is younger than my C). So I pondered to myself, I wonder if my C can climb stairs.

He's actually quite the proficient little climber, he did it 3 times in bare legs, and then I let him climb 1/2 the way up in his PJ's to get upstairs for bed.

Pajama Time

2008-02-04T20:12:00.001-05:00

On our vacation Gappa reimised about reading to his boys when they were growing up, so when I was getting C ready for bed and noticing that he was admiring all the books I asked him if he wanted to read to C. He read a few books and wouldn't you know that after he read the books and I nursed C, he went right to sleep without fussing at all!

Gappa reading Pajama Time to C.

Home Again

2008-02-03T11:26:00.001-05:00

We returned to the East Coast to find moderate tempartures, but our systems were still in shock. Look at little C in his stroller, I don't think he enjoyed putting his shoes back on.

I almost forgot to mention, he cut 2 teeth while we were on vacation. A top tooth (for a total of 2) and another bottom one (for a total of 3). Even with all that pain, he was a really good baby.

Favorite Vacation Picture

2008-02-03T11:25:00.001-05:00

Family Pictures from the DR

2008-02-03T11:19:00.000-05:00

We all enjoyed ourselves while we were on vacation, I'm not sure if Gamma and Gappa had more fun playing with C or if Eric and I had more fun just relaxing while C was being taken care of. In any case there were many many good pictures of our fun trip, here are more than a few:

International Traveler

2008-02-03T11:08:00.000-05:00

Remember the passport photos? We'll we finally got use of the passports. We traveled to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic with Gamma and Gappa.

C enjoyed the leasuirely pace of Punta Cana. His schedule went something like this:

Wake up

Eat
Swim with Gappa
Stroller Ride with Gamma for nap time

Eat
Swim
Stroller Ride with Gamma for nap time

Clean up for dinner

Eat

Sleep...

repeat that for 7 days!

Swimming with Gappa

Strolling with Gamma

Camping???

2008-02-03T10:58:00.000-05:00

Silly Mommy always enters (free) contests and occasionally we win something. This time it was a coleman tent from Marlboro. Sometimes when you go to bars you get on a mailing list because you sign up to get a free Zippo lighter which mean that you'll get junk mail from Marlboro forever even though you're a non-smoker (who doesn't love free stuff)... anyway as best as I can remember, back in the summer I apparently filled out a telephone survey which then entered me to win some fun stuff. 6 months later we arrive home to a package, which of course, Eric asks what did you buy... I ponder for a moment and really can't think of anything. I open it the minute we get inside to find this beautiful 7x7 coleman tent! C seems to think it's pretty cool.

Thanks Marlboro!

Lunch Bunch

2008-02-03T10:47:00.000-05:00

Prior to having a baby perhaps we should have bought stock in Red Robin. It happens to be the most kid friendly restaurant with a decent menu for the parents!

When the girls gather with the babies we nearly don't have to decide where we will meet Red Robin always seems to be the easy choice. So in Mid January after Caleb's check up we met Jenn with J and Jody with O for lunch.

Here are some of our lunch bunch pics:

J, O and C

10 Month Stats Update

2008-01-20T19:16:00.000-05:00

We went to the peditrician last week for a couple more shots and a check up to see how he's developing. I love our new peditrician!!! But anyway, he had a major growth spurt legnth wise! She was happy to see that he is eating a lot of finger foods and gave me the go ahead to phase in whole milk at 11 months. He is no longer a baby, we looked back at old viedo and he's already looking like a little boy, I'm sure as he gets more and more hair he will really start to look like a big kid!

Poor Polly!

2008-01-18T13:09:00.000-05:00

Polly is our highchair, she received a 3rd degree burn when my ability of multi-tasking was put to the test. We all had a good laugh, but only after we found out that we can get a replacement tray.

C was safe playing in the other room during this incident, so no one was hurt except the innocent high chair tray!

Messy Eater

2008-01-15T20:31:00.000-05:00

C has decided that any food that is mashed or liquid like in form is far more fun to play with than actually eat. Last night the yogurt ended up more in his hands and on his face that in his tummy. The only way he will even take a few bites is if I let him play with it first. He is insane about his finger food!

Grandpa and Granny Visit

2008-01-15T20:22:00.000-05:00

Dad and Darlene came to visit one last time before they take the year long adventure to Israel. They brought Caleb a cute learning lawn mower toy, so that he can follow Eric while Eric cuts the grass. I think it's a brilliant idea! I didn't get a ton of pictures, but Granny Darlene taught C how to blow kisses (starts with his hand in his mouth, and when he extends his arm he says "yeah") and how to make his Monkey toy play peek-a-boo. We all had a great time and will miss them very much in the year that they are gone, but we look forward to keeping up with each other on Skype.

Wake up Call

2008-01-14T21:38:00.000-05:00

C wakes up exactly like I do... he doesn't want to, ever!

He's so funny stretching and whining a bit, just can't seem to open his eyes sometimes, but really who can blame him at 6:30 am!

10 Months with Jack

2008-01-14T21:33:00.000-05:00

I neglected pictures at 9 months so I made sure to get them this month. He's finally the size of Jack, where does time go? I think this month he may have been slightly afraid of the monkey beside him.

Splish Splash

2007-12-28T20:14:00.001-05:00

He's done it... weighing in at 21 pounds 12.5 ounces he's officially too big for the sink.

The swimming lessons encouraged water play which only left us with a sopping wet kitchen, so we've moved bath time to the actual bath now.

Christmas Catch Up #5

2007-12-28T20:08:00.000-05:00

After we had a leisurely morning at home. Great Grandma, Grandma, and Pop Pop arrived in the early afternoon for Christmas Dinner. C got another ride along, but we think this one will go outside come spring time so he can help Daddy dig up, oops I mean, plant spring flowers.

It looked like he enjoyed his stocking, and he sure knew what to do with his container of Apple Cinnamon Puffs.

I think the biggest hit was the marshmallow topping on the sweet potatoes, he LOVED it!

Christmas Catch Up #4

2007-12-28T20:04:00.001-05:00

Finally, we're caught up to Christmas Day!

We started the day by ourselves. We showed C how to open his gifts, but he seemed more excited by the paper and the packaging. He also enjoyed playing with Daddy's Sharper Image Personal Groomer (nose hair trimmer).

Christmas Catch Up #3

2007-12-28T20:01:00.000-05:00

I think C took up an early New Years resolution no more baby food. It's similar to the common adult resolution of a diet. He's so stubborn, but then I can't imagine where he gets that from! Now he will only take a few bites of his pureed food he insists on feeding himself.

mmmmm.... steak!

Christmas Catch Up #2

2007-12-28T19:58:00.000-05:00

Many of C's gift from Colorado arrived early, so they could be under the tree on Christmas Day. Unfortunately, this one didn't quite make it until Christmas, Daddy was a bit impatient. C received this Lion ride on from his Gamma and Gappa. He doesn't quite know how to work it yet but I'm sure one day soon he'll be roaring all over the house. Right now he appreciates it if you push him around, and will yell with disapproval if you stop.

Christmas Catch Up #1

2007-12-28T19:55:00.000-05:00

So much to blog about... so I'll start from the beginning.

On December 19th, C's school put on a Holiday production. The infants of course just attended and looked cute, but I was uber proud to see that he wore his antlers (or are they tree branches?) with a smile. The older children sang, and the 4 year old class even recited a poem.

Merry Christmas

2007-12-24T11:11:00.001-05:00

As we get ready to celebrate C's first Christmas, excitement filled the air and anticipation of all the faces and reactions that he will have to all of his Christmas gifts. Toys, clothes, and decorations aside we're just happy that we have our family around us so that we can celebrate it together. The best part is that in January all the other grandparents will be visiting.

Ma ma ma ma

2007-12-18T09:27:00.000-05:00

Inside Text:
I love you! Happy Birthday!

Love, C

I got my first birthday card from my son, and it was soo sweet, I just had to share. His newest development just in time for my birthday is Ma ma ma ma, and he can also wave bye bye. Hard to believe that just a year ago I was waiting for his arrival.

Gymboree Day

2007-12-17T20:41:00.001-05:00

Saturday we headed up north to meet up with Jenn and baby J, and Carrie and baby B. We all had lunch at Red Robin and then went onto our free class at Gymboree. It was comical to watch the babies interact. Baby B slept mostly, but I think she was just too cozy in her carseat. Baby J is such a little cutie he has expressions that are soo different than my little man, so it was fun to watch.

Here J - I can share my red ballon with you!

My Teeth Hurt!!

mmmmm... coke
(not really, she just likes to chew the glass)

The beginning of the end!

2007-12-12T20:17:00.000-05:00

After weeks of practice today he finally took off. Don't mind the lack of blogging I'm probably just chasing him around!

Something Sweet

2007-12-12T20:13:00.000-05:00

Well I caved, sometime it's more fun to see his face (Daddy's and C's) than say no.

The front desk at swim class has a jar with lolly pops, Eric asked if he could have it. Sure why not. Here are the pictures of his first introduction to candy. I think he likes it! What do you think?

Swimming

2007-12-12T20:02:00.001-05:00

We signed up for Mommy & Me swim class with Anne and Scott, co-creators (parents) of sweet C, AKA Baby Brown. Anyway since we're all feeling better we managed to make it to class. Here is the babies and us in the pool.

The daddies with the babies after class. They got to change into jammies for the ride home, where if their C is anything like our C she was probably asleep as soon as we turned out of the parking lot.

These pictures show how uninterested she is in C. It's quite comical I think.

who is this boy?

MOOOOMMMM ... why is he trying to grab me!

Someone take me home please and stop
sitting me next to this strange smiling boy.
And why is he smiling, what does he know
that I don't?