Florida Trip

We just took a trip to FL. It was fun spending time with the gang. Cousin Charlie showed me the ropes with many things - especially how cool choo choos are. My parents gave me an A traveling to FL and a D+ traveling back - such is life. Thanks for a great time everyone. It was fun to spend time with all of you. oxox

Climbing around with Cuz.
More fun

Quite the duo at the dinner table.

All sorts of toys at Grandma & Grandpas. I particularly like Dad smiling away in the background. And, check out Charlie's train shirt - pretty retro. That was my Uncle Brian's that Nana kept on hand just in case someone could use it - too cool.

We spent a few hours at the new Botanical Gardens with a very fun Children's section. Playing chess with Grandma.

Love this sidewalk chalk.

If you look closely, I really like the sidewalk chalk....remains on my shorts, shoes and body.

More fun digging in the sand at the gardens.

Aunt Lynnda showing us her tricks. Fun to see you 3 - Lynnda, Lee and Buzzy.

Trying for a photo in the chair - we have an escapee - enough of this little guy.

Buzzy and his magic ball/bag trick. Charlie could have enjoyed this all night. Thanks for the entertainment!

The amazing toy closet.

Charlie helping find the perfect toys.

Beach time - not sure what to think of this sand.

Pretty ocean.

Family shot

Hanging with Grandpa!

Scrub-a-dub-dub

A couple of dinner dates followed by bath time with my buddies. Not so happy at the splashing going on. Mohawk mania - Finley wins!

Boy time in the tubby with Liam.

15-months!!

We are back. Not sure why we haven't posted since the holidays. Tommy is now 15-months and busy as ever. He started to walk which has been so fun! We are slowly getting settled into our house. Gigi got a clean bill of health for her quarterly report (yay!!). Nana is surviving all the floods in NJ - what a mess! Papi's no-smoking statewide ban in KS passed. And we took a trip to FL to visit Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Lexi, Uncle Brian and Cousin Charlie (among others). Tommy got an A going but a D+ coming back - such is life on an airplane with a 15-month old :) We survived somehow.

After searching and searching, Mike finally found his slipper. I wonder who hid it there - probably Maddie.


I love to climb in everything.

Christmas Fun Continues

We continue the fun in the mountains. Maddie and I dragged our parents up the hill for some snowshoeing action. It was a blue sky day and fun to be out in the CO sunshine!

Maddie in heaven!

I worked hard to get up the hill on Dad's back!

Mom's turn.

Checking out the slopes. Maybe next year I'll play on the hill a little. Mom & Dad got a few runs in though which was a treat.

A little interest in walking on my own.

Walking with Gigi.

Warming up to the dance, dance Santa.

Cuddling with my pretty Gigi.

New Year's Eve Day - it's freeezzzzzing out there.

Cathy & Gary helped us ring in 2010. Thanks for playing with me!

Merry Christmas

The celebration continues. My birthday led right into Christmas. We opened some more generous gifts from the Martin family before traveling to Snowmass for the week. Thanks again everyone for the fun goodies. Snowmass was very fun although a tad chilly at times. 3 Labs helped warm things up though! It's always a treat to escape to some mountain snow.

Grandma & Grandpa gave me this fun chair. Dad pinning me down for a photo op.


I love my new music table. I could be mistaken for Schoeder.

Thanks Nana for the special rendition of The Night Before Christmas. Pop-ups are fun.

Need to fuel up before the unwrapping begins.

Santa left me this fun house that has all sorts of bells and whistles.

Checking out the cool spatula Santa left in Aunt Beth's stocking.

Now not just Maddie's tail gets pulled but so does Tuga's - thanks Tuga for being a good pal.

Papi was showing me how the jack in the box works that Santa left.

I eventually warmed up to this talking and dancing Elmo but I have to keep my distance. Thanks Gigi & Papi...."Elmo's World."

Playing with Gigi.

Birthday Round 2

To continue the celebration, we had some good friends over to help welcome the little man to age 1. Thanks for joining us everyone.

Here is the chocolate cake that never seemed to end.

Tommy's smash cake version.

Stuffing my mouth with pizza first - nothing like pizza and cake :)

Not sure what to think. Everyone is singing to me.

Gearing up...

A finger full of icing to test out the waters...

A few more fingers...

Oh yes, this is good stuff...

Might as well dig in

Pretty sure I've got it down now

Cake coma

Why are you taking it away

Still a bit sad but manage to share some fingers to my best friend

Pushing Finley in my new wagon

My turn for a ride...this is too fun and funny.