Summer Fun II

Wow, I am really far behind with our blog. I am soooo busy! I will to try to catch up over the next few weeks - even if that means just posting a few pictures!

Summer!

We have been enjoying our summer so much that I have not had time to blog. Thad has been busy swimming, hanging out with friends & cousins and attending summer preschool. Here are some of our fun summer pics!

Bay Area Discovery Museum

The other day Thad and I spent the afternoon at the Bay Area Discovery Museum. It was a beautiful day and Thad really enjoyed all the toddler activities, especially splashing in the "river". I particularly loved the scenery right near the golden gate. It was a fun day!

Allergist

Boooooo! Thad is allergic to nuts...and a few other things.

Please keep your fingers crossed that he outgrows it.

: (

Rain, Rain

We're getting lots of rain in the Bay Area!

Happy President's Day weekend!

14 Months Old

Thad is 14 months old! He is a busy boy and is so much fun. He really understands a lot and it is fun to see him pick up new thing everyday.

• Loves to climb, open cabinets and drawers, and unfold just folded laundry. Little tornado.


• Can throw a ball.


• Can do a few signs - more, all done.


• Has about 15 - 20 words... although I might be the only one that understands him : )


• Walking more and more every day.


• Is really into tractors and trucks. There is some construction going on across the street and he loves to see what they are doing.

These are a few of my favorite pictures from the past month or two. Enjoy!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Thad's first art project! He has been going to "preschool" on Mondays for the past month and today he brought home a Valentine. It is up on the refrigerator and I am so proud!

Happy V-Day!

xoxo

Fun with daddy!

Christmas!

We had a great Christmas with family!

Thad loves his cousins!

Thad's Birthday Parties

Thad got lucky and we had a two birthday parties. One back in Illinois and one at home. We had a blast with family and friends, and it was so fun to see him eat his first birthday cake! Can't believe our boy is one!!

More Cow Bell

The other day Thad found a surprise in the bottom of the toy bin...a cow bell.

Ding da ding ding!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY THAD!!!

Happy birthday to our big one year old!

We love you so much! What a gift this last year has been!

11 and 11 1/2 months

Ok, I'm not being a very good blogger. Thad turned 11 months a few weeks ago and I have not had a chance to post an update. I feel like in the few weeks since Nov. 15 he has changed so much! Here is what he was doing at 11 months.

• He continues to pull up, cruise and is constantly on the go! He is a really fast crawler now and we are wondering when his first steps will be.
• He has learned that he does not always have to do what we want. Yikes! He all of the sudden does not like to have his diaper changed and will not stay on his back (this is a problem with poopy diapers!)
• He weighs 21 lbs, wears a size 4 diaper and size 12-18 month clothes.
• He knows what a lot of words mean and tries to say them - ball, light, hat, shoe, kiss, toy, doggie, kitty, tree.
• He LOVES animals especially cats and dogs!
• His favorite foods are pears, toast, prunes, applesauce and chicken/turkey.
• He loves magazines, books and paper.
• He still loves water and taking a bath.

UPDATE at 11 1/2 months: A few things that are new...

• He is dancing.
• He can stand for a few seconds on his own.
• He figured out open drawers and cabinets (trouble!).

Big Boy Haircut

Thad got his first haircut yesterday. My hair stylist cut it. He was a wiggle worm, but somehow she managed to give him a trim. It looks great!

Merry-go-round

First Trip to the Zoo

We took Thad to the Zoo for the first time and he loved it! His favorites were the elephants and the goats in the petting zoo. We had a great day and ended it with his first ride on the merry-go-round.

Halloween

Thad was a skeleton for Halloween.

He helped carve pumpkins and daddy even took him trick-or-treating with his cousins!

Apple Hill

In October we made our annual trip up to Apple Hill for our fall fix of apple pie and pumpkins. We got some rain that day but it did not stop us from tailgating with some warm apple crisp!

Nap Time Surprise

Thad started standing up in his crib today.

Nap time just got more exciting!

Enjoying the View

Thad loves to pull up on the window sill in his room. The window is low and he can look out and see what is going on. There are a lot of squirrels out there and he loves to watch them run around. : )