Grand Adventure: family, house building and travel, Pacific Northwest style
Three nights at the beach were just what we needed. We had a really nice time.
D got to visit with his cousin.
Can you find the baby in this picture?
Imagine these jellyfish are a fleet of ships.
Lucky for me, I like beach trips where it’s not too hot and sunny.
We had a joint birthday party with our wonderful PEPs group, including a visit from a truckload of bunnies.
Our boy is rich in grandparents, and I was happy to get a shot of them all together.
At the party, we forced a cupcake on him, and he eventually got in touch with his love of ice cream.
On his actual birthday, we enjoyed some time with just the three of us. He practiced walking, ate sushi, opened some presents, enjoyed his new chair, rode a bus (!) to the Children’s museum and had a good nap in the carrier.
In sequel to the seven pictures from his first six months in the post, happy half birthday D, I’ve picked out six more monthly pictures. We have hundreds of great pictures of thousands of great moments, but here I am trying to choose shots that record D’s growth and changing features.
Of course, it is tough to summarize such a life changing year in which one family member grew from a newborn to a little boy. Instead, I’ll just give you a snapshot description of D at one year old.
He is affectionate and good-humored. He likes books, tickling, dancing, being chased and playing peek-a-boo. He eats pretty well and sleeps 10-11 hours, often waking up after 9 hours. His hair is light brown and is starting to curl a little bit as it gets longer. His eyes are mostly blue, but when we’re in the sun you can see a little bit of brown too. His third tooth just came in. He stacks cups, watches buses and says several words [the state of the vocabulary]. This week he started to walk and so far we’ve seen about 5-6 steps at once. He is a joy.