Ho Ho Ho

Chillin with Dad

Enjoying the party

Laughing at my new friend Hudson - I need an older sibling to entertain me... This is some funny stuff!

2011 Boat Parade

Gorgeous night for the boat parade.... A little chilly but it is getting me ready for the weather in Chicago. We are heading there on Friday and I hear it is cold. Last night there was fake snow but I hear I might see the real thing in Chicago...

It looks like I am wearing lipstick in this picture - it isn't lipstick - just carrots. Mom I got this - I can do it myself.. First time having carrots - interesting...

Mmm Rice Cereal

Mmm this rice cereal isn't too bad. I was hoping for something a little more exciting like pizza but I guess I will have to wait a bit for that...

Gavin and Gus

I love my dog Gus. He is huge and he is fast too. I love to watch him run around.

Beach photos

Earlier this month we went down to the beach to try to get a picture for our Christmas card - these were some of the top contenders...

My First Christmas

Weekend of December 3rd

Today we went to get my first Christmas Tree. Wow these things are huge!

Then we went to see Santa at the Corona Del Mar Xmas Walk. I'm not so sure about this guy...

Time is flying by - I can't believe I am already 4 months old. I went to the doctor today and my how I have grown. My head is huge 44 1/2 cm (95th percentile). I only grew an inch since my last apt - now I am 26 inches (85th percentile). And I am 14 pounds 11 ounces (50th percentile).

Other exciting things going on in my life right now - I moved up to size 2 diapers, I switched from newborn to infant formula, mom has been given the green light to run with me in the running stroller since my head is stable, I can start eating rice cereal (bring it!) and I have my first tooth coming in. It is very early for a tooth and I wasn't very happy about it over the weekend but hopefully the worst is over - well until the next one.

So we decided to hire a photographer to come over Thanksgiving morning to try to get some pics of all the grandchildren with Grandma Kathy and Buddy. It was a little chaotic to say the least. I will share the professional photos once she sends them to us.. This is just a snapshot of the madness...

We spent Thanksgiving in Portland. Grandma Kathy watched me on Saturday so mom and dad could go to the USC/Ducks game. No one was very happy with us since USC won...

I had so much fun seeing my cousins - they couldn't get enough of me.

Hanging in Reagan.

Brooklyn and Sydney (I'm not sure who is who they look an awful lot alike - it is confusing)

How cute is Charlotte - look at that smile!

Nov 11th weekend

I'm starting to get a little more interested in my dog Gus - he likes to go wherever I go. I think he is a little jealous of me..

So much for getting a cute picture. Dad was trying to take the picture but I kept looking at mom - so did Gus...
Just hanging out after church - I'm a little drooly these days...
Before heading to daycare one day last week. Dad told a funny joke...

Chicago Trip

Okay let's back up a few weeks. The weekend of Oct 21st I was in Chicago for my first time. I got to see my Gramma again and I got to meet my uncle Matt, my aunt Megan and my cousin Natalie for the first time. She isn't much bigger than me but I quickly learned that she moves more than I do - she kept trying to roll on top of me - how does she do that?

Happy Halloween

My first Halloween. First mom dressed me up a a lion - I didn't mind this costume so much...

Then she dressed me up like a monkey - this outfit was less comfortable and a bit too big on me.. But aren't we cute - a couple of bumblebees, a monkey and a frog.

Pumpkin Carving Party

Heather and Taylor carving their pumpkin..

Gavin and the girls.

Gavin and Liliana.

3 months old!

I'm three months old today - I'm working on sitting up - it is pretty hard - I fall over a lot...

Wine tasting

Thursday Oct 13 we drove up to do some wine tasting.

Ferrari Carrano

Bella Winery

Little guy in a big chair

Out in front of one of the wineries

I have had enough - stop messing with me!

San Francisco Trip

Wednesday, October 12

We decided to do a last minute trip up north before mom heads back to work. Mom and dad were a little worried because I wasn't very happy at the airport but I did great on the plane..

The weather was perfect. We spent a night in the city and then drove up to Santa Rosa..

Last Tuesday after my doctor appointment we went to the Irvine Regional Park to see the pumpkin patch. I think I will appreciate it more next year. It was very cool though. Tons of pumpkins, a train ride (I was a big fan), a hay ride, face painting, a haunted house, a bounce house, etc. I could only participate in a few of the activities but it looks like the older kids were having fun...