Goldilocks turned one! We have enjoyed his presence in our family so much over the past year and couldn't imagine life without him.
I made a banana cake with whipped cream and bananas on top for our boy, just like I did for Squeak. I think I'll do the same for all of our babies when they turn one. My little monkeys sure love bananas! He just couldn't keep his hands away when he saw what it was!
We celebrated Pip's birthday (over three months ago) by going to the Grand Canyon for New Years Eve. We originally thought we'd pack the kids down and back up. Ha ha ha, so funny! Fortunately, it snowed over a foot the week before our trip, so that option was out (too slippery), and we decided to instead walk the rim and enjoy the view. Good choice!
I'm wearing my hood not because it was so cold, but because Pip kept pulling my hair. Funny Pip!
Someone did the creative piggy man and I just had to take a photo
The snowy rim. It was quite lovely.
Below is one of the last photos we took with our camera. It was on the bus going back to the car after two days of hiking the rim. Squeak loved the bus! But we had a little tragedy as I tried to pass the camera to D and in the exchange, it dropped and broke.
We were really glad it wasn't one of our kids that got dropped, and also that the camera dropped at the end of our trip. And I was secretly glad for the excuse to get a new camera.
We were really glad it wasn't one of our kids that got dropped, and also that the camera dropped at the end of our trip. And I was secretly glad for the excuse to get a new camera.
Family shot with the parents looking good and the kids not really looking
Bright sun!
Squeak enjoyed the snow for her first time and made this mini "hombre de nieve" with her Dada
Hooah, look at my strong husband packing around 60+ pounds of kids and gear!
Our munchkins loved being outside and they loved hanging out in the backpacks.
Little Pip: What's not to love??There are so many things we enjoy about our boy. Here are just a few:
His goldilocks
His gappy grin and giggles
His "affectionate growl"--he growls with delight at things he loves, like his sister, his Mama, his Dada, breastfeeding, dogs, horses, birds, airplanes...
His speedy crawl and the pitter-patter it makes across the carpet
His clapping sign, which means either "mas" (comida) or "si" depending on what we ask him
The way he holds his arms up and says, "arriba" (actually sounds like, "ri") to be picked up
How thrilled his is about knocking over a tower of blocks
The way he worships the vacuum cleaner
How awesome he is at giving hugs (he growls as he hugs too)
His healthy appetite
How much he loves balls--he throws them and crawls after them, just like my sweet Bruno
The way he loves babies (actually dolls--he picked this up from Squeak)
That he loves going for runs with his Mama and Squeak--I'm so blessed to have two kids who are content in the Baby Jogger so I can get my run in almost every day.
How ticklish he is
How he kneels on the floor to play (with his little feet tucked behind his bum). Love the toes!
What can I say? He is our favorite son!
His gappy grin and giggles
His "affectionate growl"--he growls with delight at things he loves, like his sister, his Mama, his Dada, breastfeeding, dogs, horses, birds, airplanes...
His speedy crawl and the pitter-patter it makes across the carpet
His clapping sign, which means either "mas" (comida) or "si" depending on what we ask him
The way he holds his arms up and says, "arriba" (actually sounds like, "ri") to be picked up
How thrilled his is about knocking over a tower of blocks
The way he worships the vacuum cleaner
How awesome he is at giving hugs (he growls as he hugs too)
His healthy appetite
How much he loves balls--he throws them and crawls after them, just like my sweet Bruno
The way he loves babies (actually dolls--he picked this up from Squeak)
That he loves going for runs with his Mama and Squeak--I'm so blessed to have two kids who are content in the Baby Jogger so I can get my run in almost every day.
How ticklish he is
How he kneels on the floor to play (with his little feet tucked behind his bum). Love the toes!
What can I say? He is our favorite son!
3 comments:
That is a really sweet tribute to your really cute little guy! I'm sad to say I still have not blogged Addison's 1st birthday.
Glad he loved his banana cake as much as squeak did!
I love the photos of you guys at the Grand Canyon, looks like a fun trip & great memories!!!
How cute! What an adorable boy you have there. I'm glad he is your favorite son. If you ever have another one, you may have to revise that entry! I stick with "favorite ________" and fill in my kid's names :-) Grand Canyon photos look awesome! I've never been there. And when did you get a second backpack? I bet you're loving that! We took a backpack to Legoland and Malachi sat in it for all of 10 minutes. That was a waste :-)We'll see you soon!!
looks like a fun trip. it is fun to see all the things they are doing as they grow. you are lucky to have kids who like the jogger. i am glad will likes mine too. it does make it easier to get out. hey, btw, i made my blog private so send me an email and i will invite you. ash@utre.net. thanks!!!
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