Happy Thanks-Birthday!

We had a great time at Thanksgiving! The trip to Arkansas was about 11 hours long but we managed just fine. It was probably a good thing that Michael didn't drive though.


We also combined Turkey Day with a family birthday party for everyone that couldn't make it down for the party we had in Louisiana. It was a lot of fun! Michael's cousin Mary was there to help him open packages and play with his new toys.

Uncle Joe and Aunt Nattie brought the neat Elmo cake! It was so cool. Michael definitely liked it!

Happy First Birthday!

Michael's first birthday was a success! Everyone at the party here in Louisiana had a great time playing, eating, and laughing (as you can see)...

Here we are singing "Happy Birthday."

Then it was time for the birthday boy to chow down on some cake!


After the party we wrapped up the evening by heading to downtown New Orleans to see some friends.

Trick or Treat, Smell my Feet!

Halloween was a lot of fun! Michael enjoyed the walk around the block and meeting our neighbors and we enjoyed showing him off. Our costumes were a big hit! After we got back from trick-or-treating, we gave him some chocolate. He didn't seem to like it to much unless he was doing this with it...

Now Walk it Out

Michael's walking! He's been taking little steps between Dom and I, but now he's really got the hang of it. I moved all the furniture back to let him have some space and you can see what happened.

Which is great since this is his usual method of movement...

Everything's Just Ducky

Our playgroup went to Ducky Joe's Indoor Playground last Friday and Michael had a blast! There were lots of things to climb on,
a ball pit,

a play house,

and plenty of neat toys.

One of his favorites was a soft jungle gym that he enjoyed doing this...


By the end of our trip they turned on a bubble machine. Here is Michael with our friend, Geraldine, popping them.

Tricks and Treats

I know it's not Halloween just yet, but I've got both tricks and treats for you! Michael's been learning some new tricks, and Vega too.
He can turn on the light saber all by himself...
And he feeds himself... and he shares with his best friend!n
Now here's your treat! These are older videos that never got uploaded. In this first one, he had thought that my "sinister" laugh was funny, but as soon as we tried to get it on camera he changed his mind.

Next, here's Michael watching Daddy mow the lawn.

Finally, here's Michael's first wagon ride. (He enjoyed it more than the video lets on.)

Mr. Popularity

We've only lived in Louisiana for a couple of months, and Michael's already making friends! Lexia (about a month and a half younger than Michael) is the daughter of one of my friends from College of Charleston. Their family moved here about a year ago, so we thought it was about time those two met!

Then we met some other stay-at-home moms and their kids at the park. Here's a picture of him playing at the zoo with Faith (2 1/2)and Christian (18 months).

And then there are his good ole friends...his toys! He got really excited about his new toybox...
And he loves to read, too!