My 2nd 1st Birthday Party

Not much time to write, but we had a great weekend with lots of time with friends. On Sat. we had our playgroup's first birthday party at a local park. The kids had a lot of fun and everyone was impressed with Ethan's mobility (and his soccer skills - you can see him kicking the ball in this picture).



The day included many great photo opps with the sun shining and Ethan in a photogenic red t-shirt! We then went to a bbq at Ethan's friend Sam's new house. Got a few shots of Ethan hanging out with Noah and Sam. It was definitely a fun-filled day. We also took Ethan swimming yesterday and realized we need to do it more often...He was a bit hesitant at first, but eventually got into it and had fun.

Enjoy the pics from the parties. We got some great ones.

Funny Video

This is a cute video of Roman cracking Ethan up!

Happy 1st Birthday!

It's finally here - the birthday post (and only 1 week late, but I totally get an excuse with a broken ankle).

We had a great time with Mom-Mom and Saba & Safta. The party was fun and Ethan had a blast - didn't even melt down, which surprised us. Of course, our picky eater (to say the least) wanted nothing to do with the birthday cake. He was much happier playing away with his toys and showing his friends all of his cool trucks and cars. He did enjoy his birthday blueberry muffin -- oh well, there's always time for cake next year. Enjoy the pics below and click here for more fun pics from the b-day weekend.

I'll be back to posting weekly now that my ankle is on the mend.

Walking!

Check him out!

Congrats to 'Uncle' Brian

Ethan was a rock-star traveler on our recent trip to Cincinnati to see Brian be ordained as Rabbi Stoller. We also got to see Steph, Kevin and Gabi, and of course Saba and Safta. Ethan had fun playing with Gabi...unfortunately he didn't get to taste any Graeter's ice cream, but mom and dad had some.

He's starting to walk more and more every day now and we think he'll be off and running when everyone is here for his big b-day...coming up! He can't wait (we just hope he'll eat a cupcake!).

Click here to see some recent pics I just uploaded.

Memorial Day Weekend Hike

Our first big family hike was a blast. We hiked about 5 miles and (as you can see) both mom and dad shared the duty of carrying Ethan. He had fun in the backpack and also when we stopped for lunch. We definitely have an outdoor baby...and we're really happy about it!

Still Having Fun

I'm so sorry for the delay in posting. Hopefully this cute picture of Ethan will make up for it! We've had some fun the past few weeks: hanging with playgroup friends, going for a hike, and surviving Ethan's first SF heatwave. You can see some cute pics of him in shorts here.

I will post the hiking pictures tonight and update the blog again - I promise. Enjoy these pics first though.