Do these sweats make my butt look big???

I want to walk!!!!!

Connor wants to walk so badly, but he just doesn't have the courage to brave those first steps yet. He has watched other babies in his playgroup walk, his cousins walk before him, and when we were up visiting the Piacitelli's, watching Sam walk was the last straw! He spent the majority of the weekend pushing Sam's push toys around the house. The only problem was when he hit a wall or corner, he couldn't figure out how to turn the toy around, so he would scream out in frustration. After Dawn and I returned from getting our nails done, Don told me he had spent a good half hour following Connor around the house with the push toy so he could turn him everytime he would hit the wall. Finally I decided to take him outside so he could walk till his little heart was content. And that he did...

Superbowl with Super Friends!

Best Buds!

Sam and his dad..... Too precious!

The boys on the slide!

The adorable Piacitelli family!

We spent Superbowl weekend with our friends Steve and Dawn Piacitelli and their adorable little 16 month old son Sam! They live up in Renton Washington. We always have a blast hanging out with them. Lots of good food, good drinks and good kiddie watching. Steve and Dawn even had a special birthday treat for Connor. And the Steelers won, the weekend couldn't have been better.

Mr. Connor, what are you up to????

So I was unloading the dishwasher and Connor was crawling around in the front entry way with a toy. Suddenly it became very quiet. I peeked around the corner to find my little whirling dervish up to no good! The pictures explain the rest.

The Birthday Pary!

The family all came over for Connor's big celebration. Nonnie and Pompa (my parents), Maimo' (Don's mom), Aunt Sarah and the kids: Tommy, Joey and Rachel (uncle Matt was missing because he is an accountant and it is now tax season), Uncle Mike and Erika, and Uncle Tom. Aunt Jeannie, Uncle Tyler, Ellie and Sam couldn't swing the trip from Bainbridge, we missed them lots! We had lasanga, bread, salad, and..... THE CAKE! It was a wonderful night and the perfect birthday celebration for our little man!

Birthday Boy!

Our sweet baby boy turned one today! We couldn't believe that a year ago 17 hours of long back labor would prove to be worth every tear we shed that day! Connor has made our life complete. Each day brings new adventures, new emotions, new joys! We are so blessed by our little miracle! Don went into work super early so he could spend the majority of the day with us. Connor had his own plans though. He went down for a nap around 0845 and didn't wake up until noon! (we didn't know at the time that a virus was brewing...) So while he slept Don assembled the ultimate birthday gift - A Radio Flyer Wagon! When Connor finally woke up from his nap, he was sooo excited for his new gift!

Laundry Day!

Who knew the dryer could be so much fun? While Don was away in Italy on business, I was busy being the good housewife and doing laundry. Connor crawled up next to me and pulled himself up on the dryer and began to shout inside. He was delighted when he heard his own voice echo! So for the remainder of laundry time he shouted various things into the dryer laughed each time he heard the echo. One of the things he repeated was "DAAAAAd, DAAAAAd!" I think because he hadn't seen Don in a few days he was trying to find him!! :)