Eric turned one last Wednesday and had his one year check-up yesterday. He weighs in at 24lbs, 9oz and is 31.5" tall. He has 8 teeth and eats everything! He has now given up baby food altogether and wants to eat whatever we are eating. He can take 4-5 steps without holding onto anything, though he walks with both arms held up above his head. So cute! I'll upload pictures from his birthday party soon.
baby cat
- Photos of the lovely Miss Catherine. Cat was born on Friday, February 10, 2006 at 12:31pm. She weighed 6 pounds and 14.7 ounces and was 20 inches long. Her Daddy and I fell instantly in love with her.
baby brother eric
- Photos of the extremely handsome Master Eric. Eric was born on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 12:38pm. He weighed 7 pounds and 15.6 ounces and was 20 inches long. Like his sister, his Daddy and I fell instantly in love with him. Cat is extremely fond of him too!
miscellany
- Nifty stuff...
June 16, 2009
April 26, 2009
December 25, 2008
October 20, 2008
August 03, 2008
July 29, 2008
carousel & cupcakes
A few weeks ago, Mom & I took the kids out on a little adventure. Mom was on vacation and we really wanted to check out the new cupcake store in town, so we headed out to the park and for a little stroll around downtown Saratoga. We started out in Congress Park to check out what time the carousel opened. We started out early and found that the carousel didn't open until 11am, so we decided to poke around the park a little bit and check out the ducks and fountains and stuff.
Cat was very interested in the baby ducks, so I shot a few pictures of them for her to keep.
She took a break from the duckies to check out a fountain. It was a little breezy, so the fountain spray hit her every so often.
The park and the kiddo were just so pretty:
There are two ponds at the park, both with ducks, so we wandered over to check out the second pond. There was a little boy there and he and Cat were checking each other out but wouldn't say a word to each other. Once he left, she was much more adventurous in the gazebo on the pond. She and Grammy were looking for more ducks, but most of them were at the other pond.
Baby brother Eric was along for the ride, and was a real trooper. It was a pretty cool day, so the fleece pouch worked well and kept him happy and close to Mama.
It was only 9:30am or so, and we had some time to kill, so we went for a little stroll around downtown and went to see the cupcake store and have a little snack.
It turned out that the cupcake store didn't open until 11 either, but the nice ladies inside let us take a look around and watch them frost cupcakes. They thought that Cat was the cutest thing ever--her dress matched the door!! We continued our walk, determined to come back when they opened up. We stopped by the neat little toy store on Broadway, G. Willikers, and stopped for diaper changes, nursing and snacks at Bruegger's and then headed back to Spa City Cupcakes. Eric and I stayed outside this time, because we had brought the stroller along for Cat and I didn't want to have to wrangle it up or down stairs to get to the shop. Cat and Grammy picked up cupcakes for the three of us and one to go for Cat's Daddy. After the cupcake shop, we headed back to the park so that Cat could go on the carousel RIGHT NOW!!!
The first time Cat and Grammy rode, Cat was afraid of the horses going up and down, so she sat on the bench.
She did like saying hello to the horses and petting them a bit.
After the carousel, we sat on the grass and ate our cupcakes. While yummy, they've got nothing on my mom's cupcakes. Next time, we'll probably bring our own snacks! Baby brother Eric slept the whole time we were out (except for snacktime at Bruegger's), but seemed to enjoy himself just the same.
Cat was very interested in the baby ducks, so I shot a few pictures of them for her to keep.
She took a break from the duckies to check out a fountain. It was a little breezy, so the fountain spray hit her every so often.
The park and the kiddo were just so pretty:
There are two ponds at the park, both with ducks, so we wandered over to check out the second pond. There was a little boy there and he and Cat were checking each other out but wouldn't say a word to each other. Once he left, she was much more adventurous in the gazebo on the pond. She and Grammy were looking for more ducks, but most of them were at the other pond.
Baby brother Eric was along for the ride, and was a real trooper. It was a pretty cool day, so the fleece pouch worked well and kept him happy and close to Mama.
It was only 9:30am or so, and we had some time to kill, so we went for a little stroll around downtown and went to see the cupcake store and have a little snack.
It turned out that the cupcake store didn't open until 11 either, but the nice ladies inside let us take a look around and watch them frost cupcakes. They thought that Cat was the cutest thing ever--her dress matched the door!! We continued our walk, determined to come back when they opened up. We stopped by the neat little toy store on Broadway, G. Willikers, and stopped for diaper changes, nursing and snacks at Bruegger's and then headed back to Spa City Cupcakes. Eric and I stayed outside this time, because we had brought the stroller along for Cat and I didn't want to have to wrangle it up or down stairs to get to the shop. Cat and Grammy picked up cupcakes for the three of us and one to go for Cat's Daddy. After the cupcake shop, we headed back to the park so that Cat could go on the carousel RIGHT NOW!!!
The first time Cat and Grammy rode, Cat was afraid of the horses going up and down, so she sat on the bench.
She did like saying hello to the horses and petting them a bit.
After the carousel, we sat on the grass and ate our cupcakes. While yummy, they've got nothing on my mom's cupcakes. Next time, we'll probably bring our own snacks! Baby brother Eric slept the whole time we were out (except for snacktime at Bruegger's), but seemed to enjoy himself just the same.
July 22, 2008
July 20, 2008
July 18, 2008
my family
Here is my ridiculously cute family:
Even in a crummy, washed out picture, I still think they're pretty adorable!
July 07, 2008
July 4th
We went to visit our Carpenter family over the fourth of July weekend. It had been a while since we'd been for a visit, and they hadn't yet met baby Eric, so we decided to make the trek. We brought Cat out to visit when she was about three weeks old, too. Here are two pictures from that visit: 
Lots of folks were visiting for the holiday at the same as us, so Eric got to meet Auntie Regi, Sam, Will, Auntie Cindi, Nana, Uncle Dave & Aunt Maureen, Oma Joyce and lots of friends. Everyone seemed to like him pretty well.
Snuggling with Auntie Regi...
Listening to a little live music in the park with Oma Joyce...
Cat continues to like her brother quite a bit. She LOVES to "nuggle" him, but occasionally has to be reminded to be gentle.
Cat had a great time in Ithaca, as usual. She played with "her frens" Sam, Angelina, Marcel & Will quite a bit, though Will was dubbed "a meaner" for making too much noise while she was napping. (In his defense, all he did was walk down the stairs and he apologized right away.)
Regi has a great driveway for coloring on:
a fantastic backyard for playing in:
a garden that needed watering...
(Cat & Regi got watered, too, as Cat is a very enthusiastic waterer!):
Regi's piano is also a lot of fun:
Lots of folks were visiting for the holiday at the same as us, so Eric got to meet Auntie Regi, Sam, Will, Auntie Cindi, Nana, Uncle Dave & Aunt Maureen, Oma Joyce and lots of friends. Everyone seemed to like him pretty well.
Snuggling with Auntie Regi...
Listening to a little live music in the park with Oma Joyce...
Cat continues to like her brother quite a bit. She LOVES to "nuggle" him, but occasionally has to be reminded to be gentle.
Cat had a great time in Ithaca, as usual. She played with "her frens" Sam, Angelina, Marcel & Will quite a bit, though Will was dubbed "a meaner" for making too much noise while she was napping. (In his defense, all he did was walk down the stairs and he apologized right away.)
Regi has a great driveway for coloring on:
a fantastic backyard for playing in:
a garden that needed watering...
(Cat & Regi got watered, too, as Cat is a very enthusiastic waterer!):
Regi's piano is also a lot of fun:
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