Three Years & Counting...

Monday night Uncle Mike and Aunt Sarah were kind enough to let us escape for a date night to celebrate our wedding anniversary - Had a fabulous dinner and stopped by a local wine bar on our way home. So nice to enjoy each other's company and not worry about Cole grabbing the silverware or if we picked up all of his toys/snacks off the floor!

We couldn't resist heading back to the stairs of El Cortez on Tuesday - What a difference a year makes!

October 5, 2009

October 5, 2010

Tom and I took one for the team and ate Cole's. I COMPLETELY forgot he couldn't eat sweets when I purchased it :)

I'm so lucky - Yet another wonderful anniversary. Looking forward to see what the next year will bring!

The Games They Play

Nine Months

18lbs 14.4oz and 28.5 inches long - Still long and lean with an even BIGGER head. Up to the 96 percentile! We really hoped he'd grow into it a tad, but no such luck :)

• 4th & 5th teeth - 9/11 (VERY interesting two weeks for those to pop!)
• 6th tooth - 9/23
• No longer will eat baby food. Keeps his lips tight and won't budge when we bring the spoon right up to his lips... Even when we try all the things that make him laugh! The pediatrician gave us a list of things that he can eat now and 3/4 of the list he won't eat - Cottage cheese, yogurt, ice cream (I know, what is wrong with him?!), oranges, peaches, pears, noodles... Leaves us with a pretty limited list. Good thing he has all those teeth and has mastered chewing. Chicken, turkey, mashed potatoes (only from certain places), toast, scrambled eggs and rice pilaf/rice-a-roni are quickly devoured. Yogurt melts, graham crackers, puffs and cheerios are still favorites for snack time.
• Won't clap or wave.
• Has a fake laugh - Also pulls out the fake cough at times.
• Loves Itsy-Bitsy Spider and If You're Happy & You Know It
• Just started talking VERY loudly. Might change our ability to visit places/restaurants!
• Shakes his head 'No' - The pediatrician thought he was quite the character. When we told her that he doesn't eat noodles, she looked at him and said, "You don't like noodles?!" And he shook his head 'No' three times.
• After 5pm, I don't exist. He only has eyes for his Daddy! Wouldn't have it any other way.

Busy Sunday

Artsplash - Carlsbad

Pumpkin Patch - Del Mar

Trip to the Zoo

Work has picked up considerably, but Tom was able to break away from the office for a full day yesterday. Tourists are gone... Kids are in school... Weather was warm... Perfect day to hit the zoo!

Uncle Mike's New Camera

Uncle Mike got a new camera - With shots like the ones below, think we'll keep hanging out with him.