Fun Day at the Giant's Fan Fest!

Connor wasn't a huge fan of Lou Seal Dusty Baker's Spot

In the Giant's Dugout
In the Locker Room

Connor is 18 months!

Happy 18 Months to our sweet little boy! Connor continues to be the joy of our life! He is ALL BOY! He loves to be outside, loves to climb (anything really.... shelves, table, chairs, ladders, you name it!), and loves to run! He is certainly an active boy! He is filled with life, happiness, and laughter! He's turned into quite an entertainer... often dancing for us, making us laugh, showing us new tricks, etc. He uses a lot of baby sign language which helps us to communicate. He's saying a few words including Dada (his favorite word!), Mama, Papa, Gramma, Bubu (for Buddy and Bottle), Yeah, Doggy, Hi, Uh Oh, and Cracker. His receptive language amazes me! Auntie Mandy gave him a deck of flashcards and he can point to all of them accurately when asked which one is which. We're having fun teaching him animal sounds... his favorites are the sounds dogs, horses, and parrots make. Connor seems very social- he makes friends everywhere we go and waves to everyone we see (even other drivers when we're driving in town!). A big milestone that Connor has recently met (for the 2nd time!) is sleeping through the night. 6 of the 7 nights this past week, Connor has slept from 7:30pm to 6:30 am. WaaaHooo!! We're hoping this sticks... I suppose until he gets his next set of teeth. Speaking of teeth- Connor has 10 teeth so far. Connor is a good eater and even enjoys eating vegetables (carrots, green beans, and his favorite... peas)! Connor continues to love books and is often bringing us books to read. Between the two of us, we probably read more than 20 books a day (sometimes the same book 20 times)! He is still loving his slide and seems to enjoy playing with the broom and swiffer more than his other toys. Overall, Connor is turning into such a darling little guy. He brings us more joy than we could have every imagined. Happy 18 months Son!

Dada is Connor's favorite person in the world! Do you see any resemblance?

January 20th

It's hard to believe that it's been 10 years... 10 years today since our first date at Chevy's in Modesto. We've shared 10 years of friendship, love, laughter, and family. 10 years seems like a long time, but it feels like we've been together even longer. It's even hard to remember life before "us." Michael, thank you for being such a wonderful friend, husband, and father. You've made each day of my life for the last 10 years nothing short of pure happiness. I love you darling! Looking forward to our future together!

Connor's Christmas Present

We went to Toys R Us today and spent some of Connor's Christmas $$ that he got from his great-grandma, great-grandparents, and Aunt Gina, Uncle Dennis, and Cousin Emilia. He bought a slide for home and had SO MUCH FUN on it today. He figured out how to climb up it immediately and Michael and I were amazed at how many times he went up and down it in a row! Sure to be lots of fun!

Fun at the Park!

We went to visit Auntie Mandy's new home and the AWESOME park right around the corner. Connor had a blast, climbing, swinging, and sliding. We'll be spending lots of time there!

Play date with Ben

We spent last Wednesday with our friends Clarissa and Ben (3 years old). We had a play date at Art Beast in downtown Sacramento. It is a place that has different stations to encourage creativity in children and it was amazing! Connor had a fabulous time! We'll definitely be going back!

Christmas with the Louis Family

Dave hand-feeding Buddy... Buddy is definitely spoiled!

Connor hanging out with Aunt Lori
Loving on Auntie Amy

Playing Shy... he can only pull it off for so long!

Showing off his sign language and letting Aunt Gina and Emilia know that he loves them!

Connor got a new cell phone from Santa/Grandma/Grandpa

Getting lots of love from the grandparents!

Connor with his new "big boy" cup from Starbucks

Christmas Celebration at the Mitchell Home

This picture truly captures the joy of Christmas!

Connor's new horsey (that moves and sings) from Santa/Grammy/Poppy
Waking Aunt Mandy and Uncle Chad up... "Wake up.. Santa came!"

Our new jammies/robes from Mrs. Clause

Connor was a bit more tolerant of sitting on Santa's lap when we were with him.

Not having it... "Who is this hairy man dressed in red anyway?!? Where is my Poppy?"

Playing house with Baylee

Crissy and the kids... she is good at multi-tasking!

The Bollengier Crew

Decorating cookies with Daddy and Brandon

Handsome Fellows

Christmas Picture Runner-ups

Hi Family and Friends, We hope each and everyone of you are enjoying the holiday season and looking forward to bringing in the New Year. I'm sure by now, you've all received our Christmas card, so I thought I would post a few of the runner-ups. Mallory was kind enough to act as our photographer this year and she caught a few great shots. Love to all of you and looking forward to seeing you for Christmas!

And here is a picture from this morning that I couldn't resist posting. This is one of Connor's favorite activites... unloading "his" cupboard, climbing in, and then shutting the door on himself. He always laughs afterwards and thinks it's just hilarious!

So much to be thankful for...

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year, spending time with friends and family. We first celebrated with the Louis family and shared a delicious meal. Then we celebrated with the Mitchell side and the Bollengier Family and had a fabulous time eating, playing outside, and sharing all of the wonderful things we are thankful for. Thanksgiving still remains my favorite holiday... I love taking time to acknowledge all of our blessings... topping the list this year... Connor!