contemplating the drool

pillow fight!

unfair

we all know it's not about "fair". but... check out the eyelashes on the kid...

the kid loves water

CAUTION: get too close, and you may get wet. he's dangerous with the hose... and not afraid of the water (surprising, considering how much he disliked baths when he was little).

thirsty much?

finding his own way.

around the play area, that is... reading books, and climbing his way into the toy bin. bubba's growing up!

Vegas, BABY...

so, mid-august or so we took an excursion to vegas. can i say... that this was the third trip this year for bubba (hawaii, los angeles, vegas) - what a life!

and from the looks of things, he thoroughly enjoyed himself. he's even smiling in the car in the car seat!

he loves the sling (thanks auntie t) and mommy and gung gung might even love it more... hands free baby carrying. i'm ALL about it.

burberry store... cute, but he's not so much into hats, so buying a $100 hat wasn't on my list :).

taking touristy family pictures... that was on the list.

we still bust out the bjorn every once in a while, but as you can see from this photo... he's getting a bit long.

great first day...

we checked out the lion exhibit at the MGM...

and walked through the bellagio (for more touristy family photos)

and of course, we had to check out the water show :). he stayed up waaaaay late for this.

and don't forget our official visit to hoover dam. two states before 12pm that day!

and don't forget mommy and daddy's night on the town. vegas is definitely a different experience as a family, but we had a great night out... thanks gma and gung gung for babysitting!

pier 39

we took our first trip to pier 39. can you say "touristy and crowded, much?!"

but we had a blast anyway... he called the seals "whoa, whoas"... rode the carousel a couple of times (loved it more than his mom), and had a gigantic chocolate covered marshmallow.

making up for some lost time...

we've been BUSY, so busy that we haven't been able to share all of our adventures with all of you. but we're making up for lost time and going back a few months into the archives...

go giants! this was a few months ago, but particularly relevant today (11.1.10).

gone, baby gone.

man, that happened so fast.

a very belated birthday shout out...

bubba had a hard time letting this gift go... but hopefully the weather will hold out for a little longer, and he can run through this water toy with his cousin some time soon :)...

nooo... it's not cubbie's birthday, she's just wearing the festive hat!

there's the birthday girl! the big THREE year old :).

(btw - at 16 months old, 3 is the only number chase can say so far... it's pretty funny actually. i'll have to capture him on video)

happy birthday cousin! thanks for sharing your special day with us.

hangin' with dad...

practicing for football season... bruins and niners... here we go!

mama loves this!

bucket head

safety first, mama... HA!

a... says "aaaaahhhh"

in action...

check out my throwing arm... that fuzzy object is a ball!

first of all... did i really cut his hair that short a few months ago? AY! you may be thinking to yourself... what action is this? but if you've ever seen him sign "please"... you've seen him wipe his hands all across his chest. these days though... it's more like a dust off/thumb flick of the shirt... need a video of that...

getting the hang of a few things...

a few months ago now... i started to really have an interest in writing... pen and paper please mama!

i also sit at the counter for mum mum... yum yum!

who's having more fun?

little lady bug

gotcha

the big red chair

thanks mama and dada.

bubba loves his chair!

15 months

a sleepy start to month 15

congrats!

this shout out is long overdue for auntie b and uncle f (finally, uncle vs. mr :)!).

congrats... we can't wait for next spring.