Bonding with the belly

Liam is in LOVE with my belly. Here are some pictures that GM took while we were playing on the playset...











Bonus picture of a cheeky boy having dinner!

Visit from Grandpa

These pictures are from September 8, when Grandpa came to visit! It was so nice of him to come all the way out to see us. We spent some time outside on Liam's new playset.

Liam before his haircut, going down the big slide


Peekaboo!


There you are!


Walking up the slide with Mommy (don't mind me, I'm nearly 9 months pregnant!)


Climbing the ladder with Mommy's help


Liam and Grandpa


Two firstborns!

Tea!

This morning Liam followed me into the kitchen saying "tea! tea! tea!" The boy loves tea. So, I made him his own cup of decaf Earl Grey with milk and he drank it all by himself.

Drinking my tea and watching CNN just like Mommy...


Sluuuuuuuurp


I like to blow on my tea when its too hot

Liam's first haircut!

Adam, Liam and I all went for a haircut today. This was Liam's first haircut (and depending on who you ask, long overdue). Just yesterday the roofer said to my father, "It was nice to meet you and your grand-daughter." Oi!

Trying to put on the smock - he didn't go for it


Getting settled in with Daddy - look at those little curls!


Long-haired boy


Final touch-ups on Daddy's hair


Combing out his hair...


This is it! The first cut!!! The stylist gave me the first lock of Liam's hair that was cut and I have it in an envelope. Sniff!


Liam had a lot to say about his cut...


Hello, handsome


Clearly he approves... making silly faces in the mirror


Why yes, I think it'll do!


Brushing a little hair off of his nose


Father and son

Portrait of a Boy - Sept 2008

A few pictures of Liam playing in our bedroom. I used the 50mm lens I always forget about, and no flash.

Here he is saying "meow" and trying to spin the lenscap


Too busy trying to spin the lenscap to look at Mommy


Hi, cutie!


Ohhh... playing with lenscaps!


Now spinning the lenscap on the floor


Where did it go?

Life at home

Just a few pictures for no particular reason...

Watching The Simpsons with Daddy


Ah yes, there is the TV in the background


Cute and naked!


Testing out Mommy and Daddy's new Tempurpedic mattress... fun!

Naked toddler eating breakfast

Here is Liam enjoying some of Mommy's dollar pancakes - the only thing better than pancakes for breakfast is eating pancakes for breakfast with no clothes on! Woohoo!



PANCAAAAAAAKES!


Uh, I think you have a little something on your mouth...


That's home-made jam, not the blood of a recent sacrifice (we do those outside). Kidding!


Later, with clothes... coloring while Mommy makes apple muffins

Cooking with Daddy

Here is Liam helping Daddy get fresh tomatoes from the garden ready for sauce (note, helping means he plays nicely with measuring cups and spoons while standing on a dining room chair pushed up against the counter).







Eating fresh baked bread with olive oil and balsamic vinegar - yum!

Happy Birthday... to Mommy and Aunt Cassi!

Today was Mommy and Aunt Cassi's birthday (and Adam's Aunt Carole in California!) We celebrated with a little get-together at our house. For added excitement, our well pump failed on us Saturday - in the middle of the party preparations! However, with help from Niki and Bill, we were able to cook all the food from scratch, wash dishes with bottled water, and put on what I hope was an enjoyable party for all. And our wonderful family and guests are to be commended for dealing with the no-water situation with grace! I don't have many pictures because it was hectic with the well repair person being there during the party, but here are a few to enjoy...

Veggies from our garden - the tomatoes and peppers are in! We made fresh salsa and a salad with the tomatoes and habanero peppers - spicy little monsters!


Here is Liam giving Mommy a birthday kiss while Cassi the other birthday gal looks on


Everyone trying to get Liam to blow at the candle, Liam not sure why the heck he's being dangled in front of a cake he isn't allowed to touch


Cutting the cake while Cassi looks on


The cake was an almond cake with ganache frosting on the layers and a marscapone / whipped cream frosting. SINFUL and DELICIOUS! The recipe is from Epicurious.


The party moved outside for a little while as everyone found the well repair to be more interesting than dinner... here you can see the plumber has removed the entire well pump in an attempt to figure out why we have no water.


The source of our water woes - weird gunk in the well pump line... the plumber said it took 100psi of pressure to blast it out of the pump! You can see the spray on his truck!


BONUS PICTURE: Liam, sans diaper, fascinated by the Baby Signing Time video. I am not a huge fan of toddlers and TV, but let me tell you - a few minutes of peace to get dressed or clean up without anyone clinging to my leg or screaming is PRICELESS!