Happy 3rd Anniversary!

David made plans for our anniversary this year and surpised me with dinner at the Briarhurst Manor in Manitou Springs, CO. It was a very yummy meal with 5 courses! Last year, we had a 3 week old Abraham with us. This year, we were lucky and Grandma was willing to babysit with our good friend Mrs English, who happened to be babysitting her grandson Simeon. Pictures to follow in another blog.


Dinnner at the Briarhurst.

#3. Home from a great dinner and even better night bowling! I got a 145 on our second game, which is a record for me.



More pictues to follow of other happenings!

1st Birthday Party

Hello all! Here are some pictures for those of you that couldn't make it out this way to celebrate us all surviving the first year! Abraham had a great time and really enjoyed the attention. After everybody left, he kept running around, playing with his new workbench, trying to get somebody to play with him. We go to the doctor on Friday, so we'll give you a year in review at that point.


Happy Birthday time. Candles are great!

New workbench
Birthday boy

Mom's HARD work. The lion looks better than the turtle.

Party spread

Balloons are the greatest!!

WALKIN...FOR YOUR LOVE.

Well, the big day has finally arrived. Abraham is a walker! He's been taking steps for a while, but he is consistently taking many more together now. We have a quick video just to let you see. When Aber's is walking, he likes to have his arms way up in the air, rolling his wrists around. I guess it helps with the balance. Enjoy!

We are in the process of rearranging our house today, so this is it for now.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! May 2010 be as exciting as 2009.

Love
The L-Bs.

11 months old

Favorite zoo activity...feeding the giraffes!

Whoa!

Hard to believe we have an 11 month old person living in this house. It feels like no time at all has passed and I was gigantic, anxiously awaiting the arrival of some baby we now call Abraham!! The developments as of late: 11 teeth still with 1 more molar just about through. We have quite the make-out artist on our hands. He loves to give big, open mouth, slobbery kisses. Beware to any visitors making their way out here! Aber's is also very, very mobile. He has actually taken 6-7 steps on his own without realizing what he's doing. Once he figures it out though, he face plants and giggles.

As for his measurements, he is 23# and 32 inches, give or take. Anybody that's out this way is welcome to come over on January 17th for a 1st birthday party!

Stay warm. Get outside. Merry Christmas!

Love
The L-B's.
Monsieur le Castor, on a walk at the zoo.

Free rider.

Enjoying the plains of Colorado at the Paint Mines in Calhan.


Hitching a ride with dad on a beautiful Colorado day in December.

I. WANT. OUTSIDE.

Happy Hanukkah

Happy Hanukkah to those that celebrate this holiday. It is a first for Abraham this year. David has been teaching him about the menorah, the number of candles, and what it all means. Abraham, of course, is amazed by the flames on the candles. He also thinks the paper is fun to play with. He's not too worried about what's inside yet. Enjoy!

Opening presents with mom's help! A Luxury yacht to help make our troubled bath time more fun!

On his way to the "Abraham train", a wooden toy that Mickey Landry helped us find in the French Quarter, New Orleans. At this point, the McDonald's cup was perhaps of more interest to Abers!

Opening presents with dad's help.


Even Toiyabe had a good time opening Hanukkah presents this year.

Thanksgiving

Sorry for the delay! Hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving. We were lucky enough to have turkey day with both of our families. We celebrated with my family on Wednesday and then headed to MSP on Thanksgiving to celebrate with David's. It was a fun trip to see David's brother and family. As always, Mom had to get her Black Friday shopping trip in, just not with Grandpa this year. David stepped up to the plate and took Abraham and I shopping. It was a very bizarre morning as absolutely no one was out at the Target we went to at 0700. The food was great, the weather was beautiful, and we're glad we got to visit! Enjoy the pictures...Colorado Thanksgiving


MSP ThanksgivingBlack Friday shopping!
Kisses from Pop-Pop

New Orleans!!

Well, what a busy week for the L-B crowd. We have just returned from a quick trip to New Orleans and are heading to MSP on Thursday. Thought I'd try to get a few pictures up from our trip. We didn't really take that many while in NOLA. The site of the hurricane damage seems wrong to photograph when there are so many families, houses, and complete parts of the city that have yet to be helped with rebuilding. We all stayed at the Landry's house and are so grateful for their hospitality! Mickey also proved to be an amazing tour guide. One day, he took us on a drive through the city, so we could see the devastation for ourselves. It is quite hard to explain what we really saw...

Needless to say, it was a great trip and I think both DB and I fell in love with the city. Probably a good thing Mickey works in an elementary school. It would be hard to turn down a job in such a cool city.


Helping shovel snow right before we left for New Orleans.


Walking down a famous alley in the French Quarter


An advertisement for chocolate milk while eating world famous beignets in the French Quarter with an old grad school friend of David's.

More French Quarter with the best tour guide around...Mickey Landry!


Laughing at dinner after playing peekaboo with his dinner napkin.



Saying bye to Mickey and Katie.

Sadness...

Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your family and friends. Find a turkey trot.

10 month updates: weight-didn't take it, but feels about the same. height-is the same. colds-got his first one in NOLA. Eats lots and lots of stuff still. Loves bath time. Is cruising all around the house. Lots of babbling.

Love,
the 3 of us.