Kisses

Kissing the elephant during park time.

First Haircut

Today we gave Simon his first haircut. It was great weather and we just went outside and I cut his hair. It is fair to say that he did not love it. At first he was good. Alan was holding and I was cutting and he was confused but good -- as soon as the snip started he screamed and pulled away. I wasn't expecting that so his left side is a little 90s retro shaved side look. Not what I was going for, but better... right? The back and his right side are pretty good. There were a couple pauses for hysterical tears and some snacks and snuggles with mom and stuffed animals, but we eventually got the whole head. I am surprised at how traumatized he was and how traumatized that made me. A ton of pictures to follow.

What are they doing...?

AHHHH!!! BETRAYAL!!!!!

WHAT IS GOING ON!

Boys Weekend

While Emily and Auntie Colleen were off in New York for the weekend, Simon and I got to hang out just the two of us for a few days.  There was lots of drinking from bottles, babbling, throwing food on the ground and playing with light switches... plus whatever Simon wanted to do.

Mama's gone?  Let's party, dad!

Pictures from our fun boys weekend after the jump.

Jelly Cat's Arrival

Last night I came home to a UPS package on the counter for Simon! It was a Thanksgiving present from his Great Aunt Kathy. We waited until this morning to unwrap it and I got the whole thing in the video below. It was the cutest unwrapping I've ever seen. When he got his last present he wasn't exactly sure what to do with it, but this time he knew exactly what was supposed to happen. When he got to the present he LOVED it. I had to take about 15 pictures before I got one not totally blurry because he was hugging and kissing and playing with the little cat so much.  Thank you Aunt Kathy! Great gift!

Cheese says Mr Simon! Cheese says Mr Cat!

Some photos from Oct

Sweet Swinging Simon!!

We went to the park and ended up swinging for 34 minutes then playing in this train for the rest of the time! Choo Choo

We even snacked in here....

....some serious snacking

"cheeeeeese"

We got a Simon sized pumpkin and loved carrying it around the house for a few days until we decorated it with some Halloween stickers!

In the middle of meowing

Happy Halloween!!!

Photos from apple picking!

Jenn's One Year Anniversary

We were so lucky to have found the perfect addition to our family in Jenn. In the past year she has helped Simon grow from a sleepy infant into a sweet, smart little boy. We are grateful every time we leave to know that Jenn is capable of handling anything that a small boy can throw at her (literally and figuratively) and always manages to be patient, loving, and have fun at the same time.

Thank you, Jenn. We love you.

Jenn made this pillow for Simon.

He loves it.

And he loves her.