Uh oh...I can climb!

Ethan has discovered the fun of CLIMBING!! He tipped the laundry basket over himself, then proceeded to pull and grip his way up to the top. Then he turned around with the proudest smile on his face like "Wow, Mommy...Look at me!" We are thinking Camelback Mountain is next ;)

Summer Fun!

Ethan and I decided to head over to the new play structure in the neighborhood one time before we moved. It was a hot morning, so we had to stay in the shadow of the play structure. Ethan is not so sure about the feeling of the sand on his fingers, but he liked scooping up the sand and trying to get it into the bucket!

Standin' Up

This is the first time that Ethan stood up all by himself! What a big boy!

Look Who's Walking

Look who's walking!!!

First Trip to the Ocean

While visiting with Bubby and Papi, we went down to Capitola (next to Santa Cruz) to take Ethan to the ocean for the first time. We all had lunch at Aunt Arielle's restaurant with Arielle as our server. It was a glorious day sitting out on the patio overlooking the ocean and the cute Capitola bungalos along the beach. After a delicious lunch, we walked over to the beach. Ethan wanted no part of putting his feet in the sand or the numbingly cold pacific ocean (go figure!). He just wanted to people watch and check out the waves, in typical Ethan fashion.

Ethan's One Year Pictures

Big Wheels Keep On Turnin'!

Look out world...here comes Ethan! Now that Ethan is one he can use his new bike seat that attaches to the front of Daddy's mountain bike. A friend at work generously gave it to us and Ethan loves it. Now we just need to get him his own helmet, he is wearing Mommy's helmet here. I just tightened up the straps and it fit pretty well, I guess that's expected when your head is in the 95th percentile! Hey you know what they say big head, big brain! :)

Ethan just LOVED cruisin' around with Daddy. We can't wait until it cools down a bit so we can all go for a ride together.

Just Being Silly

Ethan sure is curious about the remote controls, and anything else with buttons for that matter. He was just in a silly old mood when these pictures were taken...

Cool Baby

Daddy sure knows how to make Ethan smile and laugh! Even playing with Grandma's sunglasses can be a blast!

Mommy's Little Helper

Ethan is such a good little helper! He loves to help drag the laundry to the laundry room, then he points up to the washing machine. Piece by piece, Ethan drops the laundry into the washing machine while I hold him or hold him on the washing machine. Then, when the washing machine is done he loves to throw the wet clothes into the dryer! I wonder how long it will be until he can do all of this without Mommy's help! (Probably too soon! Time sure goes fast when you're having fun...)

Birthday Weekend

We were so lucky to have Bubby, Papi, Grammy, Poppa, Great Papa, Auntie Jaime, and Auntie Arielle all come to town to celebrate Ethan's first birthday. We had a summer bar-b-que on Friday night and enjoyed hot dogs, chicken, and corn on the cob. Then we sat out under the patio and enjoyed the evening and priceless time we get to all be together.