CHEESE!

Ethan says cheese every time I bring out the camera!

One night, he wouldn't stop saying it.

Here is the progression of the photo shoot:

Big boy!

I have finally found a table for Ethan! I am trying really hard to make purchases that match the house decor (don't want it to look a child took over), and I finally found a deal at Pottery Barn Kids. Grandma Marilyn and I went to University Village on Saturday, it was a BEAUTIFUL day for outdoor shopping in WA. Thankfully, they were having a sale. Well, Ethan has only had the table for 2 days, and is TOTALLY loving it!


Sitting at the table creates a new situation for Ethan...sharing food with Portia (our dog). He is not sure what to think of it! Just as I stopped recording he gave her food, and made a HUGE SAD clown face....so funny!

He also has been eating at the bar with us. I am amazed at how quickly he has picked up eating with a spoon and bowl...no BIG messes here! (YET!)

So sweet!

Sheesh! Ethan has been SO CUTE lately! Well, he always looks cute (LOL), but he has been acting soooooo CUTE! Just extra cuddly, amazing me every day with his vocabulary, etc.

Well here he is being CUTE!

BTW, here are words/phrases he is saying: (this is not a brag list, but a memory list for when I am fully grey)

lay down (to the dog) (newest...took me by TOTAL surprise this morning)

I stuck

I bounce

I slide

two

sorry

pleeeeeeeese

any variation of Mom and Dad

eyes

nose

drinks

bubbles

truck (ALL vehicles are trucks)

tree

birds

hot

brrrrr

I sit

baby (to EVERY kid, even the BIG ones)

bites

juice

NO, no-no, nooooooooooo

up

down

shoes

socks

balls

bat

ducks

dog

cat

hat

bye, bye

hello (which comes out as O)

Plex (Yo Gabba, Gabba)

house

Happy 1st Birthday, Joshua!

We had a great time at Joshua's 1st Birthday!

Ethan had fun playing with all the Peralta cousins!

Here are some pics:

It's the middle of February and look how nice it is! Well, in the sun!

"I stuck! I stuck!"

Ethan LOVES, "oons"...looks like he is going to be carried away (and look at the guy on TV, he totally matches the 'oons')...LOL

Poor Ethan, he took a tumble off the slider door when we got home. His poor nose, and of course the scab the days after made him look so sad:

Charlie Safari...

The Peralta clan and us went to Charlie Safari a couple of weeks ago. For those who have never heard of one, it's a GIANT area with LOTS of climbing structures, bouncy houses, video games, and music.

We had a GREAT time, that is before the crowds came. With little ones, it's best to visit this place right when they open. Ethan was a little hesitate on the BIG structure, but he LOVED walking around and DANCING whenever he felt like it.

Here are some pics:

Let me in!!!!!!!

Vroom, Vroom!

1, 2, 3, GO!

Let's Make a Deal...for tickets!

WHEW! I think we all felt this way at the end:

THANKS Peralta Family, when are we going again?

Happy Birthday, Audrey!

Whoa! February flew by!

Audrey invited us to her baptism; we had a GREAT visit with the Kanooth Family. Some of the guests we haven't seen in almost 9 years....

After a nice lunch, we went and watched Audrey play in her basketball game. Ethan LOVED that...."BALLS!!!" "BALLS!!!!"

Sadly, this is the only picture we got that day: