Chocolate Faces

Wilson indulged in birthday cupcakes for Olivia at his babysitter Cary's house. Check out the chocolate faces on Wilson, Stella, Ethan, Olivia and Georgie. Then on to pin the tail on the donkey, where Wilson was brave enough to be the first to don the blindfold. Happy birthday Olivia!!!

Wilson's First Haircut

We visited our friend Patty for Wil's first haircut. He was a champ the whole time and loved sitting in the big chair. (For a real before-after comparison, check out the last posting).

Here he is before the scissors come out...



And here is our handsome kiddo afterwards !

The Great Pretender

If you were a fly on the wall, you would catch our little one making up elaborate stories and make-believe all day long. Here's a priceless shot from last night, when he wanted a belt like daddy's, sunglasses, his llama hat and gloves, and mommy's shoes.



...and washing dishes...

Happy New Year!

Here are a few snapshots of our new year's activities and holiday soirees with good friends...

Taking Flight

The holidays were full of much adventure, including parties galore...and airplanes. Here is Wilson flying with Uncle Greg and pointing to the real thing -- "is that jet plane Daddy ?"

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you and yours a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Much love from our littlest elf, and his two parents who are just trying to keep up with the merriment.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wilson enjoyed his second turkey day by eating rolls and the whipped cream on top of his pumpkin pie. He really missed out on Grandpa Young's green bean casserole, which lived up to its reputation. Then it was off to Madison to start the Xmas season with Grantie Piccadilly. On to more holidays!

Superstar!

As he approaches his second birthday, Wilson is on fire. He's talking up a storm. When I pick him up from the babysitter, he informs me " Good day Mommy at Cary's house." Still testing limits, but so far, entering the 2s has been really wonderful. Having a talking little person really opens up so many worlds.

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Today, the family visited the OB/GYN's office and received confirmation that Gretchen is eight weeks pregnant. We should be expecting our next child to be born in June of 2008. Yippee!

P.S. Tonight, I asked Wilson if he wanted to sing a song to the baby inside mommy's belly. He leaned down and began: "Twinkle, twinkle, little baby, da da da da da da da, baby, baby, baby, baby, like a diamond in the sky." Then he kissed my chest and said "baby." We'll sort out sibling rivalry and anatomy later and savor these little moments.

Happy Halloween!

Wilson spent halloween rearranging pumpkins, parading around the library at storytime and ending up at Uncle Matt and Aunt Jenni's house for trick or treating. He definitely caught on to the trick or treating = candy equation, and kept directing us to the next house (and the next house and the next). He was wired on chocolate, and we were wiped. I think we fell asleep before he did. (For background, know that last week, Gretchen overheard Wilson saying "I love you cake" while eating a bite of chocolate cake).