This day used to seem so far away... and now it's come and gone! We officially have a one year old... a toddler! :) We've had a pretty busy summer... I wasn't surprised that my last post was the beginning of June. ;) Christian has changed a lot! So here are some pics below of what we've been up to just in the last month...
Trip to the zoo with Grandma & Grandpa Hammond- an early birthday surprise- he loved it!
A couple weeks ago was Mark's kick-off at church. We had a huge youth tailgate party (during the Colt's game) to gear up for the fall... my wonderful husband said he'd shave his head if we had over 100 kids there... the total? 106. :) Now Christian has more hair than Daddy!
Sailing! Pastor Stan took us out on his boat for the last sail of the season- beautiful day!
Birthday Party! On Sept 27, we had a party down in Decatur so that Mark's grandparents and other family members could celebrate with us! We had a football/sports theme and Christian had his first taste of chocolate frosting. :) Then again on the 30th for this actual birthday... and again on Oct 1 when we celebrated with small group! He was on a sugar high all week!! :)
And you may (or may not!) be wondering how the chocolate made it's way all over his face? Well, he started out simple with a little chocolate beard, but then decided to play peek-a-boo! Yes, he loves playing this most during meals. SO, his little chocolate hands covered his eyes... and then boo! Such fun. (though at our party in Decatur, everyone laughed when he did this and I think Christian got scared. He started crying and reaching up to me with his chocolate covered arms! He was so cute, but definitely not ready to be picked up and cuddled, so we got him settled back down and into more of his football cake... then off to the sink for a mini-bath!)
LOVE this face! Christian now has 4 teeth on the top (3 in this picture!) and 2 on the bottom.
Trip to the zoo with Grandma & Grandpa Hammond- an early birthday surprise- he loved it! A couple weeks ago was Mark's kick-off at church. We had a huge youth tailgate party (during the Colt's game) to gear up for the fall... my wonderful husband said he'd shave his head if we had over 100 kids there... the total? 106. :) Now Christian has more hair than Daddy! Sailing! Pastor Stan took us out on his boat for the last sail of the season- beautiful day!Birthday Party! On Sept 27, we had a party down in Decatur so that Mark's grandparents and other family members could celebrate with us! We had a football/sports theme and Christian had his first taste of chocolate frosting. :) Then again on the 30th for this actual birthday... and again on Oct 1 when we celebrated with small group! He was on a sugar high all week!! :)Up on his feet! He's been taking lots of steps for a while now, but hasn't officially taken off yet!!
And you may (or may not!) be wondering how the chocolate made it's way all over his face? Well, he started out simple with a little chocolate beard, but then decided to play peek-a-boo! Yes, he loves playing this most during meals. SO, his little chocolate hands covered his eyes... and then boo! Such fun. (though at our party in Decatur, everyone laughed when he did this and I think Christian got scared. He started crying and reaching up to me with his chocolate covered arms! He was so cute, but definitely not ready to be picked up and cuddled, so we got him settled back down and into more of his football cake... then off to the sink for a mini-bath!)Thanks for sharing in our lives and celebrating this big milestone with us!! One year down... :)
3 comments:
So exciting! He's such a little cutie. I've been checking your blog a lot and wondering how the 3 of you are doing. So good to hear you're doing well and that your little guy is growing, healthy and happy. I'm sure he and Maddie would be buds if we were closer. Thinking of you guys often!!!
Amanda, Brad & Maddie
thanks so much for sending me the email of your update. I had lost your site address! How adorable! Get ready, time just keeps flying by! Keep up on the pics, it will really help to keep the memories fresh!
Happy belated birthday Christian! It looks like you've been busy! Thanks for the update. I've been wondering what you have been up to since I haven't seen any updates until now. If you need a babysitter, I think you have my number. :)
Post a Comment