Father's Day 2012

 Milo is happiest when he is "walking". If only he could actually manage it himself!

Errol's first fathers day as a papa to two!

Milo is 9 Months!

Milo has really changed a lot in the past month. He is constantly wanting to be "walking", pulls himself up, is showing signs of maybe getting on his hands and knees and in general really wants to be moving. You can see him get frustrated (pre-screaming his head off) when he wants something just out of reach, but he hasn't quite got it together to make the move.

He is also eating everything in sight - we still feed him, but his favorite thing is to feed himself, or rather shovel as much food in his mouth as possible. He loves everything but green beans and peas.

He cut his first two teeth this month - his bottom front teeth. They both came in over the course of a very drooly, cranky day.

He has started going to the pool 4-5 times a week and is a little water bug - he absolutely loves it!

His sleeping is improving, he only gets up 1-2 times per night and regularly wakes up at 5:30 which just happens to be when I have to get up for work so it works out well during the week, not so much on the weekends.

He has also become very vocal - he grunts in anger when you take something away from him and will push your hand away to try and prevent it. He is also showing signs that he is going to be a stinker....if you tell him "no", he chuckles and proceeds to continue doing whatever it is you are trying to re-direct. He also plays games by pretending to reach out for people and then when they reach out to him he curls back into who ever is holding him with a little grin on his face.

He is a momma's boy for sure and needs to be pretty much glued to me when I am around...with one exception, his sister. The kid is over the moon for her. If he is fussy or crying we ask Elsa to go in and smile at him and that almost always solves it. Its pretty amazing watching them together, we hope they are always this fond of each other!

Colorado 2012

 We had our annual Peace Corps get together in Fort Collins this year. We really love these people and would give just about anything to be able to live closer to any of them. Thanks for hosting Jen and Chris!

 Gus, Rigley and Elsa had a blast together. Poor Gus got bossed around by the two ladies, but so long as they let him have his trucks he seemed pretty OK with it. Rigley and Elsa just might be the same kid - super high energy, funny, talkative, and a general joy to hang with.

 We also had the pleasure of meeting baby Wally. He is Jen's mini-me and a pretty amazing little human. We can't wait until next year when him and Milo will be able to play together.

 We drove up as high as we cold and froze. Elsa was not pleased but did seem to appreciate that we were "close to the clouds" and in snow.

 Milo in general (excluding sleep) was a super traveler. He was annoyed he was strapped to me most of the time and couldn't run and climb like his sister.

We are looking forward to next year, nearly the same time, and nearly the same place!