Good Bye Curls!

In case some of you have not noticed in the pictures, we finally gave Ethan his first haircut! Luckily for us, our good friend Jenn is a hair stylist, so she was nice enough to do the deed for us, as neither one of us wanted to cut off his curls.

He was a good sport, no tears, no real fussing--not too fond of having his head misted with water. This was weird for us, since in the bath he LOVES to have water dumped onto his head!



This is the before. We have yet to get him still enough for the after!

Hey Jenn, what are you doing back there? This is something new.....



Seriously, first you wet my hair, now this? I think I am done now, thanks though!

So, thanks Jenn for the great hair cut, and hope you all like the pictures!

Ethan Loves to Cook

So, there are very few things that Ethan does not like to do. In fact, the only 2 things that come to mind are taking a nap and riding in a shopping cart the correct way. Can't really blame him though, the carts are not soft, and well, who wants to nap when there is so much other FUN stuff going on.

The thing is, in the past two weeks, Ethan has amazed us more than ever with his compassion, and his gentle love. Ethan has been a huge source of comfort for both of us, something that we will never forget. He is quick with hugs and kisses whenever he thinks that either of us (or Snoopy) need one. In the case of Snoopy, he loves to go snuggle with him, bury his head into Snoopy's, and just lay there for a while.

Now, for the NEW things that Ethan LOVES:

Cooking! He loves to play in his pretend kitchen--making "Tea" with the coffee pot and sharing it with Dad. He loves to chug down the tea, throwing back his head and making sipping sounds. But this is not the end--he totally LOVES to cook with mom in the kitchen. He will measure rice, flour, or anything else possible, and sit in high chair and make a total mess! Too cute!!








In addition to cooking, Ethan is loving cleaning up these days--he loves to sweep, mop, swiffer, vacuum, put away toys, and put dishes away.

But, nothing would be complete without his best friend Carter. The two boys grow closer and closer every day it seems. They love to "high-five" each other, get into mischief together, and otherwise have a lot of fun. The last picture is of Olivia, Carter's older sister who just loves Ethan, and clearly, the feelings are mutual!

What a Ham! (Ok, a Kosher Ham that is!)

Thanksgiving....1 year later!

So, as is becoming a tradition for us, Thanksgiving is a family day for our family, we chose not to travel, and we chose to stay home and have a great dinner! The 11 of us all enjoyed the turkey, Ethan LOVED cranberry sauce, and a great time was had by all. Check out Ethan's first and Second thanksgivings!

Even more pictures!

Pictures from the Biltmore, and Few from Tucson's Party

Busy Days and Busy Ways

Well, since the My Gym video, there have been some pretty busy days around here in Tucson. We had Jon's birthday (#30)!! We went to the Biltmore in Phoenix with Jon's parents for the weekend, and then back to Tucson for another party.

Once that was behind us, Jon was sent to LA for the weekend for work and Grandma and Grandpa came out to visit for the weekend! We had a lot of fun going to the splash park and playing at My Gym.

October brought about a lot of firsts for Ethan: His first trip to the Dentist, his first dinner at U of A, and his first cousin (Maddie) was born. Other things that happened included installation of fake grass in the backyard, his first visit to Tucson from his Aunt, and then his second Halloween, but his first time saying "treat" to trick-or-treat!

Melanie's visit was quickly followed by a visit from Nana, and that was followed by a weekend visit to Santa Barbara for Tiff and Ethan.

Pictures of some of these adventures will follow this post! Sorry for the delay, we will be better about posting in the future!

Love to all from Tiff, Jon, Ethan, Snoopy, Middy, Jake, Frisky, Sarah, Haley, Attie, and Kevin.

My Gym Fun!!

I can WALK!!!

I can feed myself!!

Whatever Happened to JULY???

Well, it has been quite an adventure since Ethan's Birthday. We had to re-do the floor in our bedroom, and got a super new bed-set!! However, that meant that a lot of our stuff was packed into weird places, and we were not able to update the blog.

We left about 1.5 weeks ago for Santa Barbara, for a vacation, and to celebrate Poodah's (Jon's Grandfather's) 90th Birthday!! While we were there, we had a lot of fun playing at Grandma and Grandpa's house, and Nana and Poppi's house! Here is a set of videos taken from Grandma and Grandpa's backyard--reminding us of just how wonderful the hose use to be!

Love All of Us!

Happy Birthday Baby!!

Well, Ethan turned 1!! I can hardly believe it!! Here are some pictures from his dinner on the 12th, more pictures to follow of his awesome weekend with Grandma and Grandpa, and then pictures of dinner at Claim Jumper! We had a blast! He had an Elmo cake, complete with the most brightly covered frosting ever! He ate his own cupcake, and shared it with his best friend Carter, and then shared on with Jon, right on his forehead!

You know you live in Tucson.....

Well, another day over 100 degrees outside means another day of swimming. We are beginning to think that Ethan is really a fish... Here are some pictures of Ethan hanging out in the pool with his best friend Carter. Carter's sister Olivia just learned to swim, so we had a lot of fun with the water camera!

Swimming

Here is a first video of Ethan kicking. Although it might not look like much, he is strong, and he is a great swimmer. Once we get a few more hands, we will get some more underwater footage of Ethan doing his torpedo passes and superman arms.

:-)

Motor Boat

Here is the best video of Jon and Ethan doing motor boat. Make sure you watch to the end with volume up to catch the giggling at the end!!!

Boat Trip

Well, it is true, there is nothing quite like a boat trip!! This time, with Tim, was during the week, Thursday to be exact, and despite a little rain in the beginning, it was a great trip. With only three adults and one baby, there are fewer picts, but here are some good ones!

Swim Time!!

Here are some pictures from our fun at the JCC today.

There will be 2 videos to follow!!

Ethan's 11 Month Photos!

More Airline Fun!

So, apart from the window shade, the tray table was the BEST!! (Of course, mom and dad would only let me play with it when the lady that was sitting in front of us was out of her seat!)

Airlines are a LOT of fun!!

You never know what will be the most fun about a trip, and you never know about the plane flight--how many toys to bring, food, snacks, and so on. For the first time in all of his plane flights, Ethan was actually awake for part of the flight, and boy, did he find some fun things to do!

Enjoy!

Children's Museum

Well, today we went to explore the Tucson Children's Museum. We had a total blast!! Ethan climbed all over the rain forest, crawled through a train, drove a motorcycle, touched every button in the submarine, and even drew us a picture! Check out these pictures!

Ready to go!

Ethan is now officially ready to teach LSAT. Headset on, and ready to go!

When you give a baby a ball....of pizza dough

So we took Ethan out to lunch at Oreganos, a local pizza place, for lunch. The waiter brought him a dough ball to play with and he had a ball!!! (sorry, bad pun I know!!)
Here is a short video of him with his pizza ball!

Boating on Mother's Day

Well, we decided to take a family trip to Lake Pleasant to celebrate Mother's Day. We met up with our friends Jenn and Clark and their baby boy Ben. The boys had a lot of fun out on the lake, and Ethan had a ball driving the boat.




Here are some still photos from the day as well!

Movers and Shakers

Ethan participates in our local Parks and Rec program called Little Movers and Shakers. Jon takes him on Tuesdays, and I take him on Thursdays. Here are some pictures from his graduation days. The other baby in the tunnel with Ethan is his best friend from across the street Carter!

Enjoy!

Fun with Water

Here are some pictures for you to enjoy!

Fun in Palm Springs

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On our way back from our trip to Santa Barbara for Daddy's middle school reunion, we stopped off at a place in Palm Springs. Boy, was it ever HOT outside, but it sure felt great to be out of the car. I had a lot of fun crawling around the hotel room, chasing my beach ball, and going on the swings with Daddy. Mommy was holding Snoopy and we all had a great time!

Ethan is Famous!!!

Check out Ethan online at the Tweety lab for the University of Arizona!!

He participates in research studies for them!


To see him, just click right here!

It is the small things in life!

Ethan is changing and growing day by day. One of our favorite moments was when he discovered the cabinet under the TV. It was as if he had never found anything so fun before. Take a look at the pictures!

Arizona Biltmore

Well, we went up to Phoenix last weekend and had a very fun time at the Arizona Biltmore. We got to see Nonna, and Clark and Jenn and Ben-Ben too! Ethan really loved being in the pool, going down his first water slide with Dad, and crawling (sort-of) around the hotel room.

Crab Crawl

Here is the first video of Ethan really moving! Enjoy!

Double Trouble

Here are some cute shots of Ethan with his best friend Carter! Watch out when these two are older....

My New Car

So most people have to wait until they are 16 or older to get a car. And most of the time it is a used clunker. At least that is what my mom and dad tell me. Well, I am one lucky boy then cause my parents went out last weekend and bought me my very own car!! In fact, they bought me the best selling car in AMERICA! And, I got the special 30th anniversary car, which is especially cool since that means the car was built the year my daddy was born!!

Here are some pictures of my puppy and me in the car cruising around!

More Professional Photos

Hey there everyone!!

One of the pictures we got of Ethan was blurry, so we went back for a re-shoot. Check out the professional photos slide show to see the new ones! I am posting my two favorites here.

Fun with Food

Ethan has decided that he would rather feed himself than have us feed him. So here are some pictures of him eating....or painting....or well, whatever it is that he is doing!

Getting Dressed Up

Well, here are some cute pictures from Rhody and Gregg's wedding. We all had a blast, and it is so amazing to see Rhody and the kids so happy!

Professional Pictures of the Little Man

So, since Ethan is just too darn cute, I took him to go get some professional pictures done with his friend Carter, and Carter's Mom Jennifer. We had a great time, and Sears did a great job. Here are the pictures that we got!

Welcome back to the blog!

Well, sorry it has been so long since we last blogged. We will be updating all the things that have happened since October later on this weekend, but for now, here are some pictures of Ethan at his Little Movers and Shakers class. It is like baby gym and Ethan loves it!