Halloween Time Baby! 2009

Happy Halloween! It seems like we've been celebrating all week, and I've enjoyed it! My mom's friend said she had a costume for us and we were all excited to see that it was a lion. I've been practicing and can sometimes muster a lion roar, too. I think my favorite part of the costume are the paws. The hood gets a little annoying and old pretty fast but those paws are sooo cool.

On Halloween night we went Trick or Treating as a family. My parents were dressed as "Sleep-deprived Parents." It was a lot of fun checking out the neighborhood and seeing other kids dressed up, too.

Getting ready for the first party and telling my mom, "Put 'em up, mama, put 'em up!"

Checking out my pride in music class.

Notice how I stealthily move as I go in for some other kid's bell.

Bestill my eyes, what is THAT in my bag?

Taking a closer look.

Woo hoo--checking out my loot!

Trick or Treating with my Newbie, Sleep-deprived parents.

More Partying--October 2009

It has been so much fun celebrating my birthday--so much so that we had another party--this time it was with some of my local friends and parents' friends. We came together to visit and have more cake!
Since it's fall time, we also have been to places they call "Pumpkin Patches." I don't think they REALLY grow the pumpkins at these places, but they were fun to visit anyway.
We also got some chances to make some day trips up to visit friends in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.

Having some more birthday cake. I think I skipped all my naps after this!

It was a warm day, so I practically jumped into the bin that had ice and water.

A day later I finally started to open presents. My parents let me go at my own pace and I think it took a good week. I was fascinated by all the colored paper, and then after I got through that I found presents! It was so cool! Thanks everybody!

I thought a white pumpkin was just too funny.

Playing at Rocky Nook Park in Santa Barbara.

A culinary tour of Santa Ynez led me to Aunt Telma's for a lovely chocolatey dessert. Yum!

Birthday Party Weekend in NM--Oct 2009

To celebrate my birthday and to celebrate my daddy making me laugh back in December, my parents, grandma, uncles and aunties organized a party for me in my mom's hometown. I had a good time visiting with my relatives at the party and sharing some birthday cake--plus offering them some candy and mountain salts. Here are some pictures of our weekend. Some of them are from stops on the way back.

Here's a picture of my birthday cake with some of my Legos as decoration.

Dad put the cake in front of me and I went at it face first.

Then, I used my hands.

On our way back we stopped for lunch and had some GOOD barbecue.

I just couldn't part with my rib bones, so they came home with us. (That reminds me--I better ask my mom for them cause they're still in her purse.)

It's my Birthday!--Oct 2009

So it's the beginning of October and I'm officially a year old. I'm not entirely clear on what this means but everyone is feeling so festive I'm gonna roll with it...plus, there are presents! For my first birthday, my dad made me a very special cake called Tirolier. It's full of chocolate goodness with some ground almonds and walnuts, too. After I had some, I got to open presents from my Opa & Grossi.

Wow, birthdays involve cake? Yay, I'm so excited to try some!

Still soooo excited!

I want my wish to come true, so I'm taking this blowing-the-candle-out business seriously.

Mmmm...wishing I could have Tirolier cake everyday!

One of my presents from my grandparents. First I'll have warm milk in it, then when I'm older some coffee like my dad.