I'm having a baby!

My belly bump is a balloon. Mommy's is a baby girl. I'm going to be a big brother at the end of June! So far I think this is going to be fun. I'm planning on teaching my baby sister all the cool things I know how to do, since I'm such a very big boy.

Florida!

Hey, everyone, welcome to my Florida vacation!

Indoor Fun

Learning new skills

Grandma-themed stories with Grandma

Beach-themed stories with Grandpa

Outdoor Fun

At the playground - Gooooooooaaal!

In the pool with Mommy

Geronimo!

Swimming pool kisses with Daddy

I finally went in the ocean! Yay for bravery!

(...and yay for new beach friends!)


iPhone-wielding redheads in Newark

Mommy's absolute favorite photo from the vacay:

Awwwww.

Pictures by Grandpa and Grandma!

Grandpa the Photojournalist

Mommy and Daddy are thrilled to have Grandma and Grandpa living in town for so many reasons! One bonus reason is Grandpa's skill as a personal photojournalist - given the rate at which he creates great shots of me, we'll soon be wallpapering the house with images of my face.

Looking our Sunday best

Ha!

Foam block pit at the indoor gym

Pensive moment at the indoor gym

At the circus with Grandma & Grandpa

Super fun, super long - exciting and exhausting!
(some of these pics by Grandma)

Arizona!

Mommy and I went to see the fam in AZ again this January. I have so much fun playing with my aunts, uncle, and cousins!

With Helen, Damian, and the prairie dogs at the Desert Museum

Ridin' javelinas at the Desert museum

Aunt Ethan grows some new ears (and experiences bat-hearing)

Other than that, Mommy didn't remember to take a lot of pictures. We were too busy playing and having fun!

Questionable Parenting/Skill acquisition

P.S. Daddy wants to emphasize that Gracie and I are getting different treats. Mine are Teddy Grahams.

Random

More fun in a box

Nuks all around!

Superdude PJs!

Seriously behind

Hanukkah!

How many nights?

Dreidel theory with Grandpa

My very own menorah!

Christmas!

Cuttin' down our very own tree

Christmas carols

Lego advent calendar(and yes, that seems to be Santa showering in back in a skimpy bathing suit)

Christmas morning!

More to come!

Halloween!

We were soccer guys! It was my idea.

Halloween was super special this year because we went trick or treating in Grandma and Grandpa's new neighborhood... in Wisconsin! Yay!! Grandma stayed home and handed out candy, and Grandpa came with us and took pictures (see above). I totally got Halloween this year:

1. Lights on = target house.
2. "Trick-or-treat" = candy!
3. Repeat steps 1 & 2 until your parents make you go home because it's dark and freezing, not that you care.

It was awesome.

Iowa!

Just before the weather turned cold, I went to see my friends Turing and Huxley in their new home town. We had >36 hours of play date with no tantrums! Our moms were pretty impressed. Part of our fantastic behavior must have been due to how super busy we were - backyard stuff, indoor toys, cute little bakery, train yard, playground, downtown, children's museum, *whew!*

Background: cute bakery
Foreground: happy boys, Janel, pastries

Train's a'comin'

Train supervisors

Little monkeysSynchronized sliders

We had super fun! I hope we get to go back soon.

Summer Shots

Summer was good! I was very busy. I...

...went Mini Golfing with Alex and Lauren at The Most Fun Mini Golf Place Ever

...cheered on Daddy at his soccer matches (after all, he cheered me on at mine):

... read stories in the bathtub (why not?)

...was briefly a Star-bellied Sneetch

...had potty success, which led to prizes!

...including my Super Awesome Amazing Fun Marble Run!

...went to meet the UW cows (too big and scary!), then sampled their ice cream (way more fun!)

...and now I'm on to Fall Adventures. Pumpkin-picking tomorrow!

Y is for Lellow

...and that spells Roy G. Biv!

3 is the number of Liev!

I turned 3 on July 4th! America turned a little older than that. M&D were so excited to take me to the fireworks since I was old enough to stay up for them. I opted to spend the time at the fireworks with my head buried in Daddy's shoulder pleading, "I want to go home!!!" So we went home. My birthday party was way more fun: grandparents, friends, balloons, pizza, cake, presents, and an awesome soccer shirt with my name and age on the back.

Pensive pizza

Fife and drum and toddlers

Elmo cake courtesy of Daddy!

Daddy and Sandy helped me blow out the candles. I hardly got any spit on the cake!

Gooooooooooooooal!!!!!

It was a very fun birthday!

Pictures by Grandpa!