Thursday, December 17, 2009

Finn's 6 month check up




At 6 1/2 months, Finn is 27 1/2 inches & 17 1/2 pounds. He started to sit up and just this week, his bottom teeth popped through.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Class Picture

This is Olivia's class picture- Buzz's room. It's not great quality because I just grabbed the image from online. Click the image for a closer look.

Monday, November 30, 2009

Mutual admiration!

Raspberries!

Thanksgiving Weekend 2009

It was a great Thanksgiving weekend- the first in our new city & new house! We started the day with a walk to breakfast/coffee. Olivia watched the parade on TV, where she saw all of her favorites- Buzz Lightyear, Dora and Yo Gabba Gabba. The Rubio's ( Bobby worked with Dean at Nickelodeon and now works at Pixar)  came over in the late afternoon and we had a action packed dinner! On Friday, Olivia watched Snow White in her Snow White costume, and on Sunday night we got a christmas tree! To see all of the pictures from our weekend, click here.

More fun the second time around

Thank you Trader Joes...

A Trader Joe's balloon provides lots of entertainment!

It has been a while...





Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Halloween 2009


We had a great Halloween! Olivia was a chicken (because we have 4 chickens that live next door) and Finn was a caterpillar (Olivia's costume 2 years ago). Finn is a little longer than Olivia was when she wore the costume, so it was a bit of a snug fit, but no complaining on his part. He went along for the walk, and Olivia climbed many steps to many front doors, said "trick or treat" and kept going "next house!".  Amy & Kurt (the newlyweds stopped in Oakland on their way to Hawaii) stayed at home and passed out candy. When Olivia went to bed that night, she said "I had fun trick or treating". I'm sure we will be covering more ground next year! To see all of the pictures from Halloween (pumpkin carving on the 30th and enjoying candy days after) click here.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Kurt & Amy's wedding weekend


We just got back from a fantastic weekend out east for Kurt & Amy's  wedding. We are so happy to have another sister-in-law. The sorority of 4 is complete! To see all of the pictures, click here.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Monday, October 19, 2009

Pumpkin Patch

We went to a great pumpkin patch last weekend. Hay bale maze, corn pit, cow tractor ride, animals... and pumpkins! It was a fun fall day- except for the fact that it didn't quite feel like late October with weather in the 80's. To see the pictures, click here.

Friday, October 16, 2009

Swinging!





Finn's favorite new activity!

Finn's up!



Olivia gets really excited when Finn wakes up in the morning. She hears him start to make noise in his room and likes to go in there alone- so that he sees her first- then she lets me know when I can come in. She then asks to climb into bed with him, hugs and kisses him, and likes to lay under the blanket next to him. It is quite cute!

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Dean's birthday


Besides the Red Sox (and Patriots) letting him down, I think Dean had a pretty good birthday. We played in the park, and Olivia & I made him dinner. For all of the pictures, click here.

Hangin'

Surprise!

Since I knew Olivia had been really into painting at school, I picked her up an easel and had it waiting for her as a surprise when she got home.




Monday, October 12, 2009

The little artist


Olivia has been REALLY into painting. At school last week, she requested to paint, so they brought out the paints for everyone on her behalf. Sometimes, she even goes into the 3 year olds room to do it. Here she is showing off a painting in the kitchen.

First time swinging



Finn's first time swinging in the backyard.

New trick



Jump around




I had been looking back on Olivia's blog to see what was happening when she was Finn's age and I saw that she was in the jumper. I put it together while they were napping and Finn went in it as soon as he got up. He thinks it is SO much fun, and Olivia loves when he is in it!

Success!

Olivia has been doing really good on the potty. She goes usually about 3 times a day on there (#1 & 2)and is rewarded with a mini popsicle (or "popsi" as she calls them) or a jelly bean (which she calls "black beans").

Arimo Ave. block party




This was the 25th year of the Arimo Ave. block party. When we moved into the house we heard about how fantastic it was and we were excited to be a part of it. It lived up to the hype- good food, great neighbors and perfect weather. By evening, it started to get breezy, so we all put warmer clothes on and sat around the fire at our neighbors house. For all of the pictures, click here.

Finn eats! The video...


Finn is now able to polish off a bowl of food, no problem!

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Finn eats!

Getting ready for his first taste of solids. 

Olivia was very anxious to feed him.
First bites...


Olivia had so much fun feeding him and was so proud of her little brother!