Peek a Boo

R likes to play peek-a-boo with his blankie :)

New Teeth!

What a trooper! So Rutherford has been crabby the past week or so, with a bit of sleeplessness. But, nothing too bad - so I felt terrible when I noticed yesterday he's cutting two new teeth! Poor doober must not have felt very good for a while and I just chalked it up to him being a grumpus. What a sweet little boy to weather teething so well! We all went out yesterday and shared some Pinkberry to celebrate his new teeth (well... and I wanted fro yo).

Last weekend, Rutherford went to Penelope's birthday party! Our Kindermuisk teacher, Miss Annette, was there and led some singing and dancing for all the babies (six at this party!). R had a good time and got some fun scarves and a jingly jangly rainbow-ribboned bell thingie in his goodie bag. Awesomeo! Here's a few pics from the party:

Big Boy Shoes

Found some adorable sandals for R this weekend. It's about time he had some shoes, he's been my little barefoot hobo for so long. Now that he's getting a little more interested in walking, I also want to acclimate him to wearing shoes sometimes. He looks soooooo cute in them. Also, he didn't seem to mind them at all! I thought for sure he'd try to rip them right off, but he actually sort of seemed excited to wear them. How cute is he?

Getting Around!

Today, for the first time, Rutherford used his little push cart - standing up and walking! Until today he'd just push it along his knees. He was very proud of himself!

Fun with R

As we're settling into our second year with R, I just can't believe how much FUN he is. He and I have a great time together. I am so lucky to be able to spend this time with him.

Happy Birthday to Rutherford!

Today our little son turns one year old! We feel so blessed to have such a smart, sweet, fun-loving and adorable baby boy.

Yesterday we had a big picnic party at our local park for R. The Houston Grands flew in special for the occasion - and also brought Rutherford's great-grandma, Grammit! It is her first time visiting San Diego and also her first time meeting Rutherford, so we were so happy she could come, too.

So many of our friends and family joined us to celebrate R's birthday, it was a great day. 

Rutherford enjoys his cupcake - Grammy made him a yummy low-sugar banana-blueberry treat!

Neddie, Grammit, R and me.

The grandparents!

 Rutherford is super sweet and loves to share his cupcake.

Group pic :)

Happy birthday to our big boy - can't wait to see what the next year brings!