Ethan's 1st Birthday Party

We had Ethan's 1st Birthday party on Saturday August 28th at our home.

It was a blast & everyone seemed to have fun!

Transforming the backyard into a surf/beach themed ambiance was so much fun!

Pre-people

What an AMAZING cake!

Ethan's Elmo smash cake

Auntie Veronica, Ethan, & Grandma

Our Taco Man

Checking out the scene

The party planners!

That's the spirit Uncle Lance!

What a little Hottie!

Eating his birthday dinner

Ethan, Papa, & Uncle Joe

Uncle Leo lighting the tiki torches

Serious Ethan...

There's that happy smile!

Happy Birthday Ethan!

Little Sneaker

Does this look like the face of a sneaky boy??

He looks a little deceiving doesn't he??

When Ethan isn't throwing his food to Lady, he tries to be sneaky & hide his food next to him. It's usually not until we pull him out of the high chair that we notice his little stash of food.

What a sneaky boy!

Peek-A-Boo

Dominic loves to play around in the kitchen

Boo!

Playdate with Wyatt

Dominic & Ethan had a playdate with their friend Wyatt

As you can see, it is quite the task to get all 3 boys to look at the same time!

Lots of boys! Wyatt even has a little brother on the way...I predict many good times with rough & tumble boys!

Look At Me!

This is a little overdue... Ethan finally started pulling himself up on furniture & has started walking around the table! Hopefully he will start walking soon. He still prefers to scoot on his butt, but we've actually caught him even crawling a few times now too.

This sure is fun!

Irvine Spectrum Fun

We took the the boys down to the Spectrum for some lunch & fun

The boys loved the train

Dom & daddy riding the motorcycle at Dave & Busters

Ethan thought the motorcycle was hilarious

Shooting hoops like a champ!

"I'll Show You Guys!"

Some nights are a little like this...

Dominic refuses to go to bed, keeps coming out of his room, & then eventually falls asleep in odd places. We didn't even know he had fallen asleep like this until we came up to go to bed. Guess he thought he would "show us" by striking against bedtime.

Huntington Beach Pier

We hung out at the Huntington Beach Pier after meeting the Grieco Fam for breakfast

Ethan loved people watching on the pier!

Big boy trying to walk

11 Month Big Boy!

Ethan loves to explore every corner & area of the house

We've got 8 teeth now!

Doesn't he look so big!

At 11 months, Ethan still does not crawl. He actually has learned how to scoot himself around everywhere & is completely over learning how to crawl. He actually looks quite funny when he does this, but it gets hims where he need to go so he is one happy camper. We are hoping that he will just start walking & skip even learning to crawl. By this age Dominic was already starting to stand on his own & on his way to walking. We'll see about Ethan... He seems pretty content with the whole scooting thing!

Check Ethan out in action

Watermelon Time!

Dom & daddy checking out the strawberries

Waiting for the tractor ride

Ethan loved the tractor ride

Loving cantalope

Oh, but by far the best & sweetest treat!!

Can't get enough of this one & neither could his clothes!!

Mmmmmmm

Picking the best ones

Ethan chose this one!

Nice watermelons!

Is this not the cutest smile!?!

Good times

Which watermelon should we pick?

The boys had a blast! Can't wait for pumpkin time at the farm!