One? One?! ONE!

Well, Sonny's now a one year-old! But first, some pictures from Thanksgiving & Aunt Kate's birthday... hosted by Grandma Chris!

Sonny & Mom working together

Peter carves it up

Sonny, Mom, and Lee G. break bread

Happy Birthday Aunt Kate!

Losing steam after dinner

Ladies' man

We started Sonny's birthday with some much-needed tickles in our pajamas. There's not much a laughing baby can't cure. We were joined by the rest of the family later that day for appetizers, cupcakes, and some drinks. Sonny wanted me to extend a thanks to everyone who was there, and those who couldn't be there.

Ha!

birthday boy after the birthday bath

dressed to kill

"thanks for coming, ma'am"

a career as a cobbler? you've got to be kidding me.

so many birthday kisses

Sonny with his first, first cousin (see tummy below Sonny!)

just shy of thirty inches!

Daddy, so tired

more birthday kisses from mama-bear

yes, he does... yes, he does.

Woo hoo! Sonny's first rocking horse, er ah, rex.

Compliments of Grandpop Bob's power tools and paint brushes.

Once again, thanks so much to everyone for their generosity on Sonny's birthday. It's been an amazing first year for an amazing young boy. We want to thank everyone again for all their help, love, and support during the best & worst of times.

Pre-Turkey Day Warmup

Just a quickie to get some recent pics up for display. Notable events included a trip to NYC / Central Park, intro to acoustic guitar, football discovery, and first steps!

Oh yeah, AND Sonny's first face-to-face with a giant Elmo (who was a little too big for Sonny's taste).

Not a very good picture, but an important milestone - Sonny's first unassisted step! Followed by a tumble in Walter's direction - I'm not sure if Walter is capable of recognizing the first day of the rest of his life, but this is likely a key moment.

Caged heat - so adorable in his hooded, striped supersuit. Adults everywhere are jealous.

We think we've discovered the cure for Rutgers' not-so-great start to the football season - and now he wears it for every game.

More music!

Central Park with Aunt Sal!

More pictures coming soon from Sonny's first Thanksgiving - until then, hope yours is a great one!

Plumber? I didn't call a plumber. Candygram!

A very happy Halloween one and all. An old Saturday Night Live skit taught us a valuable lesson - don't be tempted by the lure of the dolphin, particularly if that dolphin can't find its way out of a river.

http://www.spike.com/video/land-shark/2802070

For Sonny's first Halloween, he went as that very land-shark although much less scary and predatory.

Mom and grandma Chris couldn't hold back the emotion during the parade... wait 'til graduation!

It was a weekend full of family - grandma Chris spent some time at our house after the parade on Friday.

Uncle Kofi and the soon-to-be mama bear, Aunt Hillary, came by on Saturday evening before we all went down to Rumson, NJ to celebrate grandpop Bob's birthday on Sunday morning.

Happy Birthday Grandpop!

So many events, so little time!

Boo!

Another action-packed week or two... so many pictures it was hard to choose. I'll just start from the top and leave you with a Halloween teaser. About two weeks ago, we were tipped off to a trail in the woods. Sonny jumped into his backpack and off we went!

Shortly thereafter, Aunt Sal came by with a very special suprise - Sonny's first pair of Vans. These are the original checked slip-ons, identical to daddy's first pair. Thanks Amanda!

There was a nap in the living room with Dad, and a precious moment caught on video with Walter - that boy makes some strange sounds!

We were all invited to Anahita's 2nd birthday party - we saw some old friends, and Sonny made some new ones. Thanks to Roya & Matt for inviting us - a truly great time was had by all!

Then we stopped by Jen, Scott, and Roxy's for a quick hello on our way home from the birthday party / autumn harvest festival. Congrats to the soon-to-be newlyweds!

Finally, I leave you with the aforementioned teaser... "Plumber. Candygram. I'm just a dolphin, ma'am."

We're gonna need a bigger, more adorable boat.