Brandon is one year old! We don't believe it either.
His celebration lasted the entire weekend and included a party, presents and his first taste of cake.
He liked it but didn't make too much of a mess. Maybe next year...
More first birthday fun is on Flickr.
Brandon's last Thursday picture is uploaded. We're stopping at one year, and it's a good thing we are, because he is getting very difficult to capture on camera.
You can see the whole past year of Thursday pictures on Flickr.
We can't believe he is going to be one year old tomorrow!
Evelyn and Brandon attended their first Major League Baseball game on Sunday afternoon.
Here is a list of highlights from the Rockies vs. Pirates matchup at PNC Park:
We took a trip to our annual local volunteer fire company's carnival last night. Although Evy did make some spin art, both she and Brandon were really only concerned with one thing.
The fire truck parked at the end of the lot. Engine 104. A glimmering beacon of red, white and chrome.
It's actually the same fire engine that has been there in years past. It looks the same but Evy sure doesn't.
This past Saturday was our annual visit to Kennywood Park and Evelyn and Brandon had a blast.
Brandon rode the train and his stroller for most of the day. He even fit a nap into the afternoon.
Evy rode a real roller coaster for the first time. She was tall enough for the Jack Rabbit this year and was excited just to be standing in line. When we rounded the first bend she even put both hands in the air in preparation for the first hill.
That didn't last long. But she did have a lot of fun - she can't wait to go on another one.
We also spent a lot of time in Kiddieland and watched Uncle Thad and Aunt Stacey ride the Skycoaster. The evening ended with some cold ice cream on a warm night.
Evy and Brandon packed a lot of fun into the three day holiday weekend. One or both of them did the following things:
Watched a parade
Ate giant slices of watermelon
Took a nap
Swam in a neighbor's pool
Enjoyed a picnic at the park
Ate Rita's Italian Ice
Attended a big family celebration
Chased a duck
Dripped popsicles
Made homemade ice cream
Ate homemade ice cream
Splashed in a kiddie pool
Stayed up past bedtime
Watched fireworks on television
Heard fireworks in our neighborhood while trying to go to sleep
More from our Fourth of July Weekend is on Flickr.
We went on vacation to Ocean City, Maryland, last week. Everyone had a great time.
It was Brandon's first ever trip to the beach. He was a little apprehensive about all of that sand until he found out that he could get a reaction from people if he ate some.
Evelyn is an old pro on the beach scene. She has perfected running towards and then away from the ocean.
Not content with the selection at the grocery store, Evelyn put her boots on and trudged through the fields in search of the perfect strawberry. Here it is:
Our Memorial Day weekend weather was beautiful. It gave the kids a chance to play outside and get summer started a little early.
Evelyn orchestrated three porch picnics in two days and Brandon had his first experience with a swimmer diaper. He really likes taking a bath, so we thought that he would also enjoy his first dip in the pool.
He did. By the time he was done splashing there wasn't a whole lot of water left in it.
Evy taught him some of the finer points of backyard inflatable kids' pool technique. You know - the beach ball spin, the bucket toss and the somehow get a pound of sand and grass in there.
Today was Evelyn's last day of two-day-a-week preschool.
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