birthday #1!!

collin turned one!!! we are soooo happy that we got to celebrate with some VIP family members and collin's new friends. the weather was awesome, so we were able to eat outside ... next time we'll remember to take the cake outside as well. so messy!!! once he figured out that the cake was for EATING, there was no stopping him ... until we all felt sick and had to take it away. cake, balloons, pumpkin decorating, and lots of grandparents -- what could be better? nothing, according to collin!!

eleven months!

yesterday collin turned eleven months old!! you know what that means... party planning for his one-year birthday is taking over!! we are so excited for his pumpkin-decorating, hayride-riding and cake-smashing party!!! but on his eleven-month birthday, collin helped his friend sylvia celebrate her actual one-year birthday. sooo cute ~ musicians, wagons, sunshine -- it was a perfect party! here are some pics.

collin & the birthday girl






three babies pushing an empty wagon ;)


collin & zachary were partners in crime pushing the wagon all over the yard. awesome teamwork!


so, aside from ALMOST taking his first steps, collin has other new & exciting tricks. on our last drive back from michigan to philadelphia, collin learned to clap his hands to the beat of his favorite song (appropriately titled "clap your hands together." a cd that jason and i just can't get enough of either, lol!). he also points to just about anything and says "what's that!".... or something that sounds pretty close. i also think he says "look!" sometimes, but that "uh" sound could be, really, anything. last night we took him to a local mexican restaurant with mexican background music, and collin clearly started dancing in his chair. just to make sure, jason & i busted out some mexican-style moves and he tried to imitate us - he was definitely dancing! he is still waving bye-bye to everyone, and he points to pictures of babies on our refrigerator and says "jaja" .. (jackson), the bummer about this is that he didn't recognize jackson as "jaja" in person when we saw him last week!! everything that he is doing is SUPER cute and entertaining, and gosh, thank goodness for him for making me laugh so much!!

we're getting ready to move into our house!! the movers come this weekend and we are out-of-our-mind busy with getting the house ready this week. i wish collin could use a mop already ... but instead he's spending most of his days in the ergo-carrier and napping in home depot. sorry, bup! it will be over soon, and he will have more than enough room to crawl around. i will post pics of the new place on the blog when we move... maybe it will make me feel like you are all visiting!!

bye bye summer...

i can hardly believe that summer is over, which means that 2010 is more than half over, and collin is almost one! a year has never passed by so quickly!! as sad as i am about him "growing up", i absolutely love every age more than the last! so i'm excited about what he is going to be doing and babbling about next. here are some pictures of the highlights of our summer.... new cousins, daytrips to annapolis, a visit to yankee stadium for collin's first tiger's game, a weekend at the beach in avalon, nj; and then picnics, pools, and picking zinnias to pass away lazy days. bye bye summer... we will miss you!!!





day trip to annapolis - our favorite east coast spot!






philadelphia zoo
collin's favorite part was the ... chickens ;)




bubble time at gymboree


picnic in the park



tigers-yankees game in ny. go tigs!!










at the jersey shore. as much as collin loves the pool, he hated the ocean. lucky for us, he had a great time in the sand :)












picking zinnia's at a local farm with his friends


twins?? collin & jackson, or baby "ja-ja" as collin says




first ice cream truck...




new cousin - baby deangelo!


cousin kendall turned one!

hi grandpa trierweiler...

check my move -- real men cross their legs & float, right?

love you!!!