Game Day Baby

We don't normally let Mr. Finn watch TV, but c'mon, it was game day!

Time to cut the mullet

I've been putting it off for a long time now, but we finally got Finn's hair cut this weekend! We took him to the same place daddy gets his hair cut and he was such a good boy!

Before, during and after!

Deuce's Debut

Here's baby deuce, in all it's cuteness! We're not finding out the gender this time, just to leave a fun little surprise for the big birthday. We had our ultrasound a week ago and the baby looks great and is measuring two days ahead. Baby was sucking its thumb too which was super precious! I think it looks like me! ;)

Finn's new pet

Maybe it's just us, but Todd and I think this is hilarious.....daily, Finn will go into my bathroom, pull out my hair dryer and walk around with it dragging behind him like he's walking a dog or something and it cracks us up! We finally got it on video.....

Big boy chair!

So we've been talking about getting a chair for Finn lately for him to sit in because now that he's been sitting in chairs at dycare and it is just too cute we thought he should have his own seat at home (in our over sized large furniture house for extra tall daddy, and who am I kidding, not too long before Finn is 6 feet tall either!). And the rule is, when you buy something for the new baby you have to buy something for the older child too, right? LOL! So we bought a crib for "deuce" and then we bought mommy an ultra comfy upholstered glider and well we "had" to get something for Finn too! I think he loves it!

Not ready yet mom!

Bubbles!

We went to a children's festival in the neighborhood this weekend that included a mini-petting zoo, face painting, sand boxes, crafts and....Bubbles!!!!

We have a molar!

Mr. Finn has been chewing on EVERYTHING lately and so I stuck in my fingers to inspect and...a molar! He got one more new bottom tooth last week too and now a molar, for a total of 9 teeth! Thank you to whoever bought us the stuffed moose we can put in the freezer for him to chew on, it is his favorite thing right now! Poor guy!

More walking

One more....please tilt your head to the right this time...

Sideways Walking

Well, one day I will figure out how to edit videos....in the meantime please tilt your head to the left......

Maggie Play Date

Finn's future wife Maggie came over to go to the pool and have a playdate cookout. It is so much FUN to watch them play together now that they're both mobile and have so much personality! They had FUN splashing in the pool and Finn helped push Maggie around in his wagon, such a gentleman. He was however not happy when mommy picked up Maggie on her lap to read a book! Uh oh, we may be in trouble come January!

Nautical Finn

We rented a pontoon boat on Lake Lanier with friends for Labor Day weekend. We started out early and had perfect weather (after a stormy week thanks to Gustav)! It was a gorgeous day and so much FUN! Finn loves water so he loved swimming in the lake and being on the water. He was sooooo excited when we pulled up to the lake and was a little impatient while we got everyone ready to go, but had a blast once we got moving!

Baby Beluuuuga

We took Finn on his first trip to the Aquarium this past weekend! Uncle Reg was going to be diving in the Aquarium with the Whale Sharks so we joined along to watch the FUN! With as much as he loves water we thought for sure he would love it....he seemed to be more interested in the people and his stroller. But we got to see some Baby Beluga's and of course have people stare at us as we stood in front of the beluga tank singing our favorite Raffi song!

Finn is Bananas!

More Lakes Family FUN

Well some news that we are majorly delinquent in posting about.....

Finn is going to be a big brother! The big due date is 1/31/09!

Fire Truck

Just some cute pics from the park this weekend of Finn driving the fire truck!

Boys day out

Well, daddy took Finn on his first super big hike this past weekend with uncle Buzz! They drove about an hour and a half north of Atlanta to Panther Creek to go hiking. Todd and I had stumbled upon Panther Creek probably 3 years ago and had yet to go back. Its a gorgeous trail that follows a creek leading up to a giant waterfall and swimming hole. Its an almost entirely shaded trail as well and with the water the temps stay nice and cool. You can also camp along the trail! The boys went up for the day and by the looks of it, had a good time!

Poop in the coupe

Well, I've told y'all before that Finn is obsessed with his Cozy Coupe. This morning he's in the car and he's leaning out the window, for quite a while actually, and I'm thinking how cute, he's being a cool guy. I walk out of the room and when I come back, I smell poop. Upon further inspection though, I realize....he has pooped out the side of his diaper and there is now a large pile of poop...in the coupe. So gross. Lesson learned....keep some pants of any kind in order to catch the poop.

Stridin' Rite

So, now that Finn is cruising around, it was time to put some shoes on him! Which, by the way he is sooooooo not a fan of! He has been barefoot for so long, and I think definitely enjoying it so putting shoes on him now, is, well, interesting. The good news is that he will actually sit down long enough for you to put them on him, but then when you go to stand him up he is confused about now putting his feet down on the ground with these new accessories. So he'll sit indian style in the air until you plop him on his butt, and then he'll proceed to try to pull them off of his feet, grunting included. And walking.....well that is a whole other story as well. We're just going to keep trying with them and hope that eventually he'll get used to them! Here's the best picture I've got of them so far. We got him the basic little white stride rite first shoe, they are adorable, and this weekend at the park he finally scuffed them up a bit so they're not so blindingly white!

Moving On Up....

Now that Mr. Finn is starting to walk, he is going to be transitioning to the next room at daycare....next week! He'll be only taking one nap a day, eating all their tablefoods and sleeping on a cot! oh my! I'm totally nervous! I'm not mentally prepared to have such a big boy! When she told me my first thought was NO!!! I have no idea why, its not a bad thing but that just seems so scary! She did say that they would transition him slowly over the next couple of weeks so he won't just automatically start over there...but wow! I will say that I am excited that I won't have to pack his food for him anymore! His day will also have structure to it with activities and arts and crafts and outdoor play time. I suppose I should probably buy him some shoes now too! Wish us luck!

Walking!!!!

So a couple of weeks ago when I picked Finn up from daycare, they told me he'd taken some steps here and there. We'd seen him maybe take one or two steps on his own but very little progress. Last Thursday when I picked him up from daycare she announced "He took 8 Steps Today!!!" and then Friday morning they called me to tell me he had walked across the room! So while I was incredibly proud and excited and happy, I was also soooo sad because I had yet to see it. When we started daycare I knew things like this would happen, big milestones, while I was away at work. I vowed to just let myself think "the first time I see it is the first time it happens" and until now I had. But walking? That is just a whole other thing! It's so much bigger than rolling or sitting up or crawling....or at least it feels that way.

Well Saturday morning, we went to our buddy Liam's 1st Birthday Party (Happy Birthday Liam!!!) and lo and behold, he toddled around quite a bit! He's sooo proud of himself and so excited and a tiny bit scared, it is just so cute! So it will probably be a while before we can actually catch this on video, but you know we'll post it as soon as we do!

So we have a walker! I suppose its time to buy him some shoes! Woot woot!

Finn's new wheels

So when we got home last night, I plopped Finn down on the floor and went to put some things away in the kitchen. When I came back, here is where I found him:

I couldn't stop laughing because I've seen him try to get into the car before and it involved a lot of grunting and a little crying....turns out he has figured out how to use the door

Also if you say "beep beep" he will honk the horn! Cutest thing ever!

Growing Baby Boy

Since Finn was 1 week old, we decided to take pictures of him in the same outfit, on the same blanket and to really judge how much he has grown we needed a prop.....being from Indiana, a basketball only seemed fitting! Here's a slideshow of all of his pitures from 1 week old to one year old!

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Oh my, where did this year go?

It's a Finnabration!

To celebrate the big boy's day, we're hosting a Finnabration! Food, family, friends and FUN!!!