valentine's day hair cut

we cut the longer curls and bottled them so we always have the 1st curls -

simon held them and longed for days gone by...

happy and smiley and then apprehensive

and happy again.

seriously the shaving of the locks was a little traumatic - there were tears and very tight hugs while simon tried to climb up me to get away from the clippers

oh so handsome and then he spits up and has a costume change before books

valentine's day kisses

happy valentine's day - we forgot to wear red - a very low key sunday

simon leaves mama for another mama - again

simon leaves my lap for another lap - josie & addie

share their mama; I sing to myself.

big boy bed

simon looks so tiny in his huge bed

simon's 1st birthday party

simon had cake

and got to eat it, too

friends who dressed him in ribbons,

walked with him,

made crazy for the camera,

and played with him.

birthday boy & girl (nana's birthday is feb 2nd)

happy birthday simon - the musical

another fun day with nana

the day started with christie & eric rearranging furniture for music class,

then christie enticing simon to eat peas and brown rice,

then nana kissing on simon (he loves it - hopefully that will last for years),



then simon checking himself out before his friends arrive for music class,



then simon completing ignoring his mama and nana during music class
- he prefered to lean on another mama,

and finally a delightful excursion to costco so simon could go shopping in the winter weather. and a cold, rainy winter it is turning out to be.

nana visits austin for birthday celebrations

as soon as nana put opened her suitcase, simon climbed in to help her unpack. simon had a full day - a visit from friends, a trip to the airport, and a special week a head with nana.

simon's journey home day

simon came home with eric and christie at 7pm on february 3rd - very soon after that flecther, valerie & dallas came for the 1st view of our little boy. then 4 days later simon officially met fletcher. it's been a super fabulous first year.

only the gate keeps crazy crawler out

february 1, 2010 - simon's 1st birthday!

simon amuses us while we sing happy birthday to him. he will get cake on february 7 at his b-day brunch - we are mean, but not that mean. well actually see below and you can decide. be kind, please.

after all the festivities of the morning - birthday banana and

singing, simon visits the doctor on his 1st birthday. he's

happy, though, that he gets to hang out with dad for the day.