Grandma Burkart's Birthday Party

So, it turns out that I don't have a knack for capturing the important moments on film. That may explain why I don't have any photos of Grandma Burkart on her birthday. I did get some other cute shots though, so here they are. We bribed Ezra to stay still by giving him some new cars just as we sat down. Jacob just needed a little reading material!

Yep, Jacob definitely has some Burkart in him!

Christmas with Aunt Zoe

Jacob loved the sweater Aunt Zoe made for him for Christmas!

Last Days of the Binky

Jacob gave up the binky in January, so here he is showing us just how cute he is even with a chunk of plastic in his mouth.

Dog

Here is Ezra with his beloved Dog. He now has usurped one of Jacob's loveys, Monkey, and managed to finagle the other back up dog, known affectionately as Other Dog. So now we have to round up 3 loveys every night!

Christmas Lights

We bundled up and took the whole family out to see the Christmas lights. This is a tradition we do each year with our au pairs, who are always astounded by the level of decorations people put up. We brew up a batch of hot chocolate and do a run through the Agnese/Holmes area, stopping at the Haney's, of course. Then head over to hogwaller to check out the ultimate house featuring a yard full of blow up decorations and Santa handing out candy canes.

December 2010

This hat is why I love the Waldorf School.

Thanksgiving 2010

Thanksgiving was in our new home this year. It's so exciting to finally have a house where we can comfortably host large family gatherings, even if the kitchen lacks a bit of space.


Here we have Valeria (standing on left) and the around the table Ezra, Dirk, Nikki, Morgan, Mom, Dave, Lillian. Lillian is my Dad's step-sister and Dave is her husband.

November 2010

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Bonding with Daddy. Of course our two year old is familiar with the ipad...

Jacob and Grandpa Laiacona during a visit in October.

Cherub

Here's my sweet little angel in a rare calm moment. This is also from October 2010. I love how his hair gets so blond over the summer. This is before I cut most of the light stuff off with trims.

I love this photo for two reasons: Jacob was loving playing with Morgan's beloved Bear, and lokk at how chunky Jacob looks! This is the fattest he ever got. (He's a little too thin for my tastes now, but we're working on that.)

Nothin' Like That Grin!

I finally have the ability to upload photos again, so I'm starting back in October and working my way up. Here is Jacob showing us why some of our neighbors refer to him as the happiest baby ever!