We’ve been kicking around the idea of re-decorating our downstairs bathroom with bath-time pictures of G.  I’ve also always wanted to try a “baby bathing in a barrel” shot.  So during our last trip up north, we emptied the dirt and flowers from grandma’s flower barrel, loaded up the car and found the nearest open field.  Here are a couple of our boy G.  I think one of these would look great on canvas hanging on our bathroom wall.

Note:  It was still warm in northern Wisconsin on the date these were taken.  Shows how far behind I am with proofing pictures of our boy.

One last picture from our G’s-turning-one birthday park session.  Shutter Momma took this one…it’s definitely one of my favorite shots of G-Money to date.  It captures so much of his personality.  Thirteen months old and he’s all the way a toddler.  And yes, babydom and toddlerhood are both words.

In honor of G’s one year birthday, we decided a photo session was in order.  Typically we bust out the camera at various times around the house to capture moments in our boy’s life.  But since first birthdays only come around once, we took G to a local park with the sole intention of having fun and taking pictures.  Here are some of my favorites.  While we indeed took these photos back on August 6th, as is often the case, life got busy and they sat on the proverbial electronic shelf until now.  So without further delay, here he is, G at one:

Momma captured this one:

We had G’s first birthday party on Saturday.  In the morning, it was looking like the weather was not going to be the greatest, but it turned out to be a gorgeous afternoon.

Here are a couple from the festivities.

By the time we got around to singing ‘Happy Birthday’ and eating cake, the little guy was getting worn out.

His actual birthday was Wednesday, so we decided to give him another go at eating his cupcake.  This time, he was a much happier boy.

Happy 1st  Birthday Buddy Boy!

One year ago today we welcomed baby G into the world.  I can’t begin to describe how incredibly FAST it has all gone.  It seems like just yesterday we were changing poopy diapers…oh wait, we’re still changing poopy diapers.  In any case, our G-Man is definitely much more of little boy now than he is a little baby.

Here’s one of G-money decked out in his birthday outfit from Saturday’s birthday blowout bash.  Don’t worry grandmas and grandpas, we’ll post some shortly where he’s actually smiling.  Note for mommy and daddy next year:  serve the cake before G’s normal bedtime.

Had to post some more from the beach at Rock Island.

Playing in the sand turned out to be the most fun we had at the beach.

One can never go wrong with a shot of sand covered baby toes.

Here’s our young baby surfer, dreaming about his next big wave.

Momma and G-money having a great time splashing around on shore.

We’re already counting down the days until next year’s camping trip!

We just got back from camping at Rock Island State Park, a vehicle-free island off the tip of Door County, WI.  We had a blast…spending lots of time hiking, playing baseball, watching spectacular sunsets over Lake Michigan, and of course, spending lots of time at the beach.  G-money is a water bug, and loved playing in the sand and in the water.  Here are a couple from the beach during our first full day on the island.

Only a week late, but eh.  We’re taking lots of photos this summer, just not finding much time to blog ‘em.  Here’s G-Money at his first parade, the annual Fourth of July parade in Three Lakes, WI.

1.  Measure carefully.

2.  Hammer the joists into place.

3.  Act cute and let grandpa finish the job.

I can’t figure out if our house reminds me more of the circus or the zoo.  Either way, we definitely have a monkey running the place!