Thursday, October 23, 2008

Funny "B" Moments

Great Aunt Karlie sent a Michigan State sweat suit for his birthday - Go Spartans!

"What? Isn't this what YOU look like when you eat pasta????"



Here are a few seconds of Brogan "driving" the laundry basket around the house. He is just days away from walking, as he's taking more and more independent steps each day.





Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Brogan turns 1!

Where does the time go? Our little guy had his first birthday on Saturday and we were blessed to celebrate with family and close friends. My parents and sister flew in from CA and all the local family from both sides joined us, too. And of course, it wouldn't have been a complete party without my college roomies and families (we missed you Anna!)

We visited the Children's Museum with my folks and everyone had a great time. Maddie is at the perfect age and Brogan managed to enjoy some of the exhibits, too.




Maddie, Brogan, and both sets of grandparents (Lynn and Sue Lasswell on the left; Pat and Bill Meyers on the right)

All bundled up as we explored the CSU campus while visiting my cousins, Kaylee and Patrick

Fun at the museum!


Maddie wants to be a vet when she grows up, so this exhibit was perfect for her!


Madeline stayed very busy serving Grandma and Grandpa at the lunch counter in the museum


Nirvana for Brogan - a wall of balls!


The bumblebee cake Maddie and I made for the birthday party


The Lasswell ladies - Meg, Sue, and Erin

Maddie, Grace Wallace, cousins Amy and Emily


The birthday boy - he didn't make a huge mess of the cupcake, much to my disappointment!
Meyers family photo on Little B's big day



Sister Weekend in San Francisco

I got to spend a fabulous weekend with my sister in San Francisco 2 weeks ago. We had such a great time! We explored the wineries in Sonoma on Saturday and then spent our second day riding bikes around the city. The weather was perfect and it was wonderful to spend so much time with Erin.

Jordan Winery - built to look like a French chateau. We did a tour and tasting with food pairings and it was awesome! The best chardonnay I've ever had.
Inside the tasting room at Jordan Winery - note the delicious spread of cheeses. There's not much better then good cheese and good wine!

The sea lion insanity at Pier 39

View of the Golden Gate Bridge as we rode our bikes - we actually rode across the bridge and back as part of our self-guided tour!
Lookin' fine!
Alcatraz


Some of the vines at Stryker Winery - I had no idea the vines turned color in the fall - it was beautiful!