Halloween!

Well, this was the first year that James was REALLY into Halloween. On the very first day of October we received a costume catalog in the mail and went through every single page looking for the perfect costume. He said “no” to everything EXCEPT for a bright green turtle costume. Of course, the catalog already had it on backorder so the quest for the perfect green turtle costume (with a shell, of course) began. We went to five Halloween stores but didn’t have any luck. Most of the cute turtle costumes didn’t fit my oversized toddler since most of the kids his weight and height wanted to be super-heroes. I finally went online and found the perfect costume that would actually fit! We received it in the mail 1 week later and he was quote, “so excited, turtle is here”. James wore his turtle costume at least once a day for the whole month of October. He loved every bit of T&T on Halloween and avoiding any of the houses that looked “tooo scary”. BTW, the picture with Daddy on James' back is suppose to look like Daddy giving James a ride on his turtle shell. And of course, he then had to ride Daddy's back :)

oh yes, he has his own jeep now

Well, leave it up to daddy to get his boy a motor jeep. I'm not sure who was more excited, daddy or james? James drove down the street to show his friends, matthew
(4yr) and makayla (3yr) and they all took turns driving it around the street.

New Jersey

Peter had a business trip in Princeton and I thought, why not join him and go to New Jersey to visit the family?! We had a great time and James enjoyed every day playing with his best bud/cousin, Lukie Pops! They were the cutest together. Holding hands, laughing, playing, and just loving each other to death! Here are a few pictures of our trip.

My boss and his wife are investors/co-owners in the Boston Celtics and they brough back James a cute little outfit for his birthday. Oh, and they thought he could use a sun hat so they bought that too. I know, it doesn't really match but I had to take a picture of all their gifts and send it to them. Here is a picture of my "big baby" that was taken by my mom in June.

Here is a recent picture of James. And guess who took it? Uncle Michael! Our big boy will be turning 2 in a couple of months. He loves Caillou, Wonder Pets, playing hoops, soccer and most importantly he still loves.....FROG!

Training for March Madness

Check out his moves. Villanova is planning on recruiting him next year.

Yoda!

Mom and Dad came from New Jersey for trick-a-treatin and James loved every minute of it. We had a full day which included visiting Madrina (god-mamma Jeannette) in Willow Glen so that Uncle Mike could do a halloween photo shoot. In the evening we went to Tait Street in Los Gatos for some T&T. The street was closed for the evening and there were tons of people dressed up! It was a good time.

Mr. James is ready for winter!

2 kids + hot weather = POOL TIME! (oh and some wagon riding too)
Here are some pics of James & Abbie having some fun in the sun!

Last weekend we went to Carmel with the family. James got a kick of Uncle Joe boogy boarding. He couldn't stop laughing when Joe would wipe out! Some pics of James, Nana (Brifi), andMom. Joe is boogy boarding in the ocean somewhere!

James' First Birthday

Our little boy turned 1 this month. Time really does fly by. We had a small party with the family and James enjoyed all the attention, new toys, and eating the cake. Grandpa and Grandma from the east coast were able to come to Cali and join in on the festivities. It was a beautiful afternoon. James had the biggest grin on his face all day.

Uncle Michael does photography on the side and took some fantastic photos. These are only a few.

Michael Hunter Photography, http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaeljhunter/

Uh-o....he discovered the toilet paper.

Just like Daddy!

Look at me! I'm just like Daddy!

Chillin w/ Dad & Sam

Can't beat a nice morning with my golf club in hand and hanging out with my two best buddies, Dad & Sam. Life is good!

Vroom! Vroom!

We celebrated Grandma's (Vovo) birthday yesterday morning at Hobie's. James insisted on driving there.

He really said Mama!

We have it on tape!

Easter Gift Basket from NJ!

James & Daddy

Peter tries to get home every night for bath time. When he does James loooves it. Peter will wear his shark or froggie hoody towel and dance around for James. He cracks up every time. It even cracks Mommy up! Here is a picture of Daddy and James after getting out of the bath and getting dry so that he can snuggle into his pajamas for the night.

Day at the Farmer's Market

James, Peter, and I took a stroll down the hill from our house and into downtown to the farmer's market on Sunday. James loved watching all the people walking around and enjoyed the band that was playing. We found a nice spot in the shade to eat lunch and nibbled on a couple of fresh strawberries. After lunch, James walked around a little bit and spotted a little black bird! He loves birds...every time he hears one chirping he watches intensely and says...bird! Here is a picture of him smiling at the little black bird.

First Steps!

All right..they were really hi ssecond set of steps...but that's because it took a minute to get the video cam and turn it on! James at 81/2 months.