Timmy's Birthday Brunch

For Timmy's First Birthday party, we decided to have a fall, football themed brunch. The Bears were playing so it seemed perfect to have brunch, open gifts, do cake and then send the men to the basement to watch the Bears on the new TV. We haven't done much entertaining since the basement has been finished, so it was fun to have everyone over and enjoy the space.

Some of Timmy's current favorites are playing with balls, playing with cars, buses, trains, and airplanes and eating. He really loves food. He also learned to say, "juice" really fast when he figured out that Cate was getting some and he wasn't. I accidentally gave her cup to him one day and he sucked the whole thing down without taking a breath. Ever since then, he repeats the word juice in the morning until I give him some to follow his milk. He is a very sweet, cuddly boy and he is a great sleeper! On the other hand, he is in the cup throwing phase, loves to get into the dog food and climb into the dishwasher when I am trying to load it. He is not really walking yet, but he is taking a few hesitant steps before he reverts to crawling.

Two delicious cakes by Bee Bee

Timmy's First Birthday

We had Timmy's birthday party a day late (pictures to follow), so on his actual birthday, we took advantage of a cool day to go to the Pumpkin Farm. It was the perfect time to do it because as the season progresses, it can be really crowded on the weekends but for this special "preview" weekend, there was almost no one there. We walked around and looked at pumpkins and gourds, bought a few to decorate for Timmy's party the next day, went on the slide, rode the giant rocking chair and finished it off with apple cider donuts...the birthday boy's favorite part!

A Taste of Fall

You know that you live in Chicago when on a Tuesday you complain of the extreme heat and humidity and on Friday, you need a jacket. This Labor Day weekend has been quite Fall like but I think that we are ready for Fall around here...as long as it doesn't get too cold too quickly. I have just started to get Cate and Timmy's clothes organized for the change in season and cool days like this are a good reminder that they will not be able to wear their summer favorites for much longer.

Cate had the perfect occasion to wear her new black and white shirtdress and leggings tonight, so although it is really too long on her, and the cute flats I bought her don't fit, we broke out some of the new, cooler weather clothes and went out for dinner for Mimi's birthday. After a yummy Mexican dinner, where Timmy flirted with everyone in the restaurant and Cate watched the baby at the next table, we came back to our house for a fire and s'mores. Fall is in the air!

She loved going through her new clothes, especially the shoes!

Timmy is a master at pointing out airplanes. He does not miss even one which means that he often looks like this when we are out!

IPhoto is really amazing. I blotted out just about all of the graham cracker that Timmy smashed and wiped into my shirt