B at the Pumpkin Patch

Yup, it’s been awhile, and even longer since I updated about our little one.  She’s nearly 10 months old now and is standing up on her own and crawling all over the place.  Walking is not far away!  Last Sunday we took her to pick out a pumpkin for Halloween and she did just that.  She’s the most beautiful thing in the world and we’re having the best time with her as she grows up.

As for us, I’ve been working up in Glendale a lot lately and Monique has recently landed a new job at Yamaha!  We’re excited about the holidays and can’t wait to celebrate a big 1st birthday in January!

Grub Box 3.0

So there it is.. I spend about 6 hours on it total, over 2 weekends.  It’s made from a couple of different types of plywood, a ton of screws, somce glue, and a few misc pieces of hardware.  It’s about half full for now, but we’ll make sure it’s good and packed before we leave for the trip!

There’s been a long gap in posts around these parts. The little girl pictured here is the main reason for that, of course. But I’ve also been busy with some side-work, sneaking in some fun here and there, and work work work. It’s all good stuff as our now 2-month old is changing day to day and we’re getting used to the patterns of parenthood.

Today we took her to the park to feed the ducks for the very first time in her life. Heck, she didn’t know what ducks were before today (and still doesn’t). We were there almost an hour before we headed back home to give her some grub. She likes to eat and sleep more than anything else. She sleeps like I do… a lot. In fact she’s slept through the night most nights she’s been alive. A chip off the old block!

For some reason I enjoy the funnier expressions on her face for photos. There are the sweet ones too, but I laugh every time I see one of her weird expressions so I chose one of those for this post. She looks like she’s wearing a military helmet in this one. Something out of Band of Brothers or something.

Wow! Today was the greatest day ever. We had a baby at 10:01am, the Chargers won their first playoff game in 13 years, and Ferrari announced the F2008. Okay, so one of those far outweighs the others, but all make them an even better day! Mommy, Daddy, and baby girl are doing great.

Yup, Rock Band was my big Birthday present this year, Monique got it for me. If you don’t know what that is then here’s the skinny: Rock Band is a game that lets one person play drums, another person play bass, yet another play guitar and a fourth person sing, all at the same time, it’s like Guitar Hero x4! There’s a bunch of great songs that come with it, and more available to purchase via download.  It’s a ton of fun and last Saturday night we had a bunch of family over to mess with it and celebrate my birthday some more.

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As promised, here’s some photos of the nursery so far. It’s close to being done, and may look exactly like this when the kid moves in, but there are still some things I want to get to. The cork wall is still there (excluded from the photos) and the ceiling fan should be replaced someday with something that’s a bit more appropriate. But other than that we’re very happy with how it’s shaping up!

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