toothy, goofy grin

Check out our one-year-old's toothy, goofy grin this morning. I got so spend some extra time at home with him before work and he was all smiles.

Notice he's folding his arms. For some reason he's been doing that a lot lately, not just when we coax him to do it to pray. He'll walk around the house with his hands clasped and arms folded, all the while trying to stay balanced. He's so funny to just sit back and watch -- a constant source of joy and entertainment.

visit from grandma amy

we were lucky enough to have my mom in town for a weekend in march after she spent a week in new york advocating for strong family values at the united nations. i wish i'd taken more pics but we managed to snap this before dropping her off at the airport. christian was obviously a little distracted during the morning bustle.

birthday balloons

nope. this isn't a picture from christian's birthday celebration. it's actually from the birthday party of his friend, ben bluey, who turns one this week. christian had a blast at the party saturday, with so much going on and ben was sure cute digging into his "elmo" cupcake that dyed his hands and face red.

i'll post pics from christian's big day soon. we had a busy week last week and an even busier weekend so i'm a little behind.

teaser: christian's one-year photo shoot

we just got a glimpse of a few "teaser" pics from christian's one-year photo shoot and i thought i'd share a couple. this kid totally cracks us up and danelle empey did a great job capturing his fun personality. can't wait to see the rest!

{christian's GQ pose...not sure how/when he did this but she caught it}

his birthday is actually tomorrow (thursday, april 8). my, the year sure has flown. i'm kind of in denial that my baby is really a very capable, sweet and stubborn little boy.