Rose Orchards

 
We went to Rose Orchards yesterday with some other Yale graduate students and their families. We took a school bus up!

First order of business: order frozen custard and frozen yogurt! Yummy!

Christopher wanted to try some too.

So we let him...seemed to go ok even with his dairy/eczema sensitivities. I'm not sure if he liked it though, haha.

The leaves there were gorgeous!!

Christopher had a blast playing in them.

Here we are waiting for the hayride.

The hayride was really fun!

There were lots of fun things to do.

I love Christopher's expression, as if he's saying, "Oh yeah, I am large and in charge here."

Took the school bus back with a bunch of yummy apples!

Of Birthdays and Haircuts

About a month ago was Christopher's FIRST BIRTHDAY!!

We opened presents in the morning.

Christopher LOVED the balloons.

Kix! Yummmmm!

Big one year old.

Brand new baby broom. Christopher is practicing his martial arts with it.

Mowing the lawn.

He's gaining confidence walking....

Now for some cake! Alas, it sank in the middle.

At first, Christopher seemed like he was going to reject it. He held it out over the edge like he wanted to drop it....

Examined carefully....

Tasted a small bite....

Hmmm...pretty good!

Yummm!!

Oh yeah!!

Big bites!

Hello, is Christopher there?

His hair was starting to get long so we decided it was time to cut it. Some before photos. 

Aww such cute baby hair!

Now some after photos.