1st Birthday!

For Leo's 1st Birthday he has a few other first's: first crown, first balloons and first cupcake. Can you tell which one he liked the best? How fast the year has gone.

Belly rub!!!!!

After many months of Leo swatting, pushing and pulling at Day-z, she finally gets a little love from Leo. And Leo found it hysterical. How cute is a boy and his dog?

Progress

This is a big step up from the Teddy Puffs post from July.

Club Kid

Leo loves to listen to reggae and now he loves dancing to reggae.

OBX 2009

We rented a house on the beach in Nags Head, NC for a week in August. It was supposed to be with the Gray/Kourelis, Falk/Kennedy and Lewis/Schultz clans but Kat and Stacy went to Ethiopia to pick up their new twins. It was a chance for Popi and Leo to spend a lot of quality time together. Here they are both watching the sun rise over the ocean from the living room window.

Leo and Popi playing on the beach in their sporty swim suits. The surf was a little rough to swim so they had to make due with some splashing in a bucket on the beach.

Susie, York and Pippa spent the afternoon on a pirate adventure so the rest of us walked around Manteo and watched the fun as land lubbers.

Susie teaching Leo and Popi some words of wisdom. Not sure what it was but Leo looks scared straight.

Here is the obligatory group shot as we all get ready to go our separate ways. Kat and Stacy take their honorary place.

Yearly visit

Spent the weekend with Kevin, Liz, Farley, Casey, Tegan and Sue for a fun, sunny visit in Ocean City. They all met Leo for the first time. Unfortunately, Liz (taking her own pictures), Farley (playing in the sand) and Tegan (napping) were all missing from this shot.

Maine '09

Maine '09 was a command performance for all children and grandchildren as it was my parents 45 Anniversary! We didn't mind because we love to see my mother, father, brothers, wives, nieces and nephews from Mirman South and Mirman West in Maine. This day, my father decides to entertain Cole, Jay and Alex by watching the laundry in the wash cycle. For 20 minutes, they watched the whole cycle with a flashlight-they loved it! Leo came over to see what all the excitement was about.

Leo in his first adirondack chair like a big boy. He has some room to grow

Leo's not in this one but couldn't resist Alex, Zach and Cole checking our our lobster dinner.

Leo, Alex and Cole sharing one toy, in one chair-how well they got along.

Again, Leo's not in this one but how cute are his cousins.

Leo gets to sit at the bar for breakfast with all of his big cousins. This shot I stole from Aunt Caset's blog my3bestbuddies.blogspot.com.