First Haircut

We are back from Timmy's birthday and Christmas in NJ and readjusting to normal life here. The 1 year post will be up soon, but I had to write about Timmy's first haircut today.

Before:


Love the little baby curls...

He got to sit in a car and watch a movie while the lady fixed him up.




The finished product:

Timmy's ONEderful Birthday Party

Saturday was a day full of celebration, attention and presents for our little Christmas baby. First was Christmas with Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Kevin and Uncle Steven. Timmy was spoiled, as were Pete and I. Our entire living area was overrun with presents, and we now need to move to a bigger house or rent a warehouse to store all of our presents.





In the afternoon it was Timmy's first birthday party. Despite skipping naps and being completely overwhelmed, Timmy happily entertained lots of guests.





We played pin the star on the Christmas tree:



Timmy cried when he saw Santa (Kevin) again:


And he rocked his birthday suit, of course!



Too bad for him that was after his very first taste of chocolate. Timmy was a big fan of cupcakes, and it showed in his belly!






Our sweet little birthday boy had a good day and he still has 5 days to go until his actual birthday!

Fresh and Clean

We don't get much rain here in southern California. Last week was only the 2nd time it has rained since ... I don't know... April? A long time. It always throws everyone into a panic...no one knows how to drive in rain, every outdoor event is canceled and people get grumpy. I hate rain just as much as the next Angelino, but there is one thing that no one can argue with: a rain storm produces the best, most beautiful Los Angeles when it passes. Especially in the winter, you can see for miles and miles to the snow-capped mountains.

Our view from our balcony:



And from just up the hill where we live, looking out over the whole city to the Hollywood sign:




Happily, our sunny and mid-70 degree weather is returning so we can play outside and squeeze in some sunshine before our trip the east coast.

He is going to LOVE opening presents

With his birthday and Christmas sneaking up on us, Timmy is going to be ripping open some wrapping paper soon. I know some kids freak out with all the attention on them, and some kids don't get all of the hoopla, but I have a feeling Timmy will be going to town when it's his turn to open gifts.

Last week I brought up the big box of Christmas decorations. Timmy helped me pull everything out and then ripped ALL of the tissue paper that had been carefully wrapped around the fragile stuff to shreds. He had the best time.

Timmy ripping tissue paper from Lisa Ottomanelli on Vimeo.

Traumatizing

Don't expect Timmy to like Santa just because he's a Christmas baby.

Swearing in Ceremony #1

Friday we went up to Pepperdine for the swearing in ceremony to the state Bar of California at the law school. I was lucky enough to have my whole family there and some of my best friends. Timmy was even a dream despite it being way past his bedtime!

Thanksgiving Recap

A little late, but here are some pictures from Thanksgiving. We hosted our 4th Thanksgiving dinner, but this was our first with Timmy and that made it even more fun.

Timmy had fun playing with Uncle Kevin and Steven and Grandma and Grandpa. Pete and I had fun cooking until our oven broke. (Luckily we had our bbq for heating up leftovers). Timmy ate pumpkin pie and mashed potatoes for the first time.











We used our wedding china and crystal for the first time and experimented with a couple of new recipes. All in all, another great year!



What a difference from last year!