The Next Pele'

Can you believe it's been a year?!?

Then- Now-

Christopher turned O-N-E at 6:08am this morning! I just can't believe a whole year has gone by!! He is becoming extremely active and toddling everywhere!! I can barely keep up with him! He weighs about 22 pounds now and is down to one bottle per day (in the evening), otherwise he eats grown-up food (and is even attempting to use a spoon- video to follow). His words include dad, dada (which means a lot of things), this, that, pupu (or some form of puppy we think). He said mama ONCE with meaning but that was it. He absolutely loves to bang things against the wall or window and throw as hard as he possibly can. He is ALL BOY! Charlie bought him a soccer ball for his birthday and he actually kicked it around the house for a bit (Captain Chris, eh?!- also video to follow).

For his birthday I took the day off from work. Auntie Lisa came to town to celebrate and we took him to the zoo. He had fun petting the goats and eating dippin' dots! When dad got home from work we ate chocolate cupcakes and sang happy birthday! = ) It was a great day!

He is such a blessing to our life! We can't wait to see what this next year has in store for him (& us)..... = )

Christopher's 1st Birthday Party!

Christopher had his 1st birthday party this past weekend. We went to the park and had barbeque and cake! Thanks to everyone for celebrating with us!

Walky McWalkerson!

Baby Steps!

Here's a quick clip of Christopher walking. I'll try to get a better one soon...enjoy!

Weise Family Reunion!

The Falcone clan went to VA Beach this past weekend for the Weise family reunion! It was so great to see my dad's side of the family...it's been way too long! Here are some photos from the weekend...

The parental units- Dad, Aunt Cec & Uncle Tom

My lovely family

Auntie RayRay

My cousin, Lindsey, and her daughter, Hannah (exactly 6 months younger than Chris!)

Christopher rockin' the mohawk!

My cousin's daughter, Emily (she turned 3 this past weekend)

Pap Pap

Pap Pap and Christopher with his shades!

Also, we attempted the beach (failed) and our community pool when we arrived back in Texas on Monday (semi-failed...he liked it by the time we left though!).

OH...EVEN BIGGER NEWS- CHRIS IS A WALKER! While in VA he stood up on his own and walked across the room to me. Since we've been home he's done it a few more times like it's no big deal. He still mostly crawls but it's just a matter of time until he exclusively walks! BIG BOY!

Next big vacay- Chicago/Valparaiso for the Schumann family reunion in a month! Yea!!