What a Difference a Year Makes

It's truly amazing how much has changed in a year. The first picture below is one I took of John and Sean watching one of Sean's first football games. I remember thinking then how much things had changed... John's football watching days would never be the same! But now, looking at the second picture below that I took a few days ago, it doesn't seem like so much of a shock :) Sean's found his place in the house and is right at home sitting on the sofa watching football with Dad.

Grandma Leigh

Grandma Leigh came to visit last weekend. She and Sean held down the fort Saturday evening while John and I went out on a fantastic date night! Sean was busy all weekend showing Grandma all of the new things he can do - especially how he can play the piano :)

Looking Out the Window

One of Sean's new favorite things to do is look out the windows downstairs. It just so happens that the height of the windowsill is perfect for him to pull up and stand.

Weekend Fun

We had a fun weekend - Sean got to meet baby Grant (who is 3 weeks old.... we didn't get a picture but he was adorable!) and play with baby Julia (they played so well together, it was so cute). Then we took Polly out on the boat for a nice Sunday afternoon ride. We threw her in a few times which was pretty funny.

Beach Vacation 2010

Here are some pictures from our beach vacation to Ocean Isle. We had such a great time - the beach was beautiful and the house was awesome. It's always so hard to sum up a trip in just a few pictures - there's so many good ones! Sean really enjoyed the beach (he loved eating sand and seashells) and his birthday party was a hit! Thank you to everyone for the birthday wishes, presents and party :)

Beach Pictures - Teasers

So it's getting late and I haven't found the time yet to organize all of our pictures from the beach so I'm going to post one of my favorites as a teaser....

1 Year Old!

Well I can't believe our baby is actually a year old. What a year! Sean has really started growing into a fun and loveable little guy and I honestly can't imagine our lives without him. Here's to many, many more birthday celebrations to come. We Love You!

Our New Toy

Well John's hopes and dreams have finally come true. I'm proud to say that we're boat owners! John has been looking for the perfect boat for, it's safe to say, about 6 years. Finally this little beauty came along.... we're SO excited. Sean test drove with us this weekend and seemed to especially love going fast :)

Best Friends

I'm starting to get very sentimental now that my baby is almost a year old. Over the past year he and Polly have certainly grown close. Here's a quick slide show of some of my favorite pictures of the pair.

I'm Walkin' (kinda)... Yes Indeed

Well we finally gave in. All recent research says that walkers are bad, they develop the wrong leg muscles and actually hinder infant walking rather than help it. Oh well! Since Sean isn't showing any interest in standing or pulling himself up, we thought a walker would be a good way to show him how much fun it could be. He seems to love it... he makes this funny laugh/squeal the whole time. I just hope our furniture can hold up ;)

Sean's 1st McDaris Reunion

Mom's 60th Birthday

It was a bit early, but since we won't be able to be in Maryland for my mom's 60th birthday, we were able to completely surprise her by having a chef come to the house for a wonderful dinner!

Recreating a moment, over 40 years ago! :)

Wait... the party's over?....................

11 months!

Trip to MD

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so here is our Annapolis vacation in pictures!

Naturally big babies

We're really starting to see how flexible Sean is and his lack of interest in standing. Last night in one of my weekly emails, I saw this:

"Naturally big babies—children who are clearly going to become tall and big-boned adults—sometimes take a little longer to learn to walk. They just have that much more body to learn to operate. In addition, large babies can be a little extra flexible in their joints and ligaments. They simply need to let their muscles grow a little stronger to control their joints and limbs well enough to walk steadily."

Interesting!

This weekend we went to a 1st birthday party for Sean's friend Ethan. The party was a lot of fun and Ethan is SO NICE... he hugged and kissed Sean a lot. It was so cute - like they decided they would be best friends for ever and ever. I don't think he quite understood why Sean didn't want to run around with him though :)

Lazy River