Mini Mini-Golfer

I hear this is how Tiger Woods started...

We weren't really so interested in getting the ball in the hole. It was much more exciting to get it back out.

We couldn't leave without hitting the arcade. Austin won over 100 tickets all by himself! And that is how we got our new plane.

This one. Right here.

Do You Know the Way to San Jose?

Because we don't. That's why Mommy has to drive us.




She knows where all the coolest things are... like the sculpture in front of the Tech Museum with all the balls and tubes and delightful things.























And she knows that lunch is extra delicious when you can watch the people walking underneath you from the Fairmont's walkway.



And she knows Austin must be extra awesome, because all the Fairmont employees commented on how cute he was, instead of kicking us out :)

Mom's New Year's Resolution

Mom was feeling guilty about the amount of time the tv was on, even despite the fact that we watched mostly nice, vaguely educational things for kids and not just slasher films and infomercials. So, inspired by various sources on the internet, she decided to spend 2012 exploring more activities appropriate for growing baby men. And she knew you'd want to see the results...

Today's activity was inspired by Play at Home Mom, a blog Mom was recently introduced to. She decided that one of Austin's Christmas presents should be a sensory bin. She went to the hardware store and got a largish, clear plastic bin and a big blue tarp. And this is what she did:



Behold, a garden of shredded paper, paper bags, tin foil, plastic cups, paper tubes, tupperware and spoons.


















This is such a great idea. I can think of so many cool things to put in there for him, and it would also be great for fingerpainting or other crafts.









And clearly, Mr. Austin approves.

(Some of) Mom's Favorite (and not yet published) Pictures

In no particular order! Because it are my birthday :)

First Blood

Why are you crying? Mom is the one bleeding. She needed a bandaid and everything. She's such a trooper.

A Very Sleepy Baby

In honor of sleeping through the night in his crib, here are some other places Austin has slept...


In the bassinet at the hospital (this is a yawn, not a cry).
























In our car seat (which we have already outgrown).

In Mom's lap.
















And in our own crib :)