Colin x 2009.

While the adults rang in 2009 getting sore from Wii boxing, Colin got close to a cute, younger girl.

Meet Ava.

Looking Cute in Hats.

A friend of ours made Colin some winter caps.  It may seem wasteful for an infant to have more than one hat, but have you seen how cute Colin looks in hats?

He looks so cute in hats, it makes me wish he had more heads.

Immodesty in Las Vegas.

Turns out, it's not just the girls who show skin in Las Vegas.

Colin arrived like this:

But left loving to do this:

Christmas.

We spent Colin's first Christmas as a (very small) family. On Christmas Eve, Colin got to open one present. He chose this one, from his Grandma Gini and Grandpa Dave. The reward for being smarter than the box? A divinely soft chenille snowman, which kept the 14" of snow we got company.


On Christmas morning, Colin took his first plane ride - to Las Vegas, to spend the rest of the holiday with my family. It was a really turbulent flight. On one side of Colin was me - holding my head, closing my eyes, and trying to imagine what it felt like not to be queasy. On the other side, a poor, poor woman whose imagination wasn't as good as mine, who was throwing-up in the appropriately-named bag that the airline gave her. But Colin loved the plane ride. As far as he was concerned, his dad gave him a 45-minute pony ride on his knee. Colin wants to fly more often.


While we were in Las Vegas, Colin hung-out with his Grandpa Steve, his JoJo, and he got to meet his Uncle David and cousin Ellie.

Proper Sleep Attire.

Learning the art of sleeping in over-sized t-shirts.