Bennett's First Birthday

My apologies in the delay in getting Bennett's 1st birthday pictures posted.

Well to start off we can't believe Bennett is already a year old. This first year has flew by and in my opinion has gone way to fast. We celebrated Bennett's actually birthday just the three of us. On the morning of Bennett's birthday I made him his favorite breakfast. Cheerios... which I spelled out Happy Birthday for Bennett. Bennett and I spent the day hanging out with Aunt Julie, since her school was cancelled due to a snow day. Once Graham got home from work the three of us went to Puerto Vallarta for dinner. This is our favorite local Mexican Restaurant. It's our Cheers if you will. The adore Bennett and were thrilled to see him. After dinner we went home and ate (well mommy and daddy ate a birthday cupcake) a birthday cupcake from the Flying Cupcake in Broad Ripple. These are some of the best cupcakes ever!!!!

The rest of the week Bennett and I spent getting ready for Bennett's birthday party with all of his family and friends.

Unfortunately I don't have that many pictures from Bennett's party because I was so excited to just enjoy this special day. However, I am still waiting on some friends and family to send me what they took so as soon as I receive them I will get those posted.

Bennett's Birthday Breakfast

Bennett enjoying his birthday breakfast

Tired of wearing the sombrero at dinner.

Not really sure about his birthday cupcake

Bennett's favorite thing from his party... BALLOONS!!!! And I might add he is still enjoying them a week later.

A huge birthday smile!

The birthday boy walking!!!

To Hold You Over

A few random pictures from this past week to hold you over until I can post about Bennett's 1st Birthday!!!!

A smile that brightens the gloomiest of days!

Always finding a way to get into things he shouldn't be in. He managed to climb into this drawer and eventually get stuck. It was cute but I imagine this is just the beginning of the "getting into" and "climbing on" phase.


Exhausted from running birthday errands with mommy! We spent this week running errands and getting everything ready for Bennett's BIG Birthday Bash! It turned out great and I can't wait to share pictures and details of his first birthday party.

Happy Birthday, Bennett! Part I

Happy Birthday, Bennett!!

Lots more pictures to come! Stay Tuned...

Determination

"What's in there Mommy?"

"I see something I want."

"Got it!"

Already moved onto something else...

SuperBowl Madness!

In light of all the SuperBowl Madness here in Indianapolis, I decided to post a few pictures of Bennett wearing his Colts jersey! Either way with a Colts win or Saints win the Peelle household will be happy. We are looking forward to a great game with two outstanding quarterbacks and two great teams.

We hope everyone has a fun and safe Superbowl!

Oh Boy!!!

I am so exited to share with everyone that Bennett is walking!

Today we were walking around the house. He was holding my finger as we were walking from room to room. As we entered the living room, he stopped looked up at me and smiled with his ornery grin and let go. I thought he was going to sit down and crawl over to his toys. Nope, he took off walking. Walked about 15 steps to his toys and sat down and started playing. I feel very fortunate that I was able to watch him take those steps. He has been walking taking small steps here and there but not actually walking as a mode of getting around. After Bennett took his first series of steps, there has been no turning back. He is walking all over the place.

I haven't been able to capture him in the moment but here is a cute video of Bennett pushing around a Pampers box.

Due to inclement weather we postponed Bennett's 1st Birthday party. We are now planning to share this exciting day with family and friends on Valentine's day. So stay tuned we will have a lot of new pictures.

I will leave you with this picture! Bennett is always finding "trouble." Once we baby-proofed the cabinets he found his way into the fridge. How did he open the fridge door? Really?

Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year

Welcome 2010! Even though 2009 had it's challenges, it was a year to remember. I can't believe how quickly it has come and gone. And I can't believe how wonderful being a Mom is to this little guy.

Before I jump ahead of myself, here are some of the pictures from Christmas.

We spent Christmas Eve day at my sister, Amy and her family's house. As always, she did a wonderful job hosting everyone. We had a delicious spread of food, great company and we enjoyed watching Bennett and Sydney open gifts and play together. Bennett and Sydney are best buds. We are thrilled that they enjoy each other so much. Sydney is quick to remind you that Bennett is HER cousin. When we tell her that Bennett is OUR son, she disputes the fact that he is HER cousin first.

Christmas morning we spent at our house. Enjoying a french toast breakfast and opening gifts from Santa. Here is a picture of Bennett admiring all the gifts that Santa left the night before.

Bennett tearing into one of his gifts. Everyone told us Bennett wouldn't open his own gifts, but he did surprisingly well. He also enjoyed the tissue, paper and boxes more than his toys.

He looks pretty pleased with all the goodies Santa left. Later Christmas Day, we made our way up to Grandma and Grandpa Peelle's house. They hosted a get together with the entire Peelle side. It was great to see all the Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. The holiday rush was beginning to take a toll on Bennett. He just wasn't himself so we didn't stay too long and made our way home. He was fast asleep before we pulled out of the drive way.

Although Christmas has come and gone, all the preparation that led up to this exciting first Christmas was well worth it. Graham and I love experiencing the holidays with Bennett. It seems so much better.

Happy New Year!

New Year's Eve morning we sliced up some oranges for breakfast and Bennett went nuts. So we decided to give him a slice to see what he'd do. He absolutely loved them. Although, when we cut the pieces up really small and removed the rind he threw the bite sized pieces on the floor in protest. Independent and stubborn, not sure where he gets that from.

Such goof-balls

A big smile on New Year's Day.

Since Bennett has been on the move... Crawling, cruising, standing and pulling up on everything, baby-proofing the house has been a priority.

There were no New Year's resolutions made at the Peelle household this year, just a vow to slow down, take one day at a time and to enjoy this special time with Bennett.

Hope everyone has a great start to the new year.