Reading a book "with" Grammy...

Christopher is listening to "The Night Before Christmas," narrated by Grammy (aka Shirley) in a recordable book, over and over and over...

Blue sucker = blue tongue

Denver Zoo in November!

It was too warm of a day in November to pass up a day at the zoo...

Halloween 2010

This year, our little monkey man got to do his Halloween treat-or-treating at Aunt Michelle and Uncle Trevor's church (Mountair Christian Church) with his cousins Ayla and Isaiah, as well as Grammy. His monkey costume was courtesy of Grandma Kozel - thanks again, Grandma!!
He "mastered" the games rather quickly, learning that if you stand about 2 inches from the bucket, your throw is much less likely to miss and you're much more likely to get lots of candy.

And he got a LOT of candy!

Trick or Treat Street at the Children's Museum

Right around Halloween, we got to go to Trick or Treat Street at the Denver Children's Museum. The kids played games and got treats - it was fun!

When we first got there, they got to ride on a little train ride...

And of course, played with trains...

Also got to check out the very cool bubble exhibit. Notice how Ayla (thanks to forward-thinking Aunt Michelle) was smart enough to wear eye glasses. Christopher did not (sorry, buddy) and we had a bubbles-in-the-eye incident, but he recovered pretty quickly...

Bowling for a treat...

Reaping the reward of his trick-or-treating...

Phil and Jenny's Wedding: Oct 23, 2010

The weekend of Oct 23rd, we all got to go to Phil (Brian's cousin) and Jenny's wedding in Chicago. It was a beautiful wedding and a great weekend with family!



The morning after we arrived, Christopher got to have breakfast with his Grandma and Gramps at the hotel.

Making silly faces for Uncle Steve...

If I do say so myself, Christopher looked very handsome in his suit!

He was a bit of a wild man in his suit, though. He was in constant motion all day and night of the wedding!!

Christopher and his cousins (Josh, Josie and Ben) got to do some treat-or-treating at the hotel (knocking on family members' doors). He was a monkey (appropriately chosen costume) this year - his adorable costume was made by Grandma Kozel. Thanks, Grandma!!

Enjoying some chocolate-covered strawberries at the reception. Let's be honest. He ate the chocolate, not the strawberries.

Gettin' down on the dance floor with Aunt Bonnie and Ben...

Admiring Gramps' tie (the tie is covered with pictures of all the grandkids)...

Spearing some pineapple before dinner was served...

A moment of down-time after treat-or-treating and before heading to the wedding...

Knocking on a door during trick-or-treating at the hotel...

Our little monkey man...

Aunt Bonnie is a great storyteller...

Thumbs up for the big boy!!

Christopher has done a great job potty training!! We started Wednesday (admittedly, the first couple days were a little rough), but he's a good 95% potty trained now. We're so proud of him!