11 Months and MOVIN'

Max turned 11 months yesterday. Today he celebrated by taking his first two steps. I can't believe that he actually went to sleep tonight...he is SO excited about his new skill!

Things will definitely not be slowing down around our household any time soon.

Park City

We had a great trip to Park City with Max's friends Mimi and Oren. The four days were a blast and All Things Baby were front and center. Besides playing with his friends, Max got to spend some quality time in the pool. It was awesome for Jeremy and I to catch up with Kate, Brian, Adair and Barry. Here are some pics. There were three major things missing....our friend Oscar and his parents Shannon and Matt. Can't wait for the next quad-fecta get together.

Father's Day 2010

Father's Day morning, first one ever...Woke up on our own, no clocks - just me and Max and Lee and lounged around the house. Max gave me a picture book of our family, very very cool and Lee surprised me with a rocket box for the top of the Subaru (she knows how much I love to be organized!)
More than any of that, being home with the 2 loves of my life was the best way to start my new favorite holiday :)
We later drove up and saw my folks in Olympia. Jeff and Tracy and Ruby there too. We had a great day and a great meal in the new pizza oven.
They say when you have a kid you're life will never be the same. Well, that's kinda obvious I guess, but I could never have imagined how different and special and wonderful each day is with Lee and Max, and being a father and partner with them. I absolute love it and love them, Happy Father's Day!

June 2010

Early June in Portland, spring is kinda here, racing is well into season, Max is 8 months and has his first best buddy and girlfriend. It's been kinda crazy, kinda busy, and super fun over the last few weeks with a trip to San Francisco, a hop into the bay for Escape from Alcatraz, and a visit from friends to Portland. A few pics to document the fun and chart the growth of this amazing kid!
Max and Oscar hanging together in San Francisco

Escape from Alcatraz. Great race, great day, great team!

Max and Mimi spending quality time together in Portland...The wine is not theirs. Promise.

Blue Lake Sprint Tri 2010. Jeremy 13th overall out of 588 and my favorite cheering section of all time!
This kiddo does something new and amazing every single day. He's crawling, pulling himself to standing, exploring everything, and can climb stairs, seriously. To the top!

May

Max is busy growing, learning to crawl and visiting friends and traveling to San Francisco and Sun River. Here, he's helping get ready for Albertina Kerr's gala and masquerade ball. This morning, he was busy practicing standing on his knees as we unpacked from a weekend of fun and training with the team in Sun River.

Coming soon: photo highlights of all the fun our family has been having!

Spring Fun

The past two months have flown by for us as we've settled into life with Max and both of our jobs in full swing. (Read: What were we thinking when we created this blog thought we would have time to update it regularly?)

We couldn't be having more fun! Max changes every week -- he's on the verge of crawling, cut his first tooth last weekend and is trying all kinds of new foods.

Next week we head to San Francisco where Jeremy has his first and last big race of the season, Escape from Alcatraz. Max and I can't wait to cheer him on and FINALLY meet cousin Oscar, see Aunt Shannon, Uncle Matt, Aunt Tash, and the McKinney family.

Just to show proof that we haven't simply been neglecting our blog, below is a video link to some highlights of Race for the Roses -- one of my main events for Kerr and Jeremy's volunteer gig. A pic from Race weekend is above.

http://blog.shieldsfilms.com/post/541639928/race-for-the-roses

A couple more pics: Easter egg hunt in Aunt Joan's barn and yuummmmm sweet potatos!

Aunt Kourtney Comes to Town

Aunt Kourtney paid a visit over President's day weekend. The whole gang spent time hanging out and catching up. Kourt and I grew up next door to each other and have been friends for 32 years. Even though she lives in Chicago, she is a huge part of my life and charmed the pants off the Madman. Needless to say, I think we will be seeing more of each other sooner rather than later.