Hello Hello!!!

My baby is gone!  I have a toddler now!!!

What a year!  I can not believe that he is one now!!!!

He is such a good boy!  Last night the phone rang and he said "HELLO"  It was so cute!  He really understands everything now.  It is just amazing how he get it now.  He loves to talk about the fans and the lights!.  He says Daddy, Mommy, kitty, Addie (Atticus), Egg, Light, He signs fan and give me that! :)  AND a few more things that I just can not think of right now. :) He points out EVERY Fan or Balloon he sees!

We had a busy month.  He is walking 100% now! He is even running a bit!

Here is what we did last month!!!

Lots of pictures!  :) -
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April 3, 2002  - Playgroup at our house!  Which is a great idea - it actually helps/makes me clean up a bit!

April 4, 2002 - Spent the day with Jena, Grantland & Liam Watson.  We walked around. Rogers Gardens - What a beautiful place.  Liam (2) Had to jump in the water! Of course he is such a wild child..  He is two and just can't help it! :)  - Survivor @ Angie's.
 

April 5 - Gymboree - Mike went up to LA and saw Liz's Show!

April 6 - Mike and Ian went to the Park and watched the ball game and played in the park  - I cleaned the house! :) - Mike went out with Alan!  I went to dinner and shopped with Angie & Gina.  I also went to Red Robin one year ago today!!! :)
 

April 9th - HAPPY BIRTHDAY IAN MICHAEL!!!

10am  - Picture at JC Penney  So cute!

11:22 - Ian turned ONE!

12pm - Photos at the Walmart REALLY CUTE!!!!

1PM - Off to Disneyland!!!! :)  Cline (My brother and his family were also there.  Just by chance! We had a wonderful time.  We rode a few rides.  the Jungle Cruise, Pirates of the Caribbean. - Ian met MICKEY MOUSE It was so so funny he was talking to him.  He would not stop.  He talked to him for at least 2-3 minutes.  I wonder what he was telling him.  We got it on video. It is priceless! :)   - On our way to leave we ran in to Pooh, Tigger & Eyeore!  Ian was so excited he just walked right up to then and hugged them .  He was talking and talking to them and touching their noses!  Pooh was so cute and hugged him!  Ian did not want to let go.  He came leaning back in to him! So cute! the Pictures are to DIE for!

6pm.  We meet Gina and Angie at the Cheesecake Factory for Dinner.  He slept right through dinner! Oh well.

7:30  -  Then we went over to Gina's and opened gifts and Ian had CAKE!!! SO fun!  He seemed to really like it!  He feed Aunt Gina.

What a wonderful day!  What a grand Year!!!! :)
 

April 12 - I went to have lunch with Michelle S & I locked the keys to Mike's BMW in the trunk!!!!! What a dumb blonde!!!! Mike had to come back and pop the trunk for me.  He was already over an hour on the way to Las Vegas!!!! If Mike did not come back they were going to have to tow me to Santa Ana!  I had Ian and the car seat to worry about.  Needless to say Mike was not happy!!! :)  What a great husband he is!!! :)  Well I had lunch with Michelle - then off to SD.  We stayed at my moms.

April 13 - 9am - My niece Jade (3) and my nephew Luke (5) each had a T-Ball game!  Very fun and funny to watch THREE year old try and play.  Very Cute!! - Aunt Gina drove down and watched the games and then we went shopping!!! :)

Pictures my mom took at the Ball Game!
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We went to Grossmont Center in La Mesa and ran into Andrea Rogers and Cori and Ruby Brooks (Dec 2000)!!!!  So Fun! Ian and Ruby were so cute together!!! :) Then of course we took Photos in the photo booth! :)
 

Then we went to Hillcrest and ate at the Corvette Diner!  SO fun!  Brought back so many fond memories of living in SD in 1992 together! :) Saw Missy Ballard :)  What a fun day! Later I went over to visit Michelle Gilmore Earp - who is due in June!

April 14 - Visit the Great Grandparents day!!! Saw Grandma Gallo, Nan, Brian, Grandma Judy & Grandpa Wayne, Nana & Papaw Miller! :) All of the way home!!!

April 15!!!!! One word!! MAGGIANOS!!! the best restaurant in the world!!!!  http://www.maggianos.com/   - Jason and Kari were down so of course we had to go there!  Alan and Jen were also there!  GREAT FOOD!!!!

April 16th - Walked around downtown Disney and went into Disney for a few hours! We only rode Snow White!  Ian was so happy to see Mickey again, he ran towards him and fell  - all caught on camera!

April 17th  - Playgroup (Met Angie during lunch and went to a HUGE Tuesday Morning! :) 

April 19th - ONE YEAR check up - Weight - 21.1 (50%) - Height -  30 1/2- (50%) He is just perfect!

April 20th - Mike and Ian went to the Park again!!! :) I cleaned!  Then we had a little honorary Robert Smith Fondue Party!  Angie and Gina did their hair up!!!! :) Very fun!

 April 21 -   Mike and I have been dating for 11 years now!!! Crazy!!! :) - Went to Grantland (7) & Liam (2) Watson's Pirate Birthday Party!!! SO much Fun!  Jena did a wonderful job.!!!!!  - Then we went over to Mike's parents house for dinner!

April 24th - Ian and I went to JC Penney and had our pictures taken together for Mother's Day Cards!  So cute!!!!! Wait until you see them- You have to wait since I do not get them back until later this week!!! I hate waiting!!!!!!  We also took pictures in he photo booth.

April 25 - Gina, Ian and I went up to Liz's and went shopping and to TEA!!!! We just happened upon this Tea Place. Liz said it was like "Tea Camping"  - Not the greatest service!  :)  We had a great day except for the hellish traffic on the way home!  We almost missed Survivor! Gina was kind enough to drive. :) 

April 26th - My dad retired from the grocery industry!   - They had a little party for him up in Arcadia - (124) He is going to do real estate full time now!  So if you need to buy a house in SD- call him!! -

If my dad did not get into the Grocery business -  me, my mom, my brother & Mike would all be working in a different industry's?  Crazy!  Who knows how different out lives would have been! .

April 27 - Down to SD.  We made Fondue for my mom and John! :)

April 28 - Michelle Earp's Baby Shower! So fun!  Mike and Ian went shopping!
 

- What a wonderful month - and a great year!!!!!! -
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 Lots of love,
Autumn, Michael & Ian Michael...

 

 

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