After months of not being able to post due to a shortage of free blogger memory, I logged onto Blogger and was finally able to post!!

So...

Here are some highlights from the last few months (mostly fall)...just random cute pictures of Dominic.

I wrote this blog months ago, and just haven't been able to post it until now.

peach and pear picking at Bishop's Orchard.  Sept. 6th

He already loves to drive. 

 Playing at the beach near our house.  Lighthouse Point.  Sept 14

Sept 14

This sneaky little fellow grabbed a pepper out of the fridge and couldn't wait to dig right in.  Sept 24

Our neighbors are from Sri Lanka.  Dominic loves Amali and Amali loves Dominic.  Sept 26

Testing out his winter hat.

Don't let his tired face fool you.  This boy loves his spinach.  Oct. 5

Oct. 5

He wanted to keep eating, but was just too tired.  Oct. 5

He has starting to really enjoy emptying drawers.  This keeps me on my toes.  Oct. 7

He loves anything with wheels.  Oct 8

It's great to have a playground at our apartment complex full of toys.  Oct 8

We try to get outside everyday.  He really likes being outside.  Oct 12

We went to watch Yale's women's Volleyball team.  They are amazing!  Undefeated last I checked.  Oct 12

We have a picture of Dominic on this mascot several months ago...Oct 12

Dominic's first time in a harness...ok, it was still a little big, but he really enjoyed looking at the top of the big wall while swinging.  Oct 16

All bundled up so we can go play outside.  Oct 24

Getting ready for Halloween.  Oct 30

 He loves playing outside.  Nov. 2

And has discovered this slide.  Nov. 5

This is a little girl that I watch.  Nov. 5

Playing in his first snow storm of the year.  Nov. 7

He is loving stairs right now.  He just learned how to do it on his own.   Not to mention his awesome get-up.  Nov. 7

M-ovember

He thought it tasted funny

And then decided he didn't like it.

Wrestling with his friend Mikaal

Losing.

Defeated.

Celebrating his 11 month birthday.  Dec. 5

Celebrating his 11 month birthday.  Dec. 5

Celebrating his 11 month birthday.  Dec. 5

Celebrating his 11 month birthday.  Dec. 5

 Hopefully I'll be able to blog again and I'll do specific posts about my Golden birthday (I turned 28 on the Nov. 28th) and Thanksgiving.

No More Free Storage

If someone can teach me how NOT to burn through all my free memory on Blogger, that would be great.  I have been stuck at this point for a while now.  Hence, I have not posted in a long time.

This happened once before, and somehow I finagled my way around it.  However, I am stuck again.

Suggestions?

Fall Family Photos

Getting out to take some family photos this fall was tough.  Michael has been extremely busy and then got pneumonia, and then Hurricane Sandy brought the beautiful fall leaves whirling down around us faster then I would've liked.  Needless say, we were able to squeeze some in one afternoon...here are my favs.  Which one(s) do you like best?

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(Trying to throw the leaves in the air)

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If you had to guess what Dominic was thinking, what would it be?

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Shooting family photos on self-timer proved to be more challenging then I anticipated. Turns out it's tough to predict what kind of face your 10-month old will be making at the end of the 10 seconds.  Not to mention, it's hard to keep his attention on the camera when there is nothing happening.  Needless to say, I thought this one turned out pretty good!  Note to self--invest in a wireless camera remote :)

Hope you have all had a lovely fall!

DIY project-Car Caddy

I found this cute idea for a car caddy online so I decided to make one for my friend's son for his birthday.  The project looked easy and fast at first glance, but somehow I ended taking much longer than anticipated to finish it.  I was so proud of myself for finding all the materials laying around my house.

Here is the original:

http://homemadebyjill.blogspot.com/2009/12/cozy-car-caddy-tutorial.html

So, here are the supplies I wrestled up from the basement: 1 denim skirt.  1 snowman wall hanging.  1 black leather belt.  and 1 toddler button-up shirt.

And many days later...

TA-DAH!

  The green piece was originally the snowman wall hanging--I just painted it with acrylic paint.
And I opted to stencil his name instead of using numbers

When it's all folded up!

I have enough materials to make one for Dominic...however it may be a while before I can get to it! :)