1 Year: First Birthday

Today marks August's first birthday. I'm so proud of him, he's an amazing kid, and it's been an amazing year. I'm learning so much about myself, about life, about being a father. It's cliche, but I'm sad to see that first year go. He's already taken his first few uncertain steps, he crawls around like crazy, he's even has his first word—"dog!" (with the exclamation point). He's got a long way to go but he's come so far. I feel very fortunate.

11 Months: Perfect First Christmas

Today was August's first Christmas, and it couldn't have been more perfect. We're snowed under here in Idaho... snow has intensified dramatically since this footage was taken a couple of hours ago.

His big gift was this awesome sled Santa got for him. Here's some video:



And here's Santa herself, providing the locomotion:



The faster he goes, the happier he gets.



Perfect first Christmas. In 5 days he turns 1. What a great kid.

11 Months: A Tutu Retrospective

A few photos from when August's grandmother visited for Hawaii, about a month ago. "Tutu" is the Hawaiian word from grandmother.

11 Months: Bench Seating

What to do when you're tired after a long session at your new activity table? Why, just have a seat, of course. What are dogs for, after all?