Beach photos

LOTS and LOTS of fun pictures from the beach…

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We can’t wait to get some of these on the walls.

We’re back…

but we are not sure yet if we’re happy about it!  We all LOVED the beach…

Many more pictures to come…probably too many

I smell so good today!

I received this lovely little bottle from Sam this morning..

What a man. Love you, babe.

Next week, Sam will be playing a round here…

WOOHOO for vacation!

I’d love to know…

Ladies, what’s your all time favorite perfume?

Gentlemen, what’s your all time favorite golf course?

It’s back!

The Blossom Picture Page (ie. Shutterfly) is back in action. Flickr doesn’t have a purchase function so if you click the link to the lower right or here….Blossom Picture Page…you can check out the latest pics from our trip to Chicago and the 10 month photo fun.

I had an awesome meeting today

I spent some time with Joey Reiman from Brighthouse today.  Joey is incredibly smart.  After just 30 minutes one on one, he opened my eyes to a few things in a way I’d never seen them before.  My favorite quote of the meeting was…

Aliveness is the currency of leadership.

Joey speaks in a way that you know he loves his work.  Work is not work to him, it is passion.  AH!  I just loved it.  What a priviledge to have been able to tap the brain of such a gifted man.

And for those who visit purely for one reason alone…

10 months and lots of pictures!

Yesterday, Coltan turned 10 months old! And what a month it has been. He is becoming a little boy more every day. I’ve been proned to spontaneous boo-hoo fests when I think about how much he’s changed since the days of my itty bitty infant…ok maybe not so itty bitty. This month, Coltan has…

1. learned to crawl! He is everywhere. He covers ground fast, which also means that our home is now a seriously gated community.
2. Stands! He will pull up on anything he can put his weight on…furniture, people, walls. The first day he stood up in his crib, this is how he greeted me after a nap…
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4. Cruises! That’s baby language for walking around holding onto things.
5. Chatters. I think we have a talker.
6. Climbs! Coltan can climb the stairs. Oh my. This prompted a serious room rearrangement so that he couldn’t climb out of his crib or scale the curtains.
7. Travels! We took our 5th flight with Coltan. We visited my parents in Illinois. COltan was great on the plane. He cried for only a few minutes before he passed out on Sam. But, I think it’s only going to get harder.
8. Gives high fives.
9. Found his head and like to put both hands on his forehead and smile.
10. Gives big sloppy kisses.
11. Says, “byeee!”
12. Nearly bounces out of his skin when his daddy comes home.

I’m sure there is so much more, but I thought I’d just add some of my favorite pictures from this month to show you how much our boy has grown.

doing a little light reading

sleeping on the plane!

a new favorite toy

Cappy D and COltan doing the low crawl

bathtime!

We hung out with the Douglas fam last night and the kiddos took a bath. It was so much fun!!! And you MUST check out the pics and video on Katie’s page…click here.