Professional Photo Shoot

I thought it was time to get professional photos done again, so I called the same woman who came to our house to do newborn pictures last September.  We met at Brushy Creek Lake Park - what a neat place.  They had an area with water spraying up from the ground.  I think it will be a fun place to take Dominic next summer to run around in the water.

We are really happy with the results. It was hard to get Dominic to smile, so I was a little worried. Here are the pics:

Funny Faces

Marcos took these pictures of me and Dominic last weekend. He had just woken up from his morning nap.  All these funny faces remind me of my Dad!

This one and the one below are really Mike Gerow.

 

Dominic's Birthday

I can't believe it's been a year since I went into the hospital and had a baby.  Although, I must say that it's hard to picture myself with that huge belly I once had.  And it's weird to think that it was Dominic inside that huge belly.

Dominic's birthday was Friday and we had his party Saturday.  What a fun weekend!  The only thing I would change about the weekend would be for the rest of our family to have made it.  But we felt lucky to have Ita (Marcos' Mom) in from El Paso, Tio Tony and Tia Judi came down from Dallas, and Marcos' Dad came in from Lubbock.  Oh, Andy's girlfriend Erin came from Fort Worth too!

We spent Friday hanging out at home.  After Dominic went to bed, Emmy and I got to work on the cookies.

This is what a 1-year-old looks like.

Ita!

Looks like trouble.

We hadn't made the cupcakes yet, so we gave him a piece of an ice cream sandwich for a birthday treat after dinner.

It didn't take him long to realize he loved it.

We made and decorated whales, lobsters, sea horses and starfish.  Could not have done this without Emmy!

Saturday we finished getting ready and then hung out and partied.

Black beans at lunch time. I'm not sure why he's making that face.

Dominic's Aunt Stef got him this candle holder before he was born.

He awoke from his nap to a house full of family.

Dominic and his bff, Cameron.

He forgot he was wearing the hat.

Gia came after her nap.

Looks like he was checking out her teeth.

And the flowers on her shoes.

Gianna and Dominic. Don't they sound like two little Italian kids?

Time to sing!

Please insert cupcake into my mouth. Thank you.

Love that face!

Don't touch my cupcake.

I can't believe I didn't take a picture of the food! Marcos smoked a brisket and a pork loin.  I think they were around 11 pounds each.  He also made lots of yummy sides (with a little help from me). After Dominic went to bed we watched the longhorns win.  It was the perfect ending to a fun day.