fall flashback

This Fall, Matt and I discovered several miles of walking paths that we hadn't realized existed.  One Sunday afternoon we headed out for a walk and I stuck the camera in the stroller as an afterthought.  It turned out to be a great photo session!

It didn't hurt that Bo had just received a pea coat and the hat/mitten set in the mail from Coco.

I think we took those in early November and I actually had them made into a Thanksgiving card to send to our families, since we couldn't celebrate with them.  Unfortunately the cards were late being delivered so I held the pics on reserve for our Christmas card if we didn't manage to get a family picture in time.  We did end up with a family picture so I framed the one of Bo standing by Matt's feet for the grandparents and had a couple of them enlarged for our gallery wall.  

So, lesson learned: when in doubt, bring the camera.  

38 weeks

He may or may not have been in his pj's at lunch time . . . just keeping things cozy!  

37 weeks

36 weeks

We are resorting to props to keep this child lying down on the ground for a minute.  He does love his dog, though!! 

week 35

So these next few weeks' worth of pics are a *representation of Bo at those weeks.  Perhaps we didn't quite get them done on the exact day over vacation.  Perhaps they didn't happen at all.  Perhaps one should think twice before committing to a 52-week project.  Perhaps I am revealing too much. 

cuckoo bananas

also, this happened.  

and this guy, too.

thundering cowboys

We were able to spend a whole week in Oklahoma this year!  It was super relaxing and fun to be with the whole family again after over a year.  We got off the plane, handed Bo to my mom, and took off for Matt's first NBA game, Thunder vs Mavericks.  OKC are some serious fans and the game was great, ending in a last-second three-pointer for the win.  And the crowd goes wild. 

 The next morning was family Christmas . . . and Bo played his roll as the star quite well.

Bo had tons of fun with his Uncle Rhino, Aunt Leesycat, Abu, and Coco.  He's so funny, making up all those nicknames.  

And Tucker . . . who seemed to be getting a little jealous of his small houseguest, but took advantage of all the toys lying about. 

One of the highlights for me was getting to meet this little girl: 

Miss Emily Enright!

We gave her this hood like all the Kenyan kids wear and she didn't want to take it off. 

Emily's Mama and I went to college together but it had been a year and half since I'd seen Johanna . . . and much longer since I'd seen her husband Danny.  Danny was doing a training program in OKC and Jo and baby Emily came down to be with him over Christmas.  We got to leave the babes at home for New Years Eve and go out, which is rare for both of us, and we saw them again when they came over to watch the Fiesta Bowl.  

Of course Bo was his wild self. 

 

This is Bo getting pulled away and restrained.  

And yes, Bo is in his new OSU fleece.

We also stopped by my mom's school on their work day so all of the teachers could meet him . . . 

Had dinner at a place where they blow glass . . .  random but interesting!

Good times.  It went too fast!  But now we're home again.  Our friend Lori and her little girl picked us up from the airport . . . what a nice welcome back to Long Island.