Strolling through the rows of vendors On Saturday, Mike, Christopher and I joined grandma Kathi for a trip to the Gilroy Garlic Festival. Grandma has lived in Gilroy for many years, and has invited us a few times, but we never made it down for one reason or another. Prior to leaving the house, I [...]
Archive of entries posted on July 2008
A potty training update.
(Note: I wrote this on July 20th.) When we began our potty-training journey a few weeks back, we started with the adult-sized toilet. For those of you who are about to begin this journey…don’t start with this toilet. We had some success, however, despite his screams as I placed his bottom on the cold, white [...]
We started potty training (in June).
(Note: I wrote this on June 30th.) As a stay-at-home dad, I have a few hours each day when I can jump online and connect with the world. One of my favorite spots is AtHomeDad.org. Here I can discuss issues relevant to parenting (e.g., dynamics of play dates, eating (or not)), or issues relevant to [...]
Adoption progress
Playing on the trampoline at Uncle Jim and Aunt Valerie’s During our trip to Philadelphia, we were contacted by our social worker from Adoption Connection. They have received our paperwork and are ready to begin the homestudy update. We scheduled an appointment with our social worker for Tuesday, July 29th. Within one to two months [...]
The Wedding
I now pronounce you spouses for life! On July 18, 2008, surrounded by family and a few of our friends, we got married. This day was significant for us for two reasons: 1) we were honoring nine years together, and 2) we legally wed something that seemed unattainable in our lifetime. If you would like [...]
Christopher’s baptism at St. Charles
Posing for a photo at St. Charles Daddy and Christopher pose for a photo just before the baptismal ceremony starts. Shortly after this photo was taken, the battery in our camera died. Since Daddy forgot to bring the charger, we were unable to take any photos during the ceremony. Ugh…
Christopher’s baptism at St. Charles
Posing for a photo at St. Charles Daddy and Christopher pose for a photo just before the baptismal ceremony starts. Shortly after this photo was taken, the battery in our camera died. Since Daddy forgot to bring the charger, we were unable to take any photos during the ceremony. Ugh…
Our trip to Philadelphia – July 2008
Riding the horse at Nana and Pop-pop’s We departed for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 3rd, just one day before Mike’s birthday. The flight to PA went well, even though Christopher only slept about one hour in total. Christopher experienced a few new things: Nana and Pop-pop pulled out some old toys that Christopher enjoyed (like [...]
