Feliz Cumpleanos Abue!!!

Una abuela y apenas 40 anos!!!  Wow!  Celebramos en Oklahoma y disfrutamos de un gran desayuno.  

Feliz Cumpleanos Abue!

Too much Turkey

Ale had big plans for Thursday afternoon, but the Turkey got to him first.

Christmas Elf

Rumor has it that little Ale may be headed to the North Pole to help out this season

Happy Daddies

Josh and Lily, Steven and Ale.

Alessandro and the ladies

Mmmmm, post Thanksgiving meal, the ladies gathered around for a photo with Alessandro

Alessandro and Lily

Lily Ann Miller was born on November 17, barely two weeks after little Ale.  This is one of their first pictures together.  We are certain there will be many more.

Great Grandmother Jane

Alessandro got to meet his great grandmother on Thanksgiving!  She was delighted to see him and turned to Great Grandfather Shank and said "I want one of these, I just don't know how to get one..."

He loves his Vivi apparel

can't you tell?

Lola does too

cute

Nanny Baily

for those following Baily's involvement: yes, she keeps a close eye.

lets appreciate this head control!

yes, just 3 weeks old!

Dinner parties!

Liana stole some kisses early in the night,

and Josh had some good quiet (and very careful) Alessandro cuddle time. Nice

El Tio Paco

Paco has been curious about little

Ale, but sometimes feels a little left out...

Los Tiabuelos!

Llegaron los tiabuelos a visitar a el pequeno Alessandro. Estuvo muy contento y nos conto que ya queria mas visita para que le hablaran en Espanol!

Back in Albuquerque

We were afraid that when Ale came back he might be too big to fit in the sink...

Nope, he still fits

A new Seahawks fan!

Despite their loss on Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks gained a new fan, thanks to Uncle Dustin. Everyone is a winner!

Sleeping in Seattle

Oh, yes, he had a few sleepless moments at bedtime, but for the most part, he enjoyed sleeping in sunny Seattle (its true!)

Thanks Papa Charles, Nona Victoria, Uncle Xandy and Uncle Dustin for a great trip!

Still a good guy

Not screaming, just letting out a sweet yawn while cruising in Papa Charles's Dodge.

Thanks again, Xandy, for running to the store late at night for some extra diapers!

Different couch, same nap

He does just as they say: "Eat, Sleep, Poop"

Everybody loves a good black and white

More sleeping on the couch.

In the mood

Uncle Dustin surpassed his 5 minute mark of uninterrupted baby cuddling by a landslide 1 hour of sweet Ale sleeping on the couch. Nice work!

Salmon run

Alessandro also visited the Issaquah Hatchery where he got to see the Coho Salmon swimming upstream to spawn.

Station 71

Today Alessandro went out in the beautiful Seattle weather and visited Station 71 where he met some Xandy's firefighter friends, including Chief Dave.

Believe it or not...

even in Seattle, Alessandro spends most of his time sleeping.

Papa Charles

Papa Charles is getting a good arm workout swinging Ale around the house.

Here, Alessandro is deep in thought... "should I tell him that my diaper is leaking?"

Uncle Dustin

Uncle Dustin was pretty excited to make it home early from work to visit little Ale. Unfortunately, Ale's diaper habits have not allowed Dustin more than 5 minutes of continuous holding time... yet

Brekky

Alessandro decided to join us at the table for a full breakfast this morning. "May I have some coffee to go with my milk?"

Xandy n Ale

Xandy is amazed by Ale's tiny hands.

Xandy, Alessandro and Bradley

Very cute cuddling on the couch

Nona Victoria

Nona Victoria got a surprise at school when Alessandro arrived unannounced. The class was very interested and one boy asked "what is that?"

Uncle Xandy and Bradley!

Bradley is a mellow dog. He likes to check on Alessandro and give him kisses.

Uncle Xandy

Alessandro really likes his Uncle Xandy and the big dog, Bradley.

Airplane ride

Alessandro got on his first airplane to go to Seattle to visit Papa Charles, Nona Victoria, and Uncles Xandy and Dustin!

Face-off

I can barely match his intense glare...

Bathtime fun!

His first real bath! He loved it!!

Between the sheets photo shoot

Thank you,

Thanks everybody for all of the wonderful comments. We love to see that so many people are keeping an eye on our little guy. He loves the attention. Please, keep them coming, and if you have not visited lately, we would love to see you!

-the management

The Mamarazzi

The Mamarazzi cought Alessandro blowing indiscriminant kisses, but to who? Tune in later tonight to find out...

Auntie Lila

Again with the soothing touch

GrandCate, Auntie Carmen, Nanny Baily and Alessandro

Can anyone find Steven hiding in the couch?

More awake pics

There have been a few voices requesting more photos with his eyes open.

Is this open enough?

Motorcycle diaries

Thanks, Emil, for the cool hand-me-down motorcycle tee. It brings out my "James Dean cool."