Just like his dad

A man loves a drill. Cruise found one of his dad's toys and was fascinated by it. He was very sad when I took it away from him.

But then again, 10 minutes later he got into some of my makeup. =)

HALLOWEEN

Halloween was fun this year. Cruise was a tiger, okay, actually he was Tigger. And just an FYI, the tummy on the suit was stuffed--it added about 5 pounds to him. =) Eric and I did what we usually do: we wait 'till one day before and try to figure out costumes for ourselves that are as quick, simple, and cheap as possible. We're so boring. Maybe next Halloween we'll do better. We decided to be cat burglars. Or ninjas. We had gloves and a flashlight but on the way into the ward Halloween party someone asked if we were ninjas and Eric said, "Yep" and threw the flashlight back in the car. He was like, "Sweet, now I don't have to wear gloves or carry a flashlight." Whichever one people called us, burglar or ninja, we happily agreed to. My mask definitely looked more like a ninja mask because the eye holes were bothering me so much I had to make it into one big eye hole.

Cruise, on the other hand, was pretty clearly a tiger (=) okay a tigger), even with the hood off his head. His hair blended nicely. He even started growling a couple days before Halloween; I have no idea why.

The day before Halloween Cruise and I joined most of the other dental school moms and visited Eric at school for lunch. It was fun seeing all the kiddos running around in their costumes. The other kid-less students get a kick out of it.

3 Amazing Years

Eric and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary on the 14th. We didn't do anything extravagant, but we found a fabulous sushi place and enjoyed a Cruise-less night. It's funny, but I think one of the best parts of the night was actually coming home so we could see Cruise again. =) We don't leave him much.

Eric is the best thing that ever happened to me. I always say that he chased me until I caught him. I truly believe that I'm the luckiest girl in the world. I also tell him that life without him would be colorless, black and white, and that's not just because of his flaming, copper hair. =) I love you, baby. Thanks for making me so happy.

Catch-up

I haven't posted anything for awhile, so here's some quick recaps.

For our week off we decided to stay here and enjoy what San Fran' has to offer. It was fun playing tourist and taking it easy. Here are some pics from the Palace of the Legion of Honor.




We also got out to some neighboring counties. Marin is so beautiful. It's only minutes away but it is an entirely different world. It's great to go to a park out there and relax... let Cruise see some grass.



It was wonderful spending time together as a family. It was only a few weeks ago, but it already feels like it was last year!

Random pictures:

Cruise loves strawberries-
I love Cruise-

By the way, he took his first steps a few weeks ago, but hasn't progressed much since then. He trusts us to catch him too much. When we tell him to walk to us he basically takes one step and then a nosedive. I'll try to get some video for the grandparents. Another funny thing he's been up to is mimicking our words out of the blue. Then we won't be able to make him say it again. One time I said, "That's insane!" And he said, "sane." This morning after we said "Amen" to our prayer he said, "men." It always catches me off guard.

Just in the last 2 weeks he's definitely grown up quite a bit. He's being very outspoken about what he wants to do and doesn't want to do. He throws little tantrums. Eric and I keep exchanging looks like, what happened to our sweet, sweet child? He is still sweeter than sweet, but he's acting like other babies now. =) No offense. Up to this point he hasn't been like other children. Haha. Is that not okay to say? I guess Eric and I are finally rubbing off on him.

Oh, and I LOVE baby gates. Thank heaven for them.

Baker funniest home videos

I haven't posted this until now because this video makes me embarrassed. I look like such a bad mom--first I accidentally kick Cruise in the face, then the recliner I'm sitting in pops out at the very end and decks him, also in the face. It's just so funny that I had to share it. Cruise is fascinated by my hot pink toenail polish and is laughing while he tries to grab my toes. The TV happens to be playing a song that climaxes right at the face-wallop. My favorite part is that he laughs as he gets decked, and then smiles afterward. Enjoy, and please believe me that this was a rare accident!

Just some cute photos

I actually found him asleep like this! He's holding a teddy bear and that's the only thing between him and the play-pen. The picture doesn't do it justice, really. Of course when I moved him he woke up.

Cruise and James.

Still got some rolls.

Mom, I tried to have this up for your birthday. It was all I could do to get him to look at the camera; all he wanted to do was tear that paper apart. =)

White Coat Ceremony

I'm way overdue getting these pictures on here. Here are some photos of Eric's white coat ceremony. Eric's now seeing patients in clinic. Another step closer to getting out of school!

Eric posing for his picture with Dean Ferillo after being presented with his white coat.

We even caught the former Dean, Arthur Dugoni, walking by!

Eric and some of the other second years.

Me and some of the other second year wives. They have made this whole experience sooo much more fun! You guys are great!