A year ago tonight....

Heading to the park at Dovercourt for some fun. I turn 1 this week, so I need to have fun while I'm still young.

Mom shows me how to have fun!

Playing in the waterfall at Dovercourt Park.

Last Victoria Day my folks planted a garden, and that night they went to the hospital to have me. What a whirlwind!

It might be early in the season for corn, but it isn't too early for Arlo to be trying his hand at the cob. We might have a new favourite here!

Freedom!!!

Awwww Dad! You aren't gonna let anyone see these pictures are you?

It is almost impossible to believe that a year ago tonight Jenny and Ray (with their trusty sidekick Tiiu) spent the entire night at Ottawa Civic awaiting the arrival of Baby Arlo! This has been an incredibly long year in many ways (if you compare the waking hours of this year with the waking hours of any previous year for either Jenny or Ray it is a was a longer year), but in many ways it is hard to grasp that Arlo is turning 1 on May 25th (just a few

hours away as I type this). In this time he has taken his first breaths, made his first sounds, said his first words, taken his first steps (since one month he has stood, and since seven months he has toddled, but he still won't let go of a finger or hand or pantleg to walk fully alone), eaten his first solid food (loves everything you give him, but really goes for peas, blue berries, and cucumber), eaten his first handful of dirt(and second and third, and...), taken countless road trips, flown in his first airplane (he has taken 11 flights in his 12 months of life!), visited his first new country (USA, Fijii, and New Zealand), shared his first kiss with a girl (there are quite a few to mention, but his main crushes are Daisy and Lucy, though he also has eyes for an older girl named Iris who sometimes helps look after him). He has had a busy year. Arlo frequents many places in Ottawa, and gets out to a pub, patio, or restaurant once a week at least. He is a regular swimmer at local pools in the city, he has taken part in music classes, attended a half dozen or more concerts as well as outdoor festivals, he is well recognized by the community at his papa's school where he drops in frequently. Arlo has packed a lot into this year.

Playin in the Rain...

The weather has been a bit damp the past few days, but this isn't slowing Arlo down one bit. One person's rainy day, is another's day of adventure, as he shows here by having a grand old time with the puddles on his driveway. Note that his brand new MEC raincoat did a fine job keeping his top dry, but all of his splashing, stomping, and sitting in the puddles didn't do much for keeping the rest of him dry. Needless to say he was right into a warm bath following this fun outing!

Arlo Rocks Out!

Arlo attended Churchill's "School of Rock 6 - The World Tour" concert this past Friday, and rocked out for the whole show. The School of Rockers sang 14 songs, and the whole concert took about an hour and a half, but he was moving and shaking for all of it. This was the second School of Rock concert he has attended technically, as his mom came to the show last year just over a week before he was born. This year he was able to recognize his Daddy onstage, and would have been quite happy going up there himself to have some fun.

Mamma's Day

On the day Arlo's Mamma went into labour she spent an afternoon doing some gardening around the house, so, in celebration of that, she and Arlo spent Mother's day digging in the dirt and doing some gardening once again.

Mother's Day Wishes

Arlo wasn't able to talk to either of his Grandmas on Mother's Day, but he sent along his best wishes for the day. He spent most of his day hanging with his Mom, in the backyard.

Happy Easter from Arlo

Arlo is enjoying his first experiences with Easter. He hopes that all of his friends and family are being spoiled by the Easter Bunny. His Grandma and Grandpa K. are way down south visiting Memphis, New Orleans, and Texas, and he is missing them, but he is sure that they are having a great Easter.
Arlo is having a hoppy Easter weekend. A quick trip to Lindsay to visit his Mamma's family, and then home to see if the Easter Bunny left him anything...

Too serious to smile for the camera. This is my eating chair, not my posing chair!

Gifts are fun and all, but someone has to help me with the ribbons and tape!

Splish Splash!

Bath time is one of Arlo's best times of the day.

He's always full of fun in the tub. Dad sometimes gets him a bit too riled up, and bedtime suffers, but boy oh boy can he splash!

I think he is trying to make a point here...

Tasty bath water!

Lucky thing that bedtime follows bathtime!

Hey there!

Rubber Ducky your mmmff!

I bet I can soak mom and dad!

Love the hairdo.

Ducky kisses!

All those toys and you have to play with that?

Water Baby

Arlo sure loves any chance to get wet. Morning sessions on the floor of the shower are fine by him!

This back scrubber is bigger than my whole back!!