Happy Birthday, Dada!

Ben's Birthday Dinner Party

Ben and I hosted a dinner party for about twenty people on Saturday. As it turns out, cooking for twenty is no small feat--while keeping a toddler happy, no less!--so the only photos I have are from before the guests arrived.

But just look at this delicious tenderloin we made! And of course, we had blueberry pie--two pies, to be exact. And an apple crumble pie to be sure I would please the masses. It was all delicious.

Date Night

Thanks to Isaac's favorite (Miss Gina), Ben and I were able to have a nice night out in Boulder to celebrate Valentine's day, Ben's birthday, and just us, really.

We had a delicious dinner at Salt followed by some cocktails at The Bitter Bar, which are both great places. And I enjoyed a post-dinner, post-dessert, post-drinks snack of Wisconsin cheese curds, because how can you pass them up?

Tantrums

You see what Isaac is doing here? He is banging his head against his block sorting toy. He became frustrated when he couldn't fit a block through the slots and smacked his head against the toy out of anger. He often becomes frustrated and screeches when something won't work the way he wants it to, but now he has taken things to a new level. Um, tell me someone else's one-year-old throws tantrums like this?

Happy Valentine's Day

Costco-sized Bruise

Well, Isaac sustained his first major head bump injury tonight. Thanks to the cement floor at Costco and the unfortunate simultaneous set down (by Mama) and tantrum (by Isaac), Isaac's head met the floor with a pretty solid thump. And this big blue bruise appeared immediately. Cue Google-search "concussion symptoms".

Daddy and Isaac Play Time