Nico and the ribs

Nico had his first taste of ribs, and we think he liked 'em! We were at Johnny Rebs' in Bellflower, CA.

Nico's big into books

Little Nico is big into books... and he's got some big books too! Even before he was born, we read to baby Nico. Papa Robert really wanted Nico to like books form the start. Robert wasn't a big book fan when we was young.

And, well, it worked! Nico loves it when we read to him and loves looking at the photos. We all recommend Good Night Moon and Skippyjon Jones!

Nico meets Uncle Andrew and Aunt Sarah

Baby Nico holds no grudges even though Uncle Andrew made fun of his middle name: Peter. Andrew, and his soon-to-be-wife Aunt Sarah, had a staring contest.

Passport to Nico's travel

Nico's baptism is scheduled for Sunday, August 2 in El Salvador. In order to go, we need to get Nico his passport, and a photo is the key part of it.
After several failed attempts, we finally took our own photos and got them printed. This was the one printed, plus a few alternatives.

Isn't he cute?

Nico and the ball

Nico's got the passion for soccer in his blood. That's why I took some portraits with him and one of his Christmas gifts. It was good timing because El Salvador and Colombia are playing matches to qualify for the approaching World Cup.

Christmas photos

Happy holidays! We celebrated at home today and took several portraits of little Nico in some of his outfits. (The reindeer suit was a cute gift from a friend.)

To be honest, it took many, many photos to capture his cute smile... but it's worth it. Coby still looks pretty dang cute, too.

Nico Portraits

Grandma Marla asked if we had taken any photos of little Nico in the nude... if you think of it, we all have those photographs in our baby photo albums. So, in the name of tradition and pride, we took some portraits of Nico as we changed him in the morning.

The lighting was beautiful, making the green room so light and bright.

Dang he's cute!

Showering (Connie and) the baby

Thanks to our friend Cory, we had a wonderful baby shower celebrating our kid. Connie and I were honored with the turnout... thank you all for coming and caring.