My baby turned one.

Yesterday was very bittersweet. Charles turned one. I love the baby he is now but the past year was the fastest of my life. Here is a little shout-out to Charles Francis Bacchus with a few pictures of the early months. Mom and Dad love you!


Stay tuned. . . soon we'll post party pictures.

The Tale of Two Cities

So the weekend we moved from Sacramento to Rocklin, Charles got an ear infection and his first molar. For a day or two the only thing he really ate besides nursing was . . .

POPSICLES!!

Then the medicine kicked in and he started sleeping again. In mom's bed, but at least he was sleeping better. Soon he was feeling better and getting into trouble again.

Here is part of the bathroom of our new apartment. Mostly I just like the picture.

Grand Finale

My attempt at posting videos. Note, the screaming in the first video is not Hooch.

July Wrap Up

July ended our stay at my parent's house. We moved from Utah to Sacramento at the end of July of 2006. We first lived with Tracy's parents for 8 or 9 months, and then moved in with my parents until the end of July 2008. While it was nice to live rent free for two years, we were anxious to have our own place again. Our stuff had been in storage for two years and we were beginning to forget what it is like to be on our own. I will post pictures of the new apartment and give all the details of the move in a later post. Here are some pictures of the last few weeks at Grandma's house.

Hooch likes to stand against whatever will hold his weight. He is getting good at walking along furniture and walls. Here he is looking at his reflection in Grandma's curio cabinet. He is trying to figure out how to get in there and play with those "toys".

Because Hooch liked to climb the stairs we had to constantly block access to said stairs. Usually chairs did the trick, but it took a lot of effort to bring the chairs in from the kitchen, so Hooch's dad thought the empty moving boxes would work. They did not. Hooch learned how to crawl on top of and over the boxes. Here he is starting his climb.

Here he is playing with one of the boxes and one of Sadie's toys. He liked her toys more than his own.

Hooch also likes to play catch. He sits and throws the ball to whoever is sitting across from him. He is getting pretty good too, although he is right-handed.

Hooch got to wear this outfit he got at one of the baby showers. It is my personal favorite.

I believe this is a picture of Hooch and his mom on her birthday.

Hooch getting ready to go swimming with his friend Nolan.

Tracy had a work thing in Emeryville (Oakland) and so we took off work and spent the day in the bay area. Despite almost losing the car, we had a fun time. We went to AT&T Park (where the SF Giants play) and went to the Giants store. Here is Hooch and the Say Hey Kid (Willie Mays).

Me and Hooch at Amici's East Coast Pizzeria. If you get the chance, you must eat here. Amazing.

Sacramento Zoo

In July, Hooch went to the zoo with Grandma Bacchus, Aunt Amy, Aunt Breanna, Cousin Landon, and Hooch's mom. I was not part of this event, and so I don't have many details.

Hooch and his mom on a bench. They are either taking a rest or posing for a picture.

Hooch's mom was getting tired of carrying him around, so they rented a hippo (hip, hip hop, hip hop anonymous...).

Hooch's new favorite food is ice cream. And why wouldn't it be? Ice cream is the greatest invention of all time!

Here he is giving the evil eye to whoever is taking a turn with the ice cream.

Hooch's mom couldn't resist the obvious Karate Kid impersonation.

4th of July Festivities

We began our 4th of July celebration in Rocklin. The Kelly's invited us to enjoy the fireworks put on by the City of Rocklin. Other than sitting next to the Malboro cigarette testers, we had a good time. Hooch had a good time even though he didn't quite stay awake long enough to see the fireworks.

Here is Hooch playing with his cell phone.

Hooch and his mom

Hooch wondering when the fireworks are going to start.

On July 3rd we had a BBQ and fireworks at my parent's house. The park across the street from their house has a fireworks show every year. We had a good time with our friends and the fireworks were decent.

Hooch and his grandma waiting for the fireworks. This time Hooch was able to stay awake until the end.

On the 4th we went to Andi's sister-in-law's house to swim and eat good food. Hooch was happy to cool off in the pool.

Hooch in a boat. He likes floating around.

Hooch and his dad. Hooch is into pointing, I guess we haven't taught him that it is not polite to point. He points at everyone and everything.

Grandma Busath with her 2007 grandkids, Hooch, Jill, and Cale.

"Technical" Difficulties

Despite what the last post says about a "real" update with pictures, it is just wrong, and I am pretty upset that the blog would make such promises, knowing full well that it just wasn't going to happen.

I, of course, have no good excuse as to why the update has not happened to this point and still will not happen. We are currently in the process of moving out of my parent's "basement" (I have always wanted to say that I lived in my parent's basement, even though they don't really have a basement). As previously mentioned, we are moving to an apartment in Rocklin. I am making the first trip today to get checked in and get all the paperwork taken care of. The rest of the weekend will be filled with driving U-haul trucks and lifting heavy boxes, and grocery shopping.

We are supposed to have our internet set up tomorrow, so there is a possibility that this blog will be updated by Monday morning. If that post happens, there WILL be pictures of Hooch; I promise. Speaking of Hooch, he is doing well.