Baby, it's cold outside

The Brins have had an exciting December so far. After weeks of false starts, Aaron started crawling, and it's now a whole new world for him -- and for mom and dad! He's also been pulling himself up and loves standing. We traveled to New York for Ruby Fefferman's baby naming and had lots of fun seeing friends (and introducing Aaron to his future wife.) We survived our first big snowfall of the year -- and are still digging ourselves out! Last but not least, Aaron celebrated his first Hanukkah and kicked off the holiday season at his daycare with a holiday concert. Pics here.

Thanksgiving in Florida

We spent a fabulous week with Lory's family in Florida over Thanksgiving. Aaron met lots of aunts, uncles and cousins, saw the ocean for the first time, and had a great time hanging out with his grandparents.

Pictures of our wonderful vacation are here.

Halloween!

Our little bumble bee had a blast during his first Halloween (although the candy will have to wait until next year.) We went to Boo at the Zoo with friends and also attended a Halloween party. Aaron had a great time participating in the Halloween parade at his day care. As an added bonus, we enjoyed a visit from Aunt Inie and Cousin Gwen over the weekend as well.

October fun

Fall has officially arrived, and we have been thoroughly enjoying ourselves. Katie and Lory spent their first weekend sans Aaron, traveling to Montreal to celebrate their 5th (!) wedding anniversary. We had a blast when Katie's college friends came to DC for a mini-Michigan reunion. Aaron has been getting more and more mobile -- his favorite new trick is log-rolling from one side of the room to the other -- and eating lots of finger foods. Pictures here.

Months 6 - 7

The past month has been an eventful one for the Brins. Aaron celebrated his six month birthday, and Katie and Lory marveled at how quickly half a year has gone by.

Katie went back to work in early September, and although Aaron misses his mom (hopefully!!), he loves his new daycare. We went to Chicago to celebrate as cousin Mat renewed his wedding vows with his lovely wife, Megan. Also, Aaron celebrated his first Rosh Hashanah with friends and family. Aaron is growing by leaps and bounds!

Avocado lover

Aaron has been eating lots of new foods lately. Pears and bananas are some of his favorites, but one food he is not fond of is avocado. See the video below. Maybe he just needs some tortilla chips....?

Vacation in Michigan

Aaron had a wonderful time at his grandma and grandpa's house in northern Michigan this summer. He spent almost a month there with his mom, and dad joined for the last 10 days. We went on hikes, swam in the lake and spent lots of quality time with family. Aaron also enjoyed a number of firsts, including his first roll-over and his first solid food -- rice cereal, delicious!!

Pics of our adventures are here.

This is what summer is all about.