First Cardinals Game

Espen went to his first Cardinals game on Easter Sunday with us and Grandma and Grandpa Vogel. They got Jason a Pujols pack for his birthday, so this was the first of several games Espen will be attending this season. It was quite cold and windy, but other than that, we had a lot of fun. Espen really enjoyed looking at all the people and doing the wave. He got a free stadium giveaway bat, and the Cards won! Hooray!

Here are some pictures:

Happy Easter!

I know this is really late, but I wanted to share some pics of Espen's first Easter. It seems weird that his first Easter would fall after his first birthday, but whatever. We were going to give him his Easter surprise in the evening because we had such a packed day, but Espen had other plans. As soon as he woke up, he made a beeline for his basket. The Easter Bunny left Espen a big basket of eggs filled with his favorite snacks, like Cheerios. He is still playing with the eggs.

We went out to breakfast with Grandma and Grandpa Vogel, Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa Vogel, Aunt Katy, and Cousins Heather, Brian, Chloe, and Izzy. Then to the Cardinals game (see other post). And we finished the evening at Jason's parents' house for dinner.

Here are some pictures:

And this video is so funny and cute! Espen was so proud of himself.

Additional 1 Year Pictures

As promised, here they are:

HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY!

Espen is a big one-year-old today!

He had a great birthday! We went to the Mills to visit the Easter Bunny (who Espen wasn't too sure about) and get his picture taken at Kiddie Kandids. I wanted to post those here, but the CD they gave me was for the wrong person. I'll have to go back and get the right one. We also rode the little train at the mall and Espen got a big kick out of that. And we visited the toy store where he picked out a birthday toy, a ball. It was a fun day. We have a small family party planned for him the week after Easter, so I will have to post the obligatory cake pictures after that. Here are a few photos from his portraits we had done last week.