THE GREAT ESCAPE

Finally, Ethan has made it to the escape through the great chute. Looks like fun to me!

NOT MORE STEPS

Is there no way out of this maze...ah, until they finally reach the top.

MODERN DAY INDIANA JONES

It's not just about Ethan anymore, he has to get these ladies across the dangerous bridge of death, too!

THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES

Once Ethan finally makes it up the harrowing steps, he seems to be trapped in some bubble device...how ever will he escape?

THE ADVENTURE BEGINS

Ethan's getting the adventure of the playground down pretty well. Here, the adventure begins as he climbs up the initial steps toward the slide.

DESTRUCTO-BOY

Don't get in Ethan's way, or you may crumble like these blocks...he may even stick you in the high chair!

LIKE THIS MOMMY

Ethan shows mommy the intricate workings of his musical table.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?!

Need I say more?

BRUSHING MY TEETH

Ethan's getting the hang of brushing his teeth...now if we could only get him to cooperate when it's time to give the toothbrush back.

RIDING THE DINO

Ethan really likes to ride his dino, and he's getting better at getting on and off all by himself. He's also pretty good at rocking it himself.

ETHAN'S HIPPO

Ethan's getting quite a bit of mileage out of his Gobble and Go Hippo. Even though he doesn't really take any of the shapes out to gobble them up, he still likes to push the hippo around the apartment. He's become quite adept at understanding how to turn the hippo around and move in reverse.

This child is clearly up to no good.

Ah ha, you see, he wants to climb INSIDE the hippo.

GETTING BIGGER

This is the latest shot of Ethan. He's up to 30 inches and around 22 pounds. He's definitely getting bigger.

ETHAN'S FIRST KOREAN BIRTHDAY

So, the daycare wanted to give Ethan a first birthday party...and apparently a first birthday gift. Here, he's all dressed up in his Korean digs.

HOME AGAIN

Ethan did really well on the trip back to Korea. But, it did take a little while to get back on his sleep pattern...and to get his hair under control.

PARTY GUESTS

Ethan had all sorts of guests at his birthday party. They included Grandma, Grandpa, Mimi, Nana, and Pappy, not to mention his good friend Roman and his mommy Amber, and Sage and Cale and Amy all enjoyed cake and ice cream.

MMM...CAKE

So, Ethan finally decided the cake wasn't bad and he started eating it...

Until Daddy put his hat on, and that darn thing just had to come off!

ETHAN'S FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY

Ethan had his first birthday party at Country Cupboard. He wasn't quite sure about the cake at first, then he decided it wasn't half bad.

BABY BELLY

Tara and JR had dinner with their friends Bridgette and Chris while they were home. They were expecting a little girl in January.

ETHAN WITH HIS GODMOTHER

Aunt DJ got some good quality time with her Godson while we were home, here playing with Tara and Ethan.

FAMILY SHOTS

The families posed for shots, as well as the original shot of all the Shappell brothers and sisters.