Corben 21 months

Corben loves to color pictures and use different colors of crayons

Corben loves to climb and play on Dad's tractor...

notice he is balancing with his feet up!! It takes Mommy a long time to get Corben out of the garage....

he just loves to play with Dad's tools and climb on Dad's tractor!

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New words: Pop (different than Papa), tractor, "I did it", mine

Signs: please, yes, and gives a hug for sorry

Fun at Pop & Nonie's house

Playing in Pop's yard with his new water fountain!! Watering all of Pop's plants....

it was more fun to water the grass and make mud puddles!

Nonie and baby Mason Kate
Pop teaching Corben the game of GOLFFuture golfer?

Carousel

Riding the carousel with cousins Eli and Noah...

during cousin Colby's 4th birthday party

Corben had a great time riding the horse on the carousel
Playing games with cousin Noah

Visiting Daddy's Fire Station

We went to Delano to visit Daddy at his fire station
Right after we got there Daddy had to respond to a "call"...
so away went the fire engine in a hurry!

Luckily is was a minor emergency and Daddy returned quickly to finish our tour of the station.

Daddy & Corben

Daddy & Mason

Mason's first visit to see Daddy as a Fire fighter!

Daddy and his kids on the fire engine

Our family at the fire station

Corben lovin' on his baby sister!

Daddy works at Station 34 in Delano

Daddy, Mason, & Corben

Daddy is a Kern County Fire fighter

Corben trying on Daddy's boots and turn-outs

Little fire fighter in training?

Animal Alphabet Train Book

Uncle John & Aunt Barbara gave Corben this great book....

best part is the animals are all finger puppets!!

Happy Halloween!

Papa John made GHOST pancakes for Halloween breakfast

Enjoying GHOST pancakes!

Our little MONKEY dressed up and ready for Halloween fun!

Happy Halloween!
We went trick or treating in Fresno's Tower District

Our little monkey walking with Daddy in Tower District

Trick or treating at the stores in Tower District

We saw many fun and interesting costumes

Little Mason dressed up and sleeping

The four of us trick or treating in the Tower District

Papa John came with us also...what a fun night!

Some bikers we saw while trick or treating

Happy little monkey boy!

Drinking his water after trick or treating! When we got home, Papa John walked with Corben & Mason to the neighbors

This little monkey LOVED his costume!!

Happy Halloween from the Hartnetts

Costumes

Corben....Our little MONKEY!!!
Mason....our baby SKELETON

Corben the Monkey, Mason the skeleton, and Cousin Colby as Iron man

Brother and Sister all dressed up!

Iron man & Monkey trying on their costumes!

Ready to run around and trick or treat.

Great little MONKEY ready for Halloween 2009

Sand box fun

Cousins Colby & Corben playing in the sand box