Mateo - 8 to 12 months 

Mateo becomes mobile	1st campfire (in our backyard)	Our little bear - soft & cuddly
Our grumpy pumpkin on Halloween	1st fair and yes, that's a Miller Lite cup - empty of course!	Our little Spiderman with his side-kick, Clara the Cat Woman
Heartbreaking, isn't it?	Isn't he Cuban - jewerly and all?	Enjoying fall mums in CAT jacket, compliments of Uncle Chris
Wild hair day	Playing in the leaves and boy, do we have plenty!	Clara & Mateo exploring the Chicago Childrens Museum
1st haircut by Jack, the barber who has cut 4 generations of Ruffin men	Mateo explores Grandma's baking cabinet and finds powdered sugar	Happy eater... self-feeding is the best, even with Sloppy Joes!
1st Christmas	Celebrating with Abuelo & Abuela	Rocking out with cousin, Kelsey at Grandma V's Christmas party
Daddy & Mateo enjoying the downstairs fireplace	1st snowman - built by Mommy, dismantled by Mateo	Learning to use the toothbrush...no, it's not a chew toy but it sure serves as one!
The Ruffin family...one year to the day after our life radically changed!	Grandpa holds Mateo as he comtemplates his 1st birthday bash	Grandma shows Mateo how to really dig in and he appears to be loving every minute of it!