Whole new Ball Game!

Imagine the surprise to mom when she walked into my room and saw me SITTING up in my crib when I was supposed to be napping!!!





That was on Wednesday and the week was just getting geared up for new stuff! I am officially MOBILE! Dad thinks I am crawling, but it is really just like an army guy crawl. I am starting to get the hang of it and really pull with my arms, but I am not on all fours moving yet! BUT I do manage to scale the room rather quickly now. Today (on a side note) they bought me "my office" where I am to be headquartered during times of mild supervision. Some of you may call it a cage, but it is where I will be conducting my business of play, so please remember, it is my OFFICE. You can call me on my new toy phone to discuss it.
I also got to go visit Oma's best friend Gran and her husband Rick for a while after Gymboree Thursday. They were so much fun. I have pics, but mom has temporarily misplaced that camera...as soon as it is recovered, you will see how great they are!

NEXT: PLAY DAY FRIDAY!!!






We were so cooped up all week with the bad weather that we invited some friends over Friday to play. IT WAS SO FUN! We decided we want to do that a LOT more. We had a totally of 8 mommies and 8 kids. They are my friends from Gymboree, MOM class, and the Van Bovens came too!! Folks came and went and it was a lot of good times. You can tell we all had fun. Mom did a before and after shot of the room, but it is not worth showing, you can imagine the fun we had. We all decided that we owe a ton of our fun to the Post Family and in particular Parker for sharing all her amazing toys with me so that I can share them with other kids too! Thanks Posts!

Saturday was busy, not sure with what. Got to see Aunt Diane for breakfast and we ran errands for the rest of the day. I was so tired I fell asleep at the dinner table. Mom said I looked like her in her 8:00 am classes at college!

Today, the weather was nice and the SUN WAS OUT...so our poor puppy needed a run. She went to the dr. on Saturday and was officially dubbed, "almost too heavy"...so we are gonna get back in the saddle on exercising. PLUS my dad bought me a new jogging stroller that we are ready to try out. BUT I digress...we took Ched out for a stroll and I got to swing on the playground down the street.





Then later that afternoon we went to walk around the Shops at Legacy for a stroll around the fountain. We decided it was still a little too cold for an ice cream, but found lots of places we wanted to try out. Dad was interested in Taco Diner...I told him I go there a lot when we go see Mrs. King and Canaan and Colten.

WELL it was a long weekend and a long week. I am going to try a new music class this week on Wednesdays maybe, so that will be a lot of fun. It is with Mrs. Fenn and Natalie, they came over Friday. I'll let you know how and if that goes.
Have a great day!!!

Oh the HORROR!!!

First of all the horror of the -12 degree weather!!! We folks in the South are happy to have HOT Summers!








Then, the horror of that OT interception...would make anyone want to cry













But finally the EXCITEMENT of my Daddy coming home tonight and me representn' on the home front for him. I got your back Dad.

7 Months today!

As you can see, 7 months is much more fun than 6 months! Not only do I love this monkey, but I am climbing over him and pulling him out of my way to get to that stupid sign. I think I may not have signs anymore because it took 30 minutes to get just a few pics because I AM SOOOO BUSY. Busy and sick.

I have a newly discovered food allergy. I had to go to the late night dr. office at 9:00 pm because my face got all red and puffy and my lips were swelling and my nose was running a marathon. The drs gave me some benedryl "so mom and dad could sleep"...those doctors don't know me. I slept not long at all. But we do know now, there will be no kiwi on my horizon for a while.

Dad left this morning for the game. When he called us from the airport it was -10 degrees. He just called from the snowmobile...he says it "isn't too bad as long as no skin is showing". So, Good Luck with all that Daddy!
I miss him and am refusing to nap today (which is no surprise for those who know me well!).
Have a good weekend.
I can't wait to see my Daddy soon!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Yesterday was Daddy's birthday and we had a day! We're all sick, so it wasn't much of a day. We did go to Oma and Opa's for a birthday dinner. It was lots of fun. Aunt Diane drove in for it special! We are so glad to be with her again. Well, the ultimate gift has come his way!!! He leaves tomorrow am dark and early to go to the NFC Championship game. Lucky duck, well actually COLD DUCK!!! If you read at all, you know that Dad is a HUGE fan and when he got an opportunity, he JUMPED. Uncle Dave and he are making the trek up there tomorrow. After he gets there, they are driving up to the cabin North of Green Bay for some snowmobiling and fun. Sunday they are going to drive in early to the game and experience the whole deal to the max. He may turn into Putty and be a face painter, more on that later. The game is after dark and expected to be below 0 degrees with wind chill of at least -12. Good luck with all that Dad. Oh, BTW, he is still really sick, so he may come home with pneumonia. We hope not though! Anyway, he will be home late Monday night. I will really miss him, I am glad we got to spend his whole birthday together!
We'll keep you posted! Have a good weekend and GO PACK!

Win Some and Lose some

BIG WIN: me on Colten's 4 wheeler Saturday at the party...I think my Uncle Dave will let me try a go on his at the cabin soon when he sees how GREAT I am at this.




BIG LOSS: I got sick this weekend sometime and am now miserable and trying to get to the doctor tomorrow. Well, I am trying to get some sleep first, but it is hard to do when you can't breathe very well AT ALL!!!

I'll keep ya posted, but for now, I almost think the fun was worth it. That may all change if I get that dad gum RSV!!!

Playing Machine!!!

What a busy couple of days!
I apparently get so amped out playing that I work myself up so much I can't really sleep. OH JOY for the rest of you!
Here I am playing at Jack's house with Jack, Nathan and Ethan...none of the girls came to play, so it was just us dudes!




Then today, off to the party! Here I am with Daddy and Colten's mommy.


They have never met...they really didn't think the other existed and mommy was living in some fantasy world. BUT it is true they both exist and are both as wonderful as mommy says.



Finally, here I am with Colten the Birthday Boy! He's a cool guy. His brother Canaan is right behind us, also a cool guy. I liked this ball pit until i got all the other balls poured on me...that freaked me out and I melted down. I was one of the youngest at the party, but I did ride on a cool motorized little 4 wheeler with Dad's help...I think I liked it a lot! Since I practice chasing Ched on my car, I could hold on no problem. It was kinda funny to see me on this being so little compared to the others!!! I ain't scared! (except for those balls!!)

Back in the Saddle Again

This week has taken me some time to get used to and back to being my old homebody self. I have slept through the night again, am eating normal, and in general a really happy boy again. I have a busy day and weekend planned. Yesterday I got to start back to Gymboree in my new Level II class. It was a lot of fun. There are a LOT of kids in that class, but I know most of them and it was fun to see how everyone has grown up and doing so many new things. You won't believe it...Paige is in my new class again and I just sat and patted her mom Leslie's leg for a while...just seem to love that Leslie!




Then I went to Oma's to hang out for a bit. She and Opa got me this cool new car toy for Christmas, but I just opened it yesterday. I see why Oma likes to celebrate things for MONTHS not just that day. I have had so much fun on it. Here I am again on it this morning before my nap. Mom rolled me around the room chasing Cheddar. We all loved that game. I laughed and laughed, Cheddar barked and mom kept honking at us all. Good times on wheels.



I am pulling up on a LOT of things now, I even pulled my new car on top of my head today...but I didn't cry. I am never in the same spot where mom puts me anymore. I scootch everywhere...mostly to chase my balls that I love to play with. Dad got me a new big ball with TAGS everywhere on it!!! It is the best...Cheddar likes it too.

Later today I am meeting Oma for a walk with Cheddar at the nature preserve, then I am going to my friend Jack's house to play for a bit. My friends Nathan, Cora, and Olivia will be there and some other kids I don't know yet. Mom really likes their mommies so it works out great! Tomorrow I get to go to work with my Dad and then to a birthday party for Colton King!
Should be fun filled and of course, I am sure I will say "forget you" to the nap!
Have a good weekend.

Loot and Hoopla

I had to post some of my favorite toys that I got for Christmas and a couple of momentous events!



1) While everyone was cleaning the kitchen, I had to take a bath in a modified place...you see Aunt Diane has the BEST sink for baths, but we had to improvise in the chex mix bowl!!!




2) Before we left, I got a smoochie from mommy's great friend's little girl, Kaylin!!! Woo hoo, she's a cutie pie, huh?





3) Mrs. Blanchard gave me a COOL farm yard play thinggy. I took it to Comfort and played with it every day...lately I like to listen to all the animal noises!!


4) Uncle Troy's engineer starter kit that I am VERY intrigued with.






5) The bowling gurus strike again! Aunt Jill and Uncle Bill gave me some key teethers and a Penguin Bowling game!!! I can almost fit into my bowling shoes too...so you all better watch out, I am ready to hit the Pizza Bowl!!!


All my grandparents got me some cool toys too. I got stacking cups, a musical duck, some clothes and a riding toy....all very fun but too many pictures to post!!! Plus my Aunt Marcy and Uncle Billy sent me the COOLEST antique music box from England. I love the music box song and can't wait to see them in person soon soon soon. They will be moving back to the states hopefully this summer.

Have a great day. I napped yesterday a LOT!!! Thank you Lord for getting back on schedules! I am much happier with them (so are mom and dad)!

Happy New Year!

Hi guys! I am back in town. I just had the greatest time in the world with my Aunt Diane in the Hill Country. I was there soooo long, so I will just give you some bullet highlights and have mom post some new pictures.









1) My dog was lots of fun running around hunting deer, birds and other vermen.








2) MY Dad and Opa both shot deer!! It was exciting to see them so happy and so grossed out at the same time while dressing it out.






3) I went on LOTS of walks through the camp with mom and dad and Ched (Oma too when she was there!!)
4) Marie and Wayne got a new foster baby so I was not the smallest one there
5) My Uncle Troy and family got me a really cool new toy that I LOVED and it occupied me for long stretches of time!



6) I learned to do lots of stuff. I am pulling up on my knees with the aide of folks' legs and toys. I squeal all the time and make fun little sighing noises while I am concentrating. I took a header into a toy and got my first shiner
I sure am getting lots of fun.
7) I did not really nap much at all...today is a day for re-acquainting myself with my schedule.

I am really looking forward to seeing all of you soon and wishing you Happy New Year in person!