Weekend Update

Hi guys! Hope everyone is doing well! We had a busy weekend. Daddy still tried to get some work done, so he worked Saturday morning, then I got to go to meet him at Costco. OH WAIT...back up...Friday Aunt Diane drove in from Comfort to have birthday dinner for mom, so I got to hang out with her a bit on Friday after Gymboree; which was lots of fun. Friday night during bathtime we got some funny pictures. They tell me that Easter is coming soon and while we are thrilled to have access to eternal life with Jesus, apparently a bunny is a big player too. So I guess here I am getting ready to meet that bunny. I really am getting prepared to meet Jesus too!

And then just me splashing in the tub.




Back to Saturday....I came home with Dad and Mom went to get her hair colored, her roots were pretty PWT. MUCH better now! Then we all went to Oma and Opa's house for birthday dinner for mom...apparently the food was WONDERFUL, I got stuck with sweet potato puffs. Sunday some of Dad's friends from the pit crew were in town and came to watch the race. It was ultimately canceled and that meant that everyone could play with me undisturbed. It was a lot of fun. Lets see...mom tutored Sunday for a bit, Dad taught me how to play Guitar Hero, Dad was Super Dad this weekend. He did it all from laundry, work, cook ribs, play with me....he's pretty amazing. PLUS, he even took mom's sling for a test drive...verdict is still out, but it was much easier for him to keep track of me and play Guitar Hero with me in there! :0)

Today me and Mom went to Arbor Hills and walked the trail! Mrs. Daniel and Thorne met us up there. We had fun. Thorne's daddy came home early and they went bike riding and me, mom, and Ched went jogging for a bit longer.



Here is my current state of affairs....think I had a good weekend???
I DID!



I missed my buddy Grant Van Boven's birthday party, he's 1 now. BUT apparently he was not feeling great and so it has been rescheduled for NEXT weekend. Should have lots to update after that....those Van Bovens are great fun.

Stroller Skating

Well today mom and I went STRoller Skating. It was very retro cool. Mom will be sore and I loved it. I was white knuckling my stroller for the first 15 minutes or so because I was SURE that mom was going to have me eating wood at any given second. After a while though, I really ended up enjoying it. Some of my friends from all over were there. Natalie and Hollis from music class came, Nathan and Thorne from Gymboree were there, and even Christian came, who mom and dad met his parents in classes at the hospital. Here are a couple pics...mom looks pretty wheels off because she was TIRED after only 45 minutes of it. She says she is going to be really sore and hopes to go next week and skate in the OPPOSITE direction to even out her glutes!!! She was quite humored by the old music of Thriller, Eye of the Tiger and some random Poison and Bon Jovi songs, but was a tad saddened that there was no disco ball light going....perhaps a request for next week!!

HOLY COW!!! 8 Months old! UPDATED PHOTOS

Well, today is my 8 month birthday!! I will attach my pictures later today if we get them done! I am heading out to Gymboree today to try and make up my couple of missed classes, then I am going to Oma's house because mom is going to the dentist! YUCK. I am glad I don't have teeth yet!!!


Yesterday I went with mom and Mrs. Rogers and Grant to the Wiggly Play Center. I am a tad too young for it, but it was free as long as I am under 1yr and so it worked. Mom and Mrs. Rogers decided that it was probably a HUGE germ incubator and not the best place for a kid just getting over a cold to be, but we'll see how that turns out.
I had a good time watching all the big kids and even got to go down a slide with mom's help. I REALLY liked it. Here are some pics of me and Grant, and me in action.


This morning I had a new food again! I had cherries and yogurt. I liked it, but that red stuff was a mess...it was a good thing Daddy wasn't around for it...we think that will be just a daytime food when he is none the wiser!!!
To date, I am eating tons of foods and trying new things all the time. The latest to be added to my repertoire are blueberries (the new power food of 2008!), spinach (not a fan at all), asparagus (so-so), cherries (yum) and I am sure there is more. I have really started enjoying my mango too!

The best news of the week is that since I go 90 to nothin all day long chasing Cheddar and standing and crawling...I have been getting a bit of a nap in the afternoon. Lately mom has been sneaking in some power naps too, because I WEAR HER OUT...she keeps saying that she now knows why most folks have kids in their 20's!!! She's an old bird!

As promised, here are a couple more pics and birthday ones too. First you will see that Cheddar is always close at hand. She actually had her paw on my dupa like she was helping me get up the stair...silly dog. I will need no help getting into things; as apparent in this picture!!



Here I am eating my variety of foods. Dad is feeding me: sweet potatoes, apples, asparagus and spinach/carrots blend. Needless to say there were a LOT of "apple chasers" that night!





And finally, I am too big to sit on this chair anymore, I feel the need to STAND all day long. I actually walked around the couch tonight...folks keep telling me I am not big enough to do these things yet, but I will prove them wrong!!! :0)

Play Day today!

Daddy gave Mom a Valentine's present better than a box of chocolates this year! He gave her a box of Luke and some flowers on her birthday...what more could a mom ask for?
Hope you all had a great Valentine's day too!



Today was a play day at our house. Some of my friends came over to play. We had Natalie, Paige, Jackson, Reece, Thorne, and Nathan over to play today. Some of my other friends were out of town or couldn't make it...we are looking forward to the next one already!! Here is a picture of me gearing up for the big time I am about to have.


I actually had such a big time that I ate at 2:00 while everyone was still here and then I fell asleep and took a nap. I didn't even get to say good bye to everyone...I have some learning on the manners front yet to learn!
I hope they all had fun. I will have to ask them on Thursday since I crashed out!

Last Week's Update

I am sorry I haven't checked in with you guys in a while, it has been busy, busy, busy around here lately. Let's see...Big events last week were:
Mom's birthday
Daddy Adventure Day with Dad




Park time




Daddy worked, I got to have a picnic lunch at his office
Went shopping with mom, while Cheddar stayed at Dad's office....????
Mom worked M,T,W so I got to hang out with Oma and Grandma
Learning lots of new stuff.
I crawl everywhere now and can even pull up on just about anything in a rather short amount of time. I have to date found the door stops, chewed on the tip, crawled down the hall to catch Mom, crawl in the kitchen while mom is making my food, fight for toys with Cheddar now, I like to walk a lot of places with help...AND I scream with glee all the time...even in light of my cold I have had for a week.


I forgot to mention that in all of that hustle and bustle of the past week, we have all been fighting colds.
I went to the dr. yesterday just to make sure my ears and chest were clear, they are...along with my snot that is running like a faucet (sorry was that TMI??. So I didn't get to go to my music class this week and mom is making me stay home from Gymboree today. I think I would be fine, but sure don't want to get any of my friends sick and mom has been cooking my food for the past 3.5 hours and I think she is just plain tired cause she still isn't feeling well.


This is my and Cheddar's Hungarian stand-off while mom was cooking. She gave ME a muffin cup package with some sweet potato puffs in it to play with on the floor along with a couple Tupperware things and a measuring cup. WELL...that dog thinks since I play with her stuff, she can play with mine...we are fighting over the puff cup here.
Hope you have a good day, I will hopefully talk to you soon!!!

The Walking Man Walks on

Okay, well...I am not really a walking man YET. I have learned to crawl on all 4's for a little ways but it sure is a lot more draining that my army crawl. So, I usually stick with that. I do however stand unassisted for a slight bit of time and would MUCH rather stand and play with my toys than sit now. SOOOO Here I am with a "new" rigged up toy. Actually, it is the push dog that Parker Post gave me with the Baby Einstein aquarium Mr. and Mrs. Wong gave me attached to the handle at the top. It is perfect (or ghetto, whichever way you choose to view this)!! I love to stand and balance with one hand, yes, ONE HAND on the toy. When I fall, it isn't a big deal because then I play with the dog. So it is quite the penalty kill for mom.



OKAY, so here I am in my Chuck Taylors that Aunt Marcy and Uncle Billy sent me from England. They are so cool and mom has been dying to put them on me for months now. I was very intrigued with them, but my feet didn't fit too well yet. SOOO it will be a while before I really wear them around. Basically Dad is working late and mom thought they matched my outfit really well. I wish Dad was around more to keep her at bay with the dress up days! I was actually pretty into the shoes. I tried to eat them and messed with the laces for quite a while...another penalty kill for mom!



You may notice here how absolutely bloodshot my eyes look. That is because I am still choosing not to sleep much at night OR during the day. The end result is me looking like a meth addict. Rest assured, I am not, but mom might start considering it if I keep this up. Also, this duck face is a regular occurrence these days, we think it is because I am teething, but it makes me look like a GOOF!

Found the stash!

Yesterday, I made my way all the way across the play room to my cache of toys! I found where they have been stashing all the stuff and spent about 30 minutes pulling stuff out of the lower bins. I found these cool Little People with cars and played with them for a bit, confirming to anyone who was not sure yet that I am 100% boy!


Later that afternoon mom brought out the bubbles! We loved playing with them.



Even Cheddar got in on the gig jumping and eating the bubbles out of the air. It was a great way to burn a segment or 2!!!



I also went shopping at the Allen Outlet Mall with mom. The weather was just so nice that we HAD to get out...and boy are we glad we did, it is raining today!
Not much on the docket today, so it may be a while before you hear from me again. Nothing exciting at all.

Happy Birthday Grant

Finally!!! Here I am with Gran, Rick and Daisy. They have the funnest house, you guys should visit them sometime. I know I can't wait to go back. You can tell by how cool they are that they have 28 Grandkids of their own!!! My goodness, can you imagine 27 cousins??? How do you even keep em all straight. Well, Rick used to be a school counselor and he has a lot of great tricks up his sleeve!




We had a great time at Grant's party! There were lots of kids there and a guy that used to be with the Dallas Zoo. His company is the Party Pets. We got to touch and play with all the animals...
GUESS WHAT???
A snake gave me a kiss! I got to see and touch all kinds of animals.



My favorite was this tiny tree frog...he's so cute.
I also got to touch lots of lizards, birds and cuddly stuff. This turtle was 56 years old and he had the longest neck. Mom and Dad were amazed at how much I listened to the man and was into the animals!!




Here I get to touch some crazy gecko and then I got to sit on Mrs. Maguire's lap and listen about more animals!!! It was a fun day. I came home and took a long nap!

Office Meetings all Morning

In lieu of a nap (and since I decided to sit up in my crib at 1:00 and cry/play til 3:00 last night), I have been conducting meetings in my office this morning. Unfortunately, because I whipped mom to death last night, the only ones in attendance at these meetings are me and Cheddar. Cheddar isn't really getting too involved either. I am making the best of it and having a good time anyway.

I started my new music class at the church on Wednesday, it was a lot of fun. I really like Mrs. Fenn and Natalie and all of their Sunday School friends, so we are looking forward to that the next few weeks. Yesterday I had my normal Gymboree class and today we are supposed to go run errands. It is pretty cold outside, so we aren't really looking forward to it.

Tomorrow is Grant Rogers' birthday party, so I am really looking forward to that. Then on Sunday, apparently there is a party that I am going to that is supposed to have a big bowl involved. I don't cook, so I am not sure how much fun it will be for me. All the adults seem to think this Super Bowl is something special...I hear the Packers are not going to be there, so I am not too terribly interested.
I will touch base later on with some pics...after mom tracks down that camera!