Lovely Lake Placid

Ooooh! Check it out. This is much more snow than the "storm" on Dad's brithday. I am a snowman. or snowbaby, as the case may be. Lake Placid was, well, placid. It snowed, but not so much that you had to stay inside.

That's Grandma, reading me a book.

That's outside again. I can't wait to sit in this adirondack chair in the summer!

Christmas is fun Part III

On Christmas Day, Mom and Dad hosted their first holiday. They made ham and spaetzle and creamed spinach and Dad made yummy soup that Mom can't spell. Granny made delicious dessert and Auntie Dana made a salad and Grandma made fruit salad (which was quite yummy and sweet....especially papaya!)

Mom and Dad were running around a bit, so we didn't take too many pictures, but there was lots of gift opening! Here's an assortment (of me of course!)

Christmas is Fun Part II

On Christmas day I woke up late (ha ha hahahahhahahahahhhaaaaaa) and Santa had been to my house. I didn't leave him Milk and cookies the night before but he left me presents anyway. Here's some of my loot:



a new toy box (you can see it in the background whereI am playing with the puzzle)

an alphabet spinny ball thing

a football and some other balls (and the Foot Book by Dr. Seuss)

and a ride on car toy!

Mom's friend from work, Mrs. Craig, gave me a wooden puzzle that has entertained me for hours. I really like opening the windows to see what's underneath. Thanks Mrs. Craig! Mrs. Mierlak gave me a baseball game where I use a bat to smash the ball around. I love the bat. I smash all sorts of stuff with it and sometimes I even eat the bat! Mom and Dad have been calling me Bam Bam. Who's that?

Mom and Dad got a present too...Me! (and an elliptical trainer so they can get in shape to chase me around when I start running, I mean walking)

Christmas is fun!

So here's what I think of Christmas...it is SOOOOOO COOOOOL! Santa brought me all sorts of goodies and so did my grandmas and grandpas and aunts and uncles. I got my first taste of Chritmas on Mom's last day of school. When she came to get me and Grandma and Grnadpa's Aunt Nancy and Uncle Bill were there. They brought me bouncing Tigger and Aunt Nannie dressed me up in lights. Check me out!

On Christmas Eve we first went to Nonno and Grandma Nancy's house. I lounged on the couch for awhile (when i wasn't being hugged and kissed) and then we took a big family photo. Daddy's cousins Johnny and Michael were there. He hasn't had a play date with them in a long time!

Later on we went to Grandma and Grandpa for dinner, but I think Mom left the camera in the car. I slept after watching the grownups eat pot roast (but I did have some homemade apple sauce...thanks Grandma!)

Santaland

Mom and Dad took me to Macy's where Miracle on 34th Street happened. I got to meet santa! He was all furry with a white beard. I didn't really know what to do. I wanted to tell Santa about all the cool stuff I wanted but then I got shy.

More Christmas pictures are coming, but we're in Lake Placid and the connectin is WAAAAYYYY slow.

So they won't stop

chasing me with the camera and I have taken to wearing hats as disguises. Here I am hiding in my Washingtonians hat (that's not the real name...it's the Nationals, silly!)
And I tried to pretend I was Mickey Mouse...
but somehow, they always know it's me. Next I am going to Brookville to ask J.Lo if I can borrow her big sunglasses.

the paparazzi is chasing me!

Hey there. Mom has been chasing me with the camera all week to try to get a picture for the Christmas/New Year's card and I am SICK of it! No more pictures please!

Oh, on my 9-month birthday, December 8, I had my 9-month well visit. Here's the stats:

I am 23 lbs., 12 oz. That's 90th percentile
I am 31 and 1/4 inches long...that's off the charts -- the nurse actually measured me twice because she thought she did it wrong, but I am just an overachiever folks.
and my noggin is 75th percentile.

The doc said to start finger goods and Dad was so excited to make me a scrambled egg. Well it tasted good when other people fed it to me, but I don't really get this putting stuff in my mouth and letting go of it yet. I liked Cheerios too, if someone fed them to me!

I did have some fun playing with the cat the other night. Mom built me this little baby jail so i could sit there while she was making the bed (if you leave me alone, I will find the most dangerous thing to do, promise!). Well, Gruner really liked it in there. See I am on the outside looking in. It's much better in the free world.

I tried to play patty-cake with Gruner. Then she tried to bite me, so Mom ended our playdate. Oh well, maybe one day Gruner will let me pull her hair like Grandma and Grandpa and Aunt Amber's cat Hibou does.

xmas attempts

Hi! So Mom really wanted a nice picture of me in my Christmas getup for a card...but I wasn't too into it. Mom put me in this nice green sweater with a snowball train on it that Grandma gave her when I ws born. Well, she had the thought that I would sit still long enough to take a nice picture. HA!!!!!! HA HA!!!!!!!! Instead I squirmed and crawled away or would sit and not look at the camera. Oh, except for when I was playing with a plastic bag. Then I would sit, but mom said she doesn't want to look like some crazy lady that lets her baby play with plastic bags.
So then she thought the next day she would try to get an almost naked picute of me for a new year's card...well, that didn't really work either, but there is a nice picture of my 3 teeth! Maybe I'll sit nicely tomorrow...or not.

Dad's Brthday Snowstorm

Well, it wasn't really a snowstorm, but there was snow on the ground when we woke up on Sunday. It was my first snow! Mom dressed me in my cool snowsuit from Granny Maremare but then realized I didn't have boots. She better go shopping before it really snows and I want to play outside!

Later that day Mom and Dad had friends over for Dad's birthday and a really fantastic football game. Miami earned their one millionth loss of the season against the Jets as a special gift for Dad's brithday. I think Miami lost becasue Dad doesn't have a good jersey to wear.
After the game, I thought about reading a book other than "Brown Bear, Brown Bear," but then I saw all of Dad's CDs and decided to listen to some tunes instead. Mom can read to me later.

Merry Grinchmas

Dad narrated "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" at the Church's Christmas Cabaret on Saturday Night. He was so good that some of the ladies in church asked Mom if he would come read to them at home. I wore a special outfit to celebrate the occasion.

Liam is Baptised

So on the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend, Liam was baptised. My dad is the godfather. Before church, all the grownups stood around and took pictures of Liam and his family and then I got in the mix too. Auntie Shannon took most of those photos but here's one of us together. Don't we look cute? Below is Liam right after his baptism. Boy, they really got his head all wet. Father Mudd made Aunt Shannon laugh here. She's a proud mama. Next to daddy is Aunt Shannon's sister Bridget. They call her B and Liam can say her name!

Thanksgiving Part IV

Here's what I ate for my first Thanksgiving. The adults had a whole table full of yummy things. Aunt Shannon and Uncle David were awesome hosts!

Thanksgiving Part III

Oh, did I mention that I am an expert at the monkey bars? I am sure it has nothing to do with my Halloween costume!

Auntie Dana and Dad took us on the slide. They grownups were definately having more fun than us, though!

Thanksgiving Part II

So Mom and Aunt Shannon dressed me and my cousin Liam up in all sorts of fun outfits this weekend. Liam's grandparents, Grandma Reeree and Grandpa Bill live in Arizona. Here we are in D-backs shirts. Dad wasn't too happy about it, but he let it slide since Grandpa Bill made a killer turkey.
Check out our matching bibs. I love having a cousin!

Oh, and before turkey time Liam and I went to the playground. I had to show Liam how fun it is to swing, but he didn't crack a smile. I know he was having fun, though. We communicate in baby.

Thanksgiving Part I

So I had a busy busy weekend. Mom, Dad and I, along with Grandma, Grandpa, Granny and Grandpa Bernie and Auntie Dana went down to visit my cousin Liam and his Mom and Dad for Thanksgiving. I learned a bunch of stuff this weekend with all these adults and adoring grandparents around. First, here's a game I have been perfecting...it's called drop stuff on the floor and watch grownups pick it up. Here I am playing the game with Grandpa. He's so gullible! I love him!



I also learned how to climb stairs! Aunt Shannon and Uncle David's house has lots of stairs. They looked soooo inviting. Mom and Dad promise to capture video of me to post here really soon.