Mashed Potatoes

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

To all of you and your families!

Mom asked me to help her with the mashed potatoes..."So you want me to do what with these??"
"Oh, so I put them in here???"

"Now I get it!"

My Daddy the Photographer

So, when Mommy and Daddy found out I was going to be coming into the picture (no pun intended), they decided to get a nice new camera. It takes great pictures, more professional looking than our old one. But you be the judge...here are some more formal pics that Daddy took of me... (some of Mommy's favorites)...Keep in mind that none of these have been cropped or edited in any way yet...

Growing Up Fast.....

Hi Everyone!
A lot has been going on with me lately so I thought I would share some pics and stories about what is new. First...I am 7 months old! I turned 7 months back on the 11th but forgot to mention it to all of you guys so I thought I would remind you now. So yeah for me!

I graduated to the next level in Gymboree. Mommy and I missed a couple of weeks of classes because of other stuff going on so I finally got to attend my first Play and Learn Level 2 today. I have a lot of catching up to do. All the other kids are crawling circles around me! Of course, I am the youngest in the class but they really make me want to move. I love level 2!

I want to give a shout out to my newest friends Wyatt and Katie Gary in Charlotte, NC. They were born last week a little prematurely but they are doing great! I am so excited to have some new friends to play with...and 2 new friends at the same time!

My final BIG news is that I AM SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT! Yep, I go to bed around 7pm and I wake up between 6 and 6:30am. I have been doing it for a while now so Mommy says it is finally safe to say it. Whew, I feel so much more rested now! Mommy says the next big thing is drinking formula (weaning, she calls it) but that will probably start after Christmas...I am not looking forward to that...yuck!

Some new toys I got on my 7 month birthday. A V-tech car carrier and a Little People airplane
A new walker/cruiser from my cousins in NJ

Just a happy day in the playroom...with a little drool

My new favorite book You're My Little Love Bug from my Hodges cousins in Iowa - it plays music and has my picture in it!

Happy Birthday Mommy!!!

Happy Birthday Mommy! Thank you so much for being the most wonderful mommy ever and taking such good care of me. I'm very lucky to have a mommy like you. I love you.

Here's a look back at some of my favorite pics.

Baptism Weekend Part 2

This is the second part of my Baptism weekend...the ceremony at the Church. Father Ketter was so nice...at times I was making some noise so he had to speak louder to be heard over me! Anyway, it was such a nice weekend and I am so thankful that so many of our family and friends were here to celebrate it with us.

I was not sure what was happening at first, then I cried a little when that water was poured over me...I wasn't prepared for it!

A blessing from Father Ketter

Father Ketter taking a picture with us after the ceremony

My Godparents, Aunt Liz and Uncle Dan

Grandma Judy and Grandpa Wayne

Grandma Mary and Grandpa Ed

Baptism Weekend Part 1

What a weekend! We had a lot of people in town to see me get baptized. Everyone arrived Thursday night and Friday so we had time to do all sorts of stuff before the ceremony on Saturday. Here is some of the fun we had!

Grandma Mary holding cousin Brendan and Grandpa Ed holding me
Me, cousin Lexi, Aunt Alana and Danny on the swings at the park

I love to swing!

Me and my cousin Anna hanging out in my playroom

Me and my cousin Nathan playing together

Ooooohhh.... Pots and Pans

So Mommy is beginning to wonder why she buys me any toys at all. I did not want to play with any the other day so she sat me down in front of the pots and pans cabinet. Boy was that fun! I made lots of noise and had so much fun playing independently for almost 30 minutes! I hope I get to do that again!

Busy, busy busy!
If I can just lift this one...


P.S....I will be out of touch for a few days. This is my big Baptism weekend and we have a lot of family coming in from out of town for the big event. So we have a lot of preparations to make in the next few days. I am sure I will have lots to tell you next week!

JETS 26 - BILLS 17

We went over to my friend Addison's house on Sunday to watch the NY Jets play the Buffalo Bills. Me, Daddy and Mommy are Jets fans (although Mommy is a Bears fan she cheered for the Jets yesterday). Brian, Jeff and Stacey, and Addison and her Mommy and Daddy are all Bills fans. So, needless to say, the were not happy with our victory. Here are a few pictures from the get together...things got a little crazy.....

Daddy did a lot of gloating since his team won. He wore the helmet for a good part of the day...
I felt bad for Brian and Jeff. They were crying since their team was playing so badly so I thought I would make them feel better and cry with them. (p.s...I had my Jets outfit on before this but it was so warm yesterday that I had to change. So since I was with the Niagara crowd, I wore my Niagara t-shirt)

Addison is showing me her car, She was wearing a Bills cheerleading outfit-I felt bad that her team lost!

She had a cool chair that I took a turn sitting in. I would like one of these...only not pink! (See, here I am in my Jets outfit).

And this is when things got a little crazy, and they put the wig on my head...