August = Fun!

Big Weekend #1!!!
Boy did I have a very big August!!! On August 1, my Auntie came to visit me!!! We were excited to see my Garnette onesie (Auntie got it for me when I was first born) finally fit me!

On Sunday, we decided to surprise my Great Gamma with a visit! We had such a nice time together! She held me, fed me my bottle, and was quicker than my Mommy and Daddy at blocking me from the coffee table! Boy is she quick!!!

Towards the end of the day I started to get tired. So we took a couple quick photos with Great Gramma to always remember our visit!

It was such a nice day together! I can't wait for our next visit!

Big Weekend #2!!!
The next weekend, August 9th, my Uncle Paul came to visit!!! We had tons of fun hanging out by the pool and stuffing ourselves with pizza and smoothies! I still don't think my Uncle Paul has fully recovered!

The next day we decided to head to Central Park! We got a bit of a late start (Mommy/Daddy CPR class ran later than expected) but we weren't going to let that stop us!

We sure did have a lot of laughs that day! The subway dilemma, the camera French ladies, our "30 minute" stay in Central Park, and the lovely family we sat next to on the train ride home! My first trip into the city sure was a fun one!!! And Uncle Paul sure had fun "living the dream" in Central Park! hahahahaha!!!

On Sunday night, Daddy and Uncle Paul went to a RedSox vs Yankee's game with a bunch of Daddy's great friends! They had a ton of fun together (and will always remember the guys behind them!)

That was supposed to be my first baseball game ever. Great Auntie, Grammie, and Auntie were going to meet us all at the new stadium for the rival of the year! However, plans changed because they changed the time of the game to 8:00 (my bedtime) Plus everyone would have had to drive back to Boston that night and everyone had work the next day. It's OK though, Daddy and Uncle Paul had a great time, I had a great night bonding with Mommy, and we plan on going to my first game in October!!!

Big Weekend #3!!!
On August 20 (Mommy/Daddy had Fri. off) we headed to Everett!!! Great Auntie was having a get together at her place and we couldn't wait to go! It was going to be our first time seeing her place furnished and boy oh boy was it nice! Everything about it was beautiful, including her view of the water!

My favorite part was heading down to the kiddie pool they had there! They had just filled the water when we got there, so it was pretty cold, but I sure had fun splashing around and playing with my new squirt toys great Auntie got me!!!

Saturday night I got to party Daddy style! Not really, I had a bottle, well...I guess Daddy did too, but I'm pretty sure his was filled with something other than milk! Him and all his friends has a big party to celebrate everyone turning 30!!!

I got to meet so many people for the first time!!! I loved each and every one of them!!! One that I hold very close to my heart is my dear sweet friend Alison! One would think that wasn't the case, due to the fact that I screamed in her face when she was excited to see me, but it really is true! I love her dearly!!!

There were many great things that night! But the highlight of it all was meeting my Uncle Joe for the first time!!! He has lived in Ireland (you might remember the jacket he gave me when I was first born) my entire life...so it was REALLY great meeting him! I was putting on an act in these pictures! Mommy and Daddy loved having him back...even if it was just for one day!!!

What a great month August turned out to be!!!

These Boots Are Made For Walking...

Along with learning to crawl, came pulling up on everything around me! However, once I was up, the only direction I knew how to go, was down! Well that has all come to an end. I now cruise sideways along anything I am holding onto. So Mommy and Daddy felt it was time for me to start moving forward! They felt it was a perfect time to open my Mickey Mouse firetruck I got when I was first born. Gammie and Grampa got it for me so I could be just like my Daddy! (He loved firetrucks when he was younger. That was until Grampa took him to a real fire down the street from him thinking he'd love it...he's been terrified ever since!)

It took me a couple days to not go down the second it started to move out from under me, but last night Aug. 28 (I'm 9 3/4 months old) I figured it all out! Pushing it along the floor is my new favorite way to spend my days!!!

I Do Not Like Green Eggs and Ham...

I do not like them, Eric-I-am!

I'm starting to show signs that I want to move onto bigger and better foods than just baby food. I'm now starting to grab my oatmeal/fruit off my spoon, then place it in my mouth, like I do my puffs/cheerios. However, there's a problem. I can't seem to get past the texture of things (Sometimes it doesn't even make it to my mouth...just touching it gives me chills! This cracks Mommy and Daddy up!)

Along with green eggs and ham, I do not like....
Carrots
Sweet Potatoes
Cheese
Apples
Potatoes
String Beans
Chicken
Bread
Bananas
and much more...

However, and boy is this a very big however, Mommy (Daddy had no part in it) tried giving me Graduates Lil' Chicken Sticks, and I loved them!!! I "am" a product of my Mommy!!! While she is very proud, Daddy is very disgusted!!!

GO ERIC!!!

Nooo...

Last Sunday, (Aug. 16th) I learned the meaning of a new word...

Florida...Until Next Time...

Saturday, (July 11th) was a sad day due to the fact that we knew we were leaving the following day. *sigh* However, we couldn't have asked for a better two weeks, so we left very thankful for the time we got to spend home with everyone!!!

We were sure to make the most of our last day there! We spent time posing for the camera...

Bonding with each other...

Hanging out in the pool...

And growing bubble butts!!!

From the second we got on the plane we've missed everyone terribly! It was a great time...and even though I was only 8 months old on this trip...I will remember it always!!!

Well, that wraps up our trip to Florida! I leave you with a little story about...Lauren.

Present Day:

Grandma answers the phone: "Hello"
Lauren: "Oooow...you are busted...busted...busted...busted"

Cut to a few days early. On Aug. 15th it was my Moms birthday so everyone got together to celebrate.

Lauren: "Grandma, how old are you?"
Grandma: "10!"

Cut to a day later. My sister comes home from work and is telling a story about work.

Lisa: "Today at work all the older ladies asked the younger ladies to move some boxes for them"
Lauren: "Mom, what does older mean?"
Lisa: "Older...like people in their 50's....like MiMi and Grandma"

Lauren...(a few minutes later) "Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!...Grandma told me she was 10!!!"

Florida...Jump, Flip, Roll!!!

Cousin Lauren was so excited knowing we were up in the stands watching her practice her gymnastics! After every move, she would look up and give us a wave, smile, or thumbs up! It was very cute, and we were all very impressed with how much she was able to do!!!





First she stretched! This is a very important step!!!



Then she balanced on the balance beam. Each beam got higher and higher, but that didn't stop her!!!



And what would a day be without a whole lot of bouncing. And bounce she did!!! This looked the most fun to me!!!







We sure had a great time!!! Cousin Lauren was sure to give me a big hug to thank me for watching her!!!



Go Gymnast Lauren!!!

Florida...Grammie and Grampa's House!

Needless to say, when I heard I was going to get to go to Grammie and Grampa's new house, I got so excited...for many reasons! I got to see the new place, I got to see my Grammie, Great Auntie, and Auntie again, and...they had a pool!!!

Auntie was so excited to take me swimming...and I was so excited to go!!! We had so much fun together!!!

We kicked our feet!

Made silly faces when the water splashed in our eyes!

And just enjoyed spending time together!

Aaaah...the life of a baby!

We sure did have a great time! We left with so much more than what we arrived with...a basketball toy, tons and tons of new cloths/pajamas, great food in our bellies, and memories of a great day together!