Happy Half Birthday!

Our little Adam is 6 months old already! He is so much fun right now. I love to make him smile and watch him discover so many new things. For his half birthday we walked over to the park to try out the swing. I don't think he hated it, but he didn't seem too impressed either. Maybe he was just a little tired. Either way, he looked so stinkin' cute in the swing!



A few more pictures from the last couple of weeks...

"Hi Mom"

"How many pictures are you going to take this time?"

"I think this chair is for little babies."

"Okay, I'm bored. Get me out of here please."

Our predictions were right. Adam is a MOVER. He has mastered sitting up and is now rolling and scooting all over the place. He scoots himself by doing a push up and holding himself in a plank position until his feet slide back and he moves backwards. It his pretty funny to watch, although I know he is frustrated that he is moving backward instead of forward.

I know this picture is blurry but I think it is hilarious how high this push up is!

I left him in the middle of the room with a bunch of toys and this is where he ended up...

His face says it all...this little boy LOVES being outside and going for walks. He usually holds onto the sides of his carseat with both hands like he is going on a wild roller coaster. It's pretty funny.


Rex still dries him with the blow dryer after his bath and he still loves it.

"Can Daddy do my hair everyday?"

Adam now prefers to sleep on his side.

Playtime

(This is how he "holds on for dear life.")

Playing is hard work!

April Update

April went by VERY quickly for me. Here is what we were up too...

On Easter morning Adam and Rex searched for eggs that the Easter bunny left hiding in our apartment.

Looking under the couch

They were successful!

We had the missionaries over for Easter dinner and they didn't eat nearly enough ham. I still have some in the freezer.

Adam taking a break after all of the fun.

A few days later our friends had us over for an awesome BBQ dinner. Luckily Adam had so much fun watching the other kids that he feel asleep on Rex's lap without a fuss. I had to steal this picture from my friend's blog because I love it so much.

(Mom-Doesn't he look so much like a Snow in this picture?)

The next day the weather was beautiful so I decided to take Rex and Adam to the Oakland Zoo. It was super crowded that day but we had fun.

Adam stayed awake longer than he did at the SF Zoo last month. He loved being outside and checking everything out.

This month Adam started learning how to sit up surrounded by pillows and blankets.


He also puts EVERYTHING in his mouth, including his fingers.


Check out the darling pictures that my Aunt Cheryl took of Adam in the post below!

My Sweet Boy

I promised I would post these a long time ago. Sorry it too me so long! My Aunt Cheryl took these pictures of us when Adam was just over four months old. I posted a lot of them because it was so hard to pick and choose which ones to use. She did such a great job!

Adam smiled so well because my beautiful sister was there and she has the magic touch.

Can you see why everyone thinks Adam is her baby?

We love you Aunt Melis!

Adam is Talking!

The "shiny thing" is the faucet. When taking a bath Adam is always interested in the handle.

CSPM Junior Ball

Rex is finishing up his third year at CSPM and it is a tradition for the students to have a big party before they all part ways for fourth year. The event took place at Russian restaurant called Fandorin. I was really excited to have an excuse for a nice fancy date with some fun friends.




We started out with about six appetizers that were set out on the tables and we had fun trying to figure out what they all were before we ate them. I think I tried some eel for the first time. This one looks like a tasty dessert right?

Well, one of our friends put some on her plate, smelled it and said, "I am NOT eating that." So we didn't bother trying it. Later we found out that it was chicken liver pate. Ha!

After we were done tasting the appetizers they brought out a few more courses. My favorite was the Khachapury.

Who wouldn't like a pastry puff filled with yummy melted cheese?

By the time we were all full and ready to go home one of the waiters came out and said the MAIN course got burned and that they were cooking us a new one. We decided we couldn't pay big bucks and leave before the main course so we stayed and joined the dance floor. We should have danced longer to burn off all the calories we just ate, but it was much more fun to watch all the tipsy middle-aged Russians dancing the night away. Sorry I didn't snap a picture of that action for you!

At about 10 pm the main course arrived. I'm not sure exactly what all of the meats were but it was yummy. I have NEVER eaten so much. It was kind of crazy, but fun at the same time.

Our friends Derek and Angel. What a cute couple!

Here we are stuffed and ready to go home!

March Madness

A few pictures to sum up the rest of March.

I guess I have been giving off some negative vibes in the kitchen lately because it has started taking its revenge on me. First, the butter knife jumped out of the dish dryer and tried to stab me...

Next, my casserole dish (containing a yummy graham cracker crust) exploded and sent shards of glass shooting in my direction. Luckily I was able to get away without a scratch. FYI don't turn on the WRONG burner under a pyrex dish covered with a plastic lid.


To top it off my oven/stove hasn't been working since Saturday morning. Hopefully it will be fixed before the weekend and I can show my oven (and the rest of my kitchen) how much I really appreciate it before my luck runs out!

Now on to more pictures of Adam because we all know that's why you are reading this.

His new thing is to completely block out the world while he eats.

The best time to snuggle with this little guy is while he is sleeping. It's really the only time he is holding still!

Adam is wondering why Daddy is taking the picture while Mommy is giving him a bath. Usually the roles are reversed!

Another sleeping picture. I love how their hands are resting the same!

Adam's friend Trey and his new toy. It is like a bumbo seat but has straps to buckle him in and a rotating toy attachment. He LOVES it!

Adam is learning how to sit up on his own and he can do it for quite awhile if he starts out with good balance.

We also decided it was time to try Adam on some rice cereal. I think its hilarious that they call that stuff "solid food." It looks like very watery mush to me! Adam wasn't too impressed.