August Milestones and Celebrations

I'm now 10 months old and
I'm learning new things just about every day.

Enough pictures, already!
I protest!
I can stand up against just about anything.
Great view.

I can play "Patty-Cake."

"Patty cake"

"Baker's Man"

I can open certain kitchen cabinets and have a great time

playing with the stuff in them.

I also have two new teeth on top.
I experiment with biting things though Mommy and Daddy
don't want me biting them.

I love to climb....
and I'm pretty fast.

See! I made it to the top!

I can also climb the stairs at home.
And I love to go to the park with Mommy and Daddy.

Mommy and Daddy were born on the same day so
there were lots of birthday surprises.
Mommy put a picture of me in a card in Daddy's suitcase
when he had to go out of town.

Here I am with the card Grama made for me to give them.
"Happy Birthday to Mommy
Happy Birthday to Daddy
Happy Birthday Mommy and Daddy
Happy Birthday to you!"

Goin' to Court in Cow Town

Mommy had to prepare a case for trial in Fort Worth so she called
Grama Deborah and asked her to be my Granny Nanny.
Welcome to Fort Worth!

"Pony boy! Pony Boy! Won't you be my Pony Boy?"
Mommy and Grama sing this song to me a lot
and here I am a Pony Boy!

Grama had to find things for us to do while Mommy worked.
I liked the lever on this riding toy
at the Fort Worth Science and History Museum.
While Mommy prepared to appear in court, I worked hard, too.
Here I'm presenting my arguments.
And now, the clincher!
My next appointment is with a wardrobe consultant.

Daddy came up for the weekend! It was sooo good to see him!
We are at the Historic Stockyards.
It's pretty hot here!

Thought I'd try on this hat for size.
Don't mess with Texas!
Daddy helped me saddle up on this little horsie and
when Grama put in a quarter, it started to move.
Hmmm.

Grama and I went to the Fort Worth Zoo. It was blazin' hot and humid.
I'm on another horse on the merry go-round.
To be honest, I wasn't very impressed.
(Did I mention that it was HOT!?)

But I did enjoy watching the fish swim by.
But frankly, I enjoyed watching the people just as much.

Daddy and Grama found a park near the hotel.
"How do you like to go up in a swing? Up in the air so blue?"

"Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing ever a child can do!"
(by Robert Lewis Stevenson)
We had to set up my toys in our "home away from home" hotel rooms.
Here I'm celebrating my 42 weeks by patty-caking and standing up.

This is the kitchen in our hotel room.
Daddy figured that I would want to get my tummy off the cold tile floor
and crawl....

....on my hands and knees.

I can do it, but prefer my Commando Crawl.
Grama had a lot to manage while taking care of me.
Here she is taking a photo of us on the zoo train.
Thanks, Grama!

Baby You Can Drive My Car...and Give me a Kiss!

Auntie Sarah is the nicest because she comes to visit a lot! 

We went to the Children's Museum where I took her on a trip in my car.  Zoom Zoom ...

Turning the corner....Zoom Zoom...

Sometimes I even drive standing up!  As you can see, Auntie Sarah is MOST impressed.

Later, Mommy, Auntie and I mugged for the camera.

Ta Da!

Here we are staring into each other's eyes...

And then, Smoooch! I love you, Auntie!

Me and my cousin Asher

Did you know that my Mommy's cousins Andrea and David had a baby boy named Asher just two days before I was born?!?  I didn't know that either and I wouldn't have even believed it until I got to meet Asher in the flesh when he visited me in Houston.

Sure enough, here we are together!

I know they say we are "second" cousins but Asher is first in my book.

I really enjoyed posing for photos with him.

 

Sometimes, we played with each other (literally).

And sometimes we played near each other.

I was most impressed by Asher's downward facing dog. 

I've seen Momma do that around the house but I've never tried it myself.

Here we are posing with our Mommies, Asher's sister Lucinda (who is the sweetest and the preetiest and the smartest 4-year old in Texas!) and Asher's grandma, Joan.  Thanks for visiting, cousins!

Happy Anniversary Grandma and Grandpa!

Happy Anniversary to my Grandma Deborah and Grandpa Sam! 

They are celebrating 37 years of marriage during my 37th week. 

Is that a coincide or do you think they planned it?

My trip to Lake Austin

Over the Fourth of July, I went to Lake Austin with my parents.

Here are Daddy and I at our condo with the lake in the background.

I'd be fibbing if I said that I really had fun in the sun. 

One of the pools was too cold and the other was too hot. 

And it wasn't much fun for me to sit on the grass, as you can see.

Plus I got sunburned.  My parents were mortified that they didn't use enough sun screen.  It didn't prevent me from having fun scooting around our place.

Hello!

Furniture is fun to navigate.

I enjoyed watching my folks play horseshoes from the comfort of my stroller.

I rung this horseshoe perfectly.

Just hanging out with my parents.  This is the life.

Thumbs up on a great holiday weekend!