Merry Christmas

After hearing about Christmas for the last few months, I finally got to see what all of the hype was about. These pictures were taken before Christmas, but the photo below pretty much sums up my facial expressions all day long. My mom likes to call this picture "Christmas Wonder."

I also made a lot of smiley faces, especially when I was opening gifts and spending time with my family.

Merry Christmas!

Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday as well as a New Year filled with health and happiness.

Check back soon for pictures of our Christmas celebration....

On another note, I want to wish my friend, Jack, a very Happy Birthday! He was born last Christmas, so today is a big day for him as he is celebrating his 1st Christmas and his 1st birthday with his family. I know they are going to make everything extra special for him, and I can't wait to hear all about his big day and celebrate with him.

We've come a long way from our "peanut" days. Here is a picture of when Jack and his mom came to visit us in the hospital right after I was born.

Happy Birthday, Jack!

A Few of My Favorite Things

I haven't been so good about posting videos lately, so here are some action shots of me playing with my favorite toys and doing some new tricks. Hope you enjoy!

For the last few weeks, I've been imitating sounds - of course, "dada" is my favorite to say!

And here's a video of me cruising around the furniture. Grandma says it's only a matter of time before I start walking....look out, everyone!

Saturday Morning Breakfast

Every Saturday morning (and sometimes on Sundays too), me and my mom go over to Grandma Deenie and G's house for breakfast. This morning we had scrambled eggs, ham, and bagels, and as you can see, I enjoyed every bite!

The furniture set up at my grandparents' house is perfect for my cruising. They even have an ottoman for a coffee table so there are no sharp edges as I navigate around it.

"Look, mom....no hands."

Before breakfast, I got to open an early Christmas present - a busy box!! Every time an animal popped up, I started laughing hysterically. I think this is going to be one of my new favorite toys.

Some Updates

Lots has happened in the last week. Probably the biggest thing to report is that I got my Christmas wish....two teeth! They popped up one after the other. Now that I am a big boy, my mom said that I could experiment with some real food that's not pureed. Over the weekend, I ate waffles with strawberries, cheerios, and pizza. Today, I even had homemade lasagna for lunch. If you check out the picture above, you can see my "lasagna face." Mmmm, mmm...good!

Besides eating real food, standing up and walking is my next favorite thing to do. I started cruising around furniture last week, and now I'm even starting to let go and balance without holding on to anything. I especially love grabbing my dad's fingers and "walking" laps around the house.

And, I've also taken up guitar. Wait, that was just a joke....but I do love playing with my dad's guitar hero game. You know, my favorite toys are the ones that my parents play with (remote controls, cell phones, and laptops - go figure)!

Fun with the Twins

Today, the twins came over for another playdate. We had tons of fun hanging out, and I got to practice sharing my toys. Dairien and William both loved the learning table. William pretty much spent the whole playdate singing and groovin' to the music. Dairien and I spent lots of time just playing and watching eachother.

And of course, we played a little football in the ballpit.

Santa Hats and Decorations

Today marked the first day of our Christmas decorating. Dad brought boxes and boxes up from the basement filled with all sorts of goodies. I even put on a "Santa Bill's hat" to bring the Bills good luck today.

Before the game, we had to focus on getting the tree up and decorated. I didn't want to miss a minute of the excitement, so I kept my Santa hat on and played with all of the decorations. Here I am 'singing my heart out' to my favorite Christmas song...."All I Want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth."

Once the decorations were hung, it was time to get down to business...football business, that is. Of course, I had to wear my santa hat for good luck. Unfortunately, luck is something that the Bills haven't had much of lately. We lost another game, and our hopes of making the play-offs pretty much went into the garbage can with all of the broken ornaments and ugly decorations.

No worries, though. I change gears quickly - out of my Bills jersey and into my Buffalo Sabres outfit. Good thing the hockey team is doing well this year!

T-R-O-U-B-L-E

Today my mom and I bundled up and walked over to the Hunter's house for a playdate with the twins.

As you can imagine, the three of us together spell T-R-O-U-B-L-E. At only 7 months, both Darian and William are all over the place - crawling, standing, and cruising everywhere. It was so much fun playing and "rough-housing" with them all afternoon long.

My mom and Will talked about how we are so lucky to grow up on the same street because it's going to be sports, sports, and more sports all of the time. We certainly got our fill today, playing baseball and tackle football.

Will used to play professional football for the Minnesota Vikings, so he taught me a few football moves. As you can see in this picture, Darian and William thought we were still playing.

Illegal contact to the head....15 yard penalty.

I can't wait until our playdate next Thursday. Thanks guys for having me over!

An Early Christmas Present

One of my favorite things to do these days is stand, so you can imagine my happiness when my mom and dad gave me the Leap Frog Learning Table. It's the best!