A Wonderful Surprise

Today, my mom's friend, Toni (who also happens to be my nurse at Brighton Hill Pediatrics), came over to the house to take some pictures of me, my mom, and mom's pregnant belly.

Photography has always been one of Toni's hobbies, but my mom said that she should go into business because the pictures came out so good! This picture below is one of her favorites!

My mom was so happy to finally get some pictures of the two of us together since she is usually the one behind the camera.

....But we did let dad sneak into a few pictures.

Kissing the baby....

Kissing mommy

My signature "Chase face"

An artistic shot...

Thanks, Toni, for coming over and taking pictures of us! We had a blast hanging out with you, and the pictures came out amazing! Words cannot express how grateful we are to you for capturing this special time before the baby is born. Thank you!

Uncle Ted's New Pool

My Uncle Ted just bought a new house right around the corner from us! We're lucky to have Uncle Ted living so close (and even luckier that his new house has a gorgeous backyard with a giant pool). Now that the weather is better and it finally feels like summer, we had a family pool party, and it was a great time!

Here I am watching Ted do a "cannon ball" from the diving board. It put a smile on my face every time because his "cannon ball" looked more like a belly flop :)

Ted's girlfriend, Kim, was the first person to take me into the pool. I was a little unsure at first, but then I started to enjoy myself!

"Wait, where did daddy go?!?"

Even my Nana D got in the pool....

Thanks, Uncle Ted, for having us over. I'm sure this was the first of many, many more pool parties!

Basketball Camp

Today, my dad and I were at the high school, and we happened to run into Coach McKenney (the boys Varsity basketball coach). He was running his basketball camp in the gym, and he invited us to come in and play for a bit.

I was so excited to see all of the kids playing basketball. Usually, I am shy at first in new situations, but my dad said that I just jumped right in with all of the big kids. I even got to give the varsity players "high fives" and "knuckles."

I had so much fun running all over the place and playing basketball with the big kids. I can't wait until I am old enough to go to Coach Mac's basketball camp!

A Visit from an Old Friend (and a new one too!)

Today, my mom's roommate from college, Amie, came from Pennsylvania for a visit, and she brought her 15-month-old son, Evan, for me to play with. It was the first time that we've met, and we hit it off right away (just like our mommies did when they met in college).

Evan and I followed eachother around constantly, and we played nicely the WHOLE weekend. Here I am giving Evan a little tour of my grandparents' house.

Mealtime was especially fun because I had another pal to eat with. Evan even introduced me to some of his favorite foods that I had never tried before....like roast beef and fruit cereal bars. He had quite the appetite, but I tried hard to keep up!

We needed all of the energy we could get for all of the activities our moms had planned for us. Here we are on the swings at Jamesville Beach.

And, of course, we had a blast playing in the sand before the rain clouds moved in!

Our mommies even put us to work cleaning while they sat and relaxed for a bit :)

Playing with Evan was so much fun that we rarely took a break.

Our mommies couldn't believe how well we got along and shared our toys!

We even got to play in the water table (again, before the rain clouds and storm moved in)!

Finally, some rest and relaxation.

By Saturday, we were both exhausted, so we spent some time just lounging in our PJs and watching our favorite YouTube videos.

Two peas in a pod....

It was hard to say "good-bye" to Amie and Evan....I really didn't want them to leave. Here I am giving Evan one last hug.

" I miss you guys already!" Thanks for visiting, Evan and Amie. I hope we can get together again soon!

To the Beach...Jamesville Beach

It was a semi-nice day in Syracuse today, so my mom, dad, and Aunt Heather decided to take advantage of the weather and take me to the beach!

It was the perfect day for playing in the sand....the beach was like my own GIANT sandbox!

After digging in the sand for a while, I decided to venture down to the water.

The sign said, "No Swimming," but that didn't stop me.

Dad and I walked down to the water together (in perfect step).

It took me a few minutes to get used to the water, but then I just dove in head first.

I had a great time splashing and swimming!

"Look, there's mom." She wasn't brave enough to get in the water.

Here I am with my dad, walking up the beach after our little "swim."

After I dried off and put a sweatshirt on, I decided that I was ready for a nap so I packed up a few of my things and took off.
Time to go home...

I didn't get too far before my dad grabbed me...and of course, my mom wanted one more picture before we left.

We had an awesome time at the beach today, and I can't wait until the weather is nice so we can go again!