Playtime

I guess you want me to do something with that?

Alrighty, I'll stick it on my head.

Dang. I am one handsome devil.

Toys? Who needs toys? I've got Gladware.

Please, no more pictures.

8 Months!

Amery is 8 months old today! We had a fun and busy holiday weekend. Lots of time spent playing at home as well as time spent BBQing and swimming with friends on Memorial Day. Amery broke in his new swimsuit at his first trip to the pool. Here are some picutres from this weekend. There was so much to see at the pool that he couldn't be bothered to look at the camera. Sorry for the lack of captions, I don't have a lot of time this morning but wanted to get the pictures up for everyone to see.

Short Stack

We had breakfast at Jim's yesterday morning while waiting for my car to get fixed. Amery had his first pancake. He's a fan.



He finished it off with a big cup of coffee. Hey, you gotta start the morning right.

It's Good for the Pores

This is what happens when you let him feed himself the oatmeal.







And yeah, the bowl is pink. Cut me some slack - I went to two different stores and they were both out of the boy colors. We really needed some bowls.

Crackers

First Mother's Day

A couple of quick shots from Sunday.

Amery and Mama.

With a hat and sunglasses like Papa. His little cowboy hat is already too small!

A Couple of Firsts

First Sippy Cup:


(spent the rest of its day on the floor)

First Sunglasses:

(otherwise known as "impulse buy at Babies 'R Us")

Go Long!

A few weeks ago, I showed up at daycare to find Amery dressed in a new onesie that Jon picked up for him that day. He was sneaky. He dropped it off at lunch and asked the daycare ladies to put it on him before I picked him up for the day. The onesie is made by a local company called Bambino Balls. You can get pretty much any "ball" you like. (Sorry Nichole and Cristy, I don't see rugby).

Time for Bed

It's not often, but every once in a while we don't even make it up the stairs before he's down for the count.

Sunday Morning

On the way to the store with Grandma.

Catching Up

My mom has been in town for two weeks and it's been wonderful. She is a ton of help and Amery loves hanging out with Grandma. She bought him his first swimsuit:


We finally settled on the Sea Turtle suit from Gymboree. The pants are a little big yet, but they should be perfect by the time he's ready to hit the pool.



After two weeks we finally took a picture with Grandma.



And for good measure, a picture with Mama.

Family Lobsterfest 2009

Every year Jon's aunt and uncle send the family an awesome Christmas gift: a full lobster dinner. This year we got together on Beth's birthday to enjoy some tasty crustaceans. I refuse to be in the room when the lobsters are slaughtered. I admit, however, that I have no problem eating them when they are done.

This year's menu included cheese fondue, lobster bisque and shrimp corn chowder, fresh salad, boiled fresh Maine lobsters, and chocolate lava cakes with vanilla ice cream for dessert. I proudly made the lava cakes from scratch and, from what everyone tells me, they turned out great. I've had no sense of taste or smell for the past week due to a nasty cold (not swine flu, I swear) so I had to take everyone's word for it. Oh the irony.


Place mats that came with our lobsters.


The ginormous pot (aka, the instrument of death).


Nothing says ambiance like floating lobster candles.


Jon and the seaweed-covered lobsters.


The birthday girl (take the damn picture so I can eat my lobster).

Seven Months!

Amery is seven months old today! I have to cheat a little with this picture. It's actually from his six-month photo shoot. I promise I'll post an official seven-monther soon! We've been so busy with Grandma in town this past week that we haven't taken a single shot of them together.

First Easter (new pics added!)

Here are a few shots from Amery's first Easter.


Surprisingly chipper considering he did not want to wake up for the 7:00 sunrise service.


After church.


All dressed up with papa.



Right after this one was taken we broke the news that he can't actually eat the chocolate they handed out to the kids on the way out the door. Turns out he really just wanted to chew on the plastic eggs anyway.


It turned out to be a beautiful morning and we were able to have brunch out on the patio with our friends Drew and Carrie. The menu: Bacon-and-Egg Casserole, Amish friendship bread, mixed berries, coffee, juice, and mimosas.



Amery hung out with us on the patio.



Later that day with his cousins Jax and Jade.

More 6-month pictures

As promised, more cute shots of you-know-who! These would not exist without the awesome talent of our friend who took precious time out of her hectic schedule to spend a couple of hours with us.