Summertime and the livin' is easy... fish are jumping...

and the heat is hot. We are spending time outside as much as possible, despite the warm weather -- especially because this heat is NOTHING compared to where we are moving in AZ! But, we love summer. And one of the best things about summer that I have just learned this week is WATERMELON! Now, I have eaten watermelon before but NOT like this! My mommy is so cool! She let me take apart the watermelon with her outside.


After you take apart the watermelon and then eat tons of it, then you have to wipe off your hands and face. I'm pretty good at this too!

They say it's your birthday...

On Saturday daddy and mommy had a whole bunch of friends over to celebrate my birth and to throw the last party at our home in VA! We all had a great time... thank you so much to everyone who contributed and came to celebrate! We will so terribly miss each and every one of you!!! Enjoy these pictures of the best birthday party I've ever had!!!
Me getting ready for the keg:
Me getting ready for the cake:
Me getting ready for the singing:
Me getting ready for the candle blowing -- I needed help:
Me getting ready to eat my train cake:
fun was had by all... both small:
And tall:

Tuesday, June 10, 2008. I am ONE YEAR OLD!

I am one today. Here is a picture of what I looked like on the day I was born... I had worked very hard at following the light but I just could not get out. Then, some lady created a new path for me and VOILA! There I was! And I let everyone know how present I was because all 4 of my grandparents heard me hollering down the hall and through two sets of Operating Room doors! Yes, I still have a set of pipes on me too :-)
Here I am in the nursery with MY DADDY! I love my daddy!

And, this is the latest picture of me. I like this one a lot because I like playing in the grass. Mommy had really good timing to capture this one before I began to crawl off. That's the UVa Rotunda in the background! I love it there.
Before you see this really cute snapshot of me... here are some of my 1 year old accomplishments! I have two bottom teeth (I've had them since I was 9mos.) and 4 coming in at once across the top! I weigh in at a sturdy 24.5 LBS... and man am I solid. I am walking... not just a little bit but all over the living room, dining room, kitchen, deck, front courtyard... really where ever they will let me. I love climbing the stairs. I love playing with my music table and Daddy's digital piano. I am wearing 18 mos clothing and somethings are even 24 mos... it's my milk belly, I cannot help it. I still have my thunder thighs despite all of the walking. The milk is solely cow's at this point. No time for breastfeeding, mom, I've got places to WALK. I have a passport with actual stamps in it from my travels. I have flown 14 legs (tampa, phoenix, belgium). My best buddies are Patrick and Evelyn who I see weekly at church. I get to play with Luca every now and then... and last weekend I had a blast with friend Will. My girlfriend is Mattie Holland (Ms. Katie, I think mommy is serious about the arranged marriage ;-))
So, here's that picture you have been reading through to see. I cannot wait to see all of the things that will happen to me THIS YEAR!!! Oh the places I will go...

Memorial Day Weekend Fun, and a little birthday-ing thrown in

My Memorial Day weekend was a ton of fun, as you will see from my photos below! Here I am with Uncle Josh as he does my hair! He is very talented at making it stand up straight...
Here we are just hanging out after dinner with a slice of my first of several birthday cakes... before my hair got out of control!
It was also a VERY special weekend because I got to spend time with my favorite Belgian Aunt and Uncle! It was so fun to see Fabi et Luc and to spend time with them near my birthday... I miss them already. I have to go visit them soon...
Last, here is a shot of me getting my first taste of an oreo cookie! Gammy and Gampy got me an Oreo Icecream cake... YUMMY!

Time with my Great Mom-Mom

I thought I would spend a little time writing about my wonderful Great Mom-mom. Also known as Mom-mom-mom! She will be 91 this month (and most of you know that I will be 1 next week on Tuesday). Here, we are hanging out in her favorite chair.

Then, I was crawling and scooching all over the place. Mom-mom-mom put some money in my back pocket as great mom-moms are so great at doing... Here she is putting the money in my pocket.

And, here I am crawling all over the house with money in my back pocket! We love Great Mom-mom!!!