Rochester

We made the trek to Rochester again over labor Day weekend because we are...well, crazy. As we are certainly going to be driving for both Thanksgiving and Christmas (as we do every year), I had vowed we weren't going to be going back until then after our trip this summer. Not surprisingly, it didn't stick. I have again vowed not to make the trip until November. We'll see how that goes.

As for this weekend, the draw of all the aunts, uncles, grandparents and great grandparents was just too much to resist. Evidence below:

Impromptu jam session with Uncle Mike. William heard Uncle Mike moving things around in his room and went to investigate. After finding Uncle Mike in the closet, William inquired "Do you need help putting on your jammies?" Instead of jammies, they found some of Mike's old percussion kit in the closet and had some fun.


Jam Session Take One

Jam Session Take Two

Auntie Megan on Amelia watch

We took a quick trip to Oxbow Park

This was almost a great picture. Mike and the goat were staring at each other before the goat pulled its head back through the fence.
Grandma and Amelia match! And how DID she ever get this big? I guess I don't really see how big she has gotten until I see her in someone else's arms. She's HUGE!
Trying for a family picture is difficult with a ornery 2.5 year old.
Our family
Grandma and William playing around in the nature center
The weather was beautiful and cool, so we got to spend a lot of time out on the deck relaxing
Grandpa Heidt and Amelia
Amelia and her car. Finally one that is safe to put in her mouth!
Grandpa Heidt reading to William...Amelia trying to get in on the funGrandpa Heidt reading to William and Amelia
More reading fun...I think I thought there was something funny about this picture, but now I don't know what it was...any guesses?
Mia and Auntie Kaye
One of the perks to driving all that way? Being able to eat a (almost) whole meal without a kid in my lap! Yay!
Another perk? People to help the kid run off some steam while I finish eating. Breadsticks...yummy
Great Grandma Gerry reading to William. About trucks of course.
Great Grandpa Tom, Great Grandma Gerry and Amelia
Scott, Zach, Grandpa Heidt and William playing in the backyard at a little party my parents had to celebrate the (almost) completed kitchen project.
Uncle Mike, Willam, Scott & Zach play some more...I'm thinking Scott was tired that night!
After dinner and playing outside, William served everyone his specialty: Ice cream with ketchup.
Amelia's crabby face.

Amelia made huge strides over the weekend in her crawling. She is pulling herself to hands and knees now and rocking (rocking!). She is much more efficient with her army crawling and is able to get from point A to B without launching herself onto her face most of the time. She still enjoys her baby pushups as you can see above.

Item worth crawling to: brown paper bag. What toys?