P.S. To My Family: Please note I understand this does not constitute a thank you. A hand written one will be sent in a timely manner. With pictures.
Monday, December 3, 2007
Thank you Great Aunt Bonnie!
William has obviously been a very good boy this year! In the mail today, we got a very special handmade Christmas stocking from my Great Aunt Bonnie with William's name on it! It matches all the other stockings in our family and it is perfect! Thank you so much!
P.S. To My Family: Please note I understand this does not constitute a thank you. A hand written one will be sent in a timely manner. With pictures.
P.S. To My Family: Please note I understand this does not constitute a thank you. A hand written one will be sent in a timely manner. With pictures.
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Take a Walk with Me
Last night we were in the kitchen discussing the reorganization of the pantry area. Glass jars and heavy cans are regularly being dropped on the floor these days. Bags and boxes of pasta are continuously being opened and spread out upon my kitchen floor. As we discussed, I set William up on his feet in front of me. He got his balance and leaned forward towards me. Usually at this point, he just free falls towards me until I catch him or he bangs his head on something. Last night, the ending was different. Last night, William leaned forward towards me and picked up his feet. I could hardly believe my baby walked to me. So, I did it again. William did it again, this time walking 4-5 steps to me!
Then, we got the video camera out. Of course, William was not super cooperative. But, we did manage to get this one little clip of him doing a little walking...
P.S. Turn down your volume. I was pretty excited.
Then, we got the video camera out. Of course, William was not super cooperative. But, we did manage to get this one little clip of him doing a little walking...
P.S. Turn down your volume. I was pretty excited.
The Wedding, Newport, A little Boston
My cousin got married on Saturday afternoon. It was a very pretty service in which I did not make any huge mistakes during my reading. The shoes I wore were maybe a mistake. But, no mistakes in the reading.
My cousins: Beth and Chrissie
William all dressed up and ready to go...somewhere, anywhere
Favorite activity: climbing up the stairs used during the ceremony
Sheila, Bobby and Beth
Us in front of the huge Christmas tree in the lobby
Great Grandpa Tom and William at the reception
After the wedding reception, we had time for a little dip in the pool - William's first time swimming! He was a little unsure at first!
But, once we were in, he had a great time! Swimming lessons next year? We'll see!
Swimming/drinking the water
Brrr...mama is cold! Is it time to get out yet? William says NO!
My cousins: Beth and Chrissie
William all dressed up and ready to go...somewhere, anywhere
Favorite activity: climbing up the stairs used during the ceremony
Sheila, Bobby and Beth
Us in front of the huge Christmas tree in the lobby
Great Grandpa Tom and William at the reception
After the wedding reception, we had time for a little dip in the pool - William's first time swimming! He was a little unsure at first!
But, once we were in, he had a great time! Swimming lessons next year? We'll see!
Swimming/drinking the water
Brrr...mama is cold! Is it time to get out yet? William says NO!
On Sunday morning, we had breakfast with the family and then spent some hanging out in Newport. Here is some of what we did:
Took a cliff walk. A lot like it sounds. Walking along the coastline.
(Turn your head) We toured the Breakers mansion, formerly owned by the Vanderbuilts
The Breakers from the back (by the way, this was their summer cottage)
Kevin drives, Kim navigates...
William eats
A drive along the coast at sunset....
William kisses himself in the mirror
Newport road sign : Yes, your butt is litter!
Monday morning, we squeezed in a little historical walking tour. The tourist information center was out of the tour materials, so the person working there just gave us directions. So, here is some historical stuff. We're not really sure what or why some of it is historical, but it is according to the tourist person. This is the Quaker Meeting House built in 16something.
This is the colony house built in 17something
The Hazard house...
This is Trinity Church. It has a very old cemetery next to the building.
The old stone mill in a park.
How William currently feels about history. Yes, we know he is missing a shoe.
Back to the beach!
William wanted to take a dip into the Atlantic Ocean. We agreed, but only his toes!
William dipping his toes into the Atlantic Ocean
It was hard to get ONLY his feet wet without getting mine also!
Sandy toes
The empty beach
Outside our room in Newport
Playing peek-a-boo in the car while he was supposed to be napping...can you see him anywhere?
We had a little time before we had to be at the airport, so we decided to check out the U.S.S. Constitution. It was closed, so we went to Bunker Hill.
John climbing the first of many steps at Bunker Hill
The monument
The USS Constitution from the top of the monument
Kelly and William (in the dark lower right) at Bunker Hill
Took a cliff walk. A lot like it sounds. Walking along the coastline.
(Turn your head) We toured the Breakers mansion, formerly owned by the Vanderbuilts
The Breakers from the back (by the way, this was their summer cottage)
Kevin drives, Kim navigates...
William eats
A drive along the coast at sunset....
William kisses himself in the mirror
Newport road sign : Yes, your butt is litter!
Monday morning, we squeezed in a little historical walking tour. The tourist information center was out of the tour materials, so the person working there just gave us directions. So, here is some historical stuff. We're not really sure what or why some of it is historical, but it is according to the tourist person. This is the Quaker Meeting House built in 16something.
This is the colony house built in 17something
The Hazard house...
This is Trinity Church. It has a very old cemetery next to the building.
The old stone mill in a park.
How William currently feels about history. Yes, we know he is missing a shoe.
Back to the beach!
William wanted to take a dip into the Atlantic Ocean. We agreed, but only his toes!
William dipping his toes into the Atlantic Ocean
It was hard to get ONLY his feet wet without getting mine also!
Sandy toes
The empty beach
Outside our room in Newport
Playing peek-a-boo in the car while he was supposed to be napping...can you see him anywhere?
We had a little time before we had to be at the airport, so we decided to check out the U.S.S. Constitution. It was closed, so we went to Bunker Hill.
John climbing the first of many steps at Bunker Hill
The monument
The USS Constitution from the top of the monument
Kelly and William (in the dark lower right) at Bunker Hill
Traveling!
After a big day Thursday, we had an even busier day in store on Friday! We were joining the McGarry's to travel to my cousin Beth's wedding in Newport, Rhode Island. We were pretty excited because we haven't seen my cousin Beth since our wedding almost 6 years ago!
Our day started early: we got up around 6:30 am and got in the car to drive to the Park N Ride in Minneapolis. From the parking lot, we took a bus to the airport where we got through security with our 231234983264236 different carry on items. At this point, we decided that William was traveling and the rest of us were just his entourage. I had been worried about taking the baby food through the security as it is technically a liquid, but they didn't give us any trouble (by the way, we aren't really using baby food at all anymore - just about 100% table food. But, I wasn't sure about feeding him on the road and at the different events we had planned for our trip. We couldn't have brought very much regular table food because of the security restrictions and I didn't want to worry about finding a grocery store right away when we arrived to pick up food for William. So, we brought the baby food with). We boarded our first flight and William slept until we were getting off the plane. We made our connection and continued on to Boston. From the Boston airport, we took a bus to rent our car, which we drove to Rhode Island.
If you got bored with the last paragraph, that was a car, a bus, a plane, a plane, a bus, and a car. It was a full day of travel, crossing off the new states of Michigan, Massachusetts and Rhode Island from William's list of states to visit! William was UNbelievably good through everything. He wasn't even a little fussy or anything. He was such a trooper. He napped in his carseat and in my arms on the plane. He ate almost all his meals on someones lap or in his carseat. Amazing!
William's first plane ride!
William snoozed for the whole flight!
Snoozing with Mama
We arrived in Newport, RI just in time to catch the end of my cousin's rehearsal and to eat dinner with everyone. William got to meet my aunt Sheila, uncle Bobby and cousin Beth. It was
great to see everyone together and visit!
Hanging out with Aunt Megan
With my cousins Chrissie and Beth
With Great Grandma Gerry
Our day started early: we got up around 6:30 am and got in the car to drive to the Park N Ride in Minneapolis. From the parking lot, we took a bus to the airport where we got through security with our 231234983264236 different carry on items. At this point, we decided that William was traveling and the rest of us were just his entourage. I had been worried about taking the baby food through the security as it is technically a liquid, but they didn't give us any trouble (by the way, we aren't really using baby food at all anymore - just about 100% table food. But, I wasn't sure about feeding him on the road and at the different events we had planned for our trip. We couldn't have brought very much regular table food because of the security restrictions and I didn't want to worry about finding a grocery store right away when we arrived to pick up food for William. So, we brought the baby food with). We boarded our first flight and William slept until we were getting off the plane. We made our connection and continued on to Boston. From the Boston airport, we took a bus to rent our car, which we drove to Rhode Island.
If you got bored with the last paragraph, that was a car, a bus, a plane, a plane, a bus, and a car. It was a full day of travel, crossing off the new states of Michigan, Massachusetts and Rhode Island from William's list of states to visit! William was UNbelievably good through everything. He wasn't even a little fussy or anything. He was such a trooper. He napped in his carseat and in my arms on the plane. He ate almost all his meals on someones lap or in his carseat. Amazing!
Riding the bus!
William's first plane ride!
William snoozed for the whole flight!
Snoozing with Mama
great to see everyone together and visit!
Hanging out with Aunt Megan
With my cousins Chrissie and Beth
With Great Grandma Gerry
Merry Christmas!
After Thanksgiving dinner and a little nap (hey! a guy has to sleep off that turkey!), we joined the Heidt's for their Christmas celebration. In order to celebrate both a first thanksgiving and a first Christmas in one day, we needed to be sure that naptime happened so there would be less chances of a meltdown later on. Luckily for us, keeping the nap schedule the same seemed to make this day a breeze for William. There were a lot of new people and...well, a lot going on. But, he did a great job and was his happy, busy self.
Last time William met his cousins, he thought they were pretty cool. He watched them very carefully. Now that he is bigger, he was so excited to actually play with them (I am not sure how excited they were to have him tagging along)! Here he is playing with the springy door stoppers with his cousin Michael.
Here the two boys are playing again! It was absolutely amazing to watch the bigger kids (and littler ones) interact. They were all so great with William. Ben, in particular was SO incredibly gentle with William! He let William crawl all over him and even poke him in the eye (oops). After the eye poking, I apologized and grabbed William to move him away. Ben just smiled at me and said "Don't worry Aunt Kelly, I'm used to it." You could see what a great big brother he is! Becca was also very gentle with William, although she spent most of the time drooling over Alex and Elena (can you blame her? they are adorable!). However, Michael was the one William wanted to follow and be around all the time. He would just watch him play, walk, talk, eat, etc with amazement. You could just see on William's face how very cool he thought his cousin was.
In front of the Christmas tree! William is wearing his "Baby's 1st Christmas" onesie. Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a 1st Christmas shirt in size 18-24 months? I've been looking for one since October! I finally gave up when we came across one on Wednesday morning! How lucky!
Always a good helper! William helps Uncle Joe and Aunt Cathy set up the tripod. This is also the first picture we have of William with Cathy and Joe!
Opening his first Christmas present! A fisher price school bus! Thanks Alexander!
Last time William met his cousins, he thought they were pretty cool. He watched them very carefully. Now that he is bigger, he was so excited to actually play with them (I am not sure how excited they were to have him tagging along)! Here he is playing with the springy door stoppers with his cousin Michael.
Here the two boys are playing again! It was absolutely amazing to watch the bigger kids (and littler ones) interact. They were all so great with William. Ben, in particular was SO incredibly gentle with William! He let William crawl all over him and even poke him in the eye (oops). After the eye poking, I apologized and grabbed William to move him away. Ben just smiled at me and said "Don't worry Aunt Kelly, I'm used to it." You could see what a great big brother he is! Becca was also very gentle with William, although she spent most of the time drooling over Alex and Elena (can you blame her? they are adorable!). However, Michael was the one William wanted to follow and be around all the time. He would just watch him play, walk, talk, eat, etc with amazement. You could just see on William's face how very cool he thought his cousin was.
In front of the Christmas tree! William is wearing his "Baby's 1st Christmas" onesie. Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a 1st Christmas shirt in size 18-24 months? I've been looking for one since October! I finally gave up when we came across one on Wednesday morning! How lucky!
Always a good helper! William helps Uncle Joe and Aunt Cathy set up the tripod. This is also the first picture we have of William with Cathy and Joe!
Opening his first Christmas present! A fisher price school bus! Thanks Alexander!
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