Hilarious

I have laughed at many people and their children due to the child finding something fun to explore....baby powder, toilet paper and lotion. Well, Gabe loves to use the wipe container as a drum.

If you turn your back for a minute it turns into a kleenex box and a snack.......

bath time fun

I keep saying I will be better at this and now it's been over 10 days since my last post. Really not much has happened around here except....Gabe got his 3rd and 4th teeth, a double ear infection, feeding himself all sorts of food, drinking from a sippy and is working on standing unassisted......oh and can clap open handed and play peek-a-boo by himself. It's been amazing to watch him grow and learn. We now understand the idea that each month/phase gets better. I cry at each new thing he figures out.....it's going to be a long haul and I should buy stock in Kleenex now.

The best thing that happens every night is bath time. He starts to get cranky so Keith will go, take down the gate, turn on the bathroom light and start the water......Gabriel will then crawl his fastest to the bathroom and stand the the tub's edge....it is so cute!!!


Keith and I are doing well. Still trying to find a babysitter for some grown-up nights out.....hopefully soon because we want to go see Jersey Boys during the holidays!

First MLB game & 2nd Jessica Visit

Jess rocks....she took all of us to the Rockies game last weekend and is the only person to come to visit us twice since Gabe was born! I am hoping to go visit her in October for an overnight away from my boys.

Gabe had a blast at the game....then slept for over half of it. After the game we found a cute place to grab a latin snack before taking Jess to the airport.

Third tooth

The third tooth has made an appearance....not a big enough for pictures to capture it but trust me, it's there. Upper left

He is doing better with eating off his tray....loves the puffs and banana pieces. tonight we was all about the sippy cup and actual drank from it too.

Random Gabriel Fun

He is one busy boy.....happy as can be but busy. He is starting to notice and care if he can't see us but still could care less about going to daycare. He has an entourage there of friends that he pals around with all day.
playing so hard he fell asleep on the floor

Bath time is so fun.....Missy even likes it....she gets to drink the water too!

He loves to stand in his bedroom window so Keith went outside to get the view in.

Charity

We walked in the Colorado AIDS walk last weekend. Gabe had a great time checking out the crowd and riding on Daddy's shoulders.

Gotta love his new hat we picked up in Iowa!

Uncle Scottie's return

We went to Iowa for Labor day weekend to welcome Uncle Scottie back to the good old US of A. On the way we stopped in Omaha to see Pete and the kids...who ended up coming to Des Moines for the weekend. Rob was also in town for the visit. Saturday I met up with some old and dear friends....it had been way too long. Then the afternoon was full of a family party.
Sunday we had another family outing to the Icubs game.
Julie and the kids joined in the fun too.
On the way home we stopped back in Omaha to visit with the Parks family.....gotta love Mike and Nikki!!!!

Standing

Gabriel has taken to standing any chance he gets.....and then walking along things.....the couch, the window, his exersaucer. It's amazing to me how much he is doing each day. Still the happy child too. We are blessed.