adventures in eating

August is not a big eater, but he's a good eater.  So far, he's tried rice cereal, oatmeal, sweet potatoes, squash, carrots, green beans, pears, peaches, bananas, and avocado and he's liked it all.  He has twinged a time or two while eating bananas and avocado, but I think the lumps just surprise him (I just mash those up instead of pureeing them so the texture isn't as smooth).






His favorite part of meal time is at the end, when he gets some water.

rolly pollies

August has been rolling over for a while now, but I just finally got it on video.





And did you know that rolly pollies are actually crustacians (like lobster) and not insects?

10 years

Justin's high school reunion was a month ago, but here are some cute pictures of the boys and their families. 

florida trip #2 and sister's wedding

Here are some pictures from our recent trip home...

this is August enjoying his airplane ride.  He is such a good traveler!  

hanging out with grandpa...eating his glasses 

the bride and me at her not so surprise shower

Bride and Mother of the bride at the shower

Here are a few photos I took at the wedding....the quality and quantity are severely lacking, but I've accepted the fact that I suck at photography.

This is my Uncle Anthony (aka Kid Rock) and his wife Jib.  This was my first time meeting her and I'm so glad they got to come! 

I love my brother!

Two things come to mind when I look at this picture; 1) I need to do something about those bangs, serious!, and 2) he looks nothing like me.

August got to spend lots of time with his great aunts...they are so much fun!

Some professional pics...isn't my little sis beautiful!?!

We stayed with my mom along with my aunt bobby and uncle richie, aunt debbie, uncle anthony and his wife jib, and my cousin nicole.  We had so much fun catching up and I just loved seeing them with August.

watching tv together (look at their hands ;))

 Mom and Bill took us to Downtown Disney to get August some Disney gear.  We ate lunch at the Rain Forest Cafe.  August loved all the animals, especially the gorilla, but was not so fond of the thunder storms.

While we were there, we celebrated our 6 year anniversary with my first night away from August.  I missed the junk out of him, but we got to enjoy some much needed rest and relaxation together (thanks mom and bill!).  We spent a day in Orlando and got to visit with some old friends and the next day I got to spend my birthday with my family.  The 4th was a super rainy day, so I didn't get to take August swimming with my dad like I had hoped, but I guess that's just something to look forward to for next time.  My best pal and her hubby were also around, so I got to see them a few times.  Overall, it was a great trip and I miss everyone so much already.  I guess it's time to start planning our next visit.