Weekend in D.C.

Since Momma has a training session for work down in DC this week, we took a family road trip down to Nanny and Grampy's house for the weekend. Unfortunately, they weren't there (cruising the Caribbean), but I'd like to say thanks for letting us use the house!

The drive down was mostly uneventful, though I would have preferred it to be about an hour shorter. Mostly though, it was fun and Tazz and I enjoyed each others company in the back of the truck. I like to think it was all about me, but something tells me she was eyeing up either my cookie or my ball...I'm not real sure whichWhile we were there we got out to see several of Momma and Daddy's friends, and I got to make a couple new ones of my own. Here I am with Aidan and Jacob Overman. Between the three of us we kept the adults on their toesThen, on Sunday I got to meet Riley Demory. I was quite taken with her, and we enjoyed a little snack date while the parents talked. The biggest news of the weekend though was that I took another BIG step in walking on my own (well... several steps really!). Sorry for the video being sideways, but thats how the camera was pointed and we couldn't figure out how to rotate it for the blog (even though we did for saving it on the computer.) I think you'll get the idea anyway - maybe just turn your head a little ;-)

7 Things...

Hey there everyone. So as I mentioned in my last posting, I was tagged by my friend Natalie to share 7 things you may not know about me... so, here we go...

1) During the week, I sneak in some Mama bonding time by helping her with her make-up in the morning before work. I'm quite adept at getting the brushes into the powder/blush

2) Counter tops are one of my favorite play areas (see pic below)

3) I've yet to encounter something I don't think is meant to be climbed. Walls, furniture, counters, trees, cars, ... you get the idea :-)

4) I enjoy quite a variety of foods. I found Daddy's lobster to be yummy, and please don't forget to give me my Corn Pops in the morning!

5) The only reason I'm not walking on my own yet is because I have so much fun leading Mama, Daddy, and Tazz around the house in a parade (isn't being an only child great?!)

6) I'm going through a bit of a shy stage right now, and any direct eye contact is sure to make me bury my head in the dirt / parent's legs.

7) I fully believe that all puppy dogs should be greeted by licking them

Happy Halloween (Belated..)

Happy belated Halloween everyone! I must say that I quite enjoyed my first official Halloween experience. We started things off by carving a pumpkin. First, I showed Mama what I thought it should look like so she could sketch it on the empty pumpkin... Then, Daddy set to work carving the face out. I paid close attention to what he was doing and practiced with my stick while he worked so that I can be of even more help next year..Finally, we had a finished product to put on display. I think it was a pretty good team effort, don't you? And of course, I got to dress up in my very first Halloween costume. For those of you that don't recognize it, it is from the movie Monster's Inc. We only made it to a few houses as I was quite tired, but I really enjoyed my first experience and look forward to many more to come!

Now that I am a year old, and much more busy, I'm not sure that I'll be posting with my normal frequency in the future.. but be sure to check in often as I will keep updating as new exciting adventures occur. I already know I owe my friend Natalie a '7 secrets you didn't know about me' post, so that will probably occur before too long.

Till then. Bye :-)

Connor 1.0

Woohoo!! I finally crossed the big 1 year milestone last Friday! Many thanks to all of my friends and family who were able to make it for my party. I had a blast! I'm not sure if I had more fun opening all of my wonderful gifts........or playing with them... but, I definitely enjoyed watching the adults try to figure out my toys too. Silly grown ups :-)
And, now that I'm officially a big boy, I'm starting to work more on my big boy skills. In addition to working on my walking, I'm learning to feed myself from my bowl and spoon. I've got the basics down, but think I need a little fine tuning....

Til next time - hope your feedings are less messy then mine

A Little Fall Fun

Momma Daddy and I spent this past weekend enjoying the nice Fall days. I got to play in the leaves.... Take a walk in the park....
and, even try a bit of comfort food for the first time. Yumm...Pizza!!
On top of enjoying my first pizza, Daddy and I are working on my transition from formula to real milk. I just have one question - does this constitute drinking and driving?
Thats it for this week - I'll see a bunch of you at my big 1st birthday party this Friday! As for the rest of you, I hope to see you soon as well

Ultrasonic Super Fantastic Weekend!

I think the title says it all for this weekend!

First, I had a surprise visit from Grandma last Thursday. We had a great time playing in the park, and I got to go hunt for my very first ever pumpkin for Halloween. Once I found the perfect one, I turned to Grandma for a little celebration high-five

Then, the weekend rolled around and it was a blast. On Sunday Momma and Daddy took me to the Ultrasonic Super Fantastic Kids Day Weekend in Northern NJ. It was a really cool event with a huge sandbox, pony rides, big trucks for us to climb on....
and a petting zoo..... I think the sheep were my favorite, though Daisy the cow came in a close second
I also got to spend some quality time playing with Tazz in the front yard. I'm getting really good at putting her ball into the Chuck-It, and someday soon I'll be able to throw it for her!
To top off all of the excitement, today Daddy took me for my first car ride in my front-facing car seat. I was so excited, I could barely contain myself.....so I decided just to take a nice little nap. Man, is that seat comfy :-) I have tons more fun pictures, but am running short on time, so I guess I'll just say bye for now.

Talk to you again next week

Week 49

Before I start in on this week, I just want to make sure you didn't miss last weeks bonus video post. I'm taking that next step towards walking on my own! (pun intended)

This weekend, I had some more visitors. Nanny and Grampy came to babysit me while Momma and Daddy went to Philly for the Eagles / Redskins game. (Sorry how that turned out Dad :-( ) It was a great chance for me show off my growing skills.
When I wasn't testing the strength of Nanny's back, I took the opportunity to get a new perspective on things. I really enjoyed being taller then everyone else
Such an exciting weekend really got my appetite worked up, and I've been keeping Daddy on his toes getting my food ready. Tonight when he was prepping my dinner, I decided I would go get into my high chair to help him out. I'm not sure I got it quite right, but I did my best!
Thats all for this week... stay tuned for next weeks post as I hear there are more visitors coming this weekend! Man, I'm popular!