Thursday, July 30, 2009

Vacation in Michigan




We are officially on our first family vacation in Michigan.   The weather has been absolutely incredible.  And we are doubly thankful to be here considering it has been over 100 in Portland.    We are sending cool thoughts to our friends and family in Oregon.

We have been spending lots of time with family.   Noah is just blossoming as he spends each minute with Aunts, Uncles, Grandma, Grandpa, cousins.   He loves his morning routine of waking up and eating a banana with the early risers sipping on OJ, coffee and whatever dessert is left from the prior night.   He relishes in the fact that his eating skills are in the likeness of a bigger boy.   He works his way around the ottoman - honing his walking skills.  This morning there was a surprise laundry basket which added another 15 minutes of fun.   We then make our way out to the lake and sit on the bench at the end of the pier and wave goodbye to Daddy and Grandpa as they go out for their morning fishing adventure.   He loves to look in the water, watch the seagulls and generally explore.   We have been hitting a nap at 9am like clockwork.   Then the rest of the day is filled with adventures like hiking, going to the beach, taking golf cart rides on the trails, sitting in the tube in the back yard or in the water, playing, you name it.   Noah is having he time of his life exploring with so many new faces and things to do.   

Just a couple of pics of our adventure.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

First Summer - It's the best






I love summer - I especially like being naked in the summer.   My Mommy and Daddy let me play in my baby pool in the backyard.   It used to be Dugan's pool but he shares with me, he is a good dog.   I love my dog Dugan....I sometimes even trick my Mom and Dad and say, "Doog".   I'm tricky like that.    I like to crawl a lot these days.   It looks a little bit like an army crawl but I can get around.   I can also stand quite well when left to my own devices.....stairs, here I come.   I think I might be getting some new teeth soon.   I like to bite things right now - really anything, I'm not too picky.   But overall, life is good:)