Watching Daddy Grill

Now that it is getting nicer, I get to go outside in the backyard and watch Daddy grill.



I like to walk around the backyard. Mostly I go from the picnic table to the house and back.




I get to play with Bevo outside too!



Come here Bevo!



I look like I'm up to something mischevious in this picture.

Happy Easter!

I had a great time on my first Easter. In the morning I got to have my Easter basket that the Easter bunny left me. There was all kinds of great stuff in it! I got puffs, my favorite!




I also got a book with my picture in it, a bible, and an Easter bunny bib.



One of the fun things about Easter was that everyone came to our church with us! Even Grandpa! After church the Easter Bunny was walking around. I was so excited to see him and reached for him when we walked off.



Halie got to go on really fun bouncy toys at her church service. I can't wait till I get big and go to Kid's Church. I did good in the nursery though and barely cried at all!



After church, we went to Grandma and Grandpa's to eat lunch. But first we had to take pictures of course!







Mama says she loves this picture of me and my daddy. She says we are her handsome men.



Mama and Grandma love to take my pictures by flowers.




Me and Halie got Easter baskets at Grandma's too!



After eating, I got to swing in my swing for awhile!



I love my Grandpa!



And my Uncle Chad!



Mommy and Daddy went to change and then they had an egg toss.



After the egg toss, it was my naptime, but Easter wasn't over yet! We went over to Great Grandpa's house!

Great Grandma Vivian and Great Grandpa gave me a big Easter card with $10 in it!



Great Grandma Vivian is so nice!



Of course, Mama and Grandma needed more pictures of me outside, but I don't mind!




Happy Easter!

Easter Egg Hunt at Friends University

Today, Mommy took me and my cousins to an Easter Egg Hunt at Friends University. While we were there she told us that Friends is where she met Daddy. She kept telling me how lucky it was that Daddy transferred to Friends so that she would meet him and eventually have me. It was kind of fun to be at the place where Mommy and Daddy's love story started.

When we got to Friends, Tre' went over to the big kids egg hunt and Sha'Kira and Shira stayed with me and Mommy. They were too old to hunt. Mommy felt bad for them, but I picked up some candy for them.

Here is me and Mommy ready to hunt.



You can't see her, but I was scoping out a cute girl next to me.



I didn't bring a basket, so I kept my candy in my pocket.




Mommy was kind of embarrased that I didn't have any shoes to wear. I grew out of all my baby shoes, and my new train shoes I got last weekend are too big.



After the egg hunt, we got some bunny ears.




Then we went in to the carnival. The carnival was at Casado. Mommy kept telling stories about her and daddy. She said that her and daddy at their first date at Casado one morning when he asked if she wanted to skip Faith and Learning to get some breakfast.

The first thing we did was meet the Easter Bunny. Mommy was glad he was there so she wouldn't have to pay the mall prices for a picture! Mommy's friend Holly happened to be there and she took some pictures for us.





Next, we decorated an Easter egg. I put a Mickey Mouse sticker on mine.



Then the big kids played bingo.




Tre' and Shira both won at bingo and gave me their prizes! After bingo, the big kids played on some inflatable toys in the gym.

Then I met Freddy Falcon!



I really liked Freddy. After Mommy picked me back up, I was just staring at him and smiling because he was so cool. Mommy keeps saying that I better like characters so much when we get to Disney World in July.

I can't wait for next year's Easter egg hunt. Hopefully I'll have some shoes to wear by then!

9 Months Old

Dear Antonio,

I can't believe that you are nine months old! That means you are three quarters of a year. No way are you almost a year old! You are growing so fast and changing so much. I was telling my students during health the other day how much you are learning each day and how interesting it is. (My class always asks about you and loves to hear about you.) Here are some things about you right now...

-You went through a bit of a smiling hiatus the last month, but you are back to smiling all the time. I'm so glad! I was worried that my happy little guy was gone, but I think you were just busy sucking on your lips.
-Everyday when we get home from work, you crawl over to the couch and pull yourself up to see who's home. You give us the biggest grin and reach for us to pick you up.
-You are very attached to me right now and cry when I leave you or walk by and won't hold you. Daddy says I'm spoiling you, but I can't help but pick you up when you cry for me. I love you too much to let you cry!
-You have started nursing without fussing whenever I try. Unfortunately, there isn't much milk left anymore, so our nursing days will be coming to an end soon.
-You are still awful when we change your diaper. When I blow on your face, I can distract you long enough to change it quickly. Daddy and I are thinking about changing you over to pull-ups so we can change you easier.
-I've started giving you your Texas taggie blanket at bedtime. You like to hold it and feel the taggies. In the morning you play with it and I get a few extra minutes of sleep.
-You sleep from 8:00 to about 7:30.
-When you wake up in the morning, I can hear you talking to yourself. I go in your room and you stand up on the crib rail and smile at me. I get you out and nurse you and then let you crawl around while I check Facebook. Your favorite thing to do is crawl to the nightlight and mess with it.
-I've started putting you in timeout in your crib when you won't stop playing with the above mentioned nightlight. Today, I put in your crib three times and finally I think you realized that when I say no-no, I mean it!
-You are taking 10-15 steps at a time.
-You have started turning around from a toy and walking towards us. For awhile, you couldn't turn so this was a big step for you!
-You are still not eating a whole jar of baby food, but you are eating three meals a day. Grandma gives you oatmeal for breakfast, fruit for lunch, and we give you a veggie for dinner.
-I've started letting you try some real food. You've add tiny bites of bread, mashed potatoes, avocado, beans, and banana.
-I comb your hair over to the side and Daddy thinks it's so nerdy. I think it's so handsome!
-You are starting to add more syllables to your vocabulary. You make a mmmm sound and a da sound. We can't wait to see if you say MaMa or DaDa first!
-You pretty much never cry when we lay you down at night. I'm so thankful for that. I can't believe that just a few months ago, nighttime was torture for us!
-You take two naps a day. Usually an hour and half each nap. I love when you nap on the weekends so I can nap too!
-You signed milk the day you turned nine months! Grandpa was here and we were all eating dinner. I was letting you try some of my food and it was sticking your tongue. I got up to get you a sippy cup of water to wash it down and you signed milk! Daddy saw it and told me. I said do you want milk and signed it back and you were so excited! The rest of the meal you would take a few bites, then sign milk so you could have a drink. After that day, you haven't done it again though.
-Our current signing words are: milk, all done, change, bath, light off, bed, eat, more, no-no, stop, thank you, soft touch, and excited.

You are the most precious baby in the world and I love you so much! I can't wait for your first Easter tomorrow!

Love,

Mommy

Fun Sunday!

Today was a pretty fun day. We started out going to church. Mommy and Daddy were really nervous that I was going to cry the whole time in the nursery because I got up so early so I should have been sleepy. But I showed them! I played the whole time and had fun!

After church we went to Sam's and I got to watch my cousin Halie going crazy getting all the samples. I think that's her favorite thing to do at the store.

After a quick nap at home, we went to the Train Expo at Century II with my friend Ben and his parents. It was neat seeing all the trains. I got a conductor hat to wear, but I didn't really like it.



Daddy also bought me a new pair of shoes. They have trains on them. And guess what? When I walk, they squeak! I love them!

After the Train Expo we went to my Nanny Tourney and Uncle Boy's house. I loved playing with Alice, their puppy. She is tiny!

When we got home, Mommy and Daddy played with me in the basement. Last week, Daddy took apart my exersaucer and made it into a table so that I can play with the toys.



Pretty tasty!



They have been using it to block me into the living room. I showed them today! I figured out how to crawl underneath it! They can't trap me!

Daddy and I had fun playing with my horsey.




I also did a bunch of practice walking and playing chase with Mommy. Hopefully, Mommy will get the video uploaded soon.

Naughty Boy!

I've recently learned how to open the round thing (that's what Mommy and Daddy call it, because Grandpa always calls it that at his house.). I like to open it and take stuff out!



I was telling Mama in this picture that there is nothing wrong with doing a little exploring of the kitchen.