Easter Fun!

For Easter, Grandma W. and Uncle Matt came up to visit!  Gary looked for eggs in the back yard!

 

More Archives: Random Stuff!

It's been a while since we updated this, so now we're just cleaning out our backlog.  Here are a bunch of unrelated things!

Meet Gary's good friend, Barry... also known as BEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAR!

 

Playing with crazy Uncle Matt!

 

Parents of the year...

From the Archive: Puppy Bowl!

So, we're not big football fans, so we skipped the Super Bowl, but Gary seemed quite interested in the Puppy Bowl!

 

Walking in the Yard!

Gary's new favorite activity is walking down the sidewalk on our street.  Here's Gary playing in the front yard of the house!  Yay, fall weather!

Oh, hello!

 

I'm happy to see you!

 

Clomping around!

Ugh, I think I ate a bug!

I think I might ralph!

 

Clappy Clappy!

This one is pretty old too, and it's not the best put together video we've made, but it shows how much Gary loves clapping along to music.  In this video, Gary listens to Here Comes Your Man by the Pixies and claps with glee!

 

Gary Walks!

So, Gary has been walking for a couple of weeks now, but video footage has been difficult to come by.  We finally managed to get some steps on film this weekend (though only after resorting to trickery and deception, because we are awful parents).  Observe!

Failure to Cooperate

Gary decided not to oblige mommy and did not let her take footage of him walking.  She hopes you'll settle (for now) for a video showing one of his more creative crawling techniques.

Attack of the Killer Gary!

This kid has it out for video cameras.

Gary's Opinion on Peas

Here is a video taken a few weeks ago that mommy just remembered she had.  Does Gary like peas or not?

Water Baby (Part 2 Addendum)!

Playing in the Play Yard!

Woo!

Easter Hijinx!

Easter Sunday!  Attacking the camcorder!  Woo!

Gary Rocks the Drums!

Grandma W. came by to visit for Easter weekend, and she discovered that Gary may have some heretofore untapped musical talent!  Observe:

Gary Has GONE MOBILE.

Uh oh, guys.  Look who has gone from scooting to full on crawling in the last week or so:

This can only mean trouble!

Nom, Nom, Nom (Happy Belated Six-Month Birthday, Gary!)

Gary turned six months old on February 24.  We celebrated by taking him on his first big trip, but because we were traveling, we didn't have a good opportunity to introduce him to his first "solid" food.  So it was very exciting when he ate rice cereal for the first time this past weekend.  Here are some (cell phone) pictures of Gary chowing down (and getting messy). 

And here is a video from tonight.  He still seems to like the stuff!

Note the "sleeper of shame."  Whenever Gary has a diaper blowout at daycare, his alternate outfit is one of his Xmas sleepers.  If you see a little Gary wearing a reindeer sleeper in March, that can only mean one thing...

Gary and Henry Hang Out Again!

Gary got to hang out with his favorite cousin again today, and he was SOOOO excited to see his older cousin.  He couldn't help but squeal with glee!  Honestly, I think he kinda freaked Henry out a little bit...

Breakfast at Bob & Edith's

We celebrated the second day of a three-day weekend by going to Bob & Edith's -- a diner near our apartment -- for breakfast.  We went early to beat the post-church rush and sat in a booth smack-dab in the middle of the place.  Gary had a great time smiling at our neighbors and trying to grab everything within arm's reach.  His hand made it into a few things, including mommy's bacon and eggs and daddy's corned beef hash.  What can we say?  The kid already has good taste.  Here are some photos and a video from the outing.

Daddy's appetizer. "Tastes like chicken!"

Reaching for the silverware.

"No bacon?  No eggs?  No corned beef hash?
I suppose that this blanket will have to do."

Gary and Henry Enjoy Sunday Brunch Together!

Aunt Michele and Uncle Paul came up to our neighborhood for Sunday brunch, which gave Gary a chance to hang out with his cousin, Henry!  Here is some footage of the two dudes just chillin' after the plates had been cleared away:

Gary and Henry!

In this scene, we find Gary and cousin Henry chilling in the living room of their grandparents' house.  Gary does not appear to be in the best of spirits, prompting Henry to do his best to cheer up his favorite cousin.  Unfortunately, his attempts are ultimately unsuccessful...

From the Video Archive!

Here's a quick video of Gary from mid-December, in which daddy has discovered little buddy lying sideways in his crib.  Cuteness ensues.