Birthday Bash!

Mommy and daddy threw a little shindig for Gary's first birthday last weekend.  Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins were in attendance!  Happy birthday, mister!

The cake! Nice work, mommy!

Scoping out the loot!

Bear ears from cousin Henry! These are cool!

Not going to wear the mask though...

Hey, it's Henry!  Nice ears, weirdo!

Oh, wait.  I'm wearing those ears too!

The only way to travel!

Oh, cake and a candle!

I've never had cake.  Will I like it?

First taste!

Hmmm... tastes lemony!

I don't like it when my hands are sticky!

Ice cream too?  I think I'm going to be sick!

Wait, what do you mean my party is almost over?

Don't end, birthday!  I'm having so much fun!

 

Just The Dudes

So, mommy left for Minneapolis to attend a work conference earlier today, so Gary and daddy are holding down the fort for the rest of the week.  This will be the first time that Gary and mommy have been apart for more than a day.  One day down so far, and the house hasn't burned down yet!

Dinner time:

I could eat one Cheerio at a time...

Or I could shove them all in my mouth!

Wait, no pictures! This is man time!

Bath time:

This water feels good...

Wait, no cameras! I'm naked!

Daddy, you are crazy!

Would you like me to bring you the front page, mommy?

I'll just walk it over to you, no big deal.

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!

Happy 11-Month Birthday!

Gary turned 11-months-old today.  He was hoping to see daddy, who was scheduled to return home from his annual trip to Indiana, but daddy's flight was delayed.  (Gary can see daddy when Gary wakes up in the middle of the night, though!) 

During dinner, Gary started to throw all of his remaining puffs on the floor, so mommy thought that he was done eating.  Instead, it appears that he wanted to eat off the floor.  This kid must be chock full of "good germs."

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.

Gary Walks!

Gary took his first steps yesterday at daycare, and now he seems to be getting into the groove.  Mommy saw two steps this morning while she was getting ready for work and a few more when she picked him up from daycare today.  We'll try to capture some video tomorrow!