Beach Trip!

We went to Lincoln City last weekend for a small getaway. We did quite a bit of shopping for The Spud at the outlet mall there. It was rainy and windy the first day, so Don bought Tony a new coat. He hunkered down and was just a face!

We stayed at the Surftides Hotel. They had a pool and I was so excited for Tony to test out his baby boat. It was only fun for a couple minutes though, because the water temperature was too cold for him.

Our room had a big jacuzzi tub, and since the pool was such a bust we let Tony try again. He had a lot of fun swimming around in his bubble bath.

The hotel was built right on the beach so the view from our balcony was pretty awesome.

In the Fast Lane

That is where Tony is living, now that he can crawl. He started really doing it around mid-March, which you may have noticed coincides exactly with the time I last blogged. You see, when your baby changes from one that for the most part stays where you put it, to one that goes wherever it wants whenever it wants, life as you know it goes right out the window. Where it lands in the mud, and is trampled by the four giant paws of the beast that plays in said mud. (Who, by the way, is doing so much better on his restricted diet that we haven't had to give him any pills for a whole month now!)

Anyways... Tony loves to crawl. He goes super fast when he's on the attack, but slow when he is in trouble. He pulls himself up to standing and then the real fun begins. He has discovered the magic of drawers and doors, the buttons on the TV, and that the tray on the high chair will fall off when he touches the brown part. We always know when he wakes up because he can reach the lightswitch from his crib. As if he could read my mind, the light just flicked on! His Majesty has awakened, and he beckons me to come hither and change his royal bum.

From His Nine Month Photo Shoot

My new favorite picture

He's sucking in his belly, which is funny because I do that for pictures too.

"Toss it in the oven!"

70/30

When it comes to most creatures of the deep, I'm 70% freaked out and 30% fascinated, but in regards to sharks it is always 100% freaked. Needless to say, I didn't appreciate the close up of a Great White that appeared when I clicked "sign out" of my Hotmail account today.

D*** you, MSN.

Random Pictures

He loves it when we go out to eat, partly because of the new food bites he gets to try, but mostly because he loves checking out new places and people.

His new goofy grinShopping for shades
Scarfing down a zwiebeck toast.

Happy Birthday Roobin!

Roobin turned two years old this weekend!

We had a family party for Roobin today. I made a bone-shaped cake for us, and Don BBQ'd a chicken breast for the guest of honor.

I was so happy he wore his party hat long enough for me to snap a few pictures.

Tony was also very good wearing his hat. He was fascinated by the candles.

My sweet pup is so grown up now. Here is the day we brought him home. He was cold and wet so we had him bundled in a towel for the car ride.

Waving hello in the long grass

He's kind of a pest sometimes, and his vet bills are more than we bargained for, but we love him. He is such a good family dog; always gentle and loving to Tony, and he loves snuggling with Don or laying by my feet. He's the best!!

More Cousins!

Don's sister and her four children were up visiting from Utah last weekend, so Tony got to meet some of the cousins on that side of the family.

The kids had so much fun pushing Tony around in this big mixing bowl at Grandma's house. He spent most of the time there in that bowl, and he thought it was pretty neat.