Swingin'

We had another park date today with friends.  It was wonderful!  Great weather and we had the park all to ourselves.  Besides getting to see friends, Adam's favorite part of the day was getting to ride in the swing for the first time!  

He absolutely loved it!  As soon as I put him in it, he got a huge smile on his face and started kicking his legs.  I was playing little games with him as he swung close to me and then away and he was laughing SO HARD!  It was so fun.  I wish I would have had the video camera - maybe next time.

Here is Adam with his friend, Axel - also riding the swing for the first time.  

It's a bird, it's a plane...yep, it's a plane

On Saturday, the Aero Club on base was having an open house so we went to check it out.  This is one thing I love about being an Air Force family.  There are all these things to go and see.  I think Adam will really enjoy it when he's a little bit older.  BUT...

It looks like these guys are having a great time as it is!  We ran into my good friend Janelle and her two boys while we were there.  

This was my favorite plane that we saw (it looked the coolest).

There was a demonstration with the planes flying in formation.  They had it set up so we could hear the pilots talking to each other on the radios, which I thought was cool.

More formation flying.

The fam watching the show from the hanger.  There was free food too...never a bad thing!

This plane belongs to one of Phil's friends, so I thought it deserved its own picture.

Another fun day brought to you by the United States Air Force!

A Tooth!

On May 29th, Adam's first tooth finally broke through the surface of his gums!  We tried to get pictures of it, but it's still pretty hard to see with his tongue and drool in the way.

It's the lower right tooth as you are looking at him, if you can see it.

Such a big boy!

Outside

We've been enjoying some time outside in our tiny yard lately.  We can't wait to have a deck and a bigger yard, but for now this will have to do.  At least we have beautiful sunshine on our faces!  For some reason the winter was a lot harder on me this year.  I don't know if I've been spoiled now living in California or if I just needed to be able to get out after having the baby or what, but this Minnesota Girl was going crazy!  Doesn't sunlight do something amazing for the soul? 

Since Adam has been sleeping better, Mama has enjoyed more moments like this :)

He knows the good stuff when he sees it...

almost got it...

sweet success!

(Don't worry, the bottle was empty.)

Month Number Six...check!

Hi, everybody!  I'm six months old!  Can you believe it?

This month has brought so many changes with it for Adam and for our family.  He is such a fun little guy and we have lots to share with you.  We've noticed a big change in the way he plays.  I think Phil put it best when he said to me one day, "it's like he has a plan."  He definitely has a look in his eye like he knows what he wants to do and then he moves deliberately to do it.

He gets up on all fours now - all the time.  He rocks back and forth and sometimes will do a belly flop to move himself forward.  He looks so grown up to me when he does this!  I know all these pictures are pretty much the same, but I just love his faces in them, so you'll just have to look at all of them :)

Mom, why are you taking all these pictures?  Enough already!

Another HUGE development: he sleeps!  He has become somewhat of a napping fool, and it is wonderful!  This is his favorite position to sleep in: on his belly with his butt up in the air - hilarious! 

We've been working on solids for about a week and a half now.  He seems to like sweet potatoes much better than bananas.

He continues to be very social and meets new friends constantly.  Phil and I have been enjoying getting to know our neighbors, who also attend our church.  Their little boy was so excited to hold Adam - so cute!  Adam was pretty tired when this was taken, so he wasn't too smiley.  The best part was when Adam started to cry a little bit, Ethan turned to me and said, "Ok, you can have him back now."

He's also graduated to his "big boy carseat."  He was just getting too heavy for Phil and me to lug him around in his infant seat.  He seems to be ok with the switch.

We've been having so much fun!  Especially with him sleeping so much better, Phil and I have more energy during the day, more freedom to get together with friends, and more time to spend with each other.  We'll be taking our first family vacation together to California in June, so I'm sure we'll have lots to report after that!  We just can't believe how fast he is growing and changing!

Gone Fishing

This weekend we decided to try fishing on the Mad River.  It was great to be outside and enjoying the nice weather.  We made a stop at the sporting goods store and picked up some tackle and fishing licenses, then at the bait shop to get some night crawlers and we were ready to go!

Phil did most of the fishing on this trip, but we plan to go again soon so I can have a turn.  Unfortunately, I don't have a picture to show you of Phil with a fish, but we were just scoping out the scene anyway.

Adam and I camped out in the shade and looked at all the different bugs, leaves, and flowers.  I could have sat there and listened to the water all day.

Oh, and I taught Adam about "selfy" photos.  This is his first one, and you can see he's a little confused by the whole idea.  At least you get to see his super cool hat.  It has fish on it, so it was perfect for the event.

What's Goin' On?

Great.  Just when I thought I had this whole "life" thing pretty well figured out, Mom and Dad threw me another curve ball.  I suppose it's not so bad.  Maybe it is time to branch out, but let's face it, I love my milk and the packaging ain't too bad.

What's goin' on here???

So far we've tried rice cereal and bananas.  He's not completely sold yet.  Once the food is in there, he seems to like it, but he doesn't like the spoon going in.

Another milestone for the little man!