Busy Week!

We have had a very busy week. Last weekend we went to Sean's very first birthday party and this weekend he went to his second! He seemed to have a good time at both. In the middle of the week we celebrated Daddy's birthday. Lots to celebrate lately! 

Last Saturday we celebrated Brett's birthday a couple days early by going out to eat for the first time as a family. We headed to Outback at around 4:15 PM. We were hoping to find a time that we would not have to worry too much about the other people at the restaurant given that lately Sean does not particularly like to sit still. He did great! He tried some of the bread and really seemed to like it. I gave him some of my broccoli since they said he ate it at daycare. He did not seem to care for it at Outback. I brought a tub of Puffs with us and he chowed on those throughout the meal. I think it was a good first meal out and look forward to doing this more often. Here are a few pictures from the meal. Sean loved the billfold and played with that for a while before we actually had to pay. 

Last weekend I bought some water ice at the grocery store. We decided to let Sean try some to see what he thought. To say he is not a fan is an understatement! Here is the video we took. Poor kid! :-) 

As you can see from the video Sean has learned to shake is head no when he really does not want something. Sometimes this gets confusing because he also just like to shake his head in general. 

Happy Birthday Daddy! We took this in the AM before heading off to school/work. 

Sean has become quite the crawler/explorer. It seems like almost overnight he went from crawling a bit mostly in areas he was familiar with to crawling all over the place at what seems to us like superspeed! 




He discovered the cable box today. He likes to pull up and touch the numbers on the clock. Needless to say we are trying to discourage this! 

We received a request from daycare that Sean bring in shoes for when they go outside, so off to the mall to visit the Stride Rite store we went. The woman who helped us in the store was great. Answered all our questions and recommended we only get 1 pair of shoes since babies feet grow so quickly. Sean is a size 4 Wide. The clerk thought maybe they would be extra wide but it was only Wide. Sean was such a good boy getting measured and trying the shoes on. He seemed a little confused as to what was going on his feet and at first kept swatting at them. We left with a cute pair of blue shoes that melt my heart just to look at. Here are some pictures from experience. 

Here are just a couple additional pictures from the weekend that I found particularly cute! 

Gemma bought Sean this adorable shirt. We just happened to have shorts that matched pretty perfectly!

Catching up.... Again!

I am behind on the blog again so this is going to be a little longer than normal. 

In June we celebrated Father's Day. Sean is starting to understand a little more about opening presents and cards. He especially loves playing with the cards and paper. Here are a few pictures and a little video of Sean and Daddy opening cards and presents together. It is always sweet to see how much Sean loves his Daddy. 

Back in October, Brett and I bought yearly passes to Mount Vernon (it is about a 2 minute drive from our house). Since it is summer we are trying to go more often so we can use our passes. We went during the last weekend in June and had a great time. We got there on the earlyish side and were able to take some pictures before the bus loads of people started arriving. We walked around a bit and found that people are allowed on the grass behind the mansion. This leads to a beautiful view of the river. We stuck around here for a bit before heading inside to find a quite place to give Sean one of his food pouches. It was a lot of fun and we are looking forward to going more often. I think we are going to try and bring a blanket and sit on the lawn behind the mansion for a bit longer in the future. Here are some pictures from our visit. 

Sean has become quite the little mover recently. Since he moved into the crawler room he has left behind his army crawl and learned to crawl for real! When he really wants something he is determined and fast so we are on our toes a little more which I am sure will only continue. Sean has also learned to pull himself up. Here are some picture of the first time we ever saw him do it at home. 

Here is a little video of our happy crawler. At the end he decides the china cabinet is a good place to test his pulling up skills so the video may abruptly end. 




We had beautiful weather the weekend of the 4th so we decided it was a good time to break out the inflatable pool. This is the pool my parents bought as an accessory for the baby shower and gave to us afterwards. Here is Sean looking cute as can be in his swimsuit. 

Sean and Daddy posing before getting in the pool. 

It is a great size! At one point, Brett and I were in the pool with Sean. To say he was not a fan at first is an understatement. He cried when he first got in. We think it was because the water was cold and he is used to the bath being the perfect temperature. Once he got used to it he seemed to be fine. We hope to do this more often throughout the summer. Next time we are going to put the bathing suit top on as well because even though I slathered him in baby sun tan lotion, I was still pretty nervous about burning so we did not stay outside very long. 

Sean is such a happy little man and we love him so much, a little more each and every day. His smile and laughter are the perfect cure for a long or difficult day. Last weekend while my sister was visiting he figured out what to do with the octopus on the exersaucer. I could have watched him do this for hours.




I will leave you with one of my recent favorite pics of Sean. This little outfit came from my Mom and Kerrigan last summer, so I am happy he is fitting into it this time of year. I love, love the monogram and his smile is just precious. 

Sean has been invited to his very first birthday party this weekend so we are looking forward to that! Happy weekend!