Fun in the sun

I would love to say I took advantage of the weather and did something fun, instead I was out working on the fascia for the garage. We have until the end of the month to finish before the 1 year permit runs out.

Mary and Anika decided to come out and see what all the fuss was about.

Anika loved being outside listening to the birds and other sounds of summer.
She wasn't as fond of the birds when she found out they pooped on her jump-aroo

What's new with Anika

Where to begin? The last month has been somewhat hard for the baby girl. She had a bacterial infection and now has bronchiolitis. The amazing thing is that you wouldn't know she was sick, she very rarely gets crabby about it. Sometimes I think she is faking it so Grandpa Mel can come and take care of her during the day, since she can't go to day care.

She is now sitting up on her own and loving it. She also started on solid foods.

So far she like squash, sweet potatoes and carrots. She doesn't like anything green. As you can see in this video



Here is her 7 month photo with lamb. She isn't too happy about laying down, she much preferred sitting up and eating lambs ear.

One thing she does like is going for a walk while riding in the Baby Bjorn with dad

She also likes standing any chance she can get. She supports herself rather well, but her balance is that of a college freshman leaving a kegger at three in the morning

Happy Mothers Day!

Happy Mothers day mom, Sue (mother-in-law), Donna (sister-in-law) and Sue (sister-in-law). I hope all the moms out there had a great Mothers Day. As you can see from the picture above, Anika's block skills are progressing quite nicely.

We were all set to have both sets of parents, my aunt and uncle, and the Hogans (my brother-in-law Paul's in-laws) over for a Mothers Day meal. Unfortunately Anika came down with bronchiolitis so we had to cancel. I guess one good thing to come out of it is that since we are going to re-schedule Paul, Sue and the boys should be back in the States and will be able to celebrate with us.

Even though Mothers Day should be a stress free day for moms, Mary's hasn't been. Her 3rd and 5th grade concerts are on Tuesday. Concert time is always hectic as Mary meets with kids before and after school to work on their performances. While she wears herself out, it is worth it in the end. You can see the kids enjoying it but mostly the looks on the parents and grandparents faces after the show is priceless.

In the past I have attended almost every concert she has put on (usually 3 in a year with two grades going on each night). This year I am staying home with Anika, while I miss the shows, I love getting to spend time with baby girl.