Visits

We went to one of our local parks a few weeks ago. Actually, we had tried to go to it before but got lost. We found it this time!
He's getting the hang of climbing, although we're really not encouraging it because he's still in his crib and doesn't know that he could climb out.


And he's starting to swing on his own, too. He did fall out when he tried to get off (before we could get to him to help). But the ground here is rubber pieces, so it's really soft. But, as you might expect, he did not understand how he ended up on his back. Too bad I didn't have the camera rolling then. :-)



(GG, this is a movie! (Yes, this is back. She asked for it.))


Aunt Ginger came to visit the end of last month.Somehow this is the only picture we got. I thought there were more. In any case, we all had a good time as shown here by Richie's new smile!


Apparently, hording herds of herbivores and omnivores are genetic!


After Aunt Ginger, Oma-Omee came for a visit!


Someone has morning breath! (Left as an exercise for the reader to decide who needs the toothbrush the most.)


Richie grabbed this shirt out of Oma-Omee's luggage!


Here we are getting ready for the local Independence Day Parade!


Uncle Sam, you cannot have my boy! At least, not yet.




After the parade, Richie got to meet his first ferret! Must have had the stink-gland removed because it did not have the usual ferret smell.

The Beach

Week before last we went on our first vacation to the beach! We went to Rehoboth Beach in Delaware. Which also constituted our last trip in our Subaru. No, we did not get in an accident, rather, we were able to sell the Suby. Now we're hip-deep in trying to figure out what to get for our next car. But, before too much time gets away, here are a bunch of pictures and movies. And, yes, we had a lovely time!

We found a rather large female horseshoe crab!


Although they are called crabs, they are apparently more closely related to spiders!


Richie finally got to drive a car!


And a Fire Engine! He really loved these rides. And, they were only 30 or 60 cents each ride!


So much like his daddy! He had to ride in every color boat.


Richie and Momma in the Ferris Wheel. I thought I'd be too heavy, so I didn't go, but the father of the next couple proved me incorrect.


We were really surprised that he wanted to ride in the "space ships" but he liked them, too.


The Motor. It's all about the motor. Or, maybe the steering wheel.



Hurry to the fire!


Back in the boat...


This is actually from our first day on the beach. It was gorgeous every day until the last 1/2 day. Then it was chilly.


He was a little afraid of the water at first, but he warmed to it. Too bad the water didn't warm to him. It was 55F. He loved getting his feet wet. We told him the water was "licking" his toes.



ML dug "bunny holes" that Richie enjoyed standing in. We made a few moats, too, because the tide kept coming in when we'd be out and we needed a little extra time to move. Unfortunately, Richie was standing in the moat when it filled with water on the first day. He did not like that.








Last Sunday, we went with the Baltimore Family Alliance to see the O's!



Strike!



His smile really looks like his cousin Sammy's on occasion!


The view from our seats. Normally, we would have moved to closer seats, but these were protected from the rain!


I'll be keeping this video close-at-hand when he becomes a teen!


Playing in the sand.


Shooing waves.


Driving in the Fire Engine

Squeek

A movie is worth a thousand words.
(GG, these are both movies! Get them to play by pressing the right arrowhead at the bottom left of the video window.) (No, she has not figured it out yet.)

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Press the arrowhead that my "text" arrow is pointing to!

What a punim!

Shabbat Shalom

I think I forgot to post this movie earlier. Richie has started singing on his own and in response to songs, too. Lately he and I have been doing the ABC's where I sing one letter and he sings the next. It all started a few weeks ago when he start mumbling some words and intermittently shouting. After a few refrains, ML finally figured out he was singing one of his songs from Tot-Shabbat:
(GG: This is a movie with sound! Do I need to keep putting this instruction here when it's a movie or do you have it figured out?)

Catching up

Richie has become quite compassionate (read demanding) about sitting in the driver's seat of our car! And it doesn't matter how long he sits there, he never gets tired of it, and crys out every time you take him away. I have NO idea where he gets this from!


Just a cute pic of Richie running around in one of the local parks.


Can you say, "Super Star!" Richie, can.


Actually, I have no idea if he can say super star, but he probably can. He's started naming some of his toys. The alligator got named a couple of weeks ago. The triceratops was named when Mom bought him this week.
(GG, this is a movie!)


Yes, the alligator is Garellow. Much to our surprise, Richie named the triceratops XYZ!

Finally!

Yeah, yeah. I know, I'm behind. And this is only going to help a little!
Richie continues to talk-up a storm. Today he said his ABC's up to P in the right order! He's also counting and saying 3-4 word sentences with good frequency. "Please," is still the word he keeps forgetting. I'm sure I deserve that, somehow.

Toward the end of last month we trekked into DC for the Cherry Blossom festival. We took the metro into town, which worked better than what we tried last year, however, when I told the metro employee we wanted to go to the Jefferson memorial, she confused it for the Lincoln memorial. So, we stopped to him, too. But it made for a LOT of walking!

I think the pictures are pretty self explanatory. And, since I am sleepy, you'll have to make up your own captions, as needed. :-)














This is the first time Richie sat in a tree!




(GG, the following is a Movie!)


(GG, this is a movie, too. But it does not contain a Richie.)