My new ride....

Gotta love garage sales!  I got this red beauty for $2!  Blake doesn't quite know what to do when he's in it, but he sure knows how to make it move from behind........

The first supper....

No more baby food for this guy.  He's a very 'do it yourself ' kind of baby.  Dr. Boe gave us the go ahead to feed him any and all table food (within reason) and Blake is loving it!

I've posted before about making my own baby food.   Looking back I realize just how much money we were able to save and not to mention the added health benefits.

     

Here's a rough estimate of how much baby food I was able to get by using good old Dave's produce:

1 sweet potato = 6 baby food containers

1 butternut squash= 7  baby food containers

1 apple = 3 baby food containers

1 pear = 2-3 containers

1 lb organic carrots = 11 baby food containers 

Where's Blake??

I think this is the funniest picture ever.........

Yes it is right side up!  He was playing peak-a-boo behind our cubes.  I have yet to figure out how he was able to balance himself at this 90 degree angle.... without holding on to the edge of the cubes.  

Why buy toys?

These are some of Blake's favorite things, not to mention remote controls, cellphones, and glasses........

laundry baskets....

Any kind of box.......

saran wrap.......

baggies.........

cans and bottles.....  

         

and of course, under anything that he can fit!

We had another fun visit with Aunt Natalie this past week.  Here's some pics from our exciting week.

We took a trip to Miller Park Zoo..........

                   

Then a trip to Chicago to see the cousins.....

And a 5K Walk in honor of Matthew Steinmetz ( I realized I didn't get that many pictures of the walk  :( 

Maggie, Blake and Ethan all had matching "team Matthew" shirts

Of course, NO ONE can make Blake laugh like Natalie.........

Ft. Lauderdale

We had a GREAT time in Florida!  We spent most of the week relaxing, swimming and spending family time together.  Here's a recap of our week.........

     

It was an early morning flight out of Bloomington at 6am.  Blake did great on the plane sleeping most of the way.  When he did wake up he was busy checking on the people behind us and smiling at the flight attendants as they walked by.

Blake was very eager to unpack once we arrived at the condo.

We spent a little time at the beach

            

But most of the time we were out at the pool!

Then back on the airplane to come home.  Good-bye Florida, we will miss you!

Finger paint fun!

We had our first finger painting experience today.   I think Blake was more excited about the paper than the paint.  Here's some tips to "successful finger painting"

Remove all clothes and place large towel on floor

Insert binky to avoid snacking (on paper and paint)

Proudly display artwork on refrigerator!