First Father's Day

Happy First Father's Day to Eric! I can already tell there is a special bond between Eric and EJ by the way EJ's face lights up when Eric walks in the room. They have A LOT of fun playing together and I know that Eric prays for EJ each and every day. EJ takes after Eric in so many ways, from the obvious (looks) to sweet little gestures and expressions. He also took his first steps (3 of them!) from Eric to me this week. Any day now he will be running!

Minnesota Fun!

Today, several of my mom's side of the family got to meet EJ for the first time. My cousin, Chalayne, along with her daughter (Ally) and her niece (Leah) took us to the Como Zoo in St. Paul. It was a great zoo and beautiful garden. You can see a picture of us in one of the gardens at the zoo. It was a beautiful day and the kids really liked the animals. This was EJ's first zoo experience and while I don't think he gets it yet he did have fun watching all the people watch the animals.

Tonight we had a BBQ at Chalayne's house with my some of my aunts and cousins and their families. EJ got to meet his great-aunt Judy (pictured bottom left) and his great aunt-Marian (bottom right). He took a liking to both of them! Maybe it's because they look so much like Grandma Bobbie!! The other picture is of EJ and Ally along with my cousin Rob's daughter. She loved EJ and played with him for several hours which allowed me to catch up with everyone. Eric had to recruit all day but he was able to stop by the BBQ for a little while. It was a fun day in Minnesota! A big thanks to Chalayne and Dirk for hosting the BBQ!!!

Ten Months!

E.J. is 10 months old today! He has really progressed in his ability to walk since my last post. He took three steps from me to Eric this week!! He will be walking soon.
This weekend we are in Minnesota as Eric is recruiting at a big tournament at the Metrodome and I will be visiting family. Two of the pictures are from our road trip from Lincoln to Minneapolis. E.J. loves "driving" while we gas up and I had to get a shot of him actually sleeping since it is so rare!
Last weekend we were in Colorado and you can see how EJ loves to stand (with my parents) and wave (picture with Eric and I). Now that he can wave we are going to start working on clapping and high five.
And finally, a shot of E.J. with his buddy, Forsberg. I found them together in Forsberg's kennel one morning. E.J. just made himself at home. I'm not sure how Forsberg felt about it but he was sweet to his "house guest" nonetheless. Now that E.J. is pulling up he tends to use Forsberg to balance. Thankfully, Forsberg is very gentle with him but it isn't without benefit. Forsberg gets plenty of food from E.J. when he sits in his highchair and tosses food his direction. A mutually beneficial relationship for sure!