My First Haircut

It was hard for mommy and daddy, but I kept telling them that I needed a haircut. My bangs were in my face and I couldn’t see.  Mommy kept trying to clip my hair with barrettes and put in ponytails, but I let her know this was unacceptable by pulling out all hair adornments  immediately after they were placed.  So they finally gave in.  Here are some shots of my first official haircut at the Yellow Balloon.

As you can see, my hair was falling all over my face.

I was remarkably well behaved through the whole ordeal.

Bye bye long bangs

I got a balloon after. "Balloon" is one of my favorite words to say now.

I see you

 

Thanksgiving 2009

I’m really starting to love this Thanksgiving thing. Last year, I got to eat solid food for the first time at Thanksgiving. But this year, I got a whole lot more.

It all started with a great visit from my Pop, Mimi and Auntie Julien. We had a lot of fun.

On Thanksgiving day, I got to eat like all the adults. I had turkey and stuffing and cranberry sauce and sweet potatoes, and a lot more. To top it all off, I had a great time partying with my cousins.

Here are some pictures.

Here I am waiting at the table with Daddy and Zack.

Whle we were waiting, Joseph watched Grandpa carve the turkey.

Mommy helped me with dinner. That's my very own plate!

That's a bunch of Thanksgiving all over my face. It was delicious.

Savannah admires a pie we had for dessert.

Whew, that was a bunch of food. Time to chill out a little.

There was plenty of fun to be had after dinner.

After our bellies were full, my cousins decided to dance it off. I wanted to join in, but I don’t think I’ve quite got the moves down like they do:

 

Halloween 2009

Mommy wasn’t going to take me trick-or-treating because she said I’m too young to eat candy anyway.  Thank goodness my cousin Lucas talked her out of that and invited me to go out with him and his friend Ashe. I think this might be the most fun I’ve ever had in my entire life.

I dressed up like a lamb because “Baa” is one of the many animal sounds I can make.  And I mean, come on.  How cuddly is a lamb costume? It had to be.

Here we are at Uncle Jonathan and Aunt Amy's right before trick-or-treating

Me and my cousin Lucas and Ashe

Forget these lamb ears, let's get this show on the road!

Lucas dressed up as SpongeBob. His costume was the best.

These pumpkin lights are pretty cool

These leaves were pretty cool, too

I think I'll have Kit Kat, thank you very much

The drizzle and numerous falls along the way take their toll on my costume, but I'm still really cuddly!

Check out all my loot. I picked up each piece and put it into my bag, then took it out, back into the bag, out again...you get the idea. I love this stuff.

We were all really tired, but happy as can be.

 

Fun on the pumpkin farm

I had fun carving a pumpkin with mommy and daddy last year for Halloween. But this year, we went to a pumpkin farm to pick out a good one. There was a lot of fun stuff to do. Take a look.

I got to ride on a little tractor

Ha ha, I'm a farmer

Daddy and me on the hayride

The farm was really pretty. All the leaves are changing color.

This looks like a nice little one

I think I see a good one over there

Here’s a short video of the hayride.

 

Summer may be over, but…

I can’t help it. I had to post this picture because it truly represents what I did on the last hot day this year.  Now it’s cold and icky and rainy, but this picture is from about two weeks ago when the weather was still warm and the sun was still shining and…well, you get the picture.

This was seriously fun. Seriously.

 

A Fun Trip to the Doctor

I’ve been to the doctor’s office a few times, and it’s been OK so far. I got some shots a couple of times, which wasn’t fun, been it’s been good for the most part.

Last week I went to the doctor with Mommy, and it was really fun. I got to see my new sibling! A nice lady used a machine to show me, Mommy and Daddy our new addition, due to arrive in February. Here’s a picture:

Baby Lunsford

It was a really fun trip. Afterwards, me and Mommy played with some stickers. Stickers are fun. Here’s a video:

 

Autumn Means Football Time!

So my parents have subjected me to a terrible fate: I am destined to be a lifelong Redskins fan. It started last year, even though I don’t remember much.  This year, they are making me wear all the right clothes and cheer when the Redskins do something right.  I haven’t been cheering a lot yet this season, but I’m trying to stay optimistic. Sometimes I clap just because I want to, and that seems to make them happy. 

At least the weather’s been nice on game days so far, so when the Redskins utterly disgust mommy and daddy to the point they have to turn off the game, we can all go outside to play.

I'm smiling because the game hasn't started yet

Now I'm just thinking about what's going to happen

Now I'm just happy to be outside so I can enjoy the cool September air

 

The Beach, 2009 Edition

Avid readers of my blog might remember my first trip to the beach. I was very young, but still had a really good time. Well, mommy and daddy took me back to the beach earlier this month, and I had the best time ever!

I was able to do so much more this time around. And a bunch of my cousins and aunts and uncles and Grandma and Grandpa were there. And we went to a place called FunLand! And….well, just look at the pictures.

Here I am on the beach.

Yeah, I ate a little sand...so what?

I'm not afraid of all that water.

My cousins, Savannah and Lucas, sharing a seat and a banana.

Lucas shows me how to ride a ride at FunLand.

Mommy and me on the merry-go-round.

I had fun with Joseph and Savannah on another ride.

Here’s some video of my beach adventures:

 

Georgia On My Mind

I just got back from vacation with my parents in Georgia. We’re all so tired! It was the best vacation I ever went on. I got to see my cousins and grandparents and my great-grandparents. I revisited some of the friends I made when I went to GA for the first time, and I met some new friends, too. It all started in Atlanta, then I went to Albany where Daddy is from, then on to Donalsonville where my great-grandparents are from, and then back to Atlanta again for more time with family. Here are some pictures from the trip.

Mimi took some pictures of me at my Pop's house.

We went to play disc golf with some of Daddy's friends.

I got some pool time with my cousins Caroline, Marlo and Adam and my friend Arden.

We all laughed at Adam's reaction to getting splashed by Caroline.

But she got me too!

 

Happy Birthday to my Cousin Adam

I got to see my cousin Adam a lot this summer, but I didn’t get to see him today on his first brithday.  But I’m thinking about him!

Here we are enjoying a snack in the pool

 

Celebrating the birth of our nation

I was around for the 4th of July last year, but I don’t remember much. I was four days old then.  This year, I had a lot more fun because I got to see what America’s all about– Baseball!  My parents took me to see the Nationals battle the Braves. I had so much fun. Since Mommy is a Nationals fan and Daddy is a braves fan, I got to cheer no matter what happened!

Now this is some serious entertainment

 

The Nationals won the game

 

Happy Birthday to Me

I’m ONE today. I’ve lived a whole year! It seems like a lifetime.

But seriously, mommy and daddy threw me a big party this weekend and many of my favorite people were there: grandma and grandpa, grandmama, my aunts Claire, Valerie and Amy, uncles David, Jonathan and Matthew, ALL my cousins and bunch of other really cool people. It was awesome.

We swam, played, opened presents, and I got to eat cake! Cake is the best thing ever.

Here are a lot of photos from the affair. Trust me, there are many more.

It started off pretty quiet, so I was willing to pose for this shot

Once my cousins got there, things got really fun. That's my friend Jack in the little hat.

So this is what summer is all about...

After swimming with my friends and cousins, everyone sang a song and I got to eat cake. I was a little confused at first, but it didn’t take me long to figure out what I was supposed to do with it.

Mommy said I could put my fingers in the cake

So I did

Mommy helped me eat the parts that didn't stick to my fingers

Mmmmmm...cake.....

Uncle David and Violet helped me get started on the next part of the day- Presents!

A very special card from Nanny, my great grandmother.

Uncle Matthew wrapped my present in tin foil, which made us all laugh

I was getting sleepy, but not too sleepy to play with this new puzzle from my grandma

...or to give Zack my love face

 

It’s ON!

I acquired a new skill today. Check it out:

 

Gettin’ my eat on

Now that I’m older, I can eat lots of stuff. Mommy and daddy have even started letting me eat the food they eat. Spaghetti is my favorite so far. Although I can’t eat everything yet, my palate has expanded considerably.

I can also feed myself some things, and I love practicing drinking with my sippy cup.

Here is a compilation video of me eating recently.

 

Long Weekend Antics

Three day weekends are the best. I had a lot of fun with my friends and family during the Memorial Day weekend. Let me tell you about a few of the highlights.

First I went with Mommy and Daddy to Baltimore to visit my friend Jack. His parents and my parents are friends, too.

I'm sitting with Jack and his mommy, Mary. She's nice.

When we got home from Jack’s house. I was in a great mood. I was talking up a storm and climbing up the stairs. Daddy caught this picture of me while we were playing in my room. I was really happy about getting to check myself out in the mirror.

On Monday I went to grandma’s house to play with my cousins. There was a POOL! I was really excited to get in the pool for the first time. Even though mommy poured water over my head. It was extra-fun because my cousin Violet was there, too.

Finally, to finish off this extra-awesome weekend, I decided to stand on my own. I’ve figured out how to do this for a good seven seconds or so.  

 

Pebbles!

Mommy finally got this hair out of my eyes, and I’m happy about it. And I still love the grass in the backyard.

 

Happy Mother’s Day

Today was all about Mommy, or at least that’s what Daddy said. Me and Daddy made Mommy a card and he bought her some stuff. We also got to see grandma and grandpa and my cousin Lucas and Uncle Jonathan and Aunt Amy. It was a really fun day.

I’ve also discovered grass. It’s great! Mommy and Daddy put me in the grass while they were making a garden (I don’t know what that is, but Daddy is obsessed with it, so I’ll let him have his fun).

Here are some pictures of me, and Mommy, in the grass.

This is awesome.

Like, REALLY awesome!

Sitting in the grass is great for thinking.

Mommy joins me in the grass.

 

Talking Up a Storm

I really like to talk now. Recently, I was playing with a little black box that mommy talks into all the time. I think she calls it a cell phone. Anyway, while I was playing with it, apparently I activated it. I’m not sure what I did, but mommy and daddy freaked out because some machine recorded what I said.

This is all way over my head, so just hit the play button below to hear my sweet, sweet voice.

 

Mommy and daddy made me a new room!

I need wide open spaces. I have to practice crawling, walking, and of course falling. I don’t like the falling so much, but it’s better now that I have a place to do it where my head doesn’t hit the hardwood floors. The basement is perfect now for practicing my new skills.

Mommy even promised that she’d put my toys back in here soon. I’m so excited.

The new room is awesome

Check me out, I'm on the move now

 

Spring has Sprung

I’m learning all kinds of new things now that it’s spring.  This week, I started crawling for real. I am also pulling up on furniture.  Yesterday, when I was supposed to be taking a nap, I decided to stand in my crib instead.  Daddy thought it was hilarious. I wasn’t so sure– I couldn’t quite figure out how to get down!  But I am getting better at standing, too.  I can almost stand and balance by myself.  I want to walk so badly! 

Zack is helping me balance

 

And I'm pretty happy about it!

Today I went with mommy, daddy and Zack to see the Cherry Blossoms. This is a DC tradition, but it was a first for me.  Mommy insists that I was here last year, but I was in her belly.  I told her it was much easier to appreciate this from the outside. 

So pretty!

I'm checking this tree out

Daddy gave me a ride

It was an awesome walk through the trees