like father, like son

looks like von has inherited josh's dancing skills :)

non-stop

we had an absolutely amazing day today. it was so wonderful to hang out as a family around our house. love our life!
first von folded some laundry:



then we went for a walk:


next, it was time to 'fly' with daddy:



followed by some crazy cuddling/drooling on mommy:



and finally, a little jumping to end our day:

water water everywhere

this is what von's socks look like every night after my shower because he enjoys playing 'peek-a-boo' while the water is gushing from the faucet. call me crazy, but i love the fact that my son cant peel himself away from me for even a few minutes :) it's his smile and laugh, they melt my heart every time!

ho-hum

"i lost a sock ... so i decided to sit here and eat some cherry puffs. yup, i live the good life. happy thursday, mom."
(the above is what von said to me when i walked into the living room today)

zoo

well it might not have been a warm & sunny day, but our first trip to the zoo was still exciting and fun. the rain drizzled on us and it was a chilly 50 degrees, but we packed up and went to the pittsburgh zoo with auntie j, haydn, emry, and ma. we saw lions, and tigers, and bears (OH MY!) and lots of fish, not too many monkies, and of course, GIRAFFES!! we cant wait to go back and explore again another day!!

outside!

we did a little porch sitting before dinner tonight. von LOVES being outside .. however, now that he's mobile, it's near impossible to take your eye off of him for even a second. superdad came up with the bright idea to strap him into a carseat, all while sitting on the sidewalk. CRACKED ME UP. von thought it was great, although a little confusing. a massive thunderstorm blew thru literally 5 minutes later, but lucky for us that by then, we were dining on our grilled goods inside :)

look out world ...

von is officially MOBILE!
he's been inching for a bit, but it all finally came together for him late last week. needless to say, our world has completely changed now with a crawler :) von pulls himself up on whatever he can get his little hands on, which means the bumps/bruises tally is about to sky-rocket...