Mommy has a Moment

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Family Picnic at Susquehannock Park

On Sunday I attended my first Zimmerman family Susquehannock Picnic. Every year since my Daddy was little, the family gathers in the fall at beautiful Susquehannock Park. Mommy remembers being quite pregnant last year:

Here are some beautiful photos and video of the day. It was HOT and sunny, strange weather for October. This is why the leaves aren't as pretty and colorful as usual.

Grandy, Daddy and Me - I REFUSE to wear socks and shoes and take great joy in pulling them off as soon as they are put on! Mommy tries to find REAL buckles on shoes, but it's all velcro out there!

Great Grandmom (aka MomMom) and Aunt Kathy. Note this was quite a walk to get to the overlook and Great Grandmom only required Mommy's arm to get there - she's in her 80s! What an inspiration:

Great Uncle Bill and Aunt Joanne:

Grammy and Aunt Kris (by the way, Grammy just returned from a 7 week trip across the US in her RV - WOW!)

My cousin once-removed, Nate:

Daddy and me with the view behind and Aunt Kris:

A video of the view and me playing with Aunt Kris' camera:



More of the view as my cousin once-removed, Stephanie, and her husband Kelly play with my cute little feet:

I play with a cute little doggie:



Mommy and me in the leaves:

And a video clip as we play in the leaves:

Lazy Sunday Afternoon

On Suandy 10/14/07, I conked out on the way home from church. Rather than risk a wake-up, I got to take my nap in my car seat. Come on, you other parents, you know you've done this before! Mommy and Herbie joined me for part of my nap. Though Mommy actually woke up as Daddy sneaked the picture.


And just so you all don't think my family is a bunch of lazy bums, we all went to the Lancaster Junction Trail when we woke up and took a 5 mile walk! It was a beautiful fall day and Mommy forgot her camera... We saw billy goats, and chickens, and deer along the way. It was almost like a trip to the zoo.

Vacuum Entertainment

What's so great about being a baby is that the most ordinary things of the world are a great excitement. Take your everyday vacuum cleaner, for example. My parents were quite entertained to see me watch Daddy vacuum the entire living and dining room areas on Saturday 10/13/07 (see, it's great to have people over to your house cause it makes you clean!). At times, you would have thought I was watching a tennis match. My Mommy likes seeing the world through my eyes. I've heard her say it's one of the greatest gifts of having a child. Nothing is ordinary any more...

A Visit from the Crosslands

I had a fun playdate on Sunday 10/13/07 with Kaden Crossland. Mommy works with his Mommy, Grisely. His Daddy is Randy. We all had a lot of fun hanging out on Saturday afternoon. He's almost 1 1/2 years old, so a lot further along than I am. I must admit I am quite jealous of his walking abilities. Don't worry, it won't be long now, I'm cruising along quite well these days, sometimes holding on with one hand only.

Mommy broke out the playhut again. She had put it away after seeing it take up the whole living room for a couple of days. But, she couldn't resist bringing it out again after awhile into Kaden's visit. Again, a true hit!

Here is Kaden playing with my little piano (which is actually on loan from Angela).


Here are the Crosslands. Randy was amazed at how Herbie just hangs out in the middle of the chaos:


Here's Kaden with his Mommy, Grisely. I'm not quite sure what he thinks he's going to do with the pitcher Mommy uses to wash my hair?:

Getting Better at Feeding Myself

Finger foods have been a welcome addition to the mush I've been eating for months now. It does take a lot of practice to master this, however. I am definitely making progress. Here I am on Saturday morning 10/13/07:

Sometimes I enjoy mushing the food in my hands more than eating it!



Sometimes I just plain miss:



And sometimes I hit the mark!

Bath Time

Daddy couldn't resist some shots of me standing by the tub on Wednesday morning, 10/10/07. I'm probably going to be mortified when I get older... But, for now, Mommy will further the embarrassment by posting my naked cuteness on the Internet. They really are asking for it one day...

Mommy makes sure the water is not too hot!


Hey, who's taking my picture in this condition?!


I'm plotting my revenge now. Just think, I have years to plan...