Lots of Pictures

We had a great weekend with Ben's family. The anniversary party was super fun; the food was delicious and the polka band was great! Here are a bunch of pictures of Ethan getting lots of love!

Ethan with Grandpa and Grammy

Ethan with Uncle Danny and Aunt Vicki

Ethan with Uncle Tyler

Five Generations!

Great-Great Grandpa Fred, Great Grandma Bernita, Grandpa Larry, Daddy, and Ethan

Family photo

Picture time

Nothing much is going on here this week. We are excited to head to Ben's hometown to see Grammy and Grandpa and everyone. Ben's great aunt and uncle are having a 50th anniversary party this weekend and I hear there might even be a polka band.
And since I can't seem to post without putting up a picture of Ethan--Here's a couple of cute ones of our sweet boy.

St. Louis

We decided to get away for the weekend, so we pricelined a hotel in St. Louis! It was so fun. Our hotel was right downtown across the street from the arch. First thing Saturday morning, we went to Soulard Farmer's market, which was so great. We got some of the best pastries I've ever had for breakfast and enjoyed looking at all the fresh fruits and vegetables. Then we went to tour the Anheuser-Busch facility. The stable where they keep the cyldesdales is the most impressive place there, for sure. Then, in the afternoon we met Lauren, Erick, and Lexie at the zoo. It took us forever to find a place to park, but we had a nice afternoon walking around. In the evening, we took a little stroll across the street and looked around the arch and went down to the riverfront. Ethan did really great, but was so exhausted. Poor kid--we just dragged him all over the place this weekend.

This past week, Ethan finally started scooting. Just today, I think he figured out that he can get somewhere. He's officially on the move! He has also been practicing more sounds and his latest one is "ma ma." He has no idea what he is saying, but it's so cute to hear him say mama. Here's a little video of him in the car on the way to St. Louis.

Poison Face

Last week Ben got into some poison ivy and must have rubbed his eye or something. He looked like this all week...

Good thing we had that wedding to go to. Ben says that the Kirksville locals here say that they have "poison" when they have a poison ivy rash. I guess the first time Ben heard someone say they had poison, he didn't know what to think. Anyway, I teased him all week calling him Poison Face. Thankfully, it's all cleared up now.

Ethan had a big week and started holding his own bottle for us. He's not 100% proficient yet, but it's so nice that he can do it mostly by himself. Yay for the big boy!

Home Again

We are back home after an extended weekend with my parents. We had a great time. My cousin's wedding was beautiful and Ethan did great. He didn't sleep all afternoon and I was really worried about how he would take all the excitement. The only time he got upset was at the end of the wedding when everyone started clapping. It startled him and he started screaming. The good news was it was loud already and only the people around us even heard him! It was so fun to meet all the new babies in our family. They were all so cute!
Ethan had a great time playing with Grandma and Grandpa, going to the park, going on a walk, and getting lots of love and attention! Here are some pictures from the weekend and a video of Ethan playing with Grandpa. He was having so much fun and would stomp his feet and get so excited. We love seeing Ethan enjoy his grandparents!