Father's Day at Air Show

Happy Father's Day!

Colin celebrated Father's Day by bringing his Dad to the New Garden Air Show. We arrived just in time to see a stunt pilot go through many death defying maneuvers.

This was a big week for Colin. He had his 9 month check up at the doctor's office and is now just an oz shy of 20 lbs and is 28 inches tall. This puts Colin squarely at the 50th percentile. Our boy is average! Colin typically makes strides when seeing the doctor, and this time was no different. This weekend we are crediting Colin with crawling for the first time and he is attempting to feed himself from the tray. Still plenty of work in both areas, but we are encouraged after being so close to crawling for so long.

Erin Visit

This weekend our friend Erin came up to visit. We followed through on our plans to visit Longwood Gardens even with the excessive heat. You might have figured out that we bought a season pass so be forewarned that we may take you to Longwood Gardens if you come to visit. It was just too hot for picture taking so here is a much more pleasant picture from the air conditioned house.

Colin has hit a few milestones this week in preparation for his next doctor's visit. He is frequently sitting up on his own and he is able to stand next to the couch holding on for decently long stretches. The crawling is still not going well, but we think he will have that down soon. He tends to go backwards which leaves him a bit frustrated.

Also, Kristin made it through her first full week of work in Wilmington!

Balloon

Colin was such a good boy getting his passport photo, he was rewarded with a balloon at the CVS. This was quite a hit! He held on to this balloon for close to 2 hours. Even when it was time to eat, he held on to the balloon. We will have to remember this the next time we are in Babies-R-Us thinking about buying a toy. We should just go buy a pack of balloons. Of course, once he finds out what happens if you are too rough with a balloon, it might be a different story.

In case you are wondering, Colin isn't going far for his first vacation. We are heading to the Canadian side of Niagra Falls in August.

Longwood Gardens

Happy Memorial Day everyone! We are having wonderful weather here in Southeastern PA. Kristin, Colin and Brian decided to head up to Longwood Gardens for the afternoon for a nice stroll around the Gardens. We did not realize it was their Fireworks and Fountains day. With the great weather, the place was packed! We are members so we are able to get in for free along with a couple of family members. So, if you come visit we can go and you can be part of our family.


Believe it or not, this adorable little child is being very fussy right now, so I have to run.

Colin Swim Lesson

Here is Colin at his second swim lesson. Swimming might not be the most accurate description, but give the guy a break - he can't even walk yet. Colin doesn't seem scared by the water at all and did not cry during either lesson, but he doesn't seem thrilled either. It is like he doesn't know what to make of the whole situation. As the weather warms up, Colin will have more opportunity at the pool.

In other news, the Pens clinched a birth in the Stanley Cup Final today. Let's go Pens!

Baptism

This year Mother's Day was extra special because it was also the day of Colin's baptism. He received high marks for his behavior throughout the event. Colin was baptized in the same church Kristin and Brian were married in 2 years and 5 days earlier.

Happy 1st Mother's Day, Kristin!

The Maney Family with Colin.

The Kipp Family with Colin.

Here is Colin with his new Godparents: Aunt Alison and Matt

What a Swinger, Baby!

You have to start early if you want your kid to be a Swinger, so we headed to a small park near us that we (I mean Kristin) recently discovered. Colin took to the swing very easily and seemed to enjoy himself. He always likes being out and seeing other kids.

Thanks to Aunt Alison, he will soon be getting his own swing set because his name was selected in a raffle at his cousin's school and we won one of the grand prizes - a new swing set. Now we can be just like the neighbors. It is good to know that Colin really likes swinging already.