Baby Jail

Nice weekend, we went to a BBQ/swim party last night given by one of Charlie's work associates. We did not swim, but enjoyed being outside, it was breezy so not too hot, and CR was pretty relaxed looking at all the smiling faces around the table (I have got to remember how much he likes this, I am always too nervous bringing him out). There were two other babies there, one 10 months and one 15 months - so we got a bit of a preview of what's to come.

Today we went to the Katy Mills and walked around and did a little shopping, as usual it was stroller madness (!), but where else can you find such a great place to walk - it has to be like a mile and a half all the way around, with interesting things to look at, that is air-conditioned? And, CR bought me some new clothes for my birthday, and I bought him a couple of new clothes at the Children's Place b/c the ("Monster") sale was actually pretty good - some stuff rang up for less than the sale tag price - so, yea! (Whereas the 'Sale' at Gymboree left much to be desired, so no dice there.)

These pics are from last evening before we left, if I was not so busy following him around I could have a whole series titled 'Places Charlie Ross Should NOT Be' (or, 'On the Way To, Places Charlie Ross Should NOT Be'). This last one I could not pass up, under the coffee table, he was determined to crawl in there, but once the novelty wore off he found it rather like a baby jail (and then we let him do it once more this morning for Charlie to see). : )

Sunday Afternoon

It is a hot Sunday afternoon here in Texas, CR and I just got back from an outing to Target. He is sleeping soundly right now, as he should be, he had an active morning crawling around everywhere.

His new favorite thing is to crawl around the corner of the couch to the foyer where the dogs are sleeping, this has the dual effect of making the dogs - particularly Zoe - get up and hustle away, and giving him the chance to check out that basket of totally interesting toys that no one will let him touch (the dog's toys).

Below is one more picture from last Saturday - I have not been so good with the picture taking this past week - will catch up next week.

Summertime is Here

Hello everyone, Mom wanted me to show my new outfit - I was supposed to wear it to Nanny Steph's graduation but it was too big...but I have grown so much lately it fits just fine now (well, maybe the pants are still a little big).

I wore my new duds out to dinner Saturday night at Joe's Crab Shack - Mom and Dad and I met Mr. Sal and Mr. Mickey there for dinner. Mom thought the Crab Shack would be good because it is kind of loud and kid friendly - was it ever! - I fell asleep in the car and Mom probably thought she lucked out big time. No sooner did we get settled in at the table when the disco ball and flashing lights started up, and all the wait staff started singing and dancing to 'At the Car Wash, Yeah!' right in front of our table! Now you know I can sleep through just about anything - how about that time we went to the wing place for to see LSU in the National Championships - but this night, sure enough, I woke up and what-a-sight!, Mom was nervous that it was all over before we even got an appetizer, but I enjoyed all of the activity, I smiled and smiled, and everyone had a great dinner.

On Sunday for Father Day Dad took the day off from work, and we grilled and went swimming at Aunt Gina and Uncle Dan's, it was a wonderful day!

This last pic is a little trick I just showed off for Mom and Dad tonight while they were eating dinner. Boy were they surprised!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day, to my Dad, thank you for making me laugh and taking such good care of me, you are a great Dad!

Happy Father's Day to my Grandpa Frank and to my Paw-Paw Pete! We love you both very much!

AND a Great-Big Happy Father's Day to my Great-Grandpa Joe! I am sending lots of hugs and kisses your way!

My Cousin Katie ROCKS

Can I just say, my cousin Katie is the greatest! She loaned me her coolest baby toys and I love playing with them all.

Thank you Cousin Katie! (And Aunt Kissy and Uncle Pete for hauling them all to Houston.)

FIVE! STAR! DAY!

CHARLIE IS CRAWLING! I got to daycare and he was on the play area and he saw me and crawled over to me! It was the best. thing. ever.

So now that he is up from his ride home nap we are going to do some more crawling!

PS: Hooray for modern pharmaceuticals, I am on the mend.

Green Veggies

Note from Daycare (and they told me this verbally to emphasize the point):

"Please bring food other than peas or green beans, Charlie really doesn't care [highlighted] for the green veggies."

Ha it figures -This really tickled me for some reason (mom, I see you shaking your head from here). Back to Sweet Potatoes and Carrots for lunch.

Achoo

One more picture from swimming on Saturday, this was the best one, it was in my Walgreens photo order as a last minute addition! This is now the one that is right in the center of my bulletin board at work (surrounded by, of course, other pictures of CR - luckily my workmates seem to enjoy the updates as he grows, at least that is what they tell me).

In other news...I am sick. again. UNbeleivable. So that's why I am posting in the middle of the day. This time I decided to stay home and see the Dr. I am sort of hoping he will give me the antibiotic shot to knock this out like he did for Charlie (but I will not pass out). : )

Also attached is a pic of CR yesterday, the best part was that when Charlie went to pick him up from daycare he was wearing nearly the same thing (khaki shorts, blue check button up). Funny, thanks Kissy for being right on target with the shirt (you said at the shower you got it b/c it reminded you of Charlie) - it gave us a good laugh. Everybody take care!

Hello Everyone, Welcome to our Blog!

Welcome to the Russo Family blog. I hope to update this regularly so you can read (and see) what we are up to. Below are some pictures from yesterday, I am eating lunch and going swimming at Aunt Gina's (and loving it!).