My First Road Trip!

Last weekend we took Drew on his first road trip to San Diego. We met the rest of the Palmer family there for a long weekend. We had a blast enjoying the weather and experiencing a bunch of "firsts" with the Drewbie. Here are just a few pictures of our adventures!

We took Drew on his first Carousel ride!

We went to the beach!

I think we wore the kid out!

6 Month Reflections

Drew turned six months yesterday, and I have a hard time believing that half a year has past since he came into the world. Over the past couple weeks we've watched him rollover, sit-up (somewhat assisted), eat oatmeal, and stand (with assistance). I was looking back on some older pictures, and thought I'd post a few. Here are his stats from today:

Weight: 18lbs 14oz (75%)
Length: 28 3/4" (97%)
Head: 17 1/2" (50-75%)


This was taken by one of our nurses, right after Drew-bie came into the world. It will always be one of my favorite pictures.

This was day 5 and 6 of his life. Seeing this picture still humbles me and reminds me to thank God that He is always in control, no matter what the situation.

This is one of the fantastic pictures taken by our friend Beth at Dolce Studio. She did an amazing job capturing our little boy on film (.... I mean digital)!

He was the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!

Here's my boy a few weeks ago... this picture always melts Daddy's heart. (Unfortunately, no matter what I do, I can't get the picture to rotate. So just cock your head to the right).

The Marvelous Toy

The song 'The Marvelous Toy' was always a favorite folk Christmas song. Every year at Christmas we attend the Gaslight Theater in Tucson, to enjoy a Christmas-themed play put on by professional actors, in a modest-sized theater. This happy thought crosses my mind when I see the toy that Great Aunt Pam got for Drew when he was born. This toy reminds me of the song, due to the many features and noises that come from it, and like the song " I never knew just what it was, and I guess I never will." I'd say the best description of this toy is that it looks like the Swiss Army knife of toys. Drewbie will never get bored, and as you can tell he loves it!

FREAKOUT!!!

I laugh every time I see this picture of Drew!

The "Drewler"

2009 TO DO LIST

To Accomplish This Year:
1. Rollover
2. Crawl
3. Eat Solid Foods
4. Walk
5. Continue to Eat, sleep, and poop

A Peanuts Christmas

We have had so much fun watching Drew be at awe of Christmas lights and dressing him up in various Christmas garb. At our Christmas Eve service at church, about ten children from the church, got up and sang the song from a Charlie Brown Christmas. Besides being adorable, I couldn't help but imagine having Drew up there someday, if the opportunity presented itself.