Thursday, April 2, 2009

The Monkey That Escaped at the Zoo


Drewbie had his first zoo experience on Tuesday, when Nikki, Heidi, and Greatleaps Preschool went to the Wildlife World Zoo. Over thirty people were there, between the parents and kiddos, and I gained a new respect for what teachers of a preschool encounter. I was able to hang out for a few hours and see Drew's reactions to all the crazy animals. He enjoyed the spider monkeys, and anything that was brightly colored. Although, I didn't get to see it, Nik told me that Drew loved the giraffes. When we play with Drew, we'll stick our tongue out at him, and I think he thought that the giraffes were playing with him, when they stuck their long tongues out to gather food to eat. Anyway, we had a ball! (PS-Mom, did you notice what exhibit we are standing near in the picture above?)

Friday, March 20, 2009

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!

Thursday, March 5, 2009

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).

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

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!

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

FREAKOUT!!!


I laugh every time I see this picture of Drew!

Monday, January 26, 2009

Sunday, January 11, 2009

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