9/27/2009

This Week's Adventures

Jess officially started his program this week. He has been taking one strenuous class over the past month that has helped him get in the study mode and will lighten his load this first semester.

Bryce and I are enjoying ourselves with walks, making messes, cleaning up messes, cooking, playing, drooling, writing papers, napping, and sewing. It is great to be a mom!

Being cute one evening

Eating cereal! He loves it and eats quite a bit of it.

We had a play date at the Cincinnati Art Museum. It is a neat museum with a lot of exhibits. We didn't see them all yet.

The museum entrance.

Enjoying the works of art.

9/20/2009

Happy Halloween?

I found this costume the other day and couldn't resist. However, Bryce doesn't seem to agree with me. What are your thoughts? Is it a keeper?

New Storage Space

Bryce is now in the phase where everything goes in--the mouth.


Bryce

Bryce opens his mouth like this to giggle. It is so fun!

He rolled himself up in a blanket on the floor...

and then this is the expression he gave us.

Future ladies man :)

Daddy teaching him how to text.

Gotta love this boy!

Rest of Apartment Pics

Guest room

Bryce's room

The occupant

Our room

Our nice sized closet--it is an "L" shape (we even have a window in it)

I love the fun details about this neat old house--like the entry railing and the stained glass window.

9/06/2009

Chicago

We decided we should take a mini-vacation before Jess begins classes, so we made the four hour drive north to Chicago for the weekend. Jess found a great deal on a downtown hotel, the Palmer House.
Our hotel room. The rooms were small, but very unique. It was a couple of blocks walking distance to Lake Michigan.


Replica of the Sears Tower--the tallest building in the US.

Bryce at the top of the Sears Tower, right after he had a blowout. I changed him in the smallest space ever, besides an airplane changing table. Some German ladies were commenting on how cute he was and were surprised when I responded to them.

Views from the Observation Deck of the Sears Tower.




Bryce and my feet looking out the hanging plexi-glass cubicles, outside the main building structure, hovering 103 stories above street level.

The plexi-glass cubicles, recently added to the building.


After visiting the Sears Tower, we experienced delicious Chicago-style pizza at Giordano's.

At the Queen's Fountain

Soldier Field (where the Bear's play)

A sweet Limo we spotted at Soldier Field

After playing in the hotel's pool and hot tub, we were walking toward the Magnificent Mile and saw people boarding a boat for a sunset cruise. We spontaneously decided to go on the cruise too. Bryce slept warm and cozy the entire two hour trip. We had beautiful views of the city from Lake Michigan. It was a lot of fun.


Meanwhile on the trip, Bryce discovered his feet.

The next day, we drove to the Chicago temple. Here, Bryce is enjoying views from the sun roof of our car.

At the Chicago Temple.

Becoming Mobile

About the middle of August, our little guy rolled over for the first time! Jess didn't believe me when I told him, "Bryce just rolled over!" But then Bryce did it again and Jess saw the 2nd roll over. :) He only rolls over the right side so far.

We were having him take naps in the middle of the guest bed, on a blanket, but then one day I went into check on him after he had become quiet. This is how I found him, but even more off the bed. I got to him just in time.


Jess had him asleep on the bed a few days later, but checked on him and found Bryce like this, only, not smiling... (he's between the wall and the bed).

And finally, we have the walker out and ready for our mobile little guy. His legs need to grow a bit longer, but he can sit in it for a few minutes at a time.

Bryce is Cute

Bath Time

Trying out the jogging stroller

I woke up to this one morning. It was so cute how he had his hands, I couldn't resist taking a picture.

Holding up his head like a pro