Thursday, July 30, 2009

A Trip To The Grandmas

So back in May, M and the boys took a trip back to New York to visit with Auntie Erin before she left for boot camp and to see the two Grandmas.


Out of the trip Byron walked away with a valuable new highchair/booster seat and also came back having mastered the art of the sippy cup. No more bottles!


While in Syracuse, Walter visited the zoo and saw all kinds of animals including lions...


...ring tailed lemurs...


...flamingos...


...elephants...






...goats!...


...and donkeys! (trust me, its a donkey...)


...parrots...


and penguins.


This little penguin could not escape his confines.




Neither could these two...


Walter made a new friend in Bella.


Walter also got to visit with his cousins, Abbie and Lennie.




Abbie was overjoyed to see Walter again.


Byron also got to see Grammie again.




And he was still happy to be in a new seat.


I'm not sure what the hangdog look was for, but I loved it anyways.


Walter also managed to find Buzz Lightyear, the space ranger!


And then winding up the week it was Cookie Monster cupcake time at Grandma's.


















And then it all should have started innocently enough with a nibble.


Or two...


Or three...


See, nothing on my face at all.


Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.


And then the sugar kicked in...






Oh what have we done?


I call this 'Praying to the God of Sugar.'


And then safely back home, a study in contrasts between a happy eater and not so happy one.

Sunday, July 05, 2009

Hijinks at Bedtime








POW! Right in the kisser!









The junior pirate looking for treasure with his toilet paper tube binoculars.