Anthony's Highlights

Even though we obviously had a busy weekend and at times Anthony was a bit overwhelmed he did have a great time meeting new friends and seeing his family. He enjoyed playing with old Fisher Price toys at his grandparents' house (Mark did as well!) and seeing the kitties and dogs too.  We also walked Auntie Manda to work every morning, which was another favorite.  He sat there eating his num-nums all bundled up while the two of us chatted on the 15 minute walk.  On two out of the three nights he slept until 8:00 the next morning, which is just UNHEARD of normally! (Today he was up at 4:00, 4:40 and then for good around 6:10.)  Maybe that was actually MY highlight of the long weekend up north!  Anthony and I also got to visit Amy from the ACDC Family and hang out a bit with my cousin Brent. He also went to school!  On Monday he visited Grandma Carol at Forrest Lake and then on Tuesday he visited Grandma Kathy at Murphy.  He loved seeing the kids and hamming it up for anyone who would pay attention to what he was doing.  And, of course, the grandmas loved the chance to introduce their first grandchild to their friends and co-workers.  It really was busy, busy, busy, but a lot of fun too.

On Sunday afternoon Anthony played outside with his Uncle Damon.  They went into the garage and he was able to "drive" the snowmobiles and check out all of the other cool things as well.  The best part was he actually was able to drive Damon's interesting lawn mower. (Sorry, Damon.  I had to throw that one in there!  I've never seen such an attractive "race car" lawn mower!)  Damon put it in the lowest gear and let Anthony drive it around the yard.  He was very serious about driving and completely loved it.  He kept going to the lawn mower wanting to drive it again.

Nedward was a bit jealous of Anthony - he stole a lot of attention away from him - but did a great job with him.  Anthony received lots of wet kisses and was able to ride Ned any time he laid down to rest.  

Oh bath time.  In the following picture he looks happy and enjoying the fact that his auntie is giving him a bath.  That quickly changed.  Anthony was trying to get all of the shampoo and conditioner bottles to stay up on this little ledge in the tub.  Ultimately they kept falling down and his frustration level continued to rise.  When he gets frustrated he clenches up his body, starts shaking and crying/yelling.  I was telling him it was okay and he needed to settle down. Then he threw a bottle at me to make his point that was M-A-D!  Auntie Manda was still "helping"; however, she was laughing hysterically by this point.  Needless to say, she got booted out of the bathroom and was banned from coming back.  (I could still hear her laughter as I was trying to calm him down and finish up.)  I seriously cannot wait until she has kids and I can do the same to her!

On Monday night we had supper at my parents' house.  On the way out there Anthony was fussy so Manda and I thought it would be a good idea to sing to him.  (It worked too!)  We dug deep and found songs that we haven't sung in a long time.  We had tunes from Sunday school, cheers from high school, pep band songs - she played her trumpet and I tooted my bari saxophone, songs from our old Cabbage Patch Kids record and lots more!  We were laughing and singing and each time we would look back at him he was looking at us like we were crazy.  (Well, we probably are!)  It was quite fun!   

Grandma Kathy made spaghetti hot dish, which was a staple at our house growing up.  Anthony loves it and always gobbles it up.  (Okay, he's only had it twice now, but he honestly does like it!)  As you can see he is the center of attention while he ate and growled at everyone.  It was nice to have the whole family together and spend time hanging out.

Mr. Dirty Face enjoying his noodles as well as lots and LOTS of pickles.