Spring around the Neighborhood

We've been up to lots of outdoor fun recently - from nightly walks with the dog, to hanging on the neighbor's swing set, David's real happy the warm weather is finally here! We also had a great visit with mom-mom and pop-pop while daddy & I went out to a nice dinner. And our friends Laura, Ray & their pup Malachi came by for a doggy play-date too!

Here are some fav's from all of our recent adventures:

Taking a quick breather on the trail bench (David's under the red hood) 

Mom-mom!!

Pop-pop!

The cool kid... first time on a swing!

Going for a ride with mommy

Hanging with his older girlfriend, Jessa 

(pretty sure feelings are mutual in this relationship :) )

Doggy play date!

Other highlights from the past couple weeks include David eating more & more solids, including learning how to feed himself puffs (yay pincer grasp)! Here he is with his first avocado, and a tray full of puffs:

We also started going to the Gymboree up the road for a music class. David had a great time playing with all the instruments, looking at all the other babies, and of course "singing" away - he's become quite the chatty kathy these days!

He's doing more standing up (completely assisted still of course) - using electronic devices for motivation seems to work well!

Hey, that's me on the screen!

A few of David's current favorite things: banging his toys together, sitting/laying/flipping/skooting all over (backwards, primarily); walking & talking to Franklin in his walker; eating anything!; bath time play time; picking up his sippy cup (still trying to figure out how to get liquid out of the spout!); talking, yelling, laughing, singing - he loves making some noise!; and going for walks - he still gets totally silent when we go out for walks - not sure if it's the fresh air, all of the cool things to look at, new scents, or just everything combined, but the minute we step out in the stroller or the ergo, David gets into his quiet place :) 

And of course David still loves hanging with Daddy on his belly..

and falling asleep after his last meal for the night on mommy's shoulder..