Sweet Potatoes, Baby!

Oh my goodness, we had so much fun eating "veggies" for the first time this weekend! Leo had been doing well all week eating cereal. He seems to really like it now, he opens his mouth and enjoys it. It was definitely time to give him some good stuff. The minute Leo got a taste of something other than rice cereal in his mouth, he went n-u-t-s! Let's just say that Jeremy could not get the sweet potatoes in his mouth fast enough. You will see in one of the pictures that Leo was not patient when we had to refill his bowl with more sweet potatoes. We are lucky to have a baby that is so well tempered. The only time Leo gets upset and cries is really when he wants food. Well, as you will see in one of the following pictures, he felt we were not feeding him fast enough. The minute we had the spoon in his mouth, he was smiling again. Phew!

This is the picture taken when Jeremy was refilling Leo's bowl.

As soon as he had another bite, we had our happy baby back!

Have a wonderful week! We sure will....Blueberry Festival is this coming weekend! I cannot wait. I love the Blueberry Festival. It is the 2nd largest Festival in Indiana and it's in my park! I get to see the entire Festival come together from my big office window! I have to say this is my favorite week of work all year. Another reason I am so excited is because Heather, Dave, Ella and Zak will be staying with us for the weekend! Heather and I equally love the Festival, so we will have a great time. You can be sure that I will update Leo's blog with some pictures of his first Blueberry!

Love, Jenny and Leo

Starting Solids!

Hello everyone!
I hope you have had a wonderful week. We sure have! Leo had some very exciting things happen last weekend. The first exciting event was Leo rolling over for the first time! Yeah, Leo! He rolled on Friday from his tummy to his back. Rachell and Lucy were visiting at the time so they got to see his first roll, which was awesome. Jeremy and I have known it was going to happen very, very soon. We even have had the video camera out a couple of times because he was soooooo close! Atta boy, Leo!

Here are a couple pictures of the day Leo rolled over. Now, he is jealous of his girlfriend Lucy because she is crawling around! Soon, my son, soon!!!






Leo is also getting two teeth! His front, bottom teeth are coming in. They are so cute! They don't seem to be bothering him too much, which I am really thankful for. He has been drooling a lot more. We keep some teething rings in the refrigerator and he seems to really enjoy those. When his teeth come up more and I can get a picture of them, I will certainly post it here!



The third exciting thing Leo did this weekend was try "solid" food for the first time! We started him on rice cereal. He really didn't seem too interested, surprisingly.He doesn't really know exactly what to do with the spoon in his mouth! That is what practice is for, right? We are going to do the cereal for a couple of weeks and then move to some veggies. Oh boy, I bet he will enjoy those! It was so funny to watch him eat the cereal. He would just play with it in his mouth, then spit it all over his bib. Hilarious. We tried to capture some pictures so we can share the moment with you all.




So funny, I can't help but grin when I see these pictures.
What a joy Leo is.

Here are a couple gratuitous Chicago Bears pictures of my boys. Gotta love 'em, even if it's not the Peyton Manning jersey I would like to see. However, Leo doesn't seem to mind the Urlacher jersey!



Have a wonderful week!

Love, Jenny and Leo

Summer Party

We had such a wonderful weekend in Indy visiting Jeremy's sister, Heather, her husband Dave, our niece Ella Rose (3) and our nephew Zak (4 months). It is so much fun seeing Leo and Zak together! They were born only 5 weeks apart.


Here are a couple pics of the young cousins.

These guys are gonna be such good friends!

Our niece Ella is so much fun! She was all about her dirt pudding that her mom made. There were even gummy worms in it! One of the funniest things about this weekend was when I overheard a father asking his son if he wanted some dirt pudding. The 4 year old must have never heard of dirt pudding (Oreos, whipped cream, pudding) because the look on the little boy's face was priceless! I can definitely see how a four year old might not find dirt pudding to be appetizing!

Check out the cutie.

Heather had a bunch of her friends over for a mid-summer party. There was a moonwalk for the kids, a slip and slide and a little pool. There was a water balloon fight also. I think the adults had more fun with that than the kids did! I just held Leo in front of me as a human shield. It worked really well.


While we were in the Indianapolis area we stopped by to see our friends Mike and Melanie Ulrich. They welcomed a new daughter into their family on July 11. Her name is Morgan Elizabeth and she is just perfect. We love her. Mike said maybe Leo and Morgan can date. He didn't forget to add on, "In 30 years!"


Here is a picture of the proud papas.

Gotta love 'em!
It is hard to believe Leo was that small
just 5 months ago!

Until next time,
Jenny and Leo

Lucky Boy!

Hello!
Leo, Grandma and Grandpa went downtown on Saturday for one reason and one reason only. To get a balloon hat from the "balloon guy". Well, this particular balloon guy did not make hats. This is the story. Jeremy, Leo and I went to "Family Day at the Park" the Saturday before to get a balloon hat from the balloon guy there. So, we stood in line for about 5 minutes and did not move an inch. So we decided that we would sit down and wait for the band to start. Certainly when the band started the kids would scatter to the stage, right? We enjoyed the band so much that we ended up watching the entire show! So then we went to stand in line again to get Mr. Leo a balloon hat. We were there for another few minutes and we noticed a little girl 3 people in front of us had a sign around her neck that said, "I am the last person in line for today. Hope to see you next time".

We were bummed out. Family Day was a Park Dept. sponsored event and of course I am the office manager at the Park Dept. If anyone's child should get a balloon hat, mine should, right? Wrong. We did not get one that day. But a balloon creation was in the near future for Leo...

Fast forward to this past weekend. Grandma and Grandpa took Leo downtown to see a different balloon guy. This particular balloon guy did not make hats. So...they got him a black and white balloon dog. I think Leo enjoyed the dog even more than he would have a hat.
Way to go G-ma and G-pa!

Here are a couple of pics!

Jeremy and Leo at Family Day in the Park

Jetta and the Jellybeans rocked the house!








Leo, Grandma and the balloon guy (who doesn't make hats).

Leo, Mommy and the balloon doggie, Spot.

Until next time, We love you!
Jenny and Leo

Leo's new toy!

Hello everyone!
We have had a very fun week. Last weekend Leo got an exersaucer and he is loving it! Actually, the lucky boy now has 2 exersaucers because Grandma Sally and Grandpa Doug have one for their house.
He is really getting the hang of grabbing the toys and bouncing around.

Here are a couple of pics.







Just another picture because it's cute!



Have a great week everyone!

Love,
Jenny and Leo

Vaughn's 1st Birthday Party

Last weekend we celebrated Vaughn's 1st Birthday! Vaughn is the son of our great friends, Chad and Julie Schwietert. We all had such a good time watching him run around! He is such a handsome boy! Before we know it, Leo and Vaughn will be shooting par and getting into all sorts of trouble! Naw...not our little angels!




Leo got to hang out with his girlfriend, Lucy Davis. She is an older woman ~ exactly three months older! They love each other. Here is a picture of Lucy and her mom, my great friend Rachell hanging out by the pool at Vaughn's party.




A picture of the Davis family-Rachell, Nate & Lucy along with Leo and Brittley.



The entire day was quite exhausting for Mr. Leo. After playing with his friends he decided it was time to take a nap on his Daddy. Ahhhhh, what a life!

Fourth of July

We had a very nice 4th of July! No sparklers for Leo this year, however. He would put them directly into his mouth! The fireworks going off all over town did not seem to bother him. They didn't bother his best friend Charlie either! Here are a couple pictures of the two best friends.

Kesha, Sherry and Maya came over for a visit on the 4th. We had fun chatting and playing with Leo. Charlie and Maya became fast friends also!
Jimmy also stopped by for a visit.
We will miss him when he has to go back to Georgia!

We then went over to Grandma Sally & Grandpa Doug's house for a 4th of July cookout. Leo had a wonderful time! Grandpa smoked some ribs (delicious as usual) and Grandma made the greatest potato salad ever.... and my favorite...butterscotch pie!



Leo and Grandma Sally