Week in Review August 20th to 25th

Where is everyone? (Camp Part 2)
The camp was really quiet after my cousins and aunt went home to the west coast. I miss playing with them. I wish they could have stayed longer. I can’t wait to see them again.

Oh, here are some more people
I spoke too soon! On Thursday evening, a pile of Mommy & Daddy’s friends and their kids came to the camp to visit with us. Jer & Carolyn with their kids Avery & Wes came all the way from Barrie, while Mike & Michelle flew in from Calgary just for a few days of beers & campfires & olden day stories. Mommy & Daddy went to school with these people. They had tons of great stories to share and I could tell Mommy and Daddy liked them very much because they were always laughing and smiling. It was a fun time.

Nature walks are tiring
We did a bunch of fun stuff around the camp and one day went on a long nature walk to a beaver dam. While on the walk, I fell asleep in Mommy’s arms. It turns out Avery was just as tired and she fell asleep as well. I guess us infants find this fresh air and excitement too much sometimes.

Hanging with Mommy & Daddy
By Monday afternoon everyone was gone back to their homes and that left just me, Mommy & Daddy at Grandpa J’s camp. We appreciated the down time and decided to relax and enjoy the awesome weather. Mommy went out on a kayak ride, while Daddy & I hung out on the beach, then we all went for a long walk to build up our appetites for dinner. All that fresh air made us tired, so we watched a movie and went to bed early. Good thing we went to bed when we did, as we had a long drive back to Toronto the next day.

Me & Michelle (from Calgary) and Wesley

Me & Mommy hanging with the gang

Week in Review August 15th to 19th

On the Road again!
Very early on Saturday morning my sleep was disturbed when I was woken up and put in the car by Mommy. It turns out we were going back up to Grandpa J’s camp for a 10 day vacation. I wasn’t too upset to be woken up that early as I knew it would be worth it. The drive was nice and relaxing as I had my new super comfortable Moo Cow car seat. I basically slept most of the trip with the exception of a few stops.

Camp Part 1 (There was so much to report from the camp, I decided to break it up into two blog entries)
We finally got to the camp after a long day on the road and I was welcomed by my Uncle Toddie who had already been at the camp for a week. I was also greeted by my Auntie Sally and cousins Tor & Ariel from the west coast. I had never met my Auntie Sally and my cousins before, so it was a great surprise. One thing I was confused about was a myth I heard about west coasters….. there was an abundance of trees at the camp yet I failed to witness my aunt or cousins hugging these trees. However, I’m pretty sure I saw them eating granola.

Cousins
My older cousin Tor is such a cool guy. I watched his every move and always wanted to see what he was up to. His little sister (my little cousin) Ariel, was amazing as well. We shared our toys and played together a whole bunch. She taught me some new noises to make to get adults attention (when needed). She also showed me how to hold hands.

Trip into the city
On Tuesday, we went into town to drive my aunt and cousins to the airport so that they could catch their flight home. I was sad to see them leave the camp. They were so much fun. I know I will see them again, so I will look forward to that. We also went to a laundry matt to do some laundry and then to the grocery store, the beer store and home depot. I was happy that uncle Toddie decided to stay at the camp an extra few days instead of going back to Montreal. He is lots of fun as well and really helped Mommy & Daddy with chores and stuff around the camp.

Me with Uncle Toddie and my little cousin

My west coast cousins and aunt Sally

View from the camp

Me with Elicia and a new puppy

Week in Review August 11th to 14th

Cereal, where have you been all my life?
Well Mommy and Daddy finally got the hint that I wanted to start eating real food. For several weeks I’ve been shoving my hands in plates of food, grabbing forks as adults try to put food in their mouths, and my latest and greatest move was grabbing a granola bar away from mommy and trying to put it in my mouth. As a result of all these “hints” Mommy and Daddy finally caught on. My parents finally started feeding me rice cereal…..all I can say is watch the video below for my reaction.

Week in Review – August 4th to 10th

Me with Uncle Jamie & Auntie Kristie

Can you say “MOO”?
Check out my new car seat!!! I call it the “Moo Cow Delta Force 5000”. I was outgrowing my old “pumpkin” seat so Mommy & Daddy decided to get me a “big boy” seat. They bought this particular car seat because it has so many safety features. I like it because it’s so comfy and because it matches my cow toy. How cool is that?!

Mr. Darcy
On Sunday evening I met one of Daddy & Mommy’s good friends. His name is Darcy and he came all the way from London, England. I’m not really sure where that is but it can’t be too far as it’s only “across some sort of pond”, so I heard. He’s lots of fun and tells funny stories. We all went out for wings with Brian, Z and Darcy. While we had dinner on the patio outside, a super duper thunder storm rolled through and we had to take cover and go into restaurant. While we were in the restaurant everything went dark as the power went out. All the adults finished their dinner by candlelight. I felt very special as all the cute lady waitresses kept coming over to see me and ask how I was doing.

Uncle Jamie & Auntie Kristie
On Thursday night, Uncle Jamie was in town visiting Auntie Kristie. He made a point to come and visit me, which I always appreciate. They brought over Chinese take-out food for Mommy & Daddy. I can’t eat that yet, but everyone seemed to enjoy it. During the visit, I showed Uncle Jamie some of my new moves. I also showed him how much air time I can get on the Jolly Jumper now. It’s hard to tell but I think he was impressed :)

Me and my New Car Seat - pretty cool eh!

Me, Mommy & Mr Darcy

Jake Dancing Part II

Weeks in Review - July 21st to August 3rd

Some R&R
After a busy few weeks of travelling around with my Mommy & Daddy, we decided to take a “breather” and do nothing in late July. It was good to get some quality time with the folks and just “hang out” at home. We still did a bunch of things around town, including long walks, trips to the grocery store and to pick out a new car seat for me, but mostly we relaxed.

Mommy’s Cousin
Mommy’s Cousin Jessica (who I recently met at the Family reunion) came by to visit us last week and we took her out to see our neighborhood and for ice cream. She seems really nice and makes Mommy laugh, so I like it when she visits.

Let’s go Argos!
On Saturday afternoon I went with Mommy & Daddy to this big building that had a retractable roof. We went to go see a game called “football”, but I think it’s actually called “handball” as the players don’t use their feet with the ball. And actually now that I think about it, it wasn’t so much of a ball but more of an oval shaped thing they threw and caught and ran with. Someone should tell them they called it the wrong names. But regardless of that fact, it was fun to watch all the action and lights and hear all the noises from the stadium. I was so excited I couldn’t sleep and missed my afternoon nap….but it was worth it.

Trip to Tillsonburg
On Monday this week Daddy had an extra day off work, so we took a day trip down to see Grandma Ruth and Uncle Pat. I like visiting Great Uncle Pat as he has a donkeys, goats, and lots of area for me to play. I also met my Daddy’s Grandmother….which makes her my Great Grandma. She didn’t say much but sure looked at me allot and smiled when I talked in my baby language. She has a nice smile.

When you need to get someplace….I Rock and Roll!
I’ve mastered this thing called rolling. Whenever I need to get to one of my toys, I just rock myself from side to side and roll over, then do it again, then again…until I reach my target. Now I’ve added an additional element to my technique I call the “worm”. Mommy says it’s the early stages of crawling but you can judge for yourself as I’ve attached a video below.

Me with Grandma Ruth at uncle Pat's place

Me and my Great Grandma

Me and my Mommy's cousin Jessica

Me trying to eat Mommy's Pizza

Me doing the worm