Firsts

First Face-Plant

On the way back from Portland on Sunday, we stopped at a campground to let a grumpy Gus stretch his legs.

After an hour of grumbling he was finally happy again.
Then mere moments after this picture was taken, he stepped down off this curb and knocked his head on the cement. He had just navigated it… »

Mothers Day 09

Despite having to work for half the day, I had the best Mother’s Day ever (well, the last one wasn’t terribly hard to beat since he wasn’t even awake for it, but still). We went to lunch at a Mexican place in town who had a band playing the whole time. Gus was MESMERIZED.

And it… »

All done

Ok, so this is actually his second official sign. The first one he did was for ‘help’ when he was stuck in the cupboard (again). But I’m particularly excited about the one he did just now at breakfast (‘all done’) to let us know when he’s… »

Horsepower

Gus saw his first parade today. We met Christina in the The Dalles this morning and found ourselves a curb to sit and watch the horses and marching bands and the various people riding in cars -all throwing candy at us. Gus was a huge magnet for fistfuls of tootsie rolls, peppermint stripes and tiny… »

Shoulder rides

We’ve been loving carrying Gus around like this a lot lately. No contraptions needed, just throw him up there and go. He even knows to hold on to our hair now.

Today, I just had to share his little plumbers butt action

Oh, and also share that two days ago, whilst Charles was out walking Gus through… »