Kerrville Memorial Weekend

Uncle Nick with Elissa and Sean

We spent a long weekend in Kerrville for Memorial Day. Dave caught a bad attitude at work and took Friday off. Thursday night Grandpa and Nana Boyce got 6 inches of rain - a LOT in Kerrville. The weekend was mostly overcast, but the Kerrville Art Festival persevered - we attended on Saturday and the girls went back on Sunday. Monday we went to Austin and Grandpa and Nana Boyce stayed with Barbara to help take care of Sean while she conducted 3 days of training. Dave flew home Monday night - the first night either of us spent without Sean. Tonight we were all together again and took a family picture for the church directory.

Flooded Guadalupe

Uncle Tadd gets Sean time

Two grandkids for the price of one

Elissa rides a pony at the Kerrville Art Festival

Chilled Out Weekend

On Thursday, while Dad supervised the installation of all new windows at home, Sean and Mom hung out with Grandma Pasta in Kemah

Yes, May is Oleander Month in Galveston County

After the trip to Kemah, Sean decided to work on his leg muscles by standing by the couch. Dave and Barbara better speed up their babyproofing.

On Saturday Aunt Beth came into town (Saturday pictures are on another camera!) Here we hang out at the Cook's with Aunt Rhonda and Cami on Sunday

Aunt Darlene hung out with us, too!


Rhonda and Kasey evaluate Sean

Mother's Day / Art Car Weekend

Saturday we celebrated Mother's Day at the Grand Pasta's house. Barb got running gear from Dave and a sweet little bear and Lonely Planet books on Iceland and Sweden from Sean. Joanne cooked up a great meal.

Sean has taken major steps the past week. On Friday he discovered his feet! Something else to suck! He is definitely a Drool-a-Sauras. He like to try to sit up and to pretend to stand. After playing at standing he kicks for a long time. He has almost grown out of laying down in his baby bath tub - he keeps kicking his head into the back of the tub!

Saturday during the day we went to the Art Car Parade - the largest of its kind. Some 260 cars compete in various categories - click HERE to see all the pics.

Wednesday (today) was supposed to be "World of Windows" day - 12 windows equivalents and the 8' sliding glass door. By Tuesday night all the window blinds and curtains were down and furniture moved away. Sean went to Grandma Pasta's for the day. Unfortunately they were very delayed by rain from yesterday and never made it (or called us to tell us!) After that, Dave will work from home tomorrow to oversee the work and Barbara and Sean will spend the day with Grandma.

Sean is 4-Months Old!

A look back--Sean at 2-Months - see 4-month Sean in previous post.

Sean's 4-month Dr. visit went well. He is 26" long (90th%, down from 95th %), 13lbs 11ozs (30th%, down from 50th %) and his head circumference is 20th% (down from 25%) - an even taller skinnier baby.

PastaPolitico is now live, see link at right.

Sean's First Fun Run

On Saturday Sean participated in his first fun run! (Well, he did do a triathlon as a fetus.) He "competed" in the Sprint for Life - MD Anderson's fund raiser for ovarian cancer research. He was, admittedly, carried, and he did sleep over half of the time - but still a first. He was joined by Mom, Grandma, Dziadziu and Aunt Joanne in honor of great aunt Kathy - an ovarian cancer survivor! Kathy (AKA "Kit" to her rebellious nieces) lives in Brevard, NC - a Wonderland of Waterfalls.

Sean goes to bed looking forward to the race (Will there be dinos there?)

They would not give Sean a number, so here he wears Grandma Pasta's

Hi Aunt Kathy! (Get away Barley...)

Should I trust this man? Do you know he's a handicapper?