I beat Josh in Tennis!

Okay, so it was only a game of 21, but still...I beat Josh. That doesn't happen all that often. It was a really close game too. The final score was 21-18. We teeter-tottered back and forth on the score a bit. But in the end, I came back from 17-18 with two two-pointers.

Grandpa Steve is visiting, which is the main reason why we went to play tennis in the first place. Having three people on the court is nice, if Raleigh fusses or doesn't think that the toys he has to play with are good enough, one of us can go and entertain Raleigh (As if seeing his mom stumble all over the court isn't entertainment enough).

Grandpa Steve is in the background in the picture above. I was the entertainer, while Josh and Steve played a game of 21. I think I was so focused on Raleigh that I didn't even find out who won between the two of them.

Josh and Steve are out on the porch playing their musical instruments, while Raleigh is sleeping inside; the stroller ride back from the courts put him out.

I've always wanted my own pool

Too bad this one only fits Raleigh. :)

Blowing Bubbles

Raleigh, Josh, and Winnie had fun with bubbles this weekend.

Overall it was a fun weekend. Spending time with Family is always fun. Originally, my mother and possibly my father were going to be visiting, but due to a leaky hot water heater and a leaky roof, and some car issues, they weren't able to come.

Deb, who had planned on coming last Monday, ended up coming last Wednesday and staying until Yesterday. It's always fun when Josh's parents come because Josh's brothers and their "others" come to visit also.

I do wish that my parents could have made it out, and not just because we wanted to borrow their chain saw :) I haven't seen my parents in ages, it seems. And Raleigh is changing so much lately. I wish we lived closer :(

I think we're planning on a visit from my parents the last weekend in June hopefully.

Look! He can spell!

Serious pushups

Is this normal? He's perfectly happy doing pushups instead of crawling. Every once and a while he'll let his feet slide and he'll push himself backwards with his arms. This only frustrates him when the toy he wants is in front of him. Boy that picture above looks kind of freaky! His eyes look weird. Here are some cuter pictures below.

Lots of changes going on

Now that Raleigh can sit up on his own, he can play with this activity center that my friend SweetMarySunshine (www.sweetmarysunshine.blogspot.com) gave us. He absolutely has a blast with this thing.

Raleigh tried appricots for the first time tonight. They were a bit too tart for him, and he made a bunch of sour faces that we didn't catch on camera. We did get the aftermath on camera though.

I can't believe how much he has changed in just the past weeks. He's doing pushups, he' s almost crawling, and he's trying to do ab crunches when he's on his back. You already know that his first tooth showed up on Friday. If he's semi propped up with a pillow, he can pull himself up to a sitting position by himself.

Tonight, Raleigh had real fun in the bath for the first time. He was kicking and splashing all over the place.

On a sad note, we were going to get a visit from his Grandma Deb this week but she's under the weather right now. So we'll have to wait for another time. We were really looking forward to her visit, but now we're wishing that she get well soon.

On a good note,
My mother and hopefully my father will be visiting us this weekend. It's been a long time since they've seen Raleigh. I can't wait to get some good pictures!

I've been trying to find a time to upload some more video clips but I haven't been lucky so far.

Happy Monday!

First trip to the outdoor pool!

A new blog in the family

Josh's brother Joel and his wife Erika have a blog now. Check it out:

www.erikaandjoel.blogspot.com

Can you guess what this is?

Yesterday marked the day that Raleigh's first tooth popped through the surface of his gums. I noticed it when we were all grilling in the park enjoying the beautiful Friday evening.



This morning, we spent some time outside. Josh and I were landscaping while Raleigh was having fun playing and attempting to crawl. He's started to get himself in the plank position more often now. That's when his hands and feet are all that are touching the ground.

Mmmm.....Avacado!