9/16 Part 2: More Pics

John is enjoying books more and more. Here he checks out "I Am a Baby," given to him by his Grandma Kennedy.

John at play...
...and more play.
John already prefers Han to Luke. Good boy, John.
John enjoying a walk at his Grandma Baze's.

9/16 Part 1: Introducing Senor Ocho

We are encouraging John as he masters the dangerous art of octopus wrangling. Here, in a sequence of graphic photos (not for the squeamish), you can see John conquer his nemesis-- the five-legged Senor Ocho...

Thanks to uncle Josh and aunt Allie for cephalopodic sparring partner.

August and September

September is here, which means John is about a month and half from his first birthday. The five teeth above prove it...

John was all smiles when his Aunt Allie and Uncle Josh came for the long weekend...

...both John and Josh were on their best behavior at Sunday brunch at Lydia's.

Josh and Allie were back for Grandpa Baze's birthday. John had plenty of birthday smiles for Grandpa. He's looking more like a little boy every day (see below).

John had a great time catching up with his aunt and uncle. They showed him lots of pictures from the honeymoon in Paris and Rome...

...and Aunt Allie taught John some important international communication techniques.

The long weekend brought a visit from Aunt Allie and Uncle Josh. John had a lot of fun catching up with his family and seeing pictures from the honeymoon in Paris and Rome...