ari rolled over!...kind of

so, the other morning, ari and i were hanging out in bed still, chatting about the new day and he was lying on his side. he was really trying to get his fist in his mouth. his stomach muscles were really working hard, so i just sat back and watched this action take place. a few side crunches later, he was lying on his stomach. while i was telling him what a smart baby he was, he just looked at me with this confused look, wondering why he was in his most unfavorite position without a fist in his mouth.

bbq time!

ari loves grillin' meat and veggies over the firepit! luckily, nici was there to chop more firewood. little eden, noah, and jonah joined us, too & helped make wire sculptures for ari's wagon. (he'll be in a parade next weekend)

p.s. ari also likes hamburgers with faces

i have HANDS!

ari's latest discovery is attached to his wrists. they are so exciting & never get old to look at!

4th of July - NE PDX style

so, ari's first 4th of july was not disappointing. our neighborhood fireworks committee made sure of that. pretty much, he's been wearing his headphones since 9:30 p.m. since ALL the fireworks are set off on our corner (we're the second house from the corner!) he watched some from the upstairs window and eventually fell asleep while rocking on the porch. i swear, i have got to market these headphone things!

weekend in downtown pdx & public nudity

storytime at the downtown library turns out to be super hip - they sing songs about loving your toes and one that includes the lyrics 'bananas unite!' ari didn't seem to mind attending 2 book babies groups this week so that tom could join in on the fun.
we rode the streetcar over to jamison square park and eventually tom talked me into stripping ari down and putting on his swim diaper so he could show off his water playing skills.