Silly Face

Gabriel is making a new face now. He squinches up his eyes and nose. He looks like he's getting ready to cry, but really he is just being silly.

Playing with Puppies

Gabriel has discovered that playing with Hershey and Lucy can be great fun. These guys are going to be best friends very soon.

Look, Mom, No Hands!

Gabriel is sitting up like a big boy now --- no help at all.

Mommy's Little Pumpkin . . .um, Jack-O-Lantern

Gabriel's Halloween costume is a Jack-O-Lantern. We had some fun at Huber's playing "Hide the Gabe" amongst the pumpkins. It's a little like Where's Waldo.

Farmer Gabe

Gabriel gets to drive the tractor all by himself! Just Kidding! Daddy is holding him behind a wooden picture of a farmer on a tractor, in case you hadn't figured that out. What a big grin!

Huber's

Gabriel had an outing with Grandma, Papa, Daddy, and Mommy at Huber's Orchard and Winery. It was a busy weekend at the winery, but we still had a good time. Gabriel got to ride a cow (to the left) with Grandma and a tractor with Papa.

West Virginia trip

The scenery in West Virginia was beautiful. Despite some rain, the mountians and spending time outdoors provided us with a nice relaxing weekend. Gabriel and Daddy had lots of time to play together too! We can't wait to do it again next year.

Wild Life

In West Virginia Gabriel had the chance to see lots of wild life . . . a turtle, a baby bird, a salamander, Cousin Rockey.

Yummy, carrots!

Gabriel's favorite vegetable is carrots. You could say that he really gets into his food.

Oh, by the way, he has his first two teeth now!

Little Clown

Gabriel is such a little ham!

Family Portrait

This is only our second picture of the three of us together. The first one was posted on the blog when Gabriel was about eight weeks old.

Six Month Portraits

How cute is he???

Foot in Mouth

Gabriel thinks that sucking on his big toe is a neat trick. Goofy boy!

6 Month Check Up

Gabriel went to see Dr. Roberts today. He weighs 24 lbs. 10 oz which is off the chart in percentiles. He is 28 1/2 in. tall which is the 97th percentile. She says that he is perfect and healthy. He is to finish all of his first foods and start second foods. She also wants him to have juice once a day.

Dr. Roberts, Mommy, and Daddy are all really proud of our chunky monkey!

Sippy Cup

We tried drinking from a sippy cup yesterday. He has been showing interest in Mommy and Daddy's cups lately --- trying to grab them and put his mouth on the rim. He liked the sippy cup, but it was more fun banging it on the high chair.

Vroom Vroom!

Now that Gabriel has outgrown his baby swing, he is enjoying his exersaucer in its place. He is able to touch the bottom with both feet now.

Weeeeeeee!

Gabriel loves to swing outside --- if only the mosquitos weren't so vicious!

Splish Splash

Gabriel LOVES his bath time! He splashes water all over the bathroom and thinks it is so much fun!

Reading a Good Book

Gabriel and I sat down on Saturday and enjoyed our favorite book together.

Birthday Boys

Cousins Bobby and Ben had their 11th birthday celebration last Sunday. Gabriel enjoys spending time with his older cousins and his Great PaPaw.

Beyond Bath and Bed Times

As the hour reaches nearer to 8 PM, the little boy becomes more and more unhappy. As you can see he was having a little meltdown in the floor.


Hershey is now answering to the name Gabriel. He thinks that if his name was Gabriel then he would be getting much more attention. As I was saying Gabriel's name to get him to smile for the camera, Hershey struck a pose.

Oh, Happy Day!

Gabriel is sitting up with some support from the Boppy pillow. He likes his keys because of the bright colors and different textures. Gabe has also been having a little teething pain. He likes to chew on this firefly toy after it has spent a little time in the freezer.

Cooling Off

Gabriel and Mommy cooled off in the swimming pool. He has decided that he he likes spending time in the water.

Swinging

While Mommy was in Reno, Daddy bought Gabriel a swing to hang in the tree in the backyard. Fun!

Holdaway Family Reunion

Gabriel spent the weekend at the Holdaway Family Reunion. He got to meet about a hundred of his cousins, most of them for the first time. Here he is with his Uncle Brian and his cousin Karen. Gabriel was quite the looker in his Holdaway Reunion onesie that his cousin Michele made for him.

Cooling Off

It was a hot weekend, and Gabriel found a great way to cool off. Grandma and Grandpa bought him a swimming pool. After a cool dip with Dad in the pool, Uncle Ed let him eat part of a Freezer Pop . . . Mmmm.