New adventures!

Don't you love that smiley face?!? It is hard to imagine that just one week from today I will be leaving that face and returning to work. I am trying to soak up and capture as much of that face as I can now!

Vinnie has been very busy experiencing new things and embarking on many new adventures this past week. We have been blessed with absolutely perfect weather in Iowa, so we have been trying to take advantage of it by taking many walks...sometimes even two a day! Vinnie loves walks and while he used to sleep through them, he now enjoys the opportunity to explore and taking in all the sights that our neighborhood has to offer. His eyes are darting around, checking everything out as we travel.
Vinnie also experienced his first wedding...and it was a "Country Wedding," no less! One of my co-workers got married this past weekend, so Vinnie and Jon decked themselves in their best cowboy gear and enjoyed the festivities. Vinnie enjoyed spending time with some of my friends from work. In the picture below he is dancing with one of my good friends Jen.
Saturday marked the start of the 2011-2012 college football season AND more importantly, Vinnie's first Nebraska game! We traveled to our favorite watch spot, Beef O' Brady's and cheered the Huskers to a victory! Vinnie was great and even checked out the TV's between eating and snoozing.
Today Vinnie and I have done our usual play time. It is fun to watch him play and see how much he has changed in such a short time. He engages in his play mat and toys so much more now. He LOVES listening to music, especially Adele and Glee, and we are working on his tolerance for books (he usually gets pretty fussy), because, like his dad, he'd much rather be moving...we'll work on it!

Until next week...

Love and Miss you all!
Jon, Mackenzie, Vinnie and Darby