At the Lake!

Just this past weekend, we had our first trip to the lake! Mark's parents bought a mobile home on Crooked Lake in Angola, IN... they used to go up there as a family when Mark was little- so many fond memories. :) Now, Mark get's to make new memories with his own little boy! Here are some pics...

Showing off his crawling skills to Grandma and Grandpa Hammond! Notice... Christian and Sophie going in opposited directions. :)
It looked big... but it fits!! And he didn't cry! He smiled!! We were hoping to try out the boat later that day, but Christian decided to take a nice long nap instead... maybe next time. :)
...a scrunchy nose smile. :)

I have a tooth!

Yes it's true... last Sunday (June 1)... Christian grabbed my finger and pulled it into his mouth. Nothing new there! Everything's been going in his mouth for the last few months! Anyway, this time, there was something different... his bottom left tooth was barely poking through! Big news in the Hammond household. :) Christian's been pretty good so far... we'll keep you posted!
Finally- three months of drool has produced a tooth! :) What a little drool baby...

Trip to Florida!

I can't believe it's been a month since our trip! Time is just flying by! As promised, here are some of the pics from our trip down to Florida to see Grandma and Grandpa Strubhar! SO much fun! And lots of firsts... first trip on an airplane (he did great!), first time in the pool, first visit to the beach, first sleep-over (again- great! He even slept in!)... and my first Mother's Day! Most of the week, Mark and I just hung out at my parents' house and their pool- Christian loved it. Here are some highlights...

He seemed to think the fountain was a "drinking" fountain. :) He kept sticking out his tongue for a lick! Sunscreen mohawk!
Loved his little boat so much, he drifted off to sleep. :)

All wrapped up- snuggly cuddly!
We also took a couple trips to the beach... one time for brunch! Yummy!

And then we went back to the beach where Mark proposed (4 years ago!)... and dipped in our toes for the first time. :)

Mother's Day! We were so excited to have my dad (Grandpa Strubhar) dedicate Christian on this day... just like my Grandpa Strubhar dedicated me 30 years ago! This meant so much to us! And check out the duds that Daddy bought for Christian... my Mother's Day surprise- 2 handsome men. :)

My little man. :)

Moms!!

And the ride home... Christian was a good little traveler. :)