Happy Father's Day!

How exciting it was to celebrate Andy's first Father's Day! Quinn is so blessed to have such an amazing daddy who loves him (and his mommy!!) so much and works so hard to give our family a wonderful life. Happy Father's Day to our dads and to all you dads and dads-to-be out there!

Daddy holds the best present of all--Quinn (wearing his "I Love Daddy" onesie, of course)!

We went up to Lapaz to spend the afternoon with the Alberts and Klawitters. Andy was really excited to get the first four-generation picture of Albert guys: Great-Grandpa Lou, Papa Bruce, Andy, and Quinn. I won't even begin to describe the craziness that went on behind the cameras in order to get everyone looking and somewhat smiling for this picture!
Quinn's chubby cheekers were in danger of being kissed off by his Great-Uncle Tony. ( : Four generations of Alberts by Albert Street in Lapaz
Quinn loved playing with Kamryn, Austin, and Adalyn.
It's always a treat to hang out with Aunt Amy!

Finally, enough was enough. After oodles of pictures and all kinds of new faces to look at, Quinn was more than happy to settle in on Aunt Amy's shoulder and take a nap.

Cereal and Swimming Saturday

Wearing a bib from Grandma and Poppa Schley appropriately saying, "Dressed to Spill", Quinn has his first taste of cereal on Saturday. We waited until he was six months old, and he is definitely ready to start with foods. He's been longingly eyeing our food when we eat in front of him lately, so it's going to be a fun new adventure figuring out what foods he likes and dislikes. I'm thinking my little piggy is going to like pretty much everything. : )

Later in the day, we tried to beat the heat by going swimming. Andy was so excited to go swimming with Quinn for the first time since we were in Florida back in April.

Check out that fuzzy head of hair!!

Quinn's sitting up!

Yup, this picture is proof. Quinn is sitting up! Of course, we have to place him in the sitting up position, and he can only hold himself that way for 30 seconds at most, but I'm counting it! Sometimes he leans all the way forward so his face is almost touching the ground and then pushes himself back up. Since he was born, people have commented on how strong he is, and we're definitely seeing that now. What a fun new skill!

The rest of these pictures are just fun moments from the last week.
Checking out the view from Daddy's shoulders
Checking out cousin Fiona
Having an absolute blast with Aunt Carolyn at her pool
Wearing a special shirt for Mommy that reads, "If you think I'm cute, you should see my mommy". Quinn told me he wanted to wear it. Really!! :)

Isn't this what rubber duckies are for? The kid won't even think about taking a pacifier but loves sucking on his rubber duckies during his bath. Go figure!

We've been working on helping Quinn learn how to soothe himself to sleep at nap time, and he finally discovered sucking his thumb. It melts my heart every time I see him asleep like this.

Little Buddies

We always have so much fun with Nan and Will, and we finally got some adorable pictures of our little guys interacting. These two are bound to be best friends! (Thanks, Lisa, for holding Quinn while I took the pictures!)

Super Saturday

After Memorial Day weekend and Andy taking Tuesday off to spend together as a family, it was a quick and low-key week. I didn't think I'd have any new pictures to post, but then this morning we caught some cute moments I thought I'd share.

Quinn loves hanging out on Mommy and Daddy's bed in the morning. He is so close to sitting up on his own and can hold himself up for a few seconds before tipping to the side or forward.
You guessed it--Quinn's watching the ceiling fan again and looks purely delighted.
What a great surprise! Andy's Aunt LuAnn and cousin Kamryn were in town for the day to watch a tennis tournament. We were so excited to get to see them for awhile!
What a dynamic duo--Daddy and Quinn!
It's a little blurry, but I love this face.