I'm 9 months! And Grandma and Grandpa are here!

Today, I am 9 months old! Wow, I have been out here almost longer than in Mommy's tummy. Grandma and Grandpa just arrived and we went out to Lido Grill to celebrate. Check out my new hippopotamus placemat. Now, I can eat by myself at restaurants without making too much of a mess. (well, these pictures don't show it very well....it sticks to the table and has a pocket to catch my droppings.)

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Gabrielle

Father's Day in New York

Mommy and Daddy took me to New York because Mommy had some business on Monday. Since Sunday was Father's Day, we all went so that we could be together. We had a great time....walked through Central Park, visited FAO Schwarz, went shopping at Daffy's, ate great food, visited Uncle Ike and went to Scarsdale to visit with Uncle Reuben and family. Aunt Vicki was a surprise visitor and she brought her parents (Joe and MJ) who I had met before. They are the ones who bought me my cool wagon.

I loved New York, but I also had a hard time dealing with so much stimulation. So many sights and sounds. Soon, I will have to show you some of my very cool new clothes from Daffy's. I may wear one outfit to a party this weekend, and if so, I will post a picture.

Here is a slideshow from our weekend.

Eating Steak (complimented by broccoli) -- Am I A Carnivore or Herbivore?

NEITHER! I am an omnivore!

Other steak eating pictures!

Malibu and Mazzy's Birthday

Today, we went to Malibu to Paradise Cove in the morning for breakfast. After breakfast, we played in the sand and put my toes in the water.

Then, this afternoon, we went to Mazzy's 2nd Birthday party. Here's some of the fun we had with the Wiggles.

French Open, Farmer's Market and Lots of Crawling and Standing Practice

This morning, I woke up at my usual 5:45 just in time to watch the French Open Women's Final. Anna Ivanovic won! Mommy and I were both cheering her on. We went for a walk to the beach and then Daddy made Mommy, Mema and Pepa a fritatta with mushrooms and artichokes. I had an egg and some of the mushrooms and artichokes. After practicing some crawling (see video below), we went to the Farmer's Market which is where all the pictures from this post came from. Mema bought me some new sunglasses and a hat (see photo in the slideshow above). We had a wonderful day...

Proof of my crawling!

NEWS FLASH! I am crawling!! and Mema and Pepa are here

Last night, Mema and Pepa came from Florida! We went to dinner and then I went right to sleep. I can't wait to spend time with them over the next week.

During the day, I started crawling....not quite the "regular" crawl, but I am getting myself across the floor to toys and that's all that matters!



Here I am at breakfast this morning. Since Carmen is coming today, Mommy let me eat my own pears, cereal and yogurt. What I was able to eat was delicious, but I think I used it more like finger paints on my high chair.




And, here is where Pepa walked in....and I was smiling at him. How great to see him this morning.

We went to the Himalayas!

Tonight, we went to a Himalayan Restaurant on Venice Blvd. It was Aunt Julie's idea because she saw the restaurant's write-up in the LA Times Food section a few weeks ago. So, Mommy met me and Daddy and Julie and Steven on her way home from work. I was a little sleepy, so I wasn't interested in eating at first. But, then I got my second wind and tried some Spinach Nan, Saag Paneer (spinach and cheese) and Chicken with mango and cilantro. The meal was delicious and the company even better.

Visiting with the neighbor's doggie

Out for a stroll with Daddy and the sweet puppy jumped in for some snuggles in my wagon.

On the Santa Monica Pier

After the birthday party, we walked along the pier and then went to Bubba Gump for lunch. Here are a few photos of me and Daddy and of some crazy guy that was balancing cups of blue water on his chin!




And, after a long trip to Florida and back and a birthday party and some ocean air, here I am cuddling with Mommy. I am STILL sleeping after 3 hours....

Saya's Birthday Party at the Aquarium

Today, Mommy and I woke up really early (2 am California time) and got on a plane from Orlando to Los Angeles. I was very tired so I took two naps on the plane and before I knew it, we were home. We went straight to Saya's birthday party at the Santa Monica Aquarium. We saw jellyfish, starfish, sea cucumbers and other sea creatures. They even let us touch some of them. There was a storytime and we sang Happy Birthday while all the guests had a cupcake (except me). This was my first birthday party and I look forward to going to more!

Last Day in Orlando

After breakfast today, we went to go bike riding on one of those bike limos. I fit in the front seat, but then we decided it was TOO HOT to go. So, we just took pictures and pretended to go. I also went for a swing on a big swing overlooking the lake.





Here I am with Uncle Steve taking a walk. He was so much fun to play with. Somehow, he was always able to make me giggle.





We went to a yummy tapas restaurant tonight in downtown Orlando. I tried some mushrooms, figs and spinach and some bean, but Mommy wasn't exactly sure what kind. Daddy would have loved this restaurant. We called him for a wine recommendation! Here are Grandpa and Grandma....and a self portrait of me and Mommy.