I'm a facebook member

I like this picture. Solomon has his Elvis shirt on. My sister-in-law got it for him at Graceland. it says, "Moms love me". It's so cute. Check out the video below.
So, I'm officially a Facebook Member. My friend, Dan, from high school convinced me to join and now I'm there. Check it out. Search for me. I've already had a small world connection.
Also, I've posted some new pictures in our gallery at: http://www.haverhillstudios.com/gallery/albun11.
This past weekend, we put the finishing touches on our bathroom that we mostly finished a month ago. All we have left is to dot the nail holes with some white paint. Can't wait to be finished.
Solomon is officially walking. He stands for long periods of time and walks across the room. He's just working on getting up when there's nothing to balance on and he'll be set. He's also dancing a lot.
My birthday is on Sunday! We're headed up to Lawrence on Saturday for a day of fun with my friends and KU football. I can't wait!

My New Addiction

I use it several times a day, yet it's not something I feel like I should do in front of others, especially that often.... It's tall and slender and red... and plastic... Yes, it's my new Gazelle, a handy broom vacuum cleaner for hard surface floors. I have caught myself using it multiple times a day when no real vacuuming needs to take place. I just really like how handy it is and how I never have to sweep, my most hated household chore, ever, ever again. :)

The picture above was taken when we were waiting for the MARTA train in Atlanta. Solomon was such a happy traveler. It's fun b/c Cherie's kiddos have the same "My Dad Rocks" shirt. So cute.

Solomon is walking with just the help of me holding his hand now. It's so fun to watch him. He still like the ease of getting around via crawling though the best. He's just all over the place. Right now, he totally digs avocado, cheese, bread, bananas and dehydrated apples. He's also getting much better at the sippy cup. Hopefully, it won't be long until I can get rid of the dreaded bottles completely.

So, how exciting have the Olympics been? I have ALWAYS loved the Olympics, so this has been a really fun time for me b/c of the swimming of course. The gymnastics events are so strange this year. It seems like the judging is so messed up. Alex and I always laugh at some of the strange and awkward floor exercise "dance" moves. We also think the commentators are pretty funny at times but not b/c they are meaning to be. Some of the gymnasts are very odd too look at as well b/c they tend to be so compact and muscular. Did anyone see the woman gymnast who was in the vaulting finals the other night? She looked like a tiny middle-aged man. She was 33, which is ancient in gymnastics I guess.

Alex is not an Olympics fan. I just don't get it. He just doesn't get my love for the Olympics. I think it comes from growing up in a household where he just didn't watch it much. Whereas, we watched it all of the time. It's so strange to me especially b/c he's such a sports fan otherwise.

Speaking of sports, Alex and I are going to the KU football home opener in Lawrence on Aug. 30th. My b-day is the next day, so it should be a good time. Plus, I think Erin and Cherie are meeting me for pedis and manis that day! I can't wait for a little girl time!

Fake sunburn

Did I pay for a sunburn? Yes, in a way I did. I had my entire face (besides the desirable eyebrow part) waxed today. Never have had my cheeks done before, but did today... Ouchy that hurt, almost worse than the upper lip area. Anyway, I look like I have a sunburn right now or that I'm wearing lots of pink blush.
I posted some pictures today of our trip to Atlanta. There aren't many. Alex needs to add the whole family picture. We will soon. http://www.haverhillstudios.com/gallery/view_album.php?page=1
Solomon's newest thing is that he dances when he hears music. As you might guess, I find it amazing.... :)

Travel Highs and Travel Woes

So we've been on the road more than off the road over the past two weeks. Last Thursday, we took off for the Thomas Family Reunion in Atlanta, GA. I had cashed in some frequent flyer miles after Alex and I decided it might be too much of a pain to drive with a 10-month old that far. So, the plus was the trip there and back was basically free. The minus was we were delayed in a major way there and back. We had to spend the night in Chicago on the way there and were delayed about six hours on the way back. It was a serious pain. Airlines pretty much suck these days. I really don't think it would have been bad if we could have just skipped Chicago, but that wasn't an option this time around. Solomon was a great traveller. He liked all of the attention from other travellers and slept on the flights, which was great. We had a great time in Atlanta. It was actually cooler than Kansas b/c it was SOOO hot last week in Kansas. We did some touristy things and went to an Atlanta Braves game (see picture above), but mostly just spent some time with Alex's uncles and cousins that he doesn't see much. It was nice. We got back Monday the 4th and headed out Wednesday again for Topeka. I had a business meeting in Omaha so we combined the trips. It worked out great. We had our meeting on thursday night up there and I drove back Friday. alex and solomon hung out with his mom in Topeka. On Friday night, we stayed at Alex's brother Zach/Ray's house in Lawrence. Alex's sister and brother-in-law also joined us for a nice dinner! Saturday, I got to visit my BF's friend new baby, Cleo. She is SOOOO incredibly sweet. I love that little baby cry. It's just heaven even though it seems annoying when you're the parent. Then, we came back to Topeka for a get-together planned by Alex's friend Spencer. It was nice to see everyone, especially Bill and Christina's little boy and girl. Their little girl is so cute. their little boy, Dayton, played with solomon for a while. It was cute. Alex and I were so exhausted last night. We are headed back to Wichita soon. Good times, but I'm excited to get back for a while. I'll post some pictures later.

Solomon Stepping Out

Our little guy is starting to walk little, unassisted steps. The video shows his a few of his wobbly early attempts. It's so cute to watch, especially with his little giggle. Soon enough, he'll be all over the place I'm sure.

New pics posted - Lindi's visit

I've posted new pictures from Lindi's visit to Wichita. Lindi, send this link along to Henry please!
http://www.haverhillstudios.com/gallery/albun09?&page=1

Movies, Steps, Parties and Friends

So as the title indicates, we've been to a couple of movies recently. We went to see "The Strangers" starring Liv Tyler and some others I didn't know at the cheap theater with Brett and Abby. It was so scary and of course Alex and Brett both later tried to scare us more by doing something sneaky at home. Boys.... It seriously made me jump several times.

We saw "The Dark Knight" on Thursday night. Kandi and Zoe nicely came over and watched Solomon for us. It was nice to get out with just the two of us and I enjoyed the movie. Christian Bale is a hotty. I did like Heath Ledger as the Joker. I thought it was entertaining even though it was fairly predictable.

Some Solomon firsts: On Tuesday, the 22nd, he took his first steps.. He can take two to three without anything to balance on and then falls. He's definitely balancing much better than he was before. He's also been progressing on soft veggies, fruits, bread and cereal pieces and he's been doing really well with two of the sippy cups. He doesn't do the others so well. I'll just keep the for when he's a little more skilled in that area.

We had my dad's 65th surprise b-day party on Friday night at the Ville at St. Vincent de Paul. He was TOTALLY surprised too which was fun. I think he had a good time. A lot of people were there, some he hadn't seen in a while. I also enjoyed seeing everyone. It was fun and was a perfect way to end a miserable work day! :) He bought a bbq grill with all of the gift cards people gave him to Home Depot. I can't wait to see it.

Last night was also a lot of fun. We went to Brandon and Tobie's house. They have an 18-mo. old and Tobie told us she's preggers and due in February. There were several people over and we all played Rock Band. Alex did a bit of bass, guitar and singing. I sang and did some drumming, but I totally suck at the drumming. It was fun though. It was a late night and of course Solomon is always up early, so thank God, he actually went down for an early short nap and I slept a little more.

We're getting ready for our trip to Atlanta later this week. It will be Solomon's first trip on a plane, so it should be interesting, but we're both looking forward to getting away and relaxing a bit. We may do less of the tourist stuff and more hanging out since we NEVER get to do that here.

I also have to give Chris Baker a "shout out". He turns 33 today, or rather, 21, or whatever age he is using these days! :) Happy Birthday Chris and many more!

Hope everything is going well for everyone!