Swinging!

Since Phil was in Iowa (see blog post below) for the Michigan game, Will and I went to Klackles Cider Mill with my parents. Although most of the activities were for older kids (pony rides, tractor rides, moon walks, etc), Will did enjoy swinging at the little playground.

At the Michigan Game

Phil went to Iowa with a bunch of his friends for the Michigan football game. They made it on to national TV. His friend Brett is the one dressed up like Santa.

Take 5

This morning, Kristen was on the Take 5 tv show on WZZM 13. It was part of a promo piece for the Babies' Welfare Guild Style Show which is next Wednesday. She got to model some fun clothes from Daniel's boutique in GR. Here is the link to the clip (click on "Giving in Style" on the right hand side):

http://www.wzzm13.com/video/take_five_default.aspx

Sippy Cup and Toes

Now that Will is 5 months old, he is able to have water with "meals." He has a sippy cup with a valve in it so the water only comes out if he sucks on it. He doesn't quite get the concept of drinking, but he likes to hold the cup and "chew" on it. I'm sure it will be quite a shock when he accidentally sucks the first time and gets a mouthful of water. Hopefully we catch that on film!

Will also learned how to put his toes in his mouth.

Dinner with Ernie Harwell

Phil had the opportunity last week to have dinner with long time Tiger's announcer Ernie Harwell. The dinner was arranged through one of Phil's grandmother's friends. Phil is a huge Tiger's fan so this was an amazing opportunity for him.

Botanical Gardens

Kristen and Will went with Grandma to the Botanical Gardens yesterday. Although it was a bit cool, the sun was out and it was a beautiful day. Will really enjoyed the giant horse sculpture and all the trees in the greenhouse. The gardens were decorated for fall and we took some nice photos:




























I love my hat!

5 Months Old!

William is 5 months old today! He is at such a fun stage - he is so curious about everything. He loves his cereal now: he tips his head back and opens his mouth like a baby bird. He will still suck his thumb between mouthfuls on occasion but always pulls it out when he sees the spoon coming. He has also discovered that he can make the bouncy seat bounce by moving around and he loves that - he is probably going to be a roller coaster rider when he grows up. He really enjoys the exersaucer now (I'll post more video of that later) and rolls all over the place. The biggest development is that he has slept about 11 hours straight the past two nights. His last feeding was at 9pm and he didn't get up for a morning feeding until around 8am. Last night, he fussed a little at 4:15 but went right back to bed. He's such a good boy!

Hanging out with Porter













I'm getting better at sitting up












Hi Mom and Dad!