Another Week at the Manor

This week at the Manor we've been doing a little modelling and remodelling. John has been working the camera while wearing Daddy's hat.

Mommy can't decide who looks cuter in it :)

John has also learned how to gum the crap out of a cracker. And Flex has learned that whatever hits the deck is his for the taking.

As for the remodelling, we are getting our porch refloored and reinforced where it was a bit saggy. Visitors get ready for a whole new porch sittin' experience at Pear Tree Manor on Brucemont Circle!

Finally, Mommy, Daddy and Johnny simply CANNOT wait for their upcoming trip to the UK. John even jumped in the suitcase while Mommy was doing some impatient preliminary packing. As you can see we are ready to go!

Happy 8 Months!!!

Happy 8 Months Big Little John!

What a big boy he is now !!!

We made a trip last weekend to our local Arboreteum where we had a little picnic lunch on the hiking trails and toured around the formal gardens.

The Romper Room

Yes, I know I'm biased, but oh my word, Does it get any cuter than that???

Stick around my friends, stick around.

Anyhoo, this past weekend we made a quick visit to our local annual downtown annual street festival, Bele Chere. We caught up with our friends the Aldays and their little girl, Mary Adelyn.
She and John are just two weeks apart and I'm pretty sure they were handing out all the cuteness during that particular fortnight.

We spent the rest of the weekend in our neighborhood of West Asheville: eating pub lunches, watching soccer and oh yes, letting John ride Flex for the camera.

Mom then took a few spare moments and extra fabric to make this reversible romper for John! Super-cute! And he models it SO well!

That's all from the Manor for now...

Beach Bums

Here are a few shots from our trip to the beach!!! We managed to get a few hours on the beach in between the rain clouds....

John did not care for crashing waves, but hanging out with his toes in the sand in a little tide pool was just his speed.

Fun times! Yay Hilton Head and thanks Nan West!

A Plethora of Missing Posts

So as John approaches his 8th month birthday, mom has got some catching up to do!



We have had a very busy few weeks indeed.


Our journeys started with a trip to Richmond to see my good friend Lindsay who just gave birth to beautiful twin boys, Oliver and Gabriel. Congrats, guys!



Next the family made the drive down to Warner Robins to celebrate the Fourth of July and Nan West's birthday (a little early).



This was followed by a beautiful couple of days in the Low country of South Carolina and Georgia, specifically, Hilton Head and Savannah. Check out the beach babes! We were also able to spend some time visiting with my good friend Caroline who is expecting her first bundle in September!



























We got some good mileage out of our beautiful Bumbleride stroller, which handled the cobblestones and ferry rides of Savannah with ease!




Finally, Johnny and Mommy spent a week hanging with Aunt Vicki while Nan West took a much deserved cruise! During this week you can see that John mastered his skills of devouring of solid foods(with a lot of coaching from Aunt Vicki) and of sitting up all by himself.

All travel complete for now, we are glad to be home and Flex is glad to have someone back on his level!





Next trip - to see the Partridges, Bates, and English Mates!

Happy Daddy Addy Day!!!

We had a lovely Father's Day here at the Manor. In fact, Adam said it was better than his birthday!





The day started with some quality father son time in the AM while mommy slept in.


Then mommy prepared a "full American-English" breakfast for daddy which included everything except the blood pudding. And he ate it ALL.

Then daddy spent the day with his favorite things: Bill Murray movies, watching and playing soccer, his NEW Ghostbusters video game, and, of course his family.

The day wrapped up with a homemade curry for daddy's dinner, but as you can see, John didn't stay up for that.

Thanks for all you do Daddy! We Love You!!!

Glorious Grandparent Gala

Well this kid is certainly lucky to have the most wonderful grandparents on the planet. We have been lucky to spend some real quality time with them all in these last weeks. And I know what you are thinking - Hmmmm, maybe all of John's cuteness isn't just from Adam and Vicki! ;)