Daddy Time

I always think that Sal and Herley are funny together and last night was no exception. Here is Sal and Herley having raspberry contest...I'm still not sure who won?

Kisses Anyone?

Oh, wait...there are only kisses for stuffed toys AND Aunt Mare Mare. Sal gave his first person kiss to Aunt Mary last night at Grandma's house. You can see one of the kisses in the video below, you'll also hear Grandma in the background saying that Mary has Sal's pony in the garage...she might be right after this!

Where is Mommy's Hair

Marcia had over 8" cut off her hair this past weekend and it is on its way to be used in wigs for women with cancer as part of Pantene's Beautiful Lengths program (http://www.beautifullengths.com/).

Keeping it real...

Sometimes I react to rice ceral this way too.... Sal definitely has opinions now.

Messy Boy

I'm not exactly sure why we get the camera out every time Sal has a bitter biscuit but here is a really cute and really messy little guy!

Jonathan's Birthday

We celebrated our dear friend Jonathan Cronk's 9th birthday on July 16th with lunch at Dave and Buster's. We still can't believe that Jonathan is 9 since it seems like just the other day I was holding him at the hospital! I hope your wipeout/nature party was a blast big guy!

Eleven Months Old

With his first birthday right around the corner, here a few highlights from month 11. Sal is now pulling up on everything imaginable. He loves to stand and can't wait to be walking around, although Mommy fears he might go straight to running. He's learning to climb stairs - especially if there is something he wants at the top. Sal waves to people - primarily other kids in the parking lot or store. He also has given Dynamo the Dragon (Wizard's mascot) and his green soccer bear kisses but won't give them to Mommy or Daddy on command - has his love of the game started already?

Sal reading his puppy book.
Sal loves to stand at the windows.

The Boys

George is definitely catching up to Salvador and is such a sweet little boy. He is talking up a storm and continues to have a love of books. We know the day is right around the corner when these two won't sit still.

Cousin George, Aunt Deanna and Uncle Ed visited from Washington, D.C. for two weeks. Ed, Paul and Grandpa built a new deck at Grandpa and Grandma's house and we all enjoyed dinner out on the deck when they were done. Here are Grandpa and Grandma enjoying their grandkids.

Grandpa, Sal and George in their South Africa shirts from Aunt Mary.
Sal and Grandma relaxing on the deck.

Williams Family Reunion

Salvador made his second trip to Iowa on July 5th to see what the "Williams" in Salvador Williams Valera is all about. Even Great-Uncle Jack made the trip from Washington state. Sal really enjoyed meeting his second cousins and can't wait to run and play with the big boys!

Daddy and Sal at the family reunion - Sal sporting his USA outfit and Daddy in a Brazil shirt.

Aunt Mary is always willing to swim if one of her nephews is in the pool - George convinced her to swim the next morning too!

Mommy and Sal in his first hotel room. He enjoyed the king sized bed.

Shake, Shake, Shake

Here is a video of Herley giving Salvador a milkshake - he loved it!