AC goes to Florida!

AC took his first airplane ride to visit Gramma Bonnie and Grampa John in Florida. He was great on the plane - he slept the whole way there and the whole way back. While in Florida, AC got to meet his Great Grandma Bette (whose husband Arthur is named after) and his Great Grandpa Henry (John's dad). Unfortunately we didn't get a photo of the four generations (Bette, Bonnie, Cathy, Arthur) sitting together. Next time we must do that - let's all remember!


Here's a video of our travel day to Florida and AC's first meetings with his great grandparents.


AC also got to go swimming for the first time. He was a little apprehensive at first, but he really seemed to enjoy it once he got used to it. Every day after this first day he got quite excited when his new swim trucks were being put on him.


Only a week or so after returning from Florida, AC has expanded his vocabulary. Here's a video of him saying "Da Da" for the first time. He is too saying Da Da.

AC crawling & standing & flirting like such a big boy

Arthur had a great Labor Day weekend at Gramma & Grampa Sherwood's house. Here he is with all of his latest girlfriends. These are Tim and Tony Jenkin's daughters and AC was on cloud nine flirting with the whole group. You'll find a few more pics via the "Arthur month 8" link to the right.


A few days before, AC had fun with his favorite toy. We think it's so strange that his favorite toy (right now anyway) is this timeless classic (the plastic doughnuts on the post). I guess that's why it's a classic - even today it makes for a great toy.

And here's a video that shows that it won't be long before he's walking.
This starts a couple of weeks ago when he first pulled himself up onto his knees and peeked over the rail of his pack-n-play. The same day, we got some shots of him taking his first crawling "steps" (in a forward direction anyway). Then, only ten days later, he was pulling himself up to stand. He now crawls all over with little effort and we can't turn our backs for a second or he's into something. Where did our little sleeping blob of flesh go? Oh, and on September 5 & 6 in Tekonsha, even though we don't have video, he pulled himself up routinely and steadied himself for extended periods. Ahh, he's changing so fast. Until next time...

AC tries his hand at race car driving

Here's a shot of AC after winning a recent race at Michigan International Speedway. He says it was fun and exciting, but one race is enough for him. Now it's on to something else. And after all, how challenging can race car driving be when you win your first and only race....and you're only 7 and a half months old?