Granddad Gates

It makes me very sad to know that I will never meet my Granddad Jimbo, but I am so lucky to have so many family and friends that will tell me all the great stories of him.  I already know that I love him and he loves me from afar. I keep hearing how much I look like him and here is the proof....

 And here is Granddad Gates, 4-5 months old.

See the resemblance? I sure do. Thanks for the great looks, Bongo!

Hanging with the Boys

At the drive in with Dad and Uncle Russ, seeing Green Lantern! Then we had to watch Bridesmaids, which was funny even though it was a girly movie. 

And here we are hanging by the pool.

 

Happy Father's Day

In honor of Father's Day, I am posting some of my favorite pictures of me and my dad. He is a natural at this whole dad thing. I love being up high on his shoulder. It makes me feel big and tall. 
Here is the first time dad held me.  I felt so safe in his arms after that rather shocking transition to the world.

He lets me sleep on him when I'm tired.

He takes me to do fun stuff...

We work out together...

Sometimes I get tired before he does...

And I think we can all agree we are two stylish, handsome guys.

Big yawn, ok now I'm ready.

In summary, Happy Father's Day to the best dad ever. I know its only been 4 months but I can already tell.

Kisses from Dad

I love getting big kisses from my dad. He is really funny. I hope you can tell that I have really been working on making my laugh sound like the big people.  Its not quite there, but I think its getting more realistic, don't you?

Kisses from mom are pretty cool too. I mean I can't help but notice how radiantly beautiful she is.

Standin on a corner...

When I was still hanging out in the dark cave, mom and dad went to an Eagles concert and I have been a huge fan ever since. So when we drove from Scottsdale to Durango we just had to make a stop in Winslow, AZ.

"Its a girl my lord in a flat bed ford..."

And here are a few pictures of me with the beautiful G.G.  She is so funny I really miss her.

 

Tummy Time

Mom and Dad have been making me do tummy time every day. It wasn't always my favorite activity... its hard trying not to face-plant into the ground.

Look at the intensity.

It is much better when someone lets me do tummy time on their tummy, like G.G.

I kept working and working and tummy time really did get better, especially when I got to do it on the table at Bear Paw and look out the windows. 

And then Aunt Kidder came to visit and I really wanted to show her how big and strong I am, so I rolled over during tummy time, more than once just to prove it wasn't an accident. So I got that going for me. 

Dreamin of Bear Paw

I am sure missing G.G.,Bear Paw, Durango and all the rest of the crew. I mean does life get much better than this...

 Life is Good.

Home

Can't you see how excited I am to be back in indiana. I'm not waking up out of protest. Take me back to colorado right now.