Homemade Pizza

Last week my parents gave us some fresh veggies from their garden--which included, tomatoes, zucchini, bell peppers, and onions. I've been wanting to try a pizza crust recipe I found on this blog, so I decided to put the two together and make a homemade veggie pizza. The crust was actually very easy to make, and the fresh veggie toppings were delicious! Andrew said this was a winner! :-)

Cousins

We visited Cousin Taylor recently and got a picture of them together. Toby is 6 months older and 10+ lbs. bigger! What a couple of cuties.

Eight Months...and Standing!!

Today Toby is eight months old and having more fun than ever. Toby is crawling everywhere and enjoys exploring the house...I on the other hand am constantly on the lookout for disasters. Why is it that he immediately found the outlet plugs and tried to pull them out?

Why is he attracted to any and all power cords? Why does he navigate towards our shoes and want to suck on them?? I can't turn my head for too long. He hasn't noticed drawers or cupboards yet...but I'd better get ready. His third tooth is popping in through his top gums, and he's babbling and laughing all the time. We are hearing mama and dada a lot more which is so sweet. :-)

He graduated out of the baby bathtub into the regular tub. He was trying to flip himself out of the baby tub and was really just too big for it. The newest milestone is that Toby is learning to pull himself up into the standing position!! Last weekend he crawled over to his toy box and pulled himself up, and yesterday I found him standing in his crib after nap time! Time to lower the matress! So many changes, so much fun, and so much joy!!


Toby taking a bath in the big tub.


Crawled right under the exersaucer. He got himself in, but didn't know how to get out!


This is how I found him after his nap yesterday. He stayed standing while I ran to get the camera. As you can see he was pretty proud of himself.


Standing to see what's in his toy box.

Trip to SoCal

Last week we took a trip to Southern California to visit Toby's Great Grandma (Mommy Mae), Aunt Karen, Uncle Dale, and Cousins Beth and Sam. We had a fantastic time and it was so good to see everyone. The three of us stayed at Beth and Sam's house and they were such wonderful hosts! They took very good care of us. :-)

This was Toby's first airplane trip and overall he did great. I think it was hard for him to have to stay in one place and play with the same toys over and over. But as is often the case, the toy that found his favor the most was an unassuming...plastic cup.



We took Toby to the pool for his first swim. He was okay as long as mom or dad were holding him. He looked adorable in his hat and swim trunks.


We went to Grauman's Chinese Theater with Beth and Sam to see Harry Potter in the D-Box. Our seats moved with the action in the movie--it was a lot of fun!

Toby and his Great Grandma-Mommy Mae.

Group Photo!

Toby fell asleep on the way home about 10 minutes before we landed. How precious.