Visit to see Chloe!

During the long weekend we went to visit Chloe along with her mom and dad (Jenny & Brian). :) Jenny is one of Marisa's greatest friends from Miami and it was wonderful to catch up! Chloe showed us her 'outside house', her basement, her slide, her new brother or sister's room and played games like "pick up Eric's spoon" and "peekaboo through the door". She also showed Eric how to run and jump on a pile of pillows - we can't believe he'll be able to do that in a few months! It's a good thing Cincinnati is so close in case he needs a refresher course.

Visit to New Jersey

This past weekend we visited NJ due to the loss of Tim's grandmother, Ethel Schoening. "Gram" was a wonderful woman who built a strong family, and I (Marisa) had the pleasure of meeting her on 3 different occassions. Unfortunately she didn't get to meet Eric, but we know he now has another angel watching over him. Here are some pictures from the weekend.

Eric with Aunt Rose

Eric playing on the back deck

He liked to go under the table. Check out those baby blues! The family watching the Preakness
Eric playing on the stairs

First Haircut!

I know it's overdue but it was hard to convince myself it was time. But the proof is in the pictures - it was worth it! He cried a little but was overall a good boy. Eric even got a certificate!

Before

During (how cool, he got a cape!) After!

Around the house

In his second year, Eric has remained the cheese and is moving around more than ever (obviously!). Here are some recent pictures from around the house.

After bathtime Sound asleep after a birthday party (he knows how to party hard!)
Aunt Heather and Uncle Chris will make sure Eric is a hokie fan
Lil' Hokie! (Doesn't he look so old? A little boy!)
Peekaboo! Dad found me!

Welcome Jacob Colin!

Congratulations to Tammy and Trevor Dean who welcomed Jake into the world on May 8!

Baby Jake - isn't he beautiful?!

Trevor is a pro already

The new family!

A proud 'uncle'!

Visit to the Zoo

Yesterday was beautiful so we decided to take Eric to the Zoo! We can't say enough about the Columbus Zoo - large, beautiful, right down the street...what's not to love? And thanks to our new membership, we get to go there anytime we want!

Eric is so excited to visit the Zoo he wears his elephant outfit

And what are the first animals we see? The Elephants!! (to the left of this picture) Eric didn't quite know what to think of them.

In honor of Mother's Day - a baby flamingo!

The tigers were sleeping (you can see one right above my shoulder)

Eric loved the aquarium!... except when we got close and the fish swam right in front of him - that was scary!
So much to take in!
You can almost touch them!
Dad and Eric on the alligator
OK, maybe it's more fun to pull off your hat then to watch these things sleep