Rest In Peace, Grampa Jim

Sadly, tomorrow will be Sonny's first funeral. After a short battle with an aggressive cancer, Jim passed away last week, far too soon, at the age of 67. It's most sad that Sonny will not have had the opportunity to know such a good man a little bit better, although we're grateful for the time they were able to spend together.

You'll be missed, Grampa Jim. We love you.

2 Entries in 1 Day?!

I think you'll agree that this needed to be shared instantly. There's another entry after this one that was posted today as well - so make sure to scroll all the way down for maximum Sonny exposure. Thanks; hope everyone had a nice weekend.

Happy Father's Day!

This entry is in honor of Sonny, the most adorable, considerate, well-behaved child of all. For Father's Day, Sonny got me a Kyuss CD that's been on my list for years, and some pictures for my office. He also got a Ramone's onsie (for him to wear, me to giggle about - pictures coming soon). And best of all, he simply enjoyed the day and shared his smiles and giggles - every day feels like Father's Day with him.

On Saturday, we grabbed brunch at Fred's with Sal & Damion to celebrate Amanda's birthday - slightly overdue. It also marked Sonny's first trip to NYC!

The aunts on Sonny's dad's side of the family all joined us to celebrate at the beach Sunday evening. We BBQ'd and raised a glass to Grampa Jim who wasn't up for visitors that day. The weather was perfect, the food was great (charcoal really does make a difference), and a good time was had by all.

[from the guest blogger (Mommy): Happy Father's Day to all the past, present and future fathers in our lives - most notably Josh, Jim, Bill and Bob. We love you!!]

Sonny & Walter have grown a little closer this past week. Sonny seems extremely curious about his brown, furry friend and gets very excited when Walter enters the room - soon to be expressed by pulling tails and ears no doubt!

All we are saying...

..is give peas a chance. And Sonny has. Just like his father, Sonny seems to love his veggies. We started him out with brown rice, but that proved too 'constricting'. So we moved onto peas, and he now gobbles them up!

Sonny hit the six-month mark this week! Naturally, there was a carnival in his honor at the local high school. Otherwise, we've just been celebrating around the house. We had a heatwave this weekend, which prevented us from much of the outdoor festivities we had planned.

In our totally subjective opinions, this is by far the most adorable baby ever. No offense, but just look at him!