6 weeks old and meeting the Easter Bunny

Last weekend Joseph made his first trip to the Lake of the Ozarks to visit with Grandma and Grandpa Parsonage again (much to their dismay! ;) ) The weather was a little chilly and wet, so we didn't get to play outside much. What to do when the weather isn't nice? Go shopping! We spent some time on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning shopping at the outlet malls, and found a few shirts for me, and a few new outfits for Joseph. Joe also bought 7 his first pair of sunglasses. :) Grandpa also brought him his first Webkinz stuffed animal, a dinosaur. They had fun playing with it together.

Grandma also enjoyed her time cuddling with Joseph... Of course, the weekend was over too quickly and we had to head back to KC.


This week the weather has been gorgeous - 70s to low 80s all week and sunny. That meant we went on lots of walks, and I even managed to clean up our screened porch so it's all ready to enjoy. It also meant that we finally got the Christmas lights down... at least most of them (the strand on the roofline is still up). Last night we also decided to take Joseph to meet the Easter bunny! He slept in his stroller up until it was almost his turn, and then he woke up, so we actually got an awake baby picture. It actually turned out quite well, we think.

They were handing out bunny ears for the kids, and Joe put them on Joseph... even though they are quite big. The little guy tolerated the torture well for a few pictures, before deciding he'd had enough of the bunny ears.

Still makes you smile, doesn't it? We also realized that the newborn insert in his car seat is designed to be used until babies are 11 lbs. We're pretty sure he's there by now, and I can't believe how big he's gotten over these past 6 weeks. I mean, look at the picture taken yesterday, compared to the day he came home from the hospital... he's growing so fast!