Category: Friends

We met the Vogel clan at Southwick’s Zoo yesterday.  We had never been there before, and we loved it!  There was so much to see and do, and we had a really great day.

One of the attractions is a deer forest.  Deer are literally everywhere and will eat right from your hand, let you pet them, and in Pete’s case, try and make friends. He was a bit surprised by this deer’s interest in him and promptly tried to run away … his is face says it all: 

We saved the rides for the end of our visit and learned that at this stage of his life, Pete is not a fan of mechanical rides. He and Pat rode the carousel together (which he has loved in the past) but yesterday, one of my boys enjoyed himself much more than the other … poor Pete.  The nice man running the carousel stopped it so he could get off.

As we were leaving the zoo, Pete pulled his hood up.  When we asked him why, he said it was because he didn’t want the animals to see him. He’s such a clown.  And very stealth:

We had such a fun day with friends and will definitely go back to Southwick’s!

Pete’s had a pretty busy week playing.  He loves to play and usually before I’m finished changing his diaper in the morning, he’s saying “play, play?” Here are some pictures of his adventures:

Roger Williams Carousel & Playground:

At the playground with Nia and Lula:

 

Showing off his muscles at the playground:

Taking a dip in the pool after a hot afternoon at the playground:

Picnic lunch with Dad:

We’re headed to the Cape this weekend, so I’m sure there will be lots more fun in store for the little man!

It’s been a busy few weeks in the Marr household, and I’ve clearly been slacking with posting updates!  Suffice it to say, Pete is the best.  He is just about 14 months old and gets cuter every day.  He talks so much and repeats just about anything you say, which can be dangerous at times!  Off the top of my head, Pete says down, car (still with a Boston accent), baah (for bottle), Bailey, baby, socks, shoes, ppp (when he wants to be picked up), wow, bang, brush, mama, dada, go-go-go, and no-no.  He loves Pat’s ID badge for work and every morning as Pat’s getting dressed, he says “badge?”  When he sees something he likes he says “ooohhhhh”, when he falls he says “boom” and when he stands up without holding on to anything, he looks around, says “whoa” and then eases himself back down.  He’ll walk eventually!

Here are some pictures from the last few days:

Every day with Pete is fun; he’s changing and growing so fast … he really is such a good-natured guy and I can’t get enough of him!

Pete attended his first Gaspee Day parade today.  Our friends Nick and Amanda live right near the parade route, so we braved the rain and walked down to see the action. The firing cannons scared me, but Pete was unfazed and slept through the whole thing.

We had a great time at the parade, and at Nick and Amanda’s for the pre and post-parade festivities!  Here’s Pete hanging out with his older lady friend, Amanda and Nick’s daughter, Nia: