Andrew is getting so good and moving around. Today I put him down in the living room and went to get a bowl of cereal and when I came back he was already crawling as fast as he could towards the bathroom, haha. The bathroom is his favorite room in the house. He is always trying to get there. It's pretty funny he knows exactly where it is from anywhere in the house now. He is also starting to stick his bum up while on his hands and knees, he can almost stand up but not quite. He face plants a lot.

8 Months Old, Key Biscayne Day

 Yesterday Andrew and I spent the day on Key Biscayne. It was really fun :) We went to a park in the morning. The park had all sorts of things Andrew could do so he had lots of fun. He can crawl through the tunnel things now so that was fun. He can also stand up now holding onto something. I can't get him to smile for the camera anymore, he must be tired of me taking pictures, haha. Then we went to the Sea Aquarium. It isn't a very big one, but Andrew liked the Dolphins. We watched a dolphin show. We were right up close to the railing though so when a big dolphin jumped and landed we got soaked. Andrew didn't like that part. We got an annual pass so we will go back and see the killer whale show next time. After the aquarium we went to the beach and played in the sand. Andrew really liked the sand a lot this time. I would cover his legs with sand and he would laugh and laugh and brush the sand off; he thought it was so hilarious.

Today Andrew and I went to a new fun park close by our house. They have a firetruck on a spring that Andrew likes to go back and forth on. He is starting to get up on his knees but can't quite crawl that way yet. Every time I go to get him from his crib he is on his knees. We are going to go to the sea aquarium tomorrow, so that should be really fun! My tennis tournament starts this weekend. I am playing mixed doubles and singles, so hopefully I do better than I have been doing in my league!

He is getting fast at Crawling!

 Messy fun with squash

New Pj's :)

Playtime

I made playdough today for Andrew and I to play with. It was super fun :) He tried to eat it a lot, but he thought it was fun to knock over the snowmen I built. I also gave him his own special "treasure box" haha, he loves to take out all the things in his box and throw them everywhere.

Salmon Cakes

Salmon Cakes



Ingredients

1 (14.75 oz) canned salmon, drained and flaked
1/2 small onion, minced
2 eggs
1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/8 tsp hot sauce
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
2 Tbsp all purpose flour or Parmesan cheese (for coating)
1/4 cup butter
3 Tbsp olive oil

Directions: Combine salmon, onion, egg, bread crumbs, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, black pepper, cheese, and parsley; mix well. Shape into patties. Dust lightly with flour or Parmesan cheese. Chill for 20 minutes.
In large skillet heat butter and olive oil over medium high heat. Cook the patties until browned on both sides, about 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels before serving.

These were super yummy! Don't even need a sauce but would be good with tartar sauce or something like that. Some of my patties didn't stay together very well but I only used 1 egg. But they were still really great!

Cute pics

 Today Andrew slept almost the entire day. He woke up and we went to the doctor for 2 hours and then he went back to sleep until 5pm. Brandon was at jury duty all day, so I was just hanging out by myself. It was a pretty relaxing day. We went out to chilies tonight for dinner. There has been some really beautiful nights here lately! Andrew is pretty happy when he is awake and outside, but he just gets really tired fast.