It's GO Time!

We leave for Greece tomorrow. My first transcontiental trip! I'm excited. Not sure what to expect. Mommy and Baba have been promising beaches (yum, SAND), lots of sunshine, and wide-open spaces (which is AWESOME, 'cause I love running around). It's a bit of a haul out there (like 10 hours!), but once we're there we'll stay for a little over two weeks. I plan to have lots of pictures and video when I get back. Special shout-out to all of my blog readers - thanks for following me on-line!

Eating fruit...WHOLE!

I've been eating various fruits for some time now. I enjoy blueberries, bananas and watermelon in particular. Apples, pears, peaches and plums are tasty but up until recently needed to be cut up into little pieces for me. Now, however, I have literally been handed the opportunity to hold the yummy fruits on my own. It's certainly been an experience. I included a quick video of my attempt to munch on a peach while Theo Strat was here last weekend. Slippery little stinker that peach! Thanks for your help, Theo Strat.

Bills Camp!

Late summer signals the start to NFL training camps across the country. For us in the Christakis household, we're less concerned with the other 31 NFL teams and more concerned with one team in particular: the Buffalo Bills! Last year, at just three months of age, I attended my first Bills training camp. A year later, I went back again (I didn't truthfully remember much from last year). It was a beautiful day and I was able to run all over the place (as evidenced by the video below). Baba bought me a new Bills t-shirt that I wore to practice. I overheard Baba and Theo Strat say that this is going to be a "rebuilding year" for us. I hope they rebuild fast. I have yet to witness a winning Bills season (though I've been told they once went to the Super Bowl four times in a row).

The Spoon

I largely liberated myself from having to be fed all of the time by my parents (and others) when I was about 8-months old (completely liberated by 12-months). The only time I can't necessarily feed myself is if their are utensils involved (spoons and/or forks in particular). As of late I have been wanting to have a spoon of my own whenever Mommy or Baba were feeding me oatmeal, applesauce or yogurt. The reason: to further liberate myself! Well, I am pleased to report that I am making considerable progress in maneuvering the spoon into whatever food I'm eating and then into my mouth. Please note that "considerable progress" does not discern that I have mastered the art of eating with a spoon - far from it in fact as you can see from the following video. Here's to practicing the art of eating with a spoon!

"C is for Cookie...

...that's good enough for me," once said a wise, furry, blue cookie-eating muppet. Yiayia and Papou visited last weekend and Yiayia brought homemade chocolate-chip cookies. I hadn't had chocolate-chip cookies yet, but let me tell ya', those cookies were DELICIOUS! Yiayia used to make chocolate-chip cookies (from scratch!) every week for Baba and Theo Strat. The every week thing might be a bit of a stretch, but Baba confirms that it was frequently when he was a kid. Well, add me to the Yiayia chocolate-chip cookie fan page 'cause I'm digging 'em (as evidenced by the photo). I was definitely enjoying dessert this week (the cookies are all gone - thanks to Mommy and Baba who also indulged a bit). Thanks Yiayia for exposing me to the decadent experience that is chocolate-chip cookies and milk!

It's been hot...

...so I'm pulling my hair back! Kind of a milestone in that I have hair that is long enough to actually tie back into a little, itty-bitty pony tail. Mommy thinks it's super cute, Baba thinks it emphasizes my cheeks. Either way, it gets the hair out of my eyes (sort of). Stay cool!

Summertime Fun!

Happy Independence Day everybody! We had a fun-filled long weekend celebrating the 4th of July holiday. Yesterday, we spent the afternoon at the Yonkers' (our neighbors) pool-side. It was loads of fun. Nice to have neighbors with a pool, especially on a 90-degree day. Two highlights worth noting - watermelon (which I absolutely LOVE) and a refreshing dip in the pool (which I slowly got acclimated to).

The thing with watermelon is that it's juicy AND sweet. What an amazing combination. I ate it off the rhine and it got all over me and everything around me.

The thing with a refreshing dip in the pool is, obviously, it's "refreshing" and I get used to the water temperature after about 30-seconds.
The 90-degree temperatures continue the rest of the week. Baba's got my ceiling fan AND the air condition pumping into my room (but I'll still kick my covers off!).

Stay cool!