technical difficulties...

i tried to upload some pix, but i keep getting an error message. mom and i are stowing away with dad again...this time to portland. so i'll try and blog while i'm there but if i can't, i'll tell you all about it when i get back. west coast here i come!

finally caught up...

whew, i've finally gotten caught up with all my pix and posts from the past several weeks. thanks for being patient with me (and my mom)...i'm sure you got tired on watching me play peek-a-boo. i've started cruising along the furniture and i love to pull up on things. mom's been trying to catch me on film but hasn't been able to yet, probably because she's too busy catching me in real life. here's a video she took the day i turned 8 months old...enjoy

week 36

here's me and ms. bonnie...mom had a meeting at the school of nursing and ms. bonnie was kind enough to be mom's "pinch sitter"...i had big fun and mom promised to take me by to see her more often (not just when she needs something :oP )

it had been quite some time since we took a hike to the park...so mom and i went to hang out...

she brought the blanket and let me crawl around...it dawned on mom that this was my first close encounter with grass...talk about a sheltered city kid...mom's gotta do better...

i went to my 2nd wedding...this is mr. & mrs. troy and sherron frazier...they look so lovely, don't you agree?

this is my auntie toni and i cuttin' a rug. mr. troy is her son...

no, you're not seeing double...this is auntie toni with her twin sister auntie andrea...

dad had to give mr. lashawn a tutorial on how to hold a baby...is there a safety net down there?

there was another little baby at the wedding too; her name was skye...she got a little vocal during the ceremony and had to go to the nursery, so i had to fill her in at the reception...

so i finally got to rock my baby roca wear suit at the wedding...

and of course mom had to take lots of pix for my baby GQ spread...

i'm telling you tyson beckford better watch out...

rock hard chiseled abs ain't got nothing on a toothless baby grin!

we had the first ever sumpter family picnic...mom and dad finally got to put that picnic basket to use...we had a good time except for mom getting eaten alive my mosquitos...i guess she shouldn't be so sweet :o)

week 35

so we got back from FL sunday morning...an early flight...again i slept the whole way...mom was lovin' it. dad's birthday was monday (the same as senator obama...except dad's 10 years younger than he is).

he had a pretty low key b-day...just an ice cream cake from cold stone (that i did not get to partake of...yet again...are you guys noticing a pattern here?)...and a long b-day wish...

i know if i had a wish what i would wish for...baby mum mums. shout out to mrs. julie and mia for turning mom on to these...mom affectionately refers to them as 'baby crack'. they melt in your mouth (and in your hands if they're nice and slobbery like mine often are). i love 'em!in case anyone's wondering what to get me for my b-day...

here's me and dad...we took a stroll around the neighborhood with me in the bjorn...mom says it's time to break out the ergo carrier because i'm getting waaay to heavy for the bjorn...what can i say, i'm a growing boy...

baby shower #4

so grandma sumpter and her friend mrs. gloria decided i needed a shindig to properly introduce me to my jacksonville friends and family...

i thought i saw the paparazzi peeking through the sunroom window as grandma introduced us...no pix please, i'm on vacation...

mom assured me the coast was clear...

so i emerged from my shell and let my hair down...

check out me and dad in our green seer sucker shorts...all we needed were some green 'gator sandals to do it FL style :o)

i'll be so glad when i can eat table food...check out the spread the ladies put together...

this is me with dad's cousin sharon...i talked about the tall genes in the previous post...she's definitely got 'em, she's about 6'2"...and that's not including the high heels she had on...you go girl!


here's mrs. gloria playing "the price is right"...the ladies had to try and guess how much the baby items cost...mom was disqualified from the games...something about insider trading...

ms. monique joined in the fun as the ladies tried to find safety pins in a bowl of rice...oh yeah, while blindfolded

here's me with ms. tazena (dad's cousin), cousin keirani, and sis. tansy (g'ma's friend from church)

in this shot we've got sis. marvette and sis. gibson (more of g'ma's friends from church), my cousins keirani and janae (w/ damiya on her lap) and sis. tansy again.

over here we've got mrs. jennings, mrs. holloway (how did we not get a shot of miss lashonda...any hoo), dad's cousin ms. trish and auntie pearl

as promised, here is a shot of one of my other cousins, brandon (in the back in the green shorts)...he calls me "mr.b" and i crack up every time...

speaking of cracking up...who knew hangers could bring dad so much joy...i guess it is the little things

i recived lots of cards, clothes (can't wait 'til i'm big enough to wear 'em all), gift cards, and cash. i was left speechless by the huge outpouring of love and generosity...i was truly showered. i'm glad i got to experience one of these on the outside...big thanks to all my jacksonville peeps! love you guys!!!

my j'ville peeps

my dad was born and raised in jacksonville, florida where lots of the sumpters still live. sit back (or lie back) and enjoy some pix of the good times i had in j'ville with my family...

this young lady's no stranger to the blog...this is dad's mom...grandma sumpter. i was cracking up at a joke she just told...

here's she is again...height seems to run in the family...g'ma is 6 feet tall...can't wait to see if i got some of those genes in my pool

and this sly fox is dad's dad...grandpa sumpter...AKA "bad banana"...that's his CB handle...i learned so much about the world of CBers as g'pa's conversations would interrupt our radio listening and even chime in through the intercom system in the house...pretty powerful stuff (but i guess when you have antennas that high on your house, you can do those sorts of things)

wha'choo talkin' 'bout grandpa?

i guess i tickled him with something i said...

this is grandpa's sister, auntie pearl. his brother, uncle bernell, also came by to see me, but i was too busy crying to pose for any pictures with him...i wasn't ready for the beard uncle bernell...next time...

this is dad's sister tomeka (auntie 'meek to me)...didn't we take a good pic together?

this is one of auntie 'meek's 4 kids, my cousin keirani. she's going to the 4th grade in the fall and she promised to take good notes and share them with me...in about 9 years.

this is auntie 'meek's oldest, janae with her two kids, damien and damiya...boy were they excited to see me...

they showed some restraint here...

but could no longer contain the love...can i get a little help here dad? my other cousin brittany came home from the university of florida (took a break from all that partying, hunh?) to see me but somehow escaped pictures, as did my other cousin brandon. i think we may have caught them in the mix at the shower...i'll be sure and point them out.

i had so much fun meeting all the sumpters and can't wait to get back down to florida to see them again...or who knows, maybe they'll come up to the philly 'burbs to see us... stay tuned for shower pix...

Panama City Beach

so we took a drive over to panama city beach on sunday to hang out for a few days...this is where we stayed...

origin @ seahaven...

i was lovin' the chocolate and lime green (this was the color scheme mom wanted for my room but dad won out with the jungle mural)

i got dibs on the bed...ok, not really, i had to sleep in the pack n play...

but i got to be a "bed crasher" every morning...

this is dad with his best man, uncle leonard...also known as "big skin"...(that's uncle skin to me). he and daddy were roommates in college and played football together at the university of louisville...go cards! and i thought my dad was a big guy...

dad's got nothing on uncle leonard...look at that smile...he's a gentle giant...uncle leonard luvs da kids! dad hadn't seen him since the wedding, so it was a happy reunion...they even pulled out football film and footage from graduation. dad was so happy to see him and i was glad to finally meet him! we can't let it be another 7 years before we see you again uncle skin...

so i had my first beach experience (check out dads guns...yes, he's got a license to bear arms [LOL])...

here's me and my "guns in training"...more like 'rolls of steel' right now...

we got up and out early before it got too hot...only problem...it was my nap time. i actually fell asleep in the condo and when i woke up there was alllll this water and sand everywhere...it was all too much for me...i needed a dose of thumb...

for those of you wondering, the gulf of mexico water is not like my bath water...way too much and too cool for my liking (notice my death grip on dad's shoulder).

mommy shielded me from sun with her mega hat...no sunburn here baby...

all in all i had a pretty good time...maybe next time we'll make sand castles and find some warmer water...

this was the view from our condo...

overlooking the pool...

here's a shot i took of mom and dad (just kidding) on the sunrise observation deck...

here's the sunrise deck...

but we didn't get up early enough to see the sunrise, so it was the sunset deck for us...God uses the best color combos...

we stopped by to say good bye to uncle leonard at his job (shout out to fox 28) on our way back to jacksonville. hooray for PCB...can't wait to go back!