Booga Update 07/24/06

Dear Family & Friends,

I am 6 months old today, 19 lbs+2 ozs, and 27 inches long. My next appointment with the Doc is tomorrow and I’m scheduled to get more of those horrible shots! Being at day care with all my friends is great. I can sit up now but I have to work on "staying" up. Right now, it seems like it’s easier and more fun to just lay down and “roll” wherever I want to go. Crawling is too much work. Maybe I’ll give it another try next month. I’m still on water, juice, milk, cereal, veggies, and fruit but, I think that may change. It looks like my first tooth is going to appear soon. When it does, “finger foods” look out…here I come! It’s been a very busy month and I have been on the move. I’m still making my rounds and meeting some family and friends for the first time. My Mom and Grandparents are having trouble keeping up with me. They all complain about being tired and I feel like I’m just getting started. I may have to strike out on my own and leave all the “tired folk” at home! Here are just some of the things I did this past month.

1. Attended Cousin Miles' Christening

2. Attended a family meeting about the Meuse Reunion

3. Attended the King Family Picnic

4. Went bowling at Center Lanes

5. Went to South Street & Penn’s Landing

6. Spent the day with my Godmother Latoya

7. Attended Cousin Rikki’s surprise bridal shower

You name it...I was there! It was great to finally meet my Cousins Jackson, Jaden, Janiah, Laila, and Nailah. I hear I have another new cousin by the name of Jaden and I can't wait to meet him too. My Mom and Grandparents are doing fine and said to tell you "hello"! NO, my Grandmother has not decided on a name yet. Well, that's all for now. Look for my next update on 08/24/06. Don't forget to come back from time to time to check for new pics. Thanks for stopping by!

Love, "The Booga..."

Pic of the Month!

Cousin Melanie, Photographer

Me and my Cousin Evan at the Family Meeting.

Cousin Rikki's Shower

I'm ready to go to the shower.

Me and my Mommy.

My Cousin Nailah and her Great Grandmother Vivian

Me and my Great Grandmother "Nana Faye"

(l-r) My Cousins Ethel, Yazzie, and Laila

Me and my Great Great Aunt Vivian

I wish I had more shower pics to share but

the camera batteries died on me...Sorry!

We Got A Neno's Award!

Me and Grammy would like to say "thank you" to our friend, In Time Out, at By The Hair Of My Chinny Chin Chin for passing on this award to us.

Criteria for the award:

* To be passed on to those who love to blog and encourage friendships through blogging.

* To seek the reasons why we all love blogging!

Rules for the award:

* Put the award in a post when you receive it.

* Name and link to the blogger who gave you the award in the post.

* Write the reason why you love to blog.

* Pass the award on to other bloggers that you know.

* Name and link to your recipients in the post.

* Let your recipients know that the award was passed on to them.

The reason we love to blog:

Because it's fun!

We would like to pass this award on to:

1. Cousin Arlene (A Grandmother's Tale)

2. Cousin Jackson (Jackson's Web)

3. Cousin Miles (Miles & His Funky Monkey Feet)

4. Cousins Laila & Nailah (Laila & Nailah)

5. Godmomie Latoya (Everlasting Love)

6. Godsister Tava (The Promised Child)

7. Mommy (Heaven On Earth)

8. Mommy (From Camera To Canvas)

9. Pop-Pop (Keith's Space)

Family Christmas Dinner 2010

Today, everybody went over to our cousin's house for the annual family Christmas dinner. This was the first family dinner for my little sister Sophia and my fourth! Mommy, Daddy, Grammy, and Pop-Pop were there too. We got a chance to see many of our aunts, uncles, and cousins, but what we liked the most was playing with all of our "little" cousins... Chloe, Janiah, Jaden, Jaden, (we have 2 cousins with the same name) Laila, Nailah, Miles, Nia, and Troy Jr. We also saw our newest "baby" cousin, Malaina, for the first time and she is only 3 months old! Here are some pics that Grammy took while we were there and you can click on the collages for a larger view. The camera battery gave out before she could get down to the basement where we were all playing, but the food was good and everybody had a really great time together!

Family Christmas Dinner 2008

Today, everybody went over to my cousin's house for our annual family Christmas dinner. I got a chance to see many of my aunts, uncles, and cousins but, what I liked the most was playing with all of my "little" cousins... Janiah, Jaden, Jaden (we have 2 cousins with the same name), Laila, Nailah, Miles, Samaya, and Troy Jr. I also saw my newest "baby" cousin for the first time, Nia Rose Ellis, and she is 2 months old. Here are some pics that my Grammy took of me and the rest of the family while we were there. Everybody had a really great time!

Janiah & Jaden Are 5 Years Old!

This is a pic of my cousins, Janiah & Jaden. They are twins and their 5th birthday was on July 3rd. Today, they had a big birthday party at their grandparents' house and my Pop-Pop and Grammy took me there so I could celebrate with them.

A lot people came out to wish them a "Happy Birthday". I also got a chance to see some of my other cousins... Laila, Nailah, Samaya, and Troy, Jr. were there. The yard was filled with all kinds of "water fun" things to do and other cool stuff. We even had surprise visits from Elmo, SpongeBob SquarePants, Pooh, and Bozo The Clown!

There was also something called a "pinyata" hanging from a tree. It looked like the fish in Finding Nemo and it was filled with candy. I watched while the older kids took turns using something called a "cane" to hit the pinyata as hard as they could until all the candy fell out. When it did, all the kids dropped to the ground and tried to pick up as much candy as their hands would hold.

Then, it was time to sing the "Happy Birthday" song to Janiah & Jaden. They also had another cousin sitting with them who was celebrating a 4th birthday. After that, we watched all three of them make a wish and blow out the candles on their cakes. When they finished, the cakes were cut and everybody got a piece to eat. We even got "party bags" to take home. I know that the "birthday kids" had a great time and the rest of us did too!

Family Christmas Dinner 2011

Today, everybody went over to our cousin's house for the annual family Christmas dinner. Mommy, Grammy, and Pop-Pop were there too. We got a chance to see many of our aunts, uncles, and cousins, but what we liked the most was playing with all of our cousins... Chloe, Jaden (2), Janiah, Laila, Nailah, Miles, Nia, Samaya, and Troy, Jr. We also saw our two baby cousins, Lila and Melainia. They are too little to play with us just yet, but we can look forward to playing with them next year! As always, the food was good and everybody had a great time together. Here are some of the pics that Grammy took while we were there and you can click on the collages for a larger view...