Reid is ONE!

Reid's aunties in Michigan got him a Cozy Coupe Convertible for his birthday. He loves it! Hannah took a turn giving Reid a ride around the yard.
Reid's Grandma and Grandpa came up from Michigan to celebrate the Reidster's first. He was happy to see them and showed off by learning how to go down stairs feet first. He isn't walking yet but is busy doing other things instead.

We had about 45 people, or so, come out to the house to celebrate Reid's first year. Grampa Couture sat in for a picture of 4 generations.

Reid enjoyed his cake....actually, enjoyed doesn't quite explain the extent of how much this boy likes cake. He went in for it with a big open hand and grabbed a handful at a time. He had a good time and ended up with cake on the back of his head! Silly Reid!

Some more-recent words/actions:
clapping (this has been for a while)
saying "baby" or "bay-wee" (we think this is Bailey, Kathy's dog)
saying memere - "mee mee"
saying "mommy" instead of just "ma ma"
...there are more but I have drawn a blank

Mother's Day Babies

We joined the rest of the Breton Clan for a breakfast at the Hilton.
It was a beautiful morning.

Jeff, Reid, and I poised for a photo at the fireplace in the Inn.


Reid stood at the stone wall for a photo while trying to dig in their mulch bed. He LOVES to dig!

Spring Break Manchester (Maine)

It's Monday afternoon and I got to play in a small meltwater stream behind on of Mommie's plant beds.

I also got to try corn on the cob last night at dinner. It was very tasty!

I'm also getting pretty good at throwing a ball; want to see?

I've been very busy helping mommy and daddy take care of dishes,

Helping daddy put up gates on the deck,

and playing on the deck in the sun! I'm not even 1 yet.

Reid on Video

It's been a long time since any video has been seen of Reid on this blog! He's learned to eat small bits but this is his first attempt at non-finger foods. He loves his oatmeal!!

Listen to Reid sing like an Osprey! Reid likes to make loud noises and recently figured out that he can squeal loudly; like an Osprey!

Reid is learning to walk! This was after eating beans with his hands and to keep cleaning down he was in only shoes and a diaper.

A Great Dog Remembered

A saddened farewell to a wonderful companion and friend, Ted-Ted.

Teddy lived 17 long and happy years at his home in Clarksville. When we saw him a Christmas, he was still wagging his tail in that "new puppy" way that he had.

Fortunately, Reid had a chance to meet Ted and get a few licks.
We will all miss Teddy and send our heartfelt sympathies to his family.

Easter Ham...

We moved Easter dinner from our "typhoid infested" home to my parents. Reid dressed in his best. Mommy put the pink ears on him and he hammed it up for a bit. What a cutie!

Daddy built Reid a toybox to hold his goodies. He was looking in the basket they used to be in and started to fuss when he didn't see them. I showed him the toybox and put him in it. He is now LOVING the new location.


Crazy Crib Baby. This is what we see when he is supposed to be napping.

Happy Easter Weekend!

This morning Reid was trying out his Easter ears while Mommy and Daddy are working through, what seems to be, the plague. We will see how tomorrow, Saturday, turns out and decide then if Easter dinner will still be hosted at our home or not. We don't need to share this illness!

He is on the tail end of another ear infection and feeling much better now. I think we both caught something he was carrying. It started last week with a cold. I think he ended up with fluids that wouldn't drain. We took him in on Monday (17th) and OOPS! another double ear infection. He must have a high threshold for pain because he didn't act that uncomfortable. Now we know, if he gets a cold, begin ear drops immediately to fend off the infection starting.

Good Friday for Reid

Mamma got Reid a play tent and he's checking it out.

He also took time to check out the outside of the tent.

While crawling around the tent, Reid noticed Socs outside on the deck so went to check him out.

This is the view Socs got of Reid.

Daddy was also outside starting to dig out the kayaks. They were uder more than 3 feet of snow. Definitely time to build a real boat shed!