California on the Amstel

Time flies when you are having fun they say. We must be having so much fun because I have no idea where the last 4 months have went. We had a super busy spring with a trip back to the US to visit family. It was a great time and Enzo got to catch up with both of his aunties, Grandma, Great-Grandpa, and cousins. As soon as we got back to Amsterdam, we had some good friends from San Francisco come visit and then we were off to Spain for some fun in the sun, so we thought. The temperature ended up being a little cooler than anticipated so I rocked the same cardigan and scarf almost everyday.

Lost luggage, that was also part of our trip, and unexpected weather conditions teach you how little you really do need to pack when on vacation. After Spain, we headed to Turkey for some warm weather, pool time, and quality time with our friends from Amsterdam. Enzo was teething the majority of the trip so I got extra cuddles in place of pool time. Ha.

We rented a boat for the day while in Turkey and this was our view at lunch. I'm ready to go back!

And now we have been back in Amsterdam for a little over a month now. We started going to a Baby Sensory class that Enzo is really starting to enjoy. The first two classes were spent in my lap on the verge of tears. It's been fun to watch Enzo gain confidence in a new environment and become a bit more social with the other babies. At the end of August, we will start another music class and I'm looking forward to see how Enzo reacts to that as well. I'm sure he is going to love it! He's eating all sorts of food now and it's even better if it comes straight off of mom or dad's plate. We've taken to enjoying lunch and breakfast together and it's fun watching him explore new tastes and textures. Like his papa, he is already showing a preference towards a little spice.

I love eating with a fork like mom and dad!

Enzo has also started crawling and pulling up on anything he can grab. Like all other babies, he loves cords, remote controls, phones, and laptop computers. I keep the majority of his toys in 2 gray felt boxes and his favorite activity in the morning is to empty both of the boxes. I can't wait until he has a preference to put things back into the box. He also loves bubbles so we take lots of breaks when we are out and about to stop and I blow bubbles while he giggles and tries to grab them. It's an activity that always leads to my giggling as well and people that see us probably wonder if I am actually having more fun blowing the bubbles than him.

This morning was a beautiful sunny morning and after breakfast we walked over to Museumplein to snap some photos. Since I just needed to get myself posting again, here are some unedited photos from this morning.