Kickoff.

This past weekend was lots of fun. Not only did my mom's friend Missy come to town, we all went to the UCLA vs. Utah football game on Saturday. It was my first football game and it was pretty exciting.

Missy and mom met when they were going to school at UCLA, so of course they were rooting for the Bruins. And, since I'll have plenty of chances to cheer on the Utes in the future, I got to wear my Bruin gear to this game. Plus, the Bruins were coming into the game ranked No. 11 in the country, and Utah was 0-2 after a couple of dismal performances. So, I also thought I'd be a frontrunner and root for the winning team.


When we got to the stadium we had to sit in different sections because mom and dad usuall sit with grandma and grandpa, but there wasn't an extra seat for Missy. The first half I sat with Missy and mom. We were pretty high up but the seats were at the 20 yard line, so we had a good view of the action. Utah struck first with a 53-yd pass play on their first possession. UCLA could only manage a couple of field goals in the first half and the teams went into halftime 14-6. Mom and Missy and I were pretty bummed, but we were having fun.


At halftime I moved over one section to sit with the Ute fans: grandma, grandpa, and dad. I didn't take much of a nap before the game, so I ended up falling asleep in grandma's arms early in the 3rd quarter. That's when the Utes blew the game open. But, despite on the cheering going on around me, I just kept snoozing. I woke up as the 4th quarter got underway and saw the Utes put the finishing touches on an shocking 44-6 upset.

It was definitely one of the biggest home wins in Utah history--and one of the most embarrassing defeats for the Bruins, who tumbled out of the Top 25 this week. Hopefully UCLA will bounce back and have a good year, and Utah will keep doing whatever it is they did this week to turn things around.

On Sunday, we went out to breakfast with Missy and then took her to the airport. It was a short trip, but I loved hanging out with her. Too bad the Utes and the Bruins don't play more often. I guess that just means we'll have to go to some good games at the Rose Bowl in the years to come.

What I did on my summer vacation.

Well, I haven't really been on vacation. But, it seems like an entire season has gone by since I last made a post to the blog. I'll try to make it up by including lots of new pictures.

One of the things I did in the past month or so was hang out with my baby group friends. Here we are at an August backyard BBQ. From left to right we have Brooklyn, Me, Juliette, Jack, and Kenzo. Kenzo (and his mom and dad) were nice enough to host the event. We had lots of fun. I even tried fresh zucchini for the first time. It was an acquired taste, but I think I'll like it more when I get older.

Then, this past Sunday, Kenzo, Juliette and I met at the zoo. I wasn't too interested in the animals. In fact, I slept a good chunk of the time. But then we all went out to get Dim Sum after. I was trying to get a bite of everything my mom and dad were having. But they only let me chew on the paper place mats. Oh well, the food looked really good.

This past Saturday (this recap is obviously not chronological in any way) mom and dad took me to the Avenues Street Fair. Seemed like a lot of hub-bub. But I slept through most of that too. That was until some crappy band woke me up with a horrendous version of Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train." As you can see, I was not amused.

Later that afternoon, I went to my friend Everett's first birthday party. It was lots of fun, and had a cool football theme. I can't wait for my first birthday.

Back to August. A few weeks ago we also celebrated a summer's worth of birthdays for my mom and dad, my grandma and grandpa Griffin, and my aunt Megan. We waited until aunt Kate got back from Germany. She said she had a lot of fun. I'll have to check that out when I get a little older. But the best part of the birthday celebration was that--even though it wasn't my birthday--I got a new shirt from grandma. Here's a picture of me sporting it a couple of weeks ago.

But most of the time I've been hanging out this past month. Of course, my favorite thing to do is jump in my Rainforest Jumperoo. Mom and dad can always get some big smiles out of me then. Here are just a couple of examples from the past few weeks.


That's about it. I think you're all up to date. And, I know I always say this, but I'll try to do a better job of posting more frequently. I promise. Now, would this face lie?