The Zorio Family: A Busy Week for the Zorio Family

Last week was a busy week for us with a lot of little things going on, but we had fun and got to see a lot of friends we hadn't seen in quiet a while! On Monday Dawson's friend Jude (14 months) came over for a playdate. Dawson had a great time playing with his friend, and I enjoyed visiting with Jude's mom, Blakeley, while the two played.
On Tuesday evening John's friend, Brad, from when he interned came in town for business. Brad currently lives in Minneapolis and it actually snowed here the day he was in town. John had a good time getting together with his friend to catch up on Tuesday evening.
Wednesday Dawson got an early birthday gift from his Nana and Grandad. It is called a Swing Along Castle by Little Tikes. It's all plastic and has a little swing and slide that are just his size. We wanted him to go ahead and start playing with it, but it was still too cold for outside...so, we now have a Swing Along Castle in our house! We put it in the playroom, and Dawson loves it. He likes to swing but still looks a little cautious as he swings, and he likes to slide when John holds him the whole way down controlling this speed. He always crawls straight to it in his playroom though. He loves his first birthday gift! It's hard to believe that his birthday is just 2 and a half months away, but we are starting to plan his party for the day after his birthday Saturday, May 15.
Then on Thursday our friend, Lance, came to visit us from Knoxville. We had not seen Lance in a long time, and he had never met Dawson so we were excited to see him! Thursday evening John and Lance had fun going down to Birmingham for a UT College of Business Alumni Fundraiser at the Summit Center. Thursday afternoon Dawson and I went by the company where I used to work to say hi, and it was great to see everyone there. Dawson showed off his speed crawling by taking off down the long hallway.
Then on Saturday morning Dawson and I packed up and drove up to Nashville to Abbey and Jon's house where my other friend, Lauren, was spending the weekend in from Atlanta. We had a great time relaxing and visiting while Dawson crawled around their house trying to see what trouble he could find. This morning Dawson and I drove back home to Huntsville, and he was very happy to be back in his playroom. Now we're ready to take a couple of days to relax after our busy week, but I'm not sure that Dawson knows we want to relax! :)
In Dawson news...
YES! He was/is actually cutting a tooth. His lower left middle tooth is almost all the way through his gums, so he will actually (I was beginning to wonder) have at least one tooth by his first birthday to eat cake with! :)