Saturday Wrap-up: Halloween Edition

We had a Happy Halloween with my little future fisherman! We started the day by getting Vake dressed in his Halloween costume- nothing says Halloween like a faux fishing vest. We then rolled up to see Granny Louise in Lynchburg- we went to the Children's Museum there- if you've never been it is totally worth the trip.
They don't allow strollers there, so we were backpacking it all the way, which worked out well.

We spent a pretty good amount of time in the preschool playplace- V LOVED it- and was so interested in everything that was going on.

He was an especially big fan of these giant cornstalks.

Once we had worn out the old welcome mat at the "farm" we checked out the other areas- Mom and Granny Lou especially loved the science exhibits- MS even put on the "organ smock." Can you say perfect Christmas present- she had to put her hand over her "heart" because someone's removed the heart.

This was such a cool exhibit- it is the James River and then they make it rain- it was wonderful- I am tired and am not doing it justice with my halfhearted explanation.

Then we went home and got ready for trick-or-treating. My little fisherman HATED his hat but really liked his fishing rod.

Here he is with Daddy on the front porch.

And here's the whole family- I know it is hard to tell but I went as a school of fish. It was actually not really a crafting success, but oh well.

I think this is a great snap with Dad.

Obviously, I am totally biased but do babies get much sweeter than this?

This is his new "I am being super cute" pose.

Last but not least, with Uncle Neil, the medieval knight.

No no no, my little Army crawler

My little Army crawler has had a tough couple of days- he was sick last night and Eric and I stupidly thought he was probably ok- shortly after I fed him dinner again tonight though he got sick again- and of course he's so cheerful and happy that he's throwing up and laughing...seriously.

But once we were finally cleaned up again and in pajamas, there was no stopping my little army crawler.

But before I realized what was going on, he and I sat down for dinner. He seems to be catching on to the idea that he can use his body to communicate his feelings- he's starting to get the hang of head shaking. I am certain that he doesn't mean no when he does it, but how funny is this little pumpking shaking his head, "No."

To my Traffic Ladies...

Mommy told me tonight that she showed you all my blog. Sheesh. She just WON'T stop telling the world how cute I am. It is actually a little embarrassing.

So traffic ladies, I am sending you a big old shoutout. Thanks so much for making my Mommy's life easier. I know she really likes her job and I know you all are very patient with her.

Rhino and New Blog Friends

Oh hello there. Mommy's got me dressed in another sweater because it is a chilly 55 degrees here in Richmond. She's very concerned that I will catch a chill. She and I sat together in her office this morning, and I first tried to eat some of the fluff from the stuffed animal that Rocky played with the last time he was here.

It is not as yummy as you might think.

I am getting really good at reaching and grabbing for things that I want. Here I am trying to reach a toy that is just a little bit too far away.

Finally, I'd like to show all you people my teeth! Occasionally, I will tilt my head back to show you my top teeth too but that is a little bit more unusual. But check out my chompers on the bottom. Love it. Love it.

And I've just heard the news that my friend-to-be Ollie now has a blog. The link is http://www.zachandollie.blogspot.com/ YAY. Mommy keeps telling me that I am going to go to school with Ollie. HOW FUN!!!!

Baltimore and Back.

This weekend, V and I drove with Anne to Baltimore to see Anne and Dennis' new house. Long-suffering Eric had to drive up by himself on Saturday.

Can you believe how cute their street is? There's a beautiful Catholic Church on the next block and their house is in the center of the image (the door is the white one near the dead center of this picture). Eric actually took off the storm door, so the door's not white any more, but you get the idea...

This house TOTALLY reminds me of my Philadelphia house- just with one less story. It is uncanny, even the smells are evocative for me- I think that many of the building materials must have been the same. On Saturday morning, we worked on pulling up flooring. There's hardwood in the front bedroom. We did a ton of demo and are FINALLY starting to get there! YAY!

And speaking of getting there, back at the ranch, we are still working on crawling...

Cozy Coupe

Stopped at my favorite thrift store yesterday. For the bargain price of 6.98, Vake is now the proud owned of a Cozy Coupe. I have always loved this toy- and now, much to Eric's delight, we have one in our living room!

I am not a performing monkey (although I like monkeys, just like my Uncle Neil)

My little V is ABOUT to be able to crawl. He's really strong and can basically lift himself up off of the ground but he hasn't figured out how to coordinate his arm and leg movement at the same time.

If he's interested in a toy he will sort of snake-belly himself across the ground to get to it. Today, I was bound and determined that I was going to tape the crawling action, but my small pumpkin had different ideas- he is not a performing monkey. But so cute. Can you all believe how fast he is getting so big. We are having such a good time.