Back to the Patch!

We went back to the pumpkin patch, this time with Grampa, Gigi, Cousin Elliot and his Mama and Papa. The pumpkins were pretty picked over and it was kind of a gusty dusty day, but playing in the water fountain, on the wagon, and in the grass after the hay ride seemed to be a hit with everyone. Tonight will be the much anticipated first Halloween costume photo op at Grampa and Gigi's and you can bet the Mamapaparazzi will be there to capture every rediculously cute moment and pass them on to you all!

And the sun comes out...finally

Well, after 3 days of clouds and rain the sun finally came out today and nothing could keep us from the park. And thank goodness for the rain because it made it so Henry could discover his new favorite thing....mud. He has discovered that mud is just about every where you look and tons of fun to grab, smoosh between your fingers and even try to taste when Papa and Mama are not looking. He has also started doing what I think may be my favorite part about being a parent so far. He gets so excited to see his Mama and Papa that he runs over to us clapping his hands and smiling. It makes coming home from work something that I look forward to all day. Tomorrow we are headed back to the pumpkin patch with cousin Elliot and then we are doing a Halloween costume fashion show. We'll be sure to post pictures. -L

Lil' Froggy

Sometimes you have to just ease into "night night" time I guess. Which sometimes involves sitting on the floor with Papa, chewing on the head of a toy skeleton in your frog-green jammies.

Don't forget, you can click on any photos to make them larger!

I thought this picture would be a good one to post for a few reasons. 1. He is in his Reebok track suit and that is very cute. 2. He loves to suck/chew on the head of his bathtub toy sea turtle and that is cute. 3. You can see his toes and they are cute. 4. If you look hard, you can see his big sister Girlfriend the cat observing him from a safe distance and she is cute.

Guess what? The Bean loves raviolli.

Here is a picture called "Related" because Henry and I both have our "horns out" as my Mom used to say. We are both frowning with the same heavy browline. When I shaved my beard Henry had to touch my face for a few minutes before he got used the fact that it was really me. I think he misses not having a place to hold on when the road gets bumpy.

Here is a photo of Henry and I called "go to sleep bear" because I am trying desperately to get him to take a nap without putting him in the car to drive around until he conks out. Speaking of conks, check out the bruise on his forehead. That is what happens when someone who just learned to walk decides to start running.

Friday we all went to the pumpkin patch and picked out our "punkins" and gourds to put around the house. The next few post are pictures of the outing. Henry had an absolute blast. He has had a cold and he fell asleep on the way to the patch and on the way home from the patch, but while we were there he was all about it. He really liked the hay bail ride on a trailor pulled behind a tractor. We got up front so he could watch the wheels of the tractor kick up dirt. We even got a little in our teeth. Henry also loved guarding the punkins we picked out. He would squeal and pound on them. Mama is a master punkin selector. We got 4 really beautiful ones; a traditional orange one, a dark green one, a white one, and a watermellon-looking squatty one. Henry can walk pretty well now, but there's walking and then there's walking in a punkin patch. He took one spill and ended up face down in the dirt, but he didn't even cry. We may try to go back again this year with Grampa Heiman just for the heck of it because it was so fun. Wish you all could be with us. -W

Running out of steam

Henry has gotten his first cold. He is still just as busy during the day but has had a hard time taking naps and sleeping at night because he can't breath out of his nose. We went to the doctor yesterday and he checked out great-no ear infection, no sore thoat, just a little cold and some serious teething. Last night he was able to get a good nights rest with the help of some cold medicine and tylenol. We are hoping for another night like that tonight.
This is a picture from this afternoon, we were running errands and Henry was looking at a book in the back seat and crashed. Books have become one of Henry's favorite things. He loved being read to, turning the pages, chewing on the pages (of his board books), pushing the books on the floor, and looking at the pictures (even upside down) :)

Henry was pretty tired tonight, we rode our bikes to the store to get a gift for cousin Campbell's 1st birthday this Saturday. But he had just enough energy to enjoy his bath.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKQMKgcwBgI

Copy and paste this link into your address bar and get ready to laugh out loud. -w