Happy Halloween!

Will had a great 1st Halloween. He had story time at the local library, where a lot of his friends dressed up. Then he had a Halloween Party at daycare. He only goes to daycare on Mon and Wed, so we made an extra trip today so he could see his friends all dressed up. Then we went on a walk with the dogs because it was such gorgeous day. We finished the day with a little trick or treating to 5 of our neighbors, although only 3 were home at 5:45. I think Will enjoyed himself.

Story Time

Playing After Story Time

Playing In The Leaves

Pumpkins Galore!

Mommy and Daddy have had a lot of fun carving pumpkins this year. Take a look at our "works of art" (sorry they are a bit blurry).

BOO

Posh Cat

Will in the Zink Pumpkin Patch

The "Children's" Pumpkin Patch
(our 4 legged and winged kids too)

Will's 1st Pumpkin Experience

Last night was finally a good time to carve Will's pumpkin. We wanted to do it earlier in the week but Will was so tired he barely made it through his dinner. He seemed to enjoy the father and son bonding that took place during the pumpkin carving.

Yeah It's Pumpkin Time!

Daddy, I Want To Help

Will and Daddy Carving Will's Pumpkin

Gimme That Pumpkin

Very Curious Boy



Pumpkins Are Yummy

Proud of His Pumpkin
(Notice the W Shaped Mouth)

Baby Monster Mash

Yesterday afternoon I took Will to his first Halloween Party. It was a party for babies in one of the mom's groups I am in. Will had a great time and all the children were adorable all dressed up in disguise.

Will Decked Out in Halloween Gear

Will's Blinking Halloween Shirt

Will With Twin Friends Lucas and Leona

Will and Baby Friends at Monster Mash

Zoo Boo

We took Will to the local zoo a week and a half ago for their annual Zoo Boo. We also took Grandma and Grandpa Wallace, Grandma and Grandpa Zink, Great Aunt Donna and Great Uncle Bruce, and "Uncle" Thom. Everyone seemed to have a good time. The Zoo Boo is where children can dress up for Halloween and walk around the zoo and trick or treat. At the end you turn in your scavenger hunt and get a prize. Will was the only Yoda we saw, but we did see 3 Darth Vaders and 1 Storm Trooper.

Trick or Treat

Happy Yoda

Halloween is Fun

Will, Grandma Wallace, and Some Zoo Employees

Another Trip to the Pumpkin Patch

Over the weekend we took Will to Powers Farm Market so that we could get some pumpkins to carve next weekend. We had such gorgeous weather here last weekend that we had to take advantage of it; it is not that often that we see 80 degree weather in the middle of October. Will was pretty indecisive about which pumpkins he wanted us to buy, so mommy and daddy had to make the final decision.

I Want This One

No! I Want This One

Will and His Witch Friend

1st Experience With Table Food

Last night we offered Will his first table food. Since he still does not have any teeth we have been a little nervous to offer him anything other than pureed baby food. But our pediatrician reassured us that he can eat things just fine by "gumming" them. We gave him chicken, green beans, and mashed potatoes. He seemed to do pretty good with it, although we are not sure how much he actually consumed, since there was quite a bit in his bib pocket. We ended up offering him some pureed baby food afterwards to make sure he had enough to eat. We may end up having to put the dogs away every time we feed him, since they will become "sharks" with his high chair just at their level. He was definitely due for a bath after this experience!

Gracie Trying To Get a Snack

Will Getting Cross- Eyed
Inspecting the Teething Biscuit

Bath Time Fun

One of Will's favorite times of the day is when we do splashes (AKA bath time). These days he does not seem to make it through a bath without getting mom and dad wet.

Splashes With Will



Bath Time is Fun

Love Doing Splashes

Last Water Babies

Last Thursday was our last session of Water Babies. Grandpa Wallace was able to join us and see how much fun we have had swimming. We definitely plan to sign up again once the winter sessions start; we hope to do it at least once a session, which will end up being about 3 times a year.

Last Swimming Class

Will and Grandpa Wallace

Look Who's Sitting Up

Will has been sitting for about 1 1/2 months now. He does not seem to have any interest in learning how to crawl, but he will sit and play/ watch us for a really long time. Here are a few video clips from a week or two ago.

Will Is Getting So Big

Enjoying Playing

9 Month Check Up

Today we took Will for his 9 month doctor appointment. He is 18 1/2 lbs now and 28 1/2 inches long. He had another clean bill of health. He did get his first flu vaccine today, which he seemed to tolerate pretty well. He will have to go back in 1 month for a flu vaccine booster and then, as long as he remains healthy, he does not have to go back to the doctor until his 12 month check up. He is getting so big...