Happy Halloween!

Calvin loved looking at the leaves falling off the trees around his house. He and Mommy had a good time talking about the seasons.

And then he learned about Halloween. Mommy and Daddy told Calvin to pick out a pumpkin, which they would carve for him on Halloween.

Calvin thought about it for a few minutes...

And decided that this was the pumpkin for us!

We named it Ichabod.

And played until it was time to get our costumes on.

Calvin got a great pumpkin costume from Grandma and Grandpa (thank you!), and he put it on with a smile.

Daddy put on his matching pumpkin hat, and Calvin was ready to go to the Halloween parade!

Take me to the parade, Daddy!

Isn't he the cutest pumpkin ever?!

"Happy Halloween everyone!!!
Let's carve the pumpkin now."

So Daddy cut the top off of the pumpkin, and began carving the face. Here he is putting on a few finishing touches.

Mommy roasted the pumpkin seeds, Mmmm.

And wallah - Ichabod, the scary pumpkin!

Wooooaaaahhhh!

Catching up with Calvin

We've been so busy the past month, and Calvin has done so much. He began eating solid foods, and has tried homemade applesauce, as well as peas and bananas. He is sitting up for long periods of time, and is trying to crawl (though he hasn't been able to lift his chest and butt off of the ground at the same time yet).

Calvin misses all of you so much!

He really loves to eat his rice cereal! He usually gets most of it in his mouth now...

This is Calvin with his favorite tasty treat - frozen bananas.

Mmmm!

He loves playing with his blocks, although he can't quite stack them himself yet.


We've all been enjoying the sunny fall days here in Vermont.


Calvin's hair is getting long, Daddy can even part it for him now!

One of his favorite things to do is to play with Daddy, and they laugh a lot together.

And so does Mommy.

He also likes hanging out with Mommy's old teddy bear, Mama Bear. Calvin is getting really good at controlling his hand's motions, and he goes for noses often.

Got your nose, Mama Bear!

Calvin gets a present!

Calvin got a gift in the mail recently. He was really excited to get mail (he likes going to the mailbox just like Charlie Brown)! Here is the video of him opening his gift. Calvin's parents know that his blog needs updating, and this is the first installment. There will be more to come shortly!