Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Lucas is 6 months old!

Our little baby boy is certainly growing up!

This has continued to be a month of firsts. Mom's first day back to work while worrying about Lucas (he's in great hands with Auntie Mallory!) and our first little bit of big boy food. Lucas dropped below the 5th percentile for weight in the last month so it was time to get going on some big boy food! Here are the pictures from his first try!

Mom needed to test it first...



Want some Daddy?


I guess it's not so bad Mom!



Or maybe it is??




We don't have to like it, but he is getting bigger and bigger every day. We haven't been nearly as religious about getting our photos and updates up as quickly as before Erin went back to work, so Lucas' 6 month picture is a tiny bit late!




Along with all of those firsts.... the first taming of that crazy Colombian hair. Mom wasn't too sure about this... and I'm still not! Nobody likes to see their baby start looking more like a little boy, whether they're 6 months old, 6 years old, or 16 years old... so we had better start getting used to it. Daddy and Grandma went along and he did a great job!

Before....

During and after....



It certainly wasn't his first bath, but he's been very into sitting up here lately so sitting back in his bath seat wasn't doing it anymore. He doesn't sit well enough to be on the slipper bottom of the tub yet, but a little improvising in the bath seat is working rather well!




We look forward to a family Halloween party on Friday and can't wait to show you more pictures!!!

Thursday, October 23, 2008

The Apple Orchard and Pumpkin Patch

What better way to start out your first Minnesota fall season than a little trip to the apple orchard and the pumpkin patch!!

We headed out early this month to Emma Krumbee's Apple Orchard in Belle Plaine, MN.

SO much more fun than last year when we had to hide from all of the strollers because they made me sad. A few photos....



Lucas hung out in the pumpkins....


and he hung out with his mom too.... and his Daddy!!


We had a wonderful day as a family. We enjoyed live music by from a little old man who played children's songs and enjoyed apple pie, coffee, and even a little ice cream.

We stopped by the pumpkin patch on our way home and picked up a Daddy Pumpkin, Mommy Pumpkin, and even a little Lucas Baby Pumpkin.... that the crazy squirrels in our backyard ate... but is was a valiant attempt at festivity.

We hope our visit this year was just the first of many that we enjoy as a family. Halloween here we come!