A Trim and Trader's Point

Continuing with the fall theme that offers so much for everyone, we joined two other couples and their little guys on a trip to Traders Point Creamery on Sunday for Oktoberfest. They had a polka band, great food, pumpkins, hayrides and of course, farm animals. It was a beautiful fall day and we had a great time.

But before that, on Saturday, we went for Bennett's first haircut...a quick trim. I don't think it took more than 5 minutes. Bennett sat very still - I don't think he had any idea what exactly was happening.

We will have to get a shot of the finished product - he was wearing a hat in all our Sunday photos.

"Can I get this one?"

Moooo. Bennett called them "dog-dog," which is how he refers to Fenny. The chickens were roaming freely throughout the grounds. Little Jake Hahn loved chasing them!

On the hayride.

Sneak Peak

It's too bad Bennett does not enjoy playing dress up because I love it! I figure I only have a short time before he will want "say" in what he wears...so, why not make the most of it. Zach refers to Bennett as my mannequin. Honestly, it is probably pretty accurate.

Looking forward to debuting the front-side soon.

Mirror Image

Socks, underwear, shirt. Father like son?

Sorry no walking footage yet, it takes sooo long to download. Monday was a rewarding afternoon...when I picked-up Bennett - he walked to me upon seeing me walk in the door!

A sneak peak at the halloween costume is coming soon. Much to Bennett's dismay (he hates getting dressed), we tried it on last night!

Bookshelf Massacre

Busy, busy, busy...that is Bennett these days. We are loving every minute of this stage...it literally seems like he is doing new things each day. Tonight, for example, he decided that the easiest way to move from one piece of furniture to the next (even if it was across the room) was to just walk there. He, of course, doesn't make it all the way before falling down, but it is amazing to see that progress happen literally overnight. He has been taking a few steps here and there for the past week or two, but nothing like what he was doing tonight.

Monday night, while at our CYO basketball practice, he started crawling on his hands and knees across the gym. Prior to that evening, he would pretty much only military crawl on his elbows and knees - making sure to get the tummy, legs and elbows of all his clothes very dirty. More stories and hopefully some walking video we filmed tonight is forthcoming, we are just behind on blogging and wanted to share a couple stories and pictures.

Below are two pictures from a couple weeks ago when Bennett was playing in his room. He LOVES taking everything off shelves, out of baskets and buckets - from books to toys to DVDs - nothing should remain in its place. He now does this nearly everyday...

Mission accomplished.

Happy Anniversary Abby

Okay so I am a little behind in my posting duties, but I wanted to wish Abby a happy anniversary. This past Friday was our fifth wedding anniversary. It sounds scripted and canned, but these last five years really have gone by so fast. We have had so many great experiences and grown as individuals and as partners. We have grown our little family from 2 (Abby and I) to 4 (Abby, Fenny, Bennett and I). I look forward to all life brings us in the years to come. Please see the slideshow on the right sidebar of this webpage for a retrospective glance at our last five years together.