I'm in the Mooooood for...

...HALLOWEEN!!!  Headed to downtown for my first trip Trick or Treating.



Practicing my scary face...



Do you think anyone would notice if all the candy is gone by morning???

Me and my candy pail...let's fill'er up!

Downtown Hood River - fun fun fun!

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween everyone!! 



From my little Jack O' Lantern...



Am I big and scary? 





Army Crawl

Charlie is practicing his army crawl to see if he would make a good military fighter.

He goes in for the ambush...

Construction Supervisor

Sunday, we started early in the day to get a house project completed that had been on our "To Do" list for a few years.  We finally made it happen, probably because we now have a construction supervisor to keep us on task. 

Charlie wouldn't let the brisk morning temps deter our motivation.

As the weather warmed up, Charlie made sure he watched our every move.



California Memories

Well, a week has gone by and we still think fondly of our time in California.  Here are some of our favorite moments...

Baby Stages

We had a great time this past weekend in California.  I will post more pics as the week goes by and I can find some spare time.  However, right now I'll get to the highlight of the weekend -- Charlie is almost...practically...just about...crawling!!  Not sure if I should really be excited about that (which means watching him like a hawk at all times) but it is neat to watch it progress right in front of your eyes. 

It also makes me reflect on the baby stages of other animals.  Just the day before this video was taken, we were visiting the dairy and witnessed a baby calf struggle to find its balance and strength to walk.  Not too different from Charlie, who is doing the same on four limbs of his own.

Now Charlie...

Meal Time Munchies



Eyeing his prey...(aka cereal puffs)




In for the kill...




Down the hatch with the help of his new top tooth
 (Charlie has four teeth in now - two on top and two on bottom - with his other front tooth on its way)



Eugene

Had a busy weekend...great times with friends and family in Eugene.

Charlie practicing his standing with Uncle Jim

Charlie had a blast in his pack and talked to us the whole way up

Made it to the peak

Tuckered out when we got home so the boys had to take a nap

Playtime with Amelia (she's 9 months and almost walking!!!!)

Cousins (kept seeing double)

8 months!

I made it to 8 months - lickety split!

Almost...

This video is not action packed, but since you can't see Charlie grow up daily, I thought you would enjoy seeing his current developmental stage -- trying to crawl.  It is very neat to see this skill develop from day to day. 

Silly

Construction Zone

Charlie was a big help steering the tractor this weekend as we started a yard project.  We are re-doing a flower bed and adding a rock border.