Cousins

Some cute pictures of the cousins, taken a few weeks ago.
Kisses for Jaiden!

Hog Wild!

So stinky!












So shiny!

Fire Engine Man

One of Calder's favorite library books is called "Fire Engine Man". He pretty much has it memorized. So, you can imagine how excited he was to have a real-life "Fire Engine Man" experience this weekend at one of the festivals that we went to! He loved admiring all the details of the fire engine, but wasn't crazy about actually sitting inside.

Fall Festivals

Happy Fall! I love this time of year. The weather, the scenery, the food -- I'll take it all. So, I was thrilled that in the past week, we had the opportunity to attend three fall festivals (both locally and in Pittsburgh)! We had a great time at all of them.

It's A Girl! Maybe.

So, I had a followup ultrasound on Monday...and it "looks like a girl" but the tech could not be sure! Dave and I are both pretty sure that it is indeed a girl...since two different ultrasound techs had the same conclusion, and we both have the same gut feeling. :) But, we'll have to wait until February to know for sure! Dave is secretly (actually not-so-secretly) happy that we don't have 100% certainty since this will likely prevent me from going on a crazy girly shopping spree! Who me?

I've been waiting to post this so I could include an ultrasound photo...but our scanner is not working, and our new printer/scanner combo won't arrive until Friday. If I get around to it, I'll update this post w/ photo this weekend!

Ok, here's the pic! What do you think? Girl or Boy?

This child amazes me...

Quick story...but it requires some background. About 3 weeks ago I took Calder to get a haircut at the mall. He had completely freaked out during his previous cut, so this time I bribed him with promises of a lollipop and a ride on the mall carousel - specifically, a ride on the carousel's zebra. The bribes worked - we got through the haircut with minimal whining and he was rewarded with a watermelon flavored lollipop and a ride on his beloved "zeeba".

Now, fast-forward 3 weeks. After work tonight, Dave came home for a quick dinner and then headed out for a haircut. After he left, Calder was finishing up his dinner and started to ask for Daddy. I told him that Daddy went to get his hair cut, and he would be back soon. Calder looked at me, nodded and went back to eating. About 10 minutes later he turns to me and says "Daddy ride zeeba!"

I love this boy.

Dress Up Time

One morning last week I suggested to Calder that we play dress-up. After very adamently refusing to wear a chicken outfit, he very happily donned his new engineer outfit and wore it around the house for most of the morning. He even kept the hat on for our late-morning trip to Costco!

I've been trying to come up with the perfect Halloween costume for him this year -- he loved this outfit so much, it just might be a winner!

Thanks to Kelly and Todd for a great birthday present!!!