Overalls

One of my favorite reasons to have a little boy is being able to put them in overalls. I am not saying that dressing girls in overalls is wrong; it's just that personally I am not a fan of them on girls. However, I do think boys, especially Caleb, look way too stinkin cute in them!

Apple Picking

First off I have to say that we have the BEST neighbors! They all are so hospitable, helpful and dependable. We even watch out for each other's children when playing outside.

Our neighbors have two apple trees and have told us many times to come over and pick as many apples as we would like. Therefore, Nate and Elyse spent the last few minutes picking apples not at an apple orchard, but across the street :) They enjoyed doing it together and I am happy to say that we have a ton of bags of Honeycrisp and Braeburn to freeze and enjoy all year!!!
Special thank you to Brett and Lisa for your apples and being such thoughtful neighbors.

Pumpkin Patch

This past Saturday, Nate, my mom (Nana G) and I took the kiddos to a local pumpkin patch. The kids got to pick out their pumpkins, feed goats and see scarecrows. Elyse also got to go through a hay maze and jump in a giant blow-up pumpkin. It was perfect, a lot of fun and a very memorable, autumn activity. Below are a lot of pictures; we got a ton of good ones and I couldn't decide, so I posted a lot of them :)

Caleb is 10 Months Old

I am a little sad to say that our boy turns 10 months old today. Only two months more and he will be a 1 year old, bittersweet I suppose.

To our dearest Caleb, you are such a blessing and we love you so much. You constantly are changing in appearances, motor abilities and language. You keep us on our toes and we wouldn't have it any other way. Happy 10 Month Birthday, handsome boy!

Railing Fun

Elyse and Caleb spent quite sometime tonight playing "Get-You" in between the railings. They were just laughing and keeping each other so entertained. Loved watching every bit of it. Still wonder why we buy toys?!?

Too Much Help

Elyse can not get enough of Caleb and helping him do stuff. We often feel she acts more like his mother than his older sister. Always trying to get him his toys or paci, telling him to not touch things he is not suppose to touch, helping in his bath or getting diapers changed, and even feeding him when he will do it himself. There are times where Nate and I can really appreciate it, then there are other times where it just makes parenting twice as hard. Oh well, at least she loves her brother that much to want to be with him all the time.

Our Adventurous Son

After church and lunch, Nate and I decided to let Caleb do what he does best, explore the house. Well about five minutes into it, we hear our little boy make some noise, we quickly turn our heads to him and find him like this....
What can we say, he is still smiling and enjoying himself; maybe he has a future in gymnastics or the high jump?