What a Halloween!

I'm soooo tired I can barely write! As you all know, today was not only my first Halloween but I also turned 9 months old. So I started my day by going to the doctor for my checkup. I am doing really well, the doctor says. I weigh 20 lbs. 11 oz. and am 27 inches long. My head size is still off the charts, so I don't know what to say about that. I got two more vaccinations and my flu shot which was not fun, I must say. My day could only get better from there. To celebrate my first Halloween, I got to go over to Katy and Jeff's house and play with my friend Alice. We rode around in a wagon, then got into our costumes--I was a snail and Alice was a ladybug--and crawled around and took pictures. I tried trick or treating but when you are crawling the houses are just too far apart. It was exhausting, so we just ended up giving out candy instead. Then after Alice and I played a little music together with maracas and drums (THAT was awesome, by the way!), we took a bath and went to bed. In the bath, Alice got mad at me because I finished off the bottle of wine that she and I had been sharing. You can tell I was a little more relaxed at that point....Anyway, Halloween is so much fun! I wonder what I will be next year?

My first Halloween

Well Happy Halloween everybody!!! It just happens to be my 9 month birthday also, so I am on my way to my 9 month check-up right now, so I will have to update you on all of my stats later today. Also I will show you all my awesome Halloween costume. I will give you all a hint....it fits me because I can crawl and I leave a trail behind me.....

Now I know why they call it "Fall"

While we were in North Carolina Aunt Lynne took some pictures of me and some of Mom, Dad, and me in the leaves. I have never had a pile of leaves like that to play in before. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the day!

Now I know why they call it "Fall"

While we were in North Carolina Aunt Lynne took some pictures of me and some of Mom, Dad, and me in the leaves. I have never had a pile of leaves like that to play in before. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the day!

In my mind I'm going to Carolina.

The flight home...

Aunt Lynne and me

It was cold at our picnic.

I love to hike!

Dad and me in the Blue Ridge Mountains

Just hanging out in the pumpkin patch

Amy and me

Ben, Benjamin, and me

Waiting for takeoff...


Well, friends, sorry I have been so out of touch. Mom was out of town for work last week and then Friday we left for a fun five day trip to North Carolina. I hope I remember all that I did so that I can tell you but there were sooooo many firsts. Let me start with the fact that I am now crawling and have been for almost three weeks now. With that said, this weekend I started pulling myself up and I can stand up on my own now! Anyway, speaking of firsts, I had my first airplane ride on Friday. We flew from Austin to Dallas and then Dallas to Charlotte and I did great! The airplane made me pretty sleepy so I napped a little and ate a little and people on the plane LOVED me if I do say so myself. The flight attendant walked me up and down the aisle and the people around us were making silly Donald Duck noises just to make me laugh. It was great. Anyway, once we got to Charlotte we drove to Asheville so that I could meet my cousins Ben and Amy and their twin babies Bailey and Benjamin. It was so awesome. Ben and Amy are so much fun and Bailey and Benjamin are so cute and I will be able to boss them a little because I am a couple of months older than they are. That must be really weird to have another baby around all the time, but they seem to make it work. While we were there, we played a lot and then my other cousins Matt and Maria came over and brought their kids, Mason, Miller and Miles. Miles is about my age so he and I hung out a lot. At one point there 6 people under the age of 5 in that house. It was madness!! So we all went to the pumpkin patch that day and it was my first time to see a pumpkin. Those things are pretty neat. We left Ben and Amy's house on Sunday morning and started driving through the Blue Ridge Mountains. The fall foliage is absolutely beautiful in that area of the country. My cousins would be disappointed if they came to visit me in the fall because we don't have all of the fun colors that they have. So we got to my Aunt Lynne's house on Sunday afternoon and spent the next two days hiking and having picnics and playing in the pretty leaves. Yesterday we came home and last night I just crashed. I was exhausted! Oh and through it all, I got a second tooth!! It has been a craaaaaazy week!!! Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying their fall!

Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.

Well I absolutely love fall! Since the weather has been nice, I have been able to spend a lot more time playing and lounging outside in the yard. Time outside really helps me realign my chi after a busy day of playing and napping.

They got a lot of nice girls...

La Grange that is. Sunday we took a fun trip to visit with Gigi and Popo Vogt, Mimi, and Uncle John. We had so much fun and I had my first taste of a root beer float. It was AMAZING!

Cow's tongue

So Popo Vogt tells me I have the "Vogt tongue" and compares it to the tongue of a cow. I have come to understand that this means that my tongue is extraordinarily long. One of my favorite things to do is stick my tongue out and show it off. It's quite impressive. Anyway, I noticed that Uncle John also has this tongue. Here we are comparing.

Fun times with Mama T and Daddy Bob

This week was such a special treat. Mama T and Daddy Bob came to visit from Florida. They are my grandparents on my daddy's side and they are so much fun. Every day we would hang out and go for walks and then do fun projects around the house. We did lots of swinging on the back porch and just hangin' out. I also turned 8 months old last week. It's crazy! I am eating solid foods three times a day. (I even get some Cheerios every now and then!) I can maneuver myself around pretty efficiently with a kind of scooting crawl. And I can stand up and balance when I am holding on to something. I also say lots of "Dada" and "Mama" but I don't really know what they mean yet, so don't get too excited. Those dogs get more and more intriguing every day as well. Especially Pater. He lets me grab all over him whereas the little wiener looking ones let me pull their ear once and then they usually walk away. Oh well, I will be able to get them soon enough I suppose. Hope everyone has a great weekend and I cannot wait for Mama T and Daddy Bob to come back and visit me really soon!