Aiden 11 Months

Aiden continues to be quite the entertainer.  He is so joyful, enthusiastic, social, and curious.

Whenever I am cooking in the kitchen, he will play quietly for a bit, but very soon, he is pulling up on my legs to see what I am doing.  He is quite content with me carrying him around as I prepare our meals in the kitchen.  Now, if only I had a third arm...

Coffee with Oliver

Oftentimes at breakfast, Oliver will pretend his water or orange juice is "coffee" like his Daddy has.  He says, "Be careful, don't touch, it's hot coffee."

I had a sore throat for a few days, so I was drinking tea and thought it would be fun to make some for Oliver.  He felt very big.  Can you tell?

Do you think he might look like Mark a little in either of these pictures?  (especially with the fleece on)

Hiding with Aiden

Aiden has found our bathroom cabinets.  He fits so perfectly!

He also loves having a flashlight.  When we're not ready to get out of bed in the morning (Aiden is an early riser!), a flashlight will entertain him on the floor in our room for at least 10 minutes.  A great 

"snooze" tactic (especially on a Saturday!).

Halloween

Halloween was a ball this year.  It started with a costume day at our music class:

 Then carving a jack-o-lantern with Daddy:

 Then trick-or-treating with neighbors (first year for both boys!):

Oliver definitely got the hang of knocking on folks' doors to ask for candy.  In this picture, he had not eaten any candy, but he was eager to ask for some from every house, running in between each one!

Pumpkin Patch

We visited the St. Johns Methodist pumpkin patch again this year!

How our family has changed comparing this year:

to last year:

to the year before: