Auntie Kyra and Maddux

Ethan and mama had fun visiting Auntie Kyra and her parents today. We also got to see Aaron and Maddux, their puppy. Maddux and Ethan had a great time playing together, and Kyra got Ethan all riled up! He was so tired when we left that he fell asleep immediately in the car!

Here is Maddux giving Ethan kisses on the hand!
We love hanging out with Auntie Kyra!! She is sooooo much fun!

Ethan's Song, Take 2

Here is another try at posting daddy singing and playing guitar with Ethan.

We had a wonderful, lazy Saturday. Ethan and mama took a 3 hour nap together this afternoon! It was so wonderful snuggling together and listening to the wind and rain outside.

Tonight the family went to Culver's and Target - a big night out on the town!

Ethan's Song

Here is Ethan helping daddy play the guitar.

Daddy is singing the song he wrote for Ethan.

I realize the video is sideways and very dark, and I debated even posting it, but you can still get the idea of what's going on . . . .and hear Trav's lovely voice!

8 Months Old!

I'm officially 8 months old today!
Mom just gave me a bath and brushed my hair and I'm in my jammies ready for bed.

A Day at the Zoo!

Ethan spent another day with his cousins today. We all went to the zoo! Mama loves this picture of cousin Ben sitting with the gorilla!

Here's Ethan with Grandma in front of her favorite animals - the giraffes!
Here's the classic cousin shot.
Did I mention we love the giraffes??
We also saw lions, tigers, polar bears, and sea lions. One of Ethan's favorites was the fish because he could get right up close to them in their tank. On the way home we stopped at Once Upon a Child and got a new winter coat and a couple outfits for Ethan. Another fun weekend done :(

Apples and Pumpkins

Ethan had a super fun day with his cousins today! First we went to an apple orchard where a tractor pulled a big wagon through the orchards for a ride!

Then we looked at all the pumpkins!
At the next orchard we got to pick our own apples and pumpkins! Here's Ethan under an apple tree!
We also went through a corn maze. Grandma had fun with her boys!
Back at Grandma's house Ethan and mom took a long nap together. What a perfect fall day!

Explorer

Ethan loves to explore the house by crawling and climbing. Here, he climbed into the end table and sat on the bottom shelf. Of course I ran and got my camera . . . and took the picture . . . and then about 2 seconds later he fell out . . . right on his forehead. I felt TERRIBLE! Not my best parenting moment. In the future I will be more aware of my child's safety and less concerned about getting cute pics for the blog. But to my defense, if you look at him sitting here, you'd never guess he'd decide to turn around and fall forward! Anyway, he was crying so we tried to put a bag of frozen corn on his head. That totally helped - not because of the cold on his head, but because he grabbed the bag and was totally into playing with it and was distracted from his boo-boo. He is fine and well now. I don't think there's even a bruise or bump. whew.