Happy First Halloween,Connor!!

I think Connor had a pretty good first Halloween! He really loved watching all the kids in their costumes come to the door, and of course, he got oodles of compliments!! The weather was beautiful, and we had a total of 137 trick or treaters this year!!!

This afternoon we popped out to see Oma and Opa so they could see Connor's adorable costume! I snapped a few photos of him in the carseat, because it was just too cute to have a cow in the carseat!!










And then, the weather was so beautiful, that we did an impromptu photoshoot in the yard. Here are MANY MANY pictures!!














































Later that evening, once people started coming to the door, Connor watched for a bit from his high chair:









One mom who had a little baby dressed up as a chick, thought it was pretty amusing that the little cow was drinking milk!


I tried to get Connor to bed around 7pm, but the kids were too loud! They were singing Halloween songs and everything! So, Connor and Daddy nibbled on some chocolate(still in the wrapper, of course!)










And then Connor finally settled down to sleep, at about 8:30pm, when we turned of the porch light, and blew out the candles in the pumpkins;.

Oh right! - I can't forget to show you the pumpkins!!!





















So, I hope that everyone had a wonderful Halloween! Good Night!!

Late nights make for.....more late nights!

We have been very busy this week, and as a result, Connor has been up late for the past 4 days. Tonight I had no reason to keep him up, so I was determined to get him to sleep on time, and actually a little bit early! Connor's usual bedtime is somewhere between 6:00pm and 6:30pm, but in order to catch him up from the last few nights, I had him in bed by 5:45pm today. He was very tired and went to sleep easily, but shorty after 7pm he woke up and was not able to get back to sleep, no matter what we tried! So, we figured we'd get him up for a little while, and let him help with the pumpkin carving!

He gets really silly when he's tired! Here is a little video of Connor and Daddy being silly. (You can hear Daddy in the background.)


And here are just a few pictures taken yesterday:

At Penny and Jason's place:















Trying out a Baby Mum Mum cookie:





(Look at his cute little pinky sticking out!!)

Some Family Pictures.

So, we finally got some pictures of Connor with his Grandpa and Grandma Mellott!! We always intend to take pictures and then we never do! So, I am glad we got these ones:

Connor was very intrigued by his Grandpa! He loved to stare at him!

Yesterday we visited our friend Penny, who took some pictures of us! Connor was a bit cranky as it was late in the day for him, but hopefully we got a few good ones! It will be nice to have some professional pictures of our little family! Afterwards we all went out for dinner at a nice little Italian restaurant, and Connor and I shared some Canneloni! It was great to see Penny and Jason again, we had a wonderful time!

Blueberries, giggles, teefers, and a horse!!

So it's been a busy few days!! Connor has been trying out blueberries the last few days, he doesn't seem to like the skin, so I pureed them and have been mixing them with his yogurt. I throw in some cereal to thicken it and voila! A basic blueberry crumble.


I think Connor likes it - do you??

Oh my goodness! Last night in the bath, Connor had the HUGEST giggles!! It was absolutely adorable!! I called Daddy in with the video camera, but they had turned in to just regular giggles by then. Which, of course, are still adorable, so here is the video!!

I wish I could've caught the first few on tape though, they were great! Connor could hardly catch his breath! Too cute!!

I mentioned briefly in my previous post that Connor's teeth were definitely through, and I did manage to get a picture today where you can see them! It's not the best picture, Connor is a bit cranky, but it serves it's purpose... Presenting - Connor's teeth!!


Hee Hee!! Aren't they cute?? He has me wondering if there is another one coming, because he has had some rough nights the past couple nights, similar to how he was before these ones popped through, but I don't see anything else in the works, so maybe these first two are still giving him some trouble...


Hmmm, what else.... ah yes, the horse!!

Grandma and Grandpa Smith gave Connor a rocking horse just after he was born, and I thought it would be forever before he was old enough to sit on it, but we tried it out today, and Connor seemed to like it!! He kinda rocked back and forth on it, and he liked eating the hair!!

And just because, here is some more of Connor playing with his toys!