Halloween Fun!

Our neighbors put on a cute Halloween party for the kids including games, projects, food, and a toasty fire to keep warm.

 

Greta enjoying her apple cider by the fire.  Her friend Nora must have been a little cold.
 



 Mommy and Daddy also had their annual Halloween Road Rally.  Once again it was a great time.  Thanks Oma for watching the kids!

 

Wedding Bliss

Greta was pretty excited a couple weekends ago when we got to go to Old Papa's town for my cousin Nick's wedding.  She was quite the little dancing queen.  She even was flirting with the DJ to keep the smoke machine running :)

 

Greta with her Old Papa.

 Gabriel was quite the life of the party as well.

 Greta with my cousin Erika and her daughter Ella.

 

Gabriel and Oma hitting the dance floor.

Greta and Reagan.

We've Been BOO-ed!

The other night I went to let Maggie out and found a bucket of treats and this sign.  We were "BOO-ed" by the phantom ghost of Halloween!  We had to make two more treat buckets and deliver them to neighbors without being seen.  Greta got to stay up a little later and go outside when it was dark.  She reminded me, "Don't worry, Mom.  I'm not scared.  I'm brave."

We had to hang the sign on our door, so everybody knows we've already been "BOO-ed."

 

On a side note, Bryan's aunt, Betty, sent these adorable tag blankets for the kids and bibs and burpies for Gabriel!

Pumpkins

We made our annual trip to Janu's Pumpkin Patch this last weekend.  Every year they seem to add something new and exciting.  This year it was a corn maze.  We had a beautiful day and lots of fun!

Greta ready for the hay ride.

 

An attempt at a family photo.  I think this is going to be a lot more difficult.

 



Gabriel was into snuggling.



The bouncy castle!

 



Greta and Daddy went out to the patch to pick a pumpkin and this was the pumpkin our little darling picked...

...and this is what they settled with.

Remember Buckshot from last year.  She's still around and as friendly as ever.

Busy washing her pumpkin.

The New Kids on the Block

I love our neighborhood and all the great families.  Today, Gabriel had his first playdate (or Mommy had a nice outing) with the new neighborhood boys.  Gabriel is 9 weeks 6 days, Ian is 9 weeks 3 days, and Joey is 2 weeks 6 days.  I can just imagine all the trouble these little guys are going to get into when they get a little bigger.

Two Months

Our little Gabey Baby is now two months old!  He had his check-up and shots and was a little trooper.  At two months, he's a lot more aware, happy, and loves to smile.  He's still working on cooing and "talking."  The other night I was putting him in his car seat and called him, "Toots."  Greta said, "Hey that's not Toots, that's Chubby Cheeks."  As you can see by the pictures, the name is still very fitting :) 

 

2 Month Stats:

Height: 23 inches (48th percentile)

Weight: 11 lbs, 15 oz (41st percentile)

Head Circumference: 15.5 inches (57th percentile)