1st Halloween

Today I celebrated my first Halloween (although Mommy tells me that Halloween is really tomorrow).  After much shopping around, Daddy picked out my costume.  I loved being a tiger!  It was very comfy and as I crawled, I tried to make growling noises. 

Amy and Megan came to my party with their Moms and Dads.  Both of them came as witches.  Try as they might, they couldn't cast a spell on me!  I was too quick!

I can't wait until next year when I might taste some of the candy.  Happy Halloween everybody!

Ah!  A witch is after me!

2 Witches, a Tiger and a Pumpkin, oh my!

Waving to Daddy on the side.

I'm getting away before any more photos are taken of me!

You'd think I'd learn...

I haven't been my best this week.  I have a runny nose and a few days ago, I scratched my face.  Just as that scratch was healing, I woke up to yet another scratch on my face.  Ok...fair enough, so on the third day in row, when I awoke with a big scratch between my eyes, you'd think I'd learn not scratch myself in my sleep.  When Mommy first saw me, she looked so alarmed that Daddy had to remind her to keep calm in order to not upset me.  Mommy tells me that I look as if I've been mawled by a tiger!

Playing despite my runny nose

Showing off my wounds and looking a little worse for wear.

One of my favourites is laughing (though I'm looking very serious at the camera) and getting excited when people follow me down the stairs.

7 months old (and a bit)!

New Things I Can Do:  Rolling over all over the place--quickly across the room.  I can get up onto all fours (knees) and rock back and forth.  I can crawl backwards.  I protest when things are taken away.  I can make "th" and "s" sounds.

My Favourite Toys:  Learn and Groove Activity Centre; playing with Mickey Mouse in the mornings.

Games I Like To Play:  I continue to like playfighting with Daddy.  I'm always grabbing for objects.  I like hitting toys to make music play.

Places I've been to:  South End on Sea, Hampstead.

I laugh when....someone is following up or down the stairs; I smile all the time.

Cute Things I Do:  coos at my stuffed animals and comforter; I like to kick my cotbed's bars; I love the "itsy bitsy spider" song.

My First Thanksgiving

I just celebrated my first Thanksgiving...and had my first taste of meat--turkey!  I didn't mind it too much.  Some of it stayed in and some of it dropped out of my mouth.  I was also very careful during dinner not to break any of my great GG's china or GG's silver.

I'm very thankful for finally being able to move, not just roll.  The day before I turned 7 months, I crawled backwards for the first time!

With a turkey--gobble, gobble!

I'm thankful for all my friends

Trying to keep still for our Thanksgiving portrait

Mommy's Birthday

Mommy had her first birthday with me.  She didn't tell me how old she is though.  As it was still beautiful outside, we all ate her birthday dinner outdoors.  She was very pleased with the birthday gift I bought her (with the help of Daddy).  I bought her a book and that evening, she read it to me!

Mommy didn't share her cake!

Here's Daddy jumping over my head.

Heat Wave

(Apologies from Mommy--had a hard time adding photos to the computer--had way too many!).

At the end of September and the beginning of October, had a heat wave here in England.  Is Autumn always supposed to be like this?  The temperature stayed in the high twenties and I had to hide from the sun.

As I seem to only have a sunny backyard, Mommy and I headed over to Chloe's.  What a great afternoon picnic!  Megan joined us (and showed me how to eat solids!).  And I spent two hours napping in Chloe's bed!

I think I'm getting spoiled by all the nice weather.  Mommy tells me that I have no idea what's in store for me in winter!

I went to the park in St. Albans to look at the ducks

At the park, I had my first taste of banana.

Chloe, Myself and Megan

Autumn leaves and summer heat

I can now get up onto my knees--and love rocking back and forth!