Sitting up.

Paul can sit up! On Sunday, the 20th, I just sat him on the floor and let go to see how long it would take him to fall over, but he didn't! He just kind of wobbled a bit as he found his balance. Once he realized he was doing it on his own, he looked at Blair and me and started smiling and bouncing his upper body as if he were experienced enough to show off some extra stunts already!  


I grab his arm just as I say he can do it on his own. I need to learn not to talk during these videos...

The missing ingredient!

We finally have a baby picture of Blair! Special thanks goes to his sister, Laura, for finding this in her stash and e-mailing it to me. What do you think? Have we found the missing link (chubby cheeks) to Paul's genetic make up?


Let's put my baby picture and his together and see what we get.
Here's me again...


Mix them together, add a little Pauleewog juice, and voila! You get our cute little Paul!
 

Pretty neat, huh?

The pumpkin patch

On Saturday (the 29th), Laura Green, along with Tyler and little 19-month-old Ben, invited us to go to Baggensto's Pumpkin Patch on Saturday. It was an awesome place for little families! There was a hay maze for the little ones, a corn maze for us big ones, pumpkin bowling, kettle corn eating, fresh produce selling, you name it! And we enjoyed the most heavenly Autumn weather the whole time.

First we were privileged to behold the pumpkin bowling master at work. Ben knew just what to do. Can you see us in back there standing in awe?


Next, we got up the courage to explore the corn maze and hoped to make it out alive. Paul was barely awake enough for this picture before taking a snooze for the rest of the trip.


In this next picture, I'm demonstrating our lost and confused state while in the maze. Blair stands and watches my acting skills in adoring envy.


To Ben's delight, we rode the tractor to the "pumpkin patch", which was actually a bunch of pre-picked pumpkins somebody rolled out onto a field. It was great for little Ben to run around in, since there were no pumpkin vines to trip on.

Laura was so funny. We get out of the tractor and Laura says in an excited/surprised/singsong voice, "Ben! It's a land of pumpkins!" And he takes off in the reckless glee that only a little boy can exhibit.

They're such a cute family. :)

Yeah, we are so cool with our sunglasses. Paul had to shield his eyes in the Ergo strap, but someday, he'll grow up to be just as cool as his parents and he can wear sunglasses too.


We did end up picking the two, most perfect pumpkins (out of all the other perfect, pre-picked pumpkins), and here we are showing them off with pride.

Laura and I go way back, she and I. We're like this. (Imagine me doing crossed fingers.) Yeah, you should be jealous. She is such a wonderful person, and I'm so lucky to have her as a friend!