Sippy cups are not for Chardonnay

I'm a little late with this posting but I didn't want to leave this out. Two weeks ago, mommies and babies went to Mclaughlin Vineyards to go wine tasting. Yes..we do have the best playgroups ever! The weather was perfect and the vineyard was adorable. It was about 20 minutes from our house and before today, I didn't even realize that CT had anything like this.

After enjoying some wine, we went to a corn maze. What is a corn maze you ask? Well, it is an actual maze cut into a corn field. You start at one end and have to make it all the way through to the other side. I wasn't expecting it to be difficult but we were stuck in that maze for an hour..and we didn't even make it all the way through. We had to bail out at the emergency exit at checkpoint 9..there were 29! Oh well..it was a fun fall thing to do. However, trying to push the strollers over the fallen corn husks was a bit tricky. The people who work there were probably laughing at us after we ventured into the maze.

Cheerios

Since Will seems to have the eating thing down, I thought I'd see how he did with Cheerios. It is a big change in texture for him since all he is used to his pureed food. From the second the Cheerios got into his mouth, he hated it and couldn't get it out fast enough. However, the cheerios would just get mushy and stick to his tongue. I have to say, it was quite amusing to watch him try to eat them. Apparently, we are not ready for Cheerios quite yet. We'll have to give it another try in a few weeks.

Hmm..what are these small round things.

oooh..these taste and feel kind of funny in my mouth.

oooh...not good, not good.

OH MY GOD...I AM CHOKING!

Where can I spit this thing?

Phewwt!

What are you laughing at? Do I have something on my face?

Don't make me eat that again Mommy.

Pumpkin Festival

We went to a fall pumpkin festival in Stamford today. It is amazing how many festivals, fairs, etc. there are in the state of CT..and more specifically in Fairfield county. We met up with some friends and spent a couple hours walking around and enjoying the beautiful day.

Rub a Dub Dub....

Will's moved onto the tub! Will has graduated to his big boy bathtub. The infant tub just wasn't cutting it anymore seeing that when I put Will in it, most of the water exited over the side. So we had to say goodbye and move on to bigger and better things. We found this nifty blow-up bath tub that is perfect for him right now and he loves the fact that he can sit up and play with his toys. Now I have an excuse to go out and buy him some more bath toys...not that I really needed an excuse.






Hey mom..how's my singing?


And just to reminisce..here is a picture from his very first bath. Oh how quickly he has grown..sniff, sniff.

Give me the coffee and no one gets hurt

7 Months...

Our little guy is 7 months old...crazy! So much has changed in 7 months but it is all soooo worth it.

7 months ago...our house was somewhat in order...going to the mall meant shopping for me....Lucy got all the attention...laundry was done maybe once a week, sometimes once every two weeks if we could push it....working late was not an issue...Friday night meant a nice relaxing dinner out...weekends away required little thought...5am was considered the middle of the night...

7 months later...our house has become a smaller version of Babies r' Us...going to the mall means shopping for Will...Lucy who?....laundry is done almost every other day...working a minute past 5pm is a big issue...Friday night is bathnight and going to bed early...weekends away require two days advance planning....5am is my favorite time of day...playing peak-a-boo and hearing Will laugh is the best...I love Will more than words can explain.

And I wouldn't change it for the world!!

Pumpkins, Pumpkins Everywhere

I love the fall. It is my favorite season. The weather is beautiful...the trees are all changing color...it gets cool at night and you can snuggle under your blankets. It's the best!

This weekend we did some fall activities...apple and pumpkin picking. We went with our friends Jim and Katherine and their son Justin. The weather was beautiful...almost a little too hot. We went to an orchard not too far from our house. Everyone else in the Danbury area must have had the same idea because the place was packed!! There were hundreds of people there.

Will wasn't too impressed with the apple picking overall but he did enjoy licking the apples. hmm...maybe I should have wiped the apple off first?




He did seem to enjoy the pumpkins. To him, they probably just looked like bigger versions of his basketball. He kept hitting it with his hand, the way he does with his basketball.

I remember getting pumpkins when I was little and then carving them with my dad. I'm looking forward to when Will gets a little older and Eric and I can do the same thing with him.








Hey mom and dad...I found two pumkins over here!

Enjoying a Fall Day

Happy Birthday Casey!

I got to go to my first birthday party and man was it fun. My friend Casey turned 1 years old and his mommy and daddy threw him a big party. Here are some pictures from the day.

Sitting with the birthday boy


They had lots of fun toys for us to play with. My favorite was the dancing and singing duck.


Here I am with all of my friends...Casey, Rylee, Connor and Justin!

Rylee and I posing nicely for the camera

okay..I've had enough of this picture taking. Out of my way Rylee.

oops..I guess I shouldn't mess with Rylee!


I can't wait for my 1st birthday party!