Spaghetti and meatballs

Ryan was super dad this week! He made Anders this costume and even hand sewed the pants!

At LeAnn and Adela's. Where Anders, his baby and Hazel all had a special Halloween goody bag. We were spoiled indeed. 

We then headed to Colby and Rebekah's to hang out with Adrian and explore our busy and fun neighborhood. Ryan was taken by this guy. 

Happy Birthday, Greta!

Anders' Baby

Anders is really starting to share his personality with us, including his newest interests and increased independence. For instance, he happily hung out by himself, building a house, in Colby and Rebekah's closest yesterday, safely out of the way, as we helped unload their stuff from the moving truck. He also became obsessed with "his baby" as of late. He is carefully dressing, cooking for, feeding etc. 

Anders insisted the baby sit at the table and made a bowl of soup for the baby to enjoy. 

We all took turns feeding the baby. 

Handling be a balled up "dirty" diaper and wipe to "put in the garbage."

Anders insisted on a new diaper for the baby. 

And, as I type, Anders and the baby are napping together. 

 

A hard earned catch up weekend.

This weekend was the first in months during which we didn't have work, guests, travel or a million places to be. As fun as this summer and fall has been, we were thrilled to have some free time to catch up. We did have some out of town visitors and brunch with friends, but it was in balance with free time. Phew!

Anders revisited some of his baby gear. We lent a bunch of it to some friends for their first baby. Best thing about lending it all out, not having to find a place for it. 

Anders helped Poppi and Nonna make pasta for dinner. 

My Aunt Gayle and Uncle Charlie visited from Florida. We remembered to get a family picture just as we were headed out. Can you tell this is after a long and fun dinner?

Poppi found a tricycle that fits Anders and Anders is thrilled!

We had a long wait at the flu shot clinic. Anders was easily entertained watching all the other families. Ryan and I, less so. But, we're happy to get Anders all vaccinated and ready for flu season!

Anders loves to wear glasses, like Dada. Luckily Ryan has lots of safety glasses around. 

The weekend wouldn't be complete without a trip to the park!

The weekend Meme came to visit

It's almost tradition now for Meme to visit in October. Luckily the sun was out most of the time and we got to do some fun fall stuff

Reading and learning about catalogs. 

And more reading. 

Carving pumpkins. 

Stair hopping. 

Anders cooked us a "chicken dish." His outfit was also spectacular. 

Finished product.