Apple picking and more!

What a beautiful weekend. We spent lots of time outside, enjoying the nice weather. We played in the yard

Ate lunch outside

Went apple picking

And checked out some barn animals

At the orchard we gave Caiden an apple to hold. At first he thought it was a ball to throw, but once we got a bite started and he got a taste of delicious apple, he wouldn't let go.

What a great weekend! Looking forward to the cool fall weather.

Cutest thing ever

This video is a few weeks old, but Caiden does this all the time. He started out only doing it on command, but now he does it non-stop. Funny kid!

bah, bah, bah

Caiden's first word is shaping up to be ball. You might notice that in many of our pictures and videos of Caiden, there is a ball or two. Soccer balls, bouncy balls, tennis balls, etc etc. They are absolutely Caiden's favorite toys, and so we have accumulated quite a collection- they are all over the house. He bounces, throws, kicks, and chases them all over the place. And over the last week or two, he has started saying "bah" whenever he sees a ball. The other day he was waking up from a nap and I heard him saying "bah, bah, bah" over the monitor. When I came into the room he was standing in his crib, pointing to a ball on the floor. Repeating "bah, bah, bah". Smart little guy!

To Grandmother's house I go

We made a trip up to see Grandma Judy and Grandpa Hank. It was their 35th wedding anniversary and Judy's birthday. Caiden loved visiting with them. Here are some photos from the weekend.

Mommy n' Me

Today's post is brought to you by Caiden!

Today Mommy took the day off from work and we spent all day together. It was a great day! I woke up early around 5am, but I must have known we had a big day ahead of us because I went back to sleep until 7:30. Mom said I haven't done that in a long time, and that she wouldn't mind if I did it more often.

We ran a few errands in the morning, and we got to stop at the playground on the way home. We brought a ball with us because they are my favorite toy. We went on the swings for a while too.

After that we went home so I could take a nap and eat lunch. Mom got a lot done while I was sleeping!

Then, we were off to spend some time at the Walden Pond!! It was my first time at the beach. There were a lot of people to watch, and the sand was pretty fun to play in. Mom tried to get me to go swimming but I wasn't in the mood.

Our last activity of the day was another haircut. We went to the local barber shop and it was full of kids getting their haircut for the new school year starting next week. We had to wait a long time but I had fun playing with toys and chasing the other kids around. The piles of hair all over the ground were enticing, but Mom wouldn't let me near them. By the time it was my turn, I was pretty hungry and tired, and I made the hairdresser work for it.

Dad came home from work a little early, so he was home soon after we got back. I was really excited to see him, but I needed another nap. When I woke up a yummy dinner was ready for me, and I ate it all up. We found out I really like brussel sprouts. We played a little more before bed, I got pretty goofy! I am sad the day is over, it was so much fun.

Tomorrow we are off to New Hampshire to visit my grandparents, that will be fun too!

Steps on camera

This is the best footage we could get. He can do better than this, we just can't capture it on video. He's already crash landed before we can get the camera up and running.

We're going to have a walking baby before we know it!

I'll do it myself, thank you

While Caiden is mostly eating finger food, sometimes we still give him purees. Why? Well we still have some left, plus sometimes by the end of the day Caiden is cranky and all those pieces of veggies that I lovingly cooked and chopped up wind up on the floor. On such days we'll dig into the freezer and thaw out a frozen cube of purees. The other day, Caiden wanted to operate the spoon himself. I'd fill it up with food, he'd grab it and power it down. He did a very good job, although he didn't like releasing the spoon back into my control for refills.

Still a messy operation, but at least some of it got in his mouth