Fall/Thanksgiving/Start of Christmas Fun

Fall: a few weeks ago we had nice warm weather and enough leaves for Henry to jump in. Very fun.

More jumping--now mostly inside with cooler weather here.

Thanksgiving:We have had a wonderful Thanksgiving break so far here at home as a family. We had some friends join us for a jointly planned and prepared Thanksgiving dinner. It was quite wonderful and very relaxing. We were too busy eating and relaxing to document the occasion.

Start of Christmas Fun: Last year we went to get a Christmas tree right after Thanksgiving and decided it would become a tradition. Henry really was interested in helping choose one this year. This was his top pick. Thankfully there was no tag on it so it could not be purchased. I wonder why?

We all agreed this was perfect.
The anticipation of decorating.
Finally able to "help."

Henry quotes (no pictures)

I wish I wrote down all the things Henry says these days but I'm not that organized. Here are a few from tonight.

After his bath with a toy polar bear. " ARGH!!!..(pauses) I don't know what a polar bear says."

Then about 2 seconds later. "Daddy your eyes are ovals AND circles."

I don't follow the thought processes of a two year old but they can be quite interesting and random.

Fall Photo Shoot

We spent a lot of time outside this weekend enjoying our last chance to soak in warm weather. One day we did some hiking and playing at a nearby state park. Derek began snapping tons of shots so here are just a few.

Belated Halloween post

Sorry for the delay. I was going to post earlier but kept forgetting. Here is our Bob the Builder/Construction worker getting ready for trick or treating. He's already decided that he wants to be a fire fighter next year. We'll see. It's a bit of a long way off.