BUBBLES!

mr v has learned how to blow bubbles (he totally sounds like the jetsons and josh likes to call him elroy), and thats ALL he wants to do now. as a result, we have bought stock in bibs ... let the mess begin!! :)

foreshadowing

this momma cant believe that soon mr v will be enjoying meals in his highchair. until then though, he's all mine to snuggle with during feeding time. milk must be doing his growing body good :)

penguin-ladybug-penguin

haydn, emry, & von celebrated halloween a few days early... sooo stinking cute!!
rest assure that the classic 'one kid looking this way-another screaming-someone making a weird face' moments have just begun for this crew. bound to happen again soon :)

we've got a snoozer here ...

big boy von is LOVING sleep as of late. he's been surprising us with quite a few 'all nighters' lately where he goes down before 10pm and doesnt get up until sometime after 6:30 (today was 8:30!?!?!).
he fell asleep while nursing this morning and i had some things i needed to get done upstairs, so i laid him down in our bed - totally thinking he would wake up within a few minutes - BUT HE NAPPED FOR ANOTHER HOUR!! (he must be going thru a growth spurt) anyways, i thought he looked downright adorable napping in mommy & daddy's bed - itty bitty von in our huge bed. the picture isnt of the best quality because i didnt want the camera to wake him.

mirror, mirror ...

cold & windy day outside means snuggle time for us. we turned on the fireplace, laid on the playmat together, and giggled for close to an hour. im sure there will be much more of this type of activity with winter approaching.

smiley

von is really starting to get the hang of this posing for the camera thing :)

new friend

look who found his thumb! the last picture totally cracks me up: belly hanging out, thumb in mouth, thinking to himself 'ah yes - life is good!'