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Pumpkin patch!

We had a wonderful visit with Grandma and Grandpa. They arrived Thursday afternoon and brought Will a few Halloween goodies including a book and new outfit. He was most impressed with the bag in which all of the goodies came in :) We went to the pumpkin patch on Friday and chose 5 beautiful pumpkins. They have a petting zoo there and Will loved watching the animals. The weather was very windy, but sunny. The rest of the weekend was cold and snowy. The Tanners always seem to bring the snow with them! Saturday we all went to Lowe's to buy a space heater for the basement. Will was mesmerized by all of the Christmas decorations...I can't wait for Christmas time! Saturday night we went to church and out to dinner at our favorite restaurant, Noodles and Co. This morning Will brought Grandma and Grandpa to his music class. Now we have two days of quiet time and then Grammie comes to visit! Here are some pictures from the weekend.

Dressed in his winter gear

Will and his first pumpkin

Will with Grandma and Grandpa

"I'm a pretty pony, such a pretty pony"

Our little family

Will in his spooky Halloween outfit

Ball pit!

9 months!

Will is 9 months old today and to celebrate we went to the zoo with friends. I have met some wonderful new mommy friends through the library storytime. Through them, I have joined 2 new moms groups. My calendar is very full and I love it! Today we went to the zoo with Shannon and Brandon, Courtney and Ella, Karen and Megan. It was a free day at the zoo and it was very busy. I guess everyone wanted to enjoy one last day outdoors before the snow comes! Grandma and Grandpa Tanner are coming this weekend. We were going to go to the pumpkin patch, but I guess we'll have to see what the weather decides to do. That's the fun of living in Colorado!Will and Mommy

Will and his girls- Ella and Megan

What a silly boy!

Which way do I look?

Time to read a book

This is what I think of your sign Mommy!

Ripping paper is fun!

Aquarium

We took Will to the Denver Aquarium yesterday. It was the perfect day to go because the weather was gorgeous which meant most people were outside so it wasn't crowded at all! When I took Will to the zoo, he loved watching the fish in the Tropical Discovery area so I knew he would like the aquarium...and I was right! His favorite part was watching the huge sharks swim right in front of him. David and I also had a great time and would have stayed longer, but someone else needed a nap :) We ate lunch outside and had a great view of Elich's amusement park.

I'm so excited to see fish!!

Check out that shark!

This was David's favorite fish

Watching fish with Mommy

Someone did not think it was funny that Mommy was playing with his food

Elich's is behind us

Now that's a shark!!

This is my favorite picture from the whole day

Gap Casting Call

I had to enter him! Go here to vote...

We have been having such a great time with Will!

*He has teeth!! His bottom two teeth came in about 2 weeks ago and he's starting to get his top teeth. I was really nervous about the whole teething thing because I've heard horror stories, but Will hasn't had too much pain. I already miss his toothless baby grin, but love looking at his tiny baby teeth. Don't stick your fingers in his mouth as they are very sharp! (Right David?!)

*We took Will on his first hike in the mountains yesterday. David and I love going to the mountains in the fall to see the Aspens changing colors. Will did okay on the drive up and was very glad to get out of the car. David put him in the backpack carrier and we walked around for a bit. We tried getting some pictures of him in front of the Aspens, but all he wanted to do was eat the leaves. He's such a boy!

*Will started music class this morning. It's Monday mornings for 8 weeks. It's a small class which is great. His friends Megan and Ezra are also in the class. Today all he wanted to do was play with his socks, but he was having fun watching everyone sing and dance.

*David went on a business trip to Toronto last week. This was his first trip in quite a while. During dinnertime, I put Will in his highchair and he eats Puffs while David and I eat. Each time I handed Will a Puff, he would cry huge alligator tears and look towards the door looking for David. It was the saddest thing ever! Then at bedtime, he cried for a long time because David usually does the bedtime routine with me. Thankfully David was only gone for 2 nights, but it was a looonngg 2 nights. My mom claims that when I was little, I would cry at the dinner table when my dad was out of town and would say "I can't eat my peas because I miss Daddy too much!!". I'm guessing that only worked once or twice because I remember eating alot of peas when I was little.

*Will started swim lessons last Saturday. It's a 4 week session. I'm glad we didn't pay alot for the classes because it's basically just playtime in the water. But he's learning how to kick and blow bubbles...if only he would stop drinking the pool water!

*Each Wednesday we head over to the library for baby storytime. There are so many babies there! Will loves to watch them crawl and walk around. He usually pulls at least one baby's hair or ear when we are there. Last week we met a few very nice moms and babies. *Nerd Alert--each time I meet a nice mom who has a baby around Will's age, I give her my Mommy Card which has my email address on it so we can arrange playdates. I get made fun of for it, but have made alot of new friends!

*I decided that I'm going to start doing things that aren't mommy related...the first thing is joining the Zeta Tau Alpha alum group. Our first event is this Saturday with a brunch in Boulder. I'm sure it's going to be all older ladies, but it will be fun to chat about college life for a while.

*David and I have started updating a few things in our house. Our first project is the master bathroom. We got a new shower curtain, new light fixture and new sink faucet. We removed the towel rod and hung hooks up in it's place. We have a long list of things we want to replace so if anyone has any Lowe's coupons, send them our way!

Swim lessons

He loves to smile for the camera now.

David and Will

Checking out the leaves with Mommy

"Hmm, should I eat this?!"

Best shot we could get...someone didn't want to be held any longer!

8 months

How did my baby become 8 months old already?! He's had a very busy month and has had lots of fun "firsts". He's starting to grow hair (not just peach fuzz anymore!). He loves to eat his baby food especially oatmeal. We have started finger foods, but he gags himselves everytime something gets near his throat. While we were at the lake, Will discovered the ottoman...he loved standing and holding onto it so much that I went out and bought a cheap one for our living room. He loves to stand and bang on it.

*Will had his first trip to the zoo last week. We went with my friend Karen and her daughter Megan. Will had a hard time seeing the smaller animals, but got excited when he saw the big ones like elephants and giraffes. He really liked looking at the aquatic animals as they move fast and are brightly colored (maybe we have another marine biologist in our family?!?).

*David took Will on his first Father and Son hike this weekend. They "climbed" a mountain in Boulder. David is very excited about future Boy Scout trips and hikes.

*On Sunday, we ran the Coal Creek Crossing 5k. David (and Will) finished in 32 mins and I finished in 34 mins. I was so proud of all of us! Will didn't really enjoy being stuck in the stroller, but he didn't complain too much. I'm running another 5k this coming weekend in Denver. It's called the "Fans on the Field" race and it runs through the locations of the pro sports teams in Denver (football stadium, basketball court and baseball field).

*Will starts swim lessons on Saturday. It's a 4 class session at our local rec center. He loves to swim so I know he'll enjoy the lessons. Tomorrow we are going to storytime at the library. Will isn't a big fan of sitting still so we'll see how it goes :)