John's sleeping positions

There's no doubt about it.......John can sleep in the craziest of positions (not unlike his father). He tosses and turns A LOT while he's sleeping. He sticks his butt in the air and then flops back down on his tummy. He moves his head from one side to the other. He rotates 180 degrees and then another 180 degrees. He rolls onto his side and then rolls back again.

I went into John's room the other day to check on him after he was nearing hour three of his morning nap (yikes!). This is how I found him. Comfy looking, right?

Halloween night

We enjoyed a very casual, relaxed Halloween night at home. We brought two dining room chairs out onto the porch and sat there watching trick-or-treaters stroll by and handing out candy. Later, we brought the jungle jumper out for John. He stood in the jumper playing with a package of Halloween mini oreo cookies for close to an hour, which is quite impressive for Mr. Antsy Pants. John did not wear his chicken costume that night, since he had worn it the previous night for the battalion Halloween party. (We figured he had already endured enough laughs for one holiday season.)

Second trip to the pumpkin patch

We took a second trip to the pumpkin patch last Wednesday. There were not very many pumpkins left by that point, but the weather was much cooler and more enjoyable. Look at how much fun the kids were having......Elise even tried to kiss John!

John's wake-up routine

Whenever John wakes up (in the morning or after his naps), he rolls or scoots over to the side of the crib, pulls down the bumper, and peers through the slats, watching the door and waiting for Mommy or Daddy to come get him. He kicks his legs behind him on the mattress, too. So cute!

John has the same routine when he is not ready to be put down for a nap or to be put down for bed, except that he adds to it some high-pitched screaming and fake (crocodile tears) crying. We haven't filmed it, but you can imagine what it sounds like. Not so cute!

A fun Saturday at home

John and Daddy had a good time playing on Saturday afternoon. John showed Daddy how he can stand against the activity table unassisted! (Daddy sat behind him just in case John lost his balance.)

Saturday night we met Aunt Erin and Aunt Kami for dinner at Boston's. John enjoyed eating some saltine crackers and playing with a yellow Boston's balloon. He also enjoyed the special attention he got from the female restaurant staff, hehe.

Photos from last week

John loves to play on Daddy's shoulders. (Don't you think John has his father's ears?)


John also likes to play on the tile floor. He scoots all around the living room and the dining area too. He scoots under and over objects in his path.

At the pumpkin patch

John met up with his girlfriend Elise at the pumpkin patch in Harker Heights yesterday afternoon. It was a real scorcher......89 degrees in October! The kids were dripping with sweat, but they still seemed to enjoy themselves. The highlight was playing with (translation: eating) the hay.

I put John's new hat on him for a few of the photos. Trendy, no?

Here's Elise in her pretty brown sundress that matches John's outfit:

Here John looks at Elise:

Here Elise looks at John:

Some other fun photos from the "shoot:"