The Joys of Teething!

About a week and a half ago Ethan's first tooth broke through on the bottom. A few days later another one came in right next to it. He has been such a trooper and really hasn't been too fussy through it.
Can you see them in there?

Moment of Insanity!

I was a little stressed out yesterday. Ethan has been sick for about 2 weeks and he's teething so he has been fussy lately. I know that I have been spoiled with such a good baby that I'm not used to the fussiness, so my patience was running a little low. Anyway, we sat down for dinner and Ethan was still fussy. I got him to eat most of his food, then out I gave him his dishes to play with so I could scarf some food down. This little boy played with his food and made the biggest mess, but he sure had fun for a good 30 minutes. Of course he had to go straight to the bath afterward and the floor had to be mopped around him, but it was good to see him enjoying himself!



Ethan has been helping (i.e. playing) with the laundry lately. He sits in my lap as I fold and he pulls all the clothes out of the basket for me. This morning he got an extra treat as Derek pushed him up and down the hall in the empty basket.

Halloween

We spent last weekend up in Washington for a family reunion. For Halloween Ethan dressed up as a cowboy.
Here he is with his cousin Hank!

Ace of Cakes

Many of you know that my sister, Melanie, has been living in Utah, 2 minutes away from me, for a few months now. We have been having so much fun together. One of our new hobbies is cake decorating. We take classes at Michaels and laugh the whole way through.

First week's cakes.
We hosted book club this month and this was our dessert.

So we're probably not ready to apply to Charm City Cakes, but we're having a blast!

The Living Aquarium

This morning we went to The Living Aquarium up in Salt Lake. Ethan seemed to enjoy seeing the exhibits! We're hoping to see the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach when we're in California for Christmas. Family Picture! (I chopped my hair off... you can't see it too well, but it is about shoulder length now.)

Pumpkin Patch

It's that time of year!

Blowing Kisses

Ethan has learned to blow kisses...