Halloween 2011

We kept up with our Halloween tradition of trick-or-treating with the Birrane's. Evan was very excited to spend some time with Caitlynn. They both looked adorable in their costumes and Evan received a lot of compliments on his "Thomas the Train" outfit. It was cold out thie year so Luke didn't get very far. Evan and Caitlynn were visited around 30 different houses this year. They both were much braver with going door-to-door to collect the candy. Their favorite part was eating pieces in between the houses! It was another fun year of candy collecting in Pasadena, MD with our friends!

Mom's Group Halloween Party

We hosted the 3rd annual Halloween Party with Laura's Mom's Group. A large majority of the families were able to attend. We had a great time catching up with everyone and seeing how big Caitlynn's little friends have gotten. The kids sure were a cuty bunch! It wasn't very easy to get everyone to sit for a picture very long (and of course not everyone is looking!) Our original group of 11 mom's and babies sure has grown over the years!

It's official,...

Luke is now on the move! Luke was been making attempts to crawl for quite some time but just hasn't gotten the hang of it. It's been mostly pushing up with his arms and moving backwards or rolling around to get where he wanted to be. Today, he was able swing both feet under him and crawl forward! Watch him go:

Tub Time

Luke loves to splash in the tub. He cracks up laughing every single time! Here he is having a great time with Caitlynn:

8 months old

Luke is now 8 months old and is busier then ever! He weighs about 21 lbs and is 28 inches long. He goes to bed around 7:30 pm every night and wakes up at 5:00ish am for a bottle then goes back to sleep until 7:00 am. He also takes two naps each day from 9:30-10:30 am and 1:30-3:30ish pm. Laura is officially done nursing so Luke is now just on formula and food. He drinks four 7 oz bottles at 5:00ish am, 11:00 am, 4:00 pm, and 7:30 pm. He also eats rice cereal at 9:00sih am and has a fruit and/or veggie at 1:00 pm and 6:00 pm. New foods Luke has tried this month were mango's, apples, and pumpkins. Laura has still kept up with making all of Luke's baby food and he has continued to love everything he has eaten!

This month, Luke figured out to grab food off of his tray and feed himself. He has now tried Cheerios's and Puffs, which he quickly learned were yummy to eat! He now enjoys both of these as "extra snacks" during dinner time.

Luke discovered how to roll from his back to his belly at the beginning of the month. Now, he is able to roll around all over the place to get what he wants! He enjoys being on his belly more often now and sometimes even pushes up and scoots backwards. we are sure crawling is just around the corner for Luke!

Special memories from this month were Luke and Caitlynn now have a new cousin! Ryan's sister Jill and her husband Mike welcomed Hannah Bella on October 6th at 6:34pm. She weighed 7lbs 5ozs and was 20.5 inches long. You can check out pictures of her on their blog that we follow: Raspanti Family.

Fun times with Daddy!

Ryan always seems to be able to make Luke laugh very easily. Here he is working his magic:

Apple Picking 2.0

We went to Baugher's Farm again this year to do some apple picking with Caitlynn and Luke. We got there at 10:00am to find it packed already! Caitlynn loved eating apples right off of the trees and probably ate 3 apples all by herself! Luke loved sucking on the apple juices but isn't quite ready to eat them yet (he needs some teeth first!). It was a great day and we had lots of fun picking 40 lbs of apples this year. Looks like Laura will be making lots of apple themed baked goods soon!

Who Looks Like Who?

We still think both kids look more like a "Harbold". What do you think?

Cheese Face

We were taking photos of the kids and Caitlynn informed us that Luke Did Not have "cheese face". Here she is telling me about it,...