It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas...

At least in our house, anyway! This past weekend Mommy realized that there were only 35 days until Christmas, so she put up the Christmas tree (even though she promised Daddy she'd save that until after Thanksgiving). She did it while I was taking my afternoon nap, so I woke up to a wonderful surprise. I really like looking at the "Kickus tree" and all of the pretty ornaments on it. There's one of Blue from "Blue's Clues" that I especially like. And there's another that I keep insisting is grandma's house. I've managed to restrain myself and not tear any of them off...yet. Here's a few more pics of me and Claire under the tree:

Claire Is 6 Months Old!

Today we went to Dr. Fernando's office for Claire's 6 month checkup (and shots). Dr. Fernando gave me a sucker and drew a snake on my hand (although I asked for a dinosaur). And I sat patiently in the chair as he went over Claire's development with Mommy. He said that she can start drinking juice and eating stage 2 baby food now since she has two bottom teeth and can sit up by herself. She weighed 20lbs. 4oz. and is 27.5 inches long. And he said her head was the size of a 27-month-old! She ended up getting four shots and the oral rotavirus vaccine, which luckily she didn't puke up all over the nurse this time. It was a good visit!

Fall Is In The Air

This is the first fall that I've really noticed the leaves changing colors. I love to take rides in the car and tell Mommy or Daddy all of the pretty colors that I see. And now that most of the leaves are on the ground, I've had the chance to do some raking.

Now that the weather is cooler, Mommy has dragged out my sweaters. She put one on me Sunday and thought I looked so cute that she tried to take my picture ("tried" being the operative word).
In other news, I had a playdate with an out-of-town friend this week. We went to a museum that had lots of models of boats and Indians. They also had lots of buttons to push and we had lots of fun with that. This is me and my friend Gus pushing buttons (and maybe learning some history?). Can you tell which one is Gus and which one is me?

And before I sign off, I have to wish my friend Zachary a very happy 2nd birthday tomorrow. The two's are great! At least I think so...

Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet...

This past week I had a fun-filled Halloween. Tuesday night Mommy and Daddy took me to the Parents As Teachers Fall Festival. I wore my costume, but Claire spit up all over herself right before the party, so she didn't dress up. There were lots of games to play and the local newspaper photographer was there. I made the front page! Here I am at the crafts table:
Mommy took us to visit Nana and Happy for the weekend, so we got our Poplar Bluff trick or treating in Thursday night. It gave me good practice for the big night. MaMa and PaPa Funke gave me a pumpkin car and Claire really wanted it.
In case you can't tell from the pictures, I'm dressed as Max from the book "Where The Wild Things Are." Claire is a wild thing. Mommy made my costume all by herself. And I got to wear it on three different nights. On Halloween night, we were at Nana and Happy's house, so we went trick or treating over there. I only went to two houses, but I got a huge haul. I really liked the yellow Starbursts and I kept saying, "Yay! More candy!". Everyone thought I was pretty funny. I was really tired at the end of the night, but it was a super fun Halloween. I can't wait 'til next year!