halloween..

this year, robert was yoda. i have secretly always wanted to dress my baby up as yoda.. i just think it is so cute. i figured this was the last year that rob and i would have a say in his costume, so we went for it!

as predicted, robert was the cutest little yoda that ever was. he totally owned it!

robert seemed to be more into trick-or-treating this year. he loved running up to people's front doors and waiting for them to answer. it was so funny because he would actually try and enter each person's house.. ha! he just felt right at home! he loved picking the candy from everyone's bowls. so far, robert isn't a big fan of candy. he will eat m&m's some, but not too much. 

here are some pictures of our precious yoda..

ready to head out for trick-or-treating. we made it to about 6 houses and then robert was done. we came home and handed out candy for the rest of the evening :-)

robert and our sweet neighbor's grand-daughter, mariah. they are park buddies and love to hold hands! 

overall, it was a very successful halloween! 

bishop's pumpkin farm

nana came into town last week so robert and i decided to take her to the biggest pumpkin patch around here, bishop's pumpkin farm. my friends have been telling me how wonderful it was, and they were not kidding! we had so much fun and were so glad that nana could come with us!

here are some fun pictures from the day!

first up, the treehouse with a slide. robert loved climbing up with nana and going down the slide! i was so impressed with how well he waited his turn for the slide :-)

they had an old train car for the kids to climb in.. robert was fascinated by it and i think a little confused on why it wouldn't "go"

robert went in jail :-) wouldn't this be funny for timeout?

checked out some pumpkins.. again, not too impressed. maybe next year!

we climbed some tires..

found some more slides..

(this is was so cute.. to get to the slide, you had to climb up stairs and go through a little maze. robert would go up with nana and i would just hear them both laughing from the bottom. it was so funny! he loved his nana chasing him around!)

and road on the train around the patch..

our favorite part of the pumpkin patch was the petting zoo! oh my goodness.. we loved it! you could buy food to feed the animals. the goats were so funny and robert just could not quit giggling. he would throw the food and try to make them "fetch" it. we also got to feed some pigs. it was so much fun!

after some lunch, robert played a bit more and we headed home! thanks for braving the pumpkin farm with us, nana! we love you!!

here a another sweet pic with nana later that day :-)

halloween music class..

robert has been really getting into his music class the last couple of weeks! i finally remembered to bring my phone in so i could snap some quick pictures of robert in music class :-) this was an extra cute class because all the kids wore their costumes and they played fun halloween songs like monster mash and ghostbusters (robert's fav!)

i dressed robert in his costume when we got there because i knew it wouldn't last too long :-)

the initial reaction.. ha.. "get this off mom!"

oh but how is cute is our little yoda!?

playing some instruments with the class

this is robert's sweet friend, avery. she is was such a sweet snow white..

yoda got a little fresh with her.. ha.. but in his defense, he liked her big skirt and how you could see through the first layer!

avery's mom, michelle, and i were crying laughing. luckily, michelle is one of my dear friends and forgave me for our son's forward behavior ;-)

i didn't get any more pictures in the music class.. they really don't encourage pictures, but i am going to keep trying! it is so great to see robert dancing, trying to sing, and playing the instruments.

after music, we brought yoda out for lunch and coffee. he was just so precious.

more yoda and some trick-or-treating pictures to come!

october randoms..

we have had such a great october! it was full of fall weather, changing leaves, pumpkins, yoda costumes, and train rides! we also had a visit from nana (more on that to come!)

here are some of my favorite pictures from the month..

the whole family in toms :-)

snuggling with my sweet boy

watching the fountains

hanging out in his robe after bath.. so precious

riding the train

recovering from a cold :-(

all better..

riding the carousel at the mall.. we thought for sure he would love this, but not so much. he wanted to sit on the bench and we were all glad when it was over. this thing went fast. aren't they supposed to play nice music and go slow? 

taking a walk

hanging out at target after we got our flu shots (yes, we got him a small treat as a reward for being so brave for the shot.. it was a light saber to go with his yoda costume.. ha)

and just relaxing in his crib.. so sweet

and just so i don't forget.. i want to say how much your language is taking off. more and more each day, the words are just starting to come! we are so excited for you, sweet guy! we can't wait to hear all that you have to say! love love love you.

rickey ranch..

it's pumpkin patch time :-) 

i don't know if you remember from last year.. but robert and i don't do "farm", "ranch" or "country" very well.. however, tis the season, so we decided to give it another shot! 

this is the first of two pumpkin patches we went to this year! it is this cute, small, family owned ranch that has been harvesting pumpkins for 100 years.

they had chickens, pigs, horses, and, of course, pumpkins. robert loved the chickens and horses this year. he doesn't quite get the pumpkin concept just yet.. to him, they are just big orange balls that he would try and throw :-)

here are some pictures from our morning..

robert and some sweet baby chicks

robert and the horse named lady.. he would not get on her to ride (i was ok with this!) but he loved her. he wanted to pet her and walk around her stable (umm.. no.. gross.. but he did get to pet her!)

trying to throw some pumpkins

with the largest pumpkin at the patch (i think 5th in the us..)

my sweet boy and i

overall, it was a success! i think robert will love it even more next year!