Santa brought him a Cozy Coupe (or according to Austin, a "chugga"). It was definitely a hit. He was heartbroken we he didn't get to sleep in it that night.
I decided to make homemade cinnamon rolls to take to the ladies I visit teach. This was how Austin helped out. The picture doesn't quite do this justice. He was covered in flour, but still happy as could be! (This was before I cleaned the kitchen!)
Of course, it couldn't all be work. We took a lot of "play" breaks. Justin showed Austin how the couch cushions could turn into a fort. Austin was a little scared of it at first, so I got to climb inside to show that it wasn't scary.
I have no idea what is on his face in this picture, but it must have been good!
Austin just figured out that he can crawl under his crib!
We had our first snow a couple weeks ago. When Austin woke up, I opened the blinds in his room to show him the snow. His eyes got huge and he said "Uh-oh! Uh-Oh!" Then after watching it for a second, he looked at me and said, "Bubbles?" After explaining that it was snow, he went to each window in the family room, saying, "Snow," "Snowy", and finally sticking with the word "Snows."
Looking at the penguins
Standing underneath the elephant statue (more interesting than the real ones!)
He was not very interested in the animals at the zoo. Who would have known that we could have saved the money and the driving time, and just gone to Wheeler Farm. I think he would have been much happier with that!
Austin's favorite parts of the zoo:
Pushing the stroller
and climbing on the rocks!
It was a great weekend. It was so nice to be able to actually go do something as a family, without the worry of Justin getting called in to work!
Justin hard at work
This is how Austin participated!
Our festive little porch!
The Costume
I was so bummed when Austin's costume finally got to us. He HATED it! He would scream and cry anytime I even tried to put it on him. Luckily, it got here a month ahead of time, so we had a good amount of time to work up to wearing it for trick-or-treating! Most attempts to get him to wear his costume ended up like this:
When I could get it on him, it usually only lasted about 5minutes before the screaming started.
Halloween Night
I decided that I better get some "real" dinner in Austin before we headed out for trick-or treating (assuming that I would be able to get his costume on for at least a few houses). At the end of dinner, Austin kicked his chair over. I tried to catch him, but wasn't very successful. He landed smack on the tile floor.
After some damage control and recovery time, we were able to get him in his costume and head out the door for some trick-or-treating. We just went to a couple houses. Austin got the hang of it rather quickly. He even knocked on a few doors himself, and would say "Please!" as soon as they opened the door. Once he realized they were putting candy in his bag, he would take it out and say "More." It was pretty darn cute. So, here are the pictures you have all been waiting for...our little bear!
So, here you go Cracka, some pictures showing Bubba's teeth!
Austin thought they were great... until we took him on the big toys. Then there was no stopping the kid.
We all had so much fun. Austin was running around the place like he owned it...he even broke a sweat playing so hard. He even ate pizza, which he has never eaten before. It's amazing what he will do when other kids are around. We will definitely have to go back there again.
