Some randoms pics

These are a bit out of order since I just pulled them off Jesse's phone but I wanted to share them.

More dragon and panda cuteness!  Here we are taking off on our hayride.



Mama and her dragon (Give me my binky back!).

Earlier last week, we brought dinner to Mike, Holly, and Ned.  Mike is nursing a broken collarbone so we figured that bringing dinner was the least we could do.  Elliott loved playing in Ned's little car.  He ran right for it in the middle of changing into his PJs.  Here is the evidence of his impromptu nude playtime.  What is not captured is that Ned stripped down too so they were both streaking in the livingroom.  Just an average weeknight dinner . . . 

Is there anything cuter than a sleeping baby?  Elliott moves around a lot when he sleeping, always leaving the blankets behind.  When we check on him and cover him up before we go to bed, we look in wonder at this cuteness.

 

The Dragon and the Panda

We went to our first Halloween party of the year last Friday at the Mayers' house.  Elliott is a dragon - and a very cute one at that!  His costume is easy, comfortable, and warm.  Homemade?  Not so much.

Jesse and the dragon having a snack


Elisa and Elliott missed the full kids' picture so we did a photoshoot of the two of them.
Feel free to add your own commentary to this string of photos!

A dragon and a panda were sitting on a couch (pretty sure that's the first time that has ever been said).

The dragon said, "look over there!"  The panda promptly looked the other way.

The dragon said, "it's sooooo funny!!"  The panda agreed, cracking a smile and revealing her fabulous dimples.

The panda said, "it's even better if you cover this eye."

The dragon said, "now, I have to cover your eye."  The panda had other thoughts on that.

"What?," asked the dragon.  "Is that a bounce house I see?"  The panda looked at the dragon with stunned disbelief.

"It is!!" exclaimed the dragon.  "It's too bad we're so small and unstable or else we could go play with all the big kids."  The panda said, "next year, my friend, next year."

Hope you love these pictures as much as we do!

Pumpkinville

For the past week, our great friend Jenny has been visiting from Santa Cruz.  We were so sad to see her go this morning.  While she was here, we took a trip down to Ellicottville and Pumpkinville.  It was a chilly morning but we had a great time.

Elliott was excited to see all the wheels lined up.



Delivery of apples

Laughing with Jenny

Deep in thought.  But look at that blue sky!

Jenny with the big gourd.

Checking out the pumpkins

Getting up close with Jenny.

I think I'll have this one.

It's a little big . . . 

But I'm going to get it!

Ugh, defeated.

Trying to get back in the wagon (unsuccessfully).

Feeding the sheep.  Elliott really liked them.

Torso-first on the move to explore.

My boys.  We didn't have mittens for Elliott so he's wearing socks on his hands.

Great family shot.

Little boy in a sea of pumpkins.

Snuggles with Jenny

And lots of laughs!

A true momento for the day - Elliott was in The Buffalo News!!

 

Sunday Funday

We had a football-centric Sunday in honor of the Denver-Patriots game.  Elliott has only seen the TV on a handful of times.  We were pretty pleased that he was more excited about toys than the TV.  We'll see how long that lasts.

So happy with his toys that he got right in the toy box.



The TV set up: Broncos-Patriots streaming from a computer on the big TV.  Bills-49ers on the little TV.  This is how I lured Brendan to our house for the day.

Elliott loves his top from the Silvas

Elliott was very friendly with Brendan.  He's an outgoing little boy and is making friends left and right these days.

His favorite toy of the day: an empty maple syrup jug.  Some things just can't be explained.

 

Pots and Pans

A little Elliott love for your Sunday morning . . . Elliott has discovered a new, exciting set of toys: pots and pans.  At a loss for what else to do one night when he just wanted to be underfoot, we opened the cabinet of pots and pans.  Heaven to a one year old.  He loves it!  Loud noises, lids, plastic parts.  What more could one want??

Here are some pictures of E with his new toys.  This hat was mine when I was little.  Elliott loves it!


He likes to drop the lid on the floor so it spins around.

Looking up at Poppy.  I love this little squat.

All love for Poppy

A new kind of hat

Boy on the move

We took a couple of fun videos of his wildness this evening.  My parents were over for dinner and brought Humphrey.  Elliott loves Humphrey.  Humphrey tolerates Elliott.

Trying on his coat from Grandpa Nick.  The coat was handmade by a woman in Salida, CO and finally fits, just in time for cool temperatures.  Elliott likes to bring Jesse shoes.  When Jesse sits down to put his shoes on, Elliott brings him the other shoe -- and any shoes he can find.  Pretty cute!