Happy Halloween!

This Halloween, Hank showed off his monkey cosutme. 

His friend, Carolyn, invited him over for dinner and trick-or-treating. 

Before the festivities started, Carolyn read Hank a story. . . ,

and after the trick-or-treating was done, it was time to enjoy the fruits of their labor. 

 Here's to a job well done. 

Happy Halloween!

Pumpkin Party Time

It's a family tradition!  Here are the cousins, ready for the festivities. 

Sierra mentored Hank as he decorated his first pumpkin. 

Here's his finished product - a pumpkin monster!

Here are all the cousins' pumpkins (from left to right:  Sierra, Ryder, Hank)

 Then it was time for the adults to show off their carving skills

(left to right:  Mommy's witch, Aunt Rachel's cat and Daddy's skeleton)

What a great early start to Halloween!

Snow Play

Hank is just so fascinated with snow right now.  After a few sled rides, he asked to snuggle outside. 

 Then he wanted to make a snowman.  The only requirement:  it must have a carrot nose. 

 In the end, we managed to make a "snowhead." 

There's always room for improvement!

Growwwwwl!

To celebrate the end of a wonderful family day at the zoo,

Hank got to ride the tiger on the carousel.

 His smile is a direct result of seeing Daddy waving to him from the sidelines! 

Dress Up and Paint the Day Away . . .

Hank and his good friend, JJ, raided the Halloween/dress up clothes today,

 and painted a couple of masterpieces.  Busy, happy boys!

Zoo Time

It's been a few months since we last went to the zoo, so Hank was super excited. 

Between animal exhibits, Hank stopped to bang on the drums.

 

 

  Enjoying ice cream in his stroller would've been the highlight of his morning,

 but eating ice cream in Mommy's arms topped it all!

Raking Pine Needles

On the job training . . .

 

 

 

Costco Trip

Grandma Marcy left Costco with a full cart.

Our First October Snowfall

Hank already loves it! 

All Pegged Out

Today took some serious teamwork between Hank and Ellie to create their peg tower, but they did it!

Portraits of a Potty Trained Hank

It's kind of hard to say when Hank officially finished his potty training (day time, that is), but at this point, he doesn't need constant reminders or daily underwear changes.  He even consistently poops on the potty and earns a matchbox car for his hard work!

 He can pee standing up, but currently prefers to sit down so that he can read a book at the same time.