Weekend Fun!

My parents came up this past weekend for a visit. We had a blast. We spent Saturday morning at the Farmer's Market where Abel preferred walking over anything else. Saturday afternoon, the four of us went to the Badger football game while Bonnie came over to spend time with Abel. Sunday, we went to a pumpkin farm about 30 minutes away. They had EVERYTHING there! There was a corn maze, turkeys, pigs, goats, horses, a tractor tire playground, a hayride out to the pumpkin patch, and all kinds of fall goodies. The weather was beautiful and it was a wonderful day. Abel LOVED all the parts of it, but seemed pretty amazed at just about everything at the farm! Enjoy the pics....and Halloween pictures are below!

More Weekend Fun!

Sliding with Dad!

The pumpkin farm had a huge slide in one of the barns. Ryan took Abel down it and I have to say, it was quite cute!

Happy Halloween!

Abel was a dog for Halloween. He used his dog costume as his coat all day long with Babysitter Bonnie and he was incredibly cute with the neighbors' new baby, playing in the leaves, and crawling around the yard. He would crawl to the door to say hello to the trick-or-treaters. Next year, we'll actually go trick or treating!

Standing

We are getting thisclose to Abel standing on his own. He really prefers to crawl because it's much easier to move that way, but if we put things in his hands, he'll stand without any problem! While we were at the Terrace with Kerri and the kids, Abel had lots of practice on crawling up the steps and standing!

Hanging with my Cousins

Abel worked very hard to be JUST LIKE Hannah and Henry!

Playing with My Cousins!

Abel loves his cousins. He loves other kids. He laughs and smiles and giggles whenever other kids are around. I think he's starting to recognize Hannah, Henry, and Harper. So, when they came for a quick overnight visit last weekend, they had lots of fun playing on the big chair at the terrace!

More Pictures from the Weekend

Ok, so we've gotten more than one comment on the fact it's been awhile since we posted last.... so here are several updates. We've gotten into a nice routine with the school year and Abel continues to be just awesome!!! I ran out of room on the previous post for pictures. So make sure you read about our weekend in Indy below. :)

Butler Weekend!

We drove back to Indy this past weekend for Butler's Homecoming. It was our ten year reunion (can you believe that!?) and it was a lot of fun. Abel was able to visit with my parents and my brother and his girlfriend. Also, we had a really nice visit with our friends Brad and Elizabeth and their new baby Drew. So here we are, Uncle Kevin, babies and Butler gear...good times!

Playdate!

I have two friends that I work with in Janesville who have two daughters right around Abel's age. He's right in the middle age-wise....and in these pictures! So, here's Abel, legs crossed, sandwiched between the lovely ladies!

A Visit from Lucy!

My cousin, Christiane, was in town for her sister-in-law's baby shower. So, we got a special overnight visit from her and her daughter Lucy! Lucy is growing very fast. It was a lot of fun to watch them play together. Abel likes to reach out, take things, share things...he's kind of all over the place! Lucy liked to just watch him motor around. They make a great pair!

I'm Looking For...

Abel has become very independent. He can play for quite awhile by himself and even finds his own toys! Of course, like most kids all he really wants to do is pull everything out and then needs another project. This particular moment was just too funny to not capture on film!