The Great Pumpkin Farm

We went to the Great Pumpkin Farm on Monday. Ben had a blast running around looking for the perfect pumpkin. Next year we plan on going back to this one and spending the day there and check out the maze and petting zoo.

Things that make you go hmmm....

Once in a while Ben will look at something and then scratch his chin and go hmmm. It makes me wonder what he is up to. It makes me worry that he will go all Phinas and Ferb on us...

Ben and Julie

She's walking... almost

Say Cheese

Ben so loves playing with the cameras.

Special little moments

There is definitely sibling rivalry between Ben and Julie. They fight over toys, milk cups, and so forth; and we have to pull them of each other once in a while. But then they show that they care for each other too. They want to play together and will follow the other around. Ben will hold Julie's bottle for her when she is drinking or will lay down beside her and drink his milk as she is drinking hers. Ben will kiss Julie when he kisses Lisa goodnight. Tonight, when I was putting Ben to bed, Julie was already in the crib and I told Ben that he needed to be quiet. He quietly walked into the bedroom, walked to the crib and checked on Julie. Julie cannot keep the blanket on her and it was sitting next to her. Ben reaches in and puts the blanket on Julie and climbs into bed.

First steps

Julie took a few steps today. We will try to record it soon.

Step into Wellness

At work they have put together a walking challenge. I am carrying a pedometer with me and submitting the number of steps each day for the month of October. The goal is to eventually do 10,000 steps a day, which equals about 5 miles! I set up a page off my blog to keep up with this. In the first week, I have walked 39747 steps or roughly 20 miles.

Tim Hortons anyone

With parking lots disappearing for construction, I am back to taking the train in every day. I do not mind taking the train at all. As I was walking in this morning, I was thinking I am parking by one Tim Hortons and walking by another. Hmmm… How long will I be able to resist stopping at one or the other everyday. As we all know, resistance is futile. Hot chocolate and a donut will sound so good on those cold mornings…

Shall we dance

I got rhythm

Photos by Ben

Here are a few photo Ben has taken over the past few weeks. Most of them are blurry, but Ben tends to be a bit of a blur at times… so much energy.

Standing on her own

Julie has been working on standing the past few days. She would let go of the couch for a few seconds and stand there. In this photo I set her in on the floor and she stood there watching Lisa and Ben long enough for me to take the photo. watch out, it will not be long before she is walking.

Another one comes down

Another building is disappearing into the history books on the Buffalo general campus.The multilab and the parking lot are being cleared to make room for a parking ramp.

Trip to the Market

We decided to go to the market today as a family outing. It was nice that Lisa did not have to work and we could spend a Saturday together. It was really busy but everyone had a great time. Ben got to try apple cider for the first time. We got a lot of fruits and veggies to add to our meals for the week. Ben is becoming a lot more helpful in the kitchen when Lisa is cooking. Today he decided he wanted to help make dinner so Lisa gave him corn to shuck. He was so excited to help, but I don't think he realized how much work it would be. You could tell he was so proud to be helping and I think he was a little tired when he finally found the corn.