Happy Halloween

This is a cute picture of Josh and Mike while we were handing out candy for Halloween.

The Heisel clan always stops by to trick or treat and show off the kids costumes.

Standing and walking

Josh was playing in the family room and when I wasn't looking, he used the couch to pull himself to a standing position!! He did pretty well and stood up for several minutes, playing with whatever he could reach, until he let go with both hands to grab something and fell on his bum.

He's also been doing really well with walking, as long as someone is holding both of his hands. This video cracks me up though because he's in his duck costume and sometimes you can't see his face, just a silly, walking duck.

Pumpkin carving

Mike and I carved our pumpkins tonight, with a little help from Josh. Of course he was more interested in eating the pumpkin than he was in the actual carving of it :) I'll post photos of the pumpkins tomorrow, I just wanted to get some pics of Josh on tonight. I'm a little tired after the carving and then having to clean the entire kitchen (yes, that is pumpkin ALL OVER the floor!!) But hey, what fun is pumpkin carving with a kid if you can't make a mess?

(sorry there are so many pics, he was just so cute!!)

Where'd daddy go?

Mike went outside the other day and I heard some pounding, I turned around and Josh had crawled over to the door and was banging on it and looking outside for his daddy

Playin in the sink

Auntie Megan fed Josh lunch and then took him to the sink to get him cleaned up. Somehow it ended up with Josh in the sink and playing with the water :) He had a great time splashing around and Uncle Joey got some really cute pictures of the two of them.

Just ducky

We took Josh to some classic car shows this weekend that had trick or treating for the kids. Grandpa was really excited to get to use the antique stroller he received from a friend, Josh is finally big enough to sit up in it (especially with the costume on!!) Josh wasn't real sure what he thought about the duck costume, but he sure looked cute in it!! His cousin Christian was dressed as Indiana Jones and won a prize for the most original costume at one of the events.

Josh and I made new friends this week!

Josh and I got together this week with several other cloth diapering moms from around the area. I've talked online to several of them but this is the first time most of us have met in person. It was really nice to meet a group of moms who have similar thoughts on raising kids. We had a great time and can't wait to get together again!!

I love the little girl in the picture here, she makes the most hysterical faces!!

This is the whole group of us

Several of the little ones lined up in the grass

Josh playing in the grass. He doesn't get to do that very often as we don't have a great yard for playing in.

Me and my little munchkin

Eating and drinking (and dancing....)

Josh was really in a good mood at dinnertime, he just kept dancing while I was trying to feed him. (and if anyone asks, it's not easy to feed a dancing baby!)

peek-a-boo

Anyone need to brighten their day? You can't help but smile when you see a baby giggling!

Just because he's cute...

These are just because he's cute and I took tons of pictures of him today :) I love my little munchkin!!

mmm... that's some good monkey tail!!

We're in trouble now....

Between our living room and our kitchen, there is a small step up. Josh has been well contained in the living room because he can't figure out how to get up that small step, which was really nice. Well, this week, he's figuring it out...

The first video is from 2 days ago, where he figured out how to lean over the step and sort of stand up.

And this one is where he actually climbed up the step. It's so amazing to watch him as he figures things out.

He is also doing very well at standing, as long as he can hold on to something. I helped him up, but once he was holding on to the car seat, he stayed up for a few minutes on his own. It won't be long before he's pulling himself up without my help...

Penguin Wrestling

Josh received this big penguin from my parents a while back but hasn't played with it too much. Today, however, I caught him wrestling around with it. Everytime you hit it, it yells "woo hoo" and giggles :)