My First Thanksgiving

Ben & Brianna hanging out on Thanksgiving waiting for some turkey.

Sitting in mom's old high chair. It's much more fun than the high chair I have at home because I like to stand up in it and face backwards when I eat.

One of my favorite parts of the trip was meeting my grammy's new puppy. We had a lot of fun together. He's much more fun (and much nicer) than my cat, b.b. He doesn't hiss or swat at me when I try to play with him.

Grammy and me jumping on the bed.

I love this new activity toy from my grandpa Steve and Brenda. It makes all sorts of fun sounds.


Brenda spilled the beans to my mom that I can hold my own bottle. Now I'll probably have to start doing it more often. I quite enjoyed having someone hold it for me.

My Ninth Month

I've been pretty busy this month. Here are just a few of the things I've been doing...

Showing off my new teeth

Clapping

Bundling up for walks in the frigid 60 degree weather

Climbing the stairs

Laughing at dad's jokes

Chicago Trip

I visited my Aunt Anne in Chicago last weekend and had a great time. I enjoyed the big city, although it was cold up there. I'm happy to be back in the mild Charlotte weather. Highlights of the trip include going to the aquarium, taking lots of walks, stopping in a pet store to look at some puppies and being able to see my second cousins Griffin and Gretchen.

Enjoying the Chicago nightlife. Hopefully some day I'll figure out how these cup things work.

Having some lunch at the aquarium.

This one's a little blurry, but it's a picture inside the aquarium. My favorites were the penguins and the sea otters.

This picture of Griffin, Gretchen, dad and me was taken on top of Anne's building.

My First Halloween

Ben enjoyed his first Halloween, even though he wasn't feeling 100%. He collected his first piece of candy, which was a "sugar daddy" (I think that's what those are called). He didn't eat it, but the fact that it was on a stick and wrapped made it very entertaining. He did some trick-or-treating with his buddy Griffin Barlow, who dressed as a monkey.

We want candy!

Griffin and I discussing all the candy we collected.