I Love Fall!

Hi Everyone!

"They" tell me that it's been a beautiful fall here in western New York. Since I have no point of comparison, I'll have to take "their" word for it. It is very pretty.

On Sunday, Mommy and Daddy were raking leaves in our yard. Mommy got the camera and started shooting. I like playing in the leaves and I'm pretty good about not eating them. By the end of an afternoon of raking and mowing, the yard looked perfect. Today, after a night of wind and rain the yard is all covered in leaves again! I'm excited, because I'll get to play in the leaves again soon--after they dry.


Mommy, Daddy and I took advantage of a beautiful fall Saturday and took a walk on the canal. We stopped at lock 32 for the above photo op and grabbed a snack before we headed back on the return hike (my snack was cereal and pear--yum yum).

A few weeks ago a family in our church invited everyone to a hayride. So I went on my very first hayride. It was fun! After the hayride, I got to meet their horse. Look how close I got. Horses are BIG!

I love puffs!! Yum yum!

Mommy and Daddy celebrated their 5th anniversary earlier this month. We spent their anniversary weekend doing fun family activities (though they did have an evening out to dinner without me). We went on a hike in the woods. I really enjoyed the first 45 minutes of the hike, but then got a little tired of the whole thing and decided to take a nap.

Before I fell asleep! I love riding in the backpack--I feel like such a big boy!

The other family outing was to The Strong National Museum of Play here in Rochester. This was my first visit but I'll be back (Mommy and Daddy got a family membership). What fun I had--and Mommy and Daddy did too.

Don't we look funny!!! This was a funky mirror at the museum.

I think this was the goose that laid the golden egg! I don't think the egg was really gold! Too bad, it could have helped out my college fund.

Life continues to be full. It's hard to believe that in less than two months I will be 1! Some new things I'm doing these days are:

• Crawling faster than Mommy and Daddy can. I play chase with Daddy and I can almost always catch him.
• I stood up once for about 10 seconds by myself and then got freaked out and sat right back down.
• Pout--yep, I can put on quite the pout now. Mommy's so not impressed by it!
• I understand "no" when I want to.
• I can put my toys back in the box (again--selectively).
• I walk behind my walker as long as Mommy helps by not letting the walker go too quickly.
• I scream, twist, kick and rollover during diaper change time 60% of the time--not my favorite activity.
• I've eaten mango, and stew and really like both!

Well, Halloween is Saturday--stay tuned for my next blog posting. Guess what I'm going to be for Halloween . . .

Love,

Jamee

An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor . . .

Hi Everyone,

Well my apple a day did not keep the doctor away since I was already scheduled for my nine month check up. On Wednesday, I had my check up. I am now 19 lbs. 2.5 oz. and my height is 28". I'm still growing. The doctor and nurse always say what a happy baby I am--I try not to let all this go to my head (it's tough though). I also got one shot at this visit--a flu shot (just the regular flu shot not the H1N1 version). So, hopefully, I will make it through the winter without getting sick. It was a pretty easy doctor's visit. I don't have another appointment until I am 1 year old!

So, my coolest adverture was on Saturday! A nice lady who works with Mommy, her name is Joyce, told Mommy about a fruit farm not far away. We went for a visit on Saturday to pick some apples. It was the greatest place with a train that we rode on, a petting zoo and lots and lots and lots of apples. Check out the pictures below. Stay tuned for future adventures.