3 more days...

Fall is my favorite time of year and I was so excited to take Rupert out in all the wonderful colors and play in the leaves! I love the colors of fall, I love the smell of fall and I love the feeling of fall. I love sunny days where you need to wear a jacket and some boots, (speaking of which I am still on the hunt for the perfect pair!) Going through these photos made me so excited for next year as Rupert will have his own little gum boots and we can go explore in the woods and collect leaves and maybe even press a few! I am so glad that he enjoys being outside in nature just as much as we do! As soon as we put on his shoes and start heading downstairs he gets so excited, flailing his arms and legs and letting out excited, impatient shrieks!

I absolutely love this toque! I am going to be so sad next year when he is too big for it!

This past fall was also Rupert's first experience with solids. Was not a fan at first but quickly got the hang of it! Now he is an eater extraordinaire! Some of his favorites are: oranges, grapes, cheese, yogurt, any kind of fruit cup, avocado, rice puffs, cheerios, green beans, corn, carrots and potatoes. Not the biggest fan of pieces of meat but we'll get there! He is also mastering his sippy cup but seems to prefer and actually be good at drinking from our cup! Crazy kid! He is completely on cow's milk now! Praise the Lord! Hallelujah! No more formula for us! Such a money and time saver! And he hasn't really seemed to notice the difference. So Rupert is now an Island Farms boy. :D

Seriously, if we had the money, I would get him an agent and fly to New York because how is this kid not in a Gap add? Am I allowed to say that? Oh heck why not, I'm his mom :D

This fall also saw our first trip as a family to a pumpkin patch. Rupert wasn't that thrilled as it was during his nap time and he was still just a little guy, but we were pretty excited! Next year will be a different story I'm sure! And he will actually get to pick out his own pumpkin.

Discovering the scratchy hay! He is such a textures kid! He loves to touch things and scratch things. The first touch of something new his hands usually recoil but gradually he will point with his favorite pointer finger and slowly open up his hands and then be right into it. He loves the sound and feeling of scratching which is just too funny because when I was pregnant with him I told Colin it felt like the baby was scratching me by my hip all the time. And now he likes to scratch the couch, the carpet, his bouncy ball and us!

My pumpkin's first pumpkin!

Our little Curious George. This costume fits him perfectly as he truly is a little Curious George. Now that he is more mobile he is into everything! And he has eyes like a hawk and is as quick as a fox! He can spot the tiniest speck of dirt and have it in his mouth in mere seconds. And no matter that we've spent our hard earned money on toys to amuse the child, he much prefers to play with lamps, cords, heat registers, plugins and whatever else he can find that is just out of reach. Although he is getting more helpful, when he is holding something that he shouldn't be and we ask for it he will give it to us.... don't think he quite realizes that we will keep it though, as he burst into tears when we don't give it back. Soon enough I know he will stop offering it to us and proclaim it "mine".

He has come so far and accomplished so much already it is scary to think what I will be writing in a year's time!