spending the fall with friends + family

steve and rory going for a win at pictionary. lesson learned: never take on the gals.


mom's great friend abby came to visit. they went to the iowa state vs kansas state football game. ISU was victorious!

they were having a lot of fun!


thanksgiving dinner at our house. dad made the whole meal!

everyday is a new adventure

Take down, Dad and I playing around.

Today, I'm six months old. My dimensions are 14 lbs 11 oz, 27.5 inches tall and life is good! We just returned home from visiting my aunts in California. The plane ride was very cool but this one lady thought I was a little girl. I got to meet my furry cousin Sydney, she taught me how to be well behaved and then get everything I want. When we were walking in Ventura she made sure we kept in line. Cousin Syd is Australian red heeler.

BOO, Happy Halloween.

I explore by way of my mouth and most of all love eating my mom's colorful magazines! Army crawl is my latest mode of transportation and I'm just figuring out that if I get my legs under me I can move even faster.

My first veggie: carrots. I'm not too sure about the orange sticks. It took me a couple days to really begin to love them. The fall colour is at its peak around my house.

let's go, it's time to eat

as you can see in this photo my new food is toe curling delicious! i can almost hold my own bottle. i just love my brown rice cereal, a nice change from milk. bibs are not enough coverage so mom wraps me in a tea towel. how nice i get to eat on top of the table.

five months

i have learned to put everything in my mouth. it's great fun!


mom and i planted the flower seeds when i was just a month old! see they have grown as fast as i.


rolling like a ball.


iowa state victorious over iowa, what a fun saturday!


thinking about crawling...


more of our flowers, aren't they looking nice?


i love camping!

labor day

A few friends had a great time camping at Lake Red Rock over the Labor Day Holiday. The weather was perfect to sleep outside under the stars. Here you see Mom and I just waking up.


Cozy warm in this 35 degree bag!



Cousin Lexi keeps a close eye on me.



Playing in the tent with cousins Lexi and Mason. We had quite the camping adventure!

a growing boy

guess what? i'm now 4 months old! i'm adjusting to mom being away at work, however it hasn't slowed our fun. last week, dad and i went to the iowa state fair even though mom didn't think i would have any fun at such a young age. i hope you are having a great summer and stop in for a visit if you are ever close to my house!


do you like my little chum onesie? it's my favorite from auntie kasey + sydney. finally it fits perfectly!


splish, splash, i love taking a bath!

three months

just testing out my birthday suit 9 months early. check it out, i can hold my head up without getting the shakes.


mom introduced me to her girlfriends and their kids in perry. i hope to see them all again soon.



lounging in my bath


lots of love from mom


great aunts barbara and kris, it was very nice meeting both of you.