The Helicopter Ride

Men are hard to shop for. (Well, all the men that I know are hard to shop for.) So when I saw an article about a new helicopter business in Clarkston I knew exactly what I was going to get my dad for his birthday. (It just happened to work out so well that I got rides for Bob and Matt also.) For my dad's 60th birthday last year his gift was finding out about baby Etta. Cheap, I know. But pretty special I think.

Here are some shots of the ride.

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Post-ride glow

The Pumpkin Patch

On Saturday we went to an Autumn Festival at The Red Barn Farm just North of Colton, WA. It was 3/4 of the way through a LONG day, was fairly brisk and windy. We got a couple of cute shots though...

Gramps

Montana Grandma

My folks came for a weekend visit. Friday night my dad took in the LHS football game with Bob. Saturday we went to the Moscow Farmer's Market and a fall festival at The Red Barn Farms (among a few other things...). Sunday after church Grandma Cathy babysat and we all went to The Phantom of the Opera in Spokane with Matt & Christine. My folks headed back toward Montana this morning. It was a wonderful, whirlwind visit. (Are there any other kinds?) Etta and I will spend a few days recovering. I'm going to do multiple posts to try to capture the weekend. Here is the first with a variety of shots with Montana Grandma.

Halloween Costume #1

Cutest Baby in the World

Rice cereal!

We were going to wait for a Saturday so Bob could be present for Etta's first taste of solid food. But things hadn't been working out and I got to looking at the calendar and figured that she would be four before we would have a nice, clear Saturday. So I bit the bullet, got everything set up and fed her cereal myself. I waited until after her long afternoon nap when I figured she would be really hungry. I guess that it worked because she loved it! It was not nearly as messy as I thought it was going to be and she only blew bubbles a few times at the begining. I couldn't feed her fast enough and she would lunge for the spoon each time. Every day she has actually eaten a bit more and I am happy with the results. We are in no big hurry for her to try lots of different food so for now I am just doing one cereal feeding a day. I know that things will change as she grows but I am going to keep a positive outlook.

Here are some pictures of our first adventure.

Waiting for dinner.



Mmmmmmmmmmmmm........



More please!



All done!

Kitchen Swimming

What kind of a toy is that, mom?



I think that I can get it!