More pictures from the corn field

We bundled Eric up because it was cold. I just bought this jacket for him and I know we're going to need it in a few months.
Here is a cute little boy with his mommy.
A happy little family. (by the way, the blue smudge on Eric's cheek is a pterodactyl dinosaur face painting)

Corn field maze

On Sunday afternoon, we went to a corn field that had a maze in it with some other activities for kids. There was a sand box full of wheat and corn instead of sand to play in. There were kiddy train rides and for the adults (guys) they launched pumpkins into the air. It was pretty neat to see actually. I enjoyed seeing the country side.
Eric looked like he enjoyed touching hay for the first time.
Hi Mom!
This is taken from standing up on top of the hay. Those people down below are some of the people we met when we first moved here about 4 months ago.

pretty view

This the view outside our bedroom window. A few of the trees in the area are changing colors and they are so pretty now. We've seen a few squirrels run back and forth to this tree.

I'm a big kid now!

I like to stand up in my crib. Now I can push the button to turn on the crib waterfall soother. I don't need it too much now that I'm a big kid, I can fall asleep with a bedtime story. My favorite one is called "Goodnight moon".
I'd like to just put this video in and play it, but I don't know how the thing works. Maybe I'll just ask mom to show me or, maybe she will put in a Baby Einstein DVD instead. That would be much better. Don't you think?
Mom, I'm done ripping up magazines. What else can I do? Empty the trash? How about pick up the crumbs off the floor? I'm really good at that. I also like to help my mom to "sort" the laundry. I think the best technique is to throw them on the floor first.
Now where did I put that lego? I just had it in my hand. Oh, what's this an animal cracker crumb that I forgot to eat?

more pictures

looking at my second cousin who is about 6 years older than me
trying out my new 4 wheeler
Great Aunt Donna's house has a lot of places to crawl and things I can use to pull myself up. Look! I'm taller than a barstool!

birthday pictures

My first birthday cake that my mom and Grandma made! It sure was an interesting texture.
I got a few dinosaur board books with first words so I can learn!
a 4 wheeler that makes cool sounds and music!
I can pull myself with no problem now! Pretty soon I'll be standing on my own and walking. Look out!

Eric's 1st Birthday

Eric had a good time at his birthday party last Saturday. My parents came up from California to help us celebrate and I'm so glad they did. They helped me to decorate our apartment. We put up Orange and Green streamers in the living room and dining room near the ceiling. It matched the colors of the dinosaur balloon that I bought.

Some of my relatives who live fairly close to us (within driving distance) came to the party.
Eric got some cool toys that were just right for his age and a few of them are supposed to help him to develop and learn. He has already had fun playing with his new toys.

The other highlight of the weekend was that we had family pictures taken with my family. It was nice. I think the pictures turned out good and I'll be looking forward to getting them back. Poor Eric was so tired. The pictures were scheduled for 3:00pm and that turned out to be the time that Eric wanted to take a nap. He toughed it out though and managed a cute smile and cute facial expressions. At the end, he crashed his David's arms. I'm so glad that he wasn't fussy during the pictures.

It was a busy weekend. I was sad to see my parents leave. I miss them but Lord willing, we plan to go see them next month for Thanksgiving.

Blogger is having problems uploading pictures. I will try it again later. Sorry about that.

more pictures

Sorry about the wasted blank space. I don't like the way Blogger uploads pictures. Picasa seems to do the same thing. It makes it so I have to type at the bottom of everything. Maybe I just need some time to figure it out. I am becoming more and more computer/blogging/posting/picture illiterate. Or maybe it's just not a priority to me to figure it out right now.

As you can see from the second to the last picture, David likes playing chess and he was able to sneak a game in during the reception. His cousin's son ( who is 6 years old) likes to play and brought his game with him.

The last picture is the Bride and Groom putting on a performance of Brazilian Martial Arts with some of their other classmates. This was during the reception.

The day that we left to head back home, we stopped by my friends house. She had heart surgery about 4 weeks ago and it was a success! She has been suffering for a long time. Now her heart seems to be back to normal and she may be able to live a more normal life. Up until this surgery, she had to refrain from doing any activities that would make her heart speed up any faster than it was.
When we saw her on Sunday, she was up and around and feeling good. Just a little sore, but very happy, excited and blessed.
What an answer to prayer! A lot of people had been praying for her.

Here are some of the pictures of the wedding. I didn't get very many. I'll put up the ones that I have.
Eric slept on the way down at the airport. He was so tired on the whole trip because he didn't sleep well in the portable crib. He is too big for it.

Grandma got to hold him for a little bit while he sucked his thumb.

David and I found a cute suit for him to wear to the wedding. He looked so handsome in it.

tired

I'm tired from the trip to California. It was a quick trip and very busy. I was a bridesmaid and David took care of Eric.

I'll put a few pictures up later.