How to party like a 1 year old

Guess who turned one on Oct 31 this year? Yes, Boone crossed this monumental milestone with a bang. He was a little tentative at first, but then he dove in head first and absolutely loved his first cake. Piper was there to lend a hand and we also had a rare, but great, family shot from the day (thanks Aunt Ria for all the pics). All in all a great weekend, spent with family and enjoying our little one year old.

12-Month Appointment

Boone had his 12-month appointment yesterday and it just doesn't seem possible that he's a year old already. He had a great time at the appointment, he found a stack of magazines and belly-laughed as he threw each one and it landed on the floor.

Here's his stats, he's holding steady on his percentiles:

Height: 29 1/4in (40th percentile)
Weight: 19lbs 6.5oz (10th percentile)
Head Circumference: 18 1/2cm (70th percentile)

He also thoroughly enjoyed his 1st birthday party, especially the cake, he dove in head first! My camera is on the fritz right now so I don't have photos to share (boo!). But I will post some once I get them from others who were there.

Nana

Boone is in love with bananas. I mean he LOVES them. Last Friday, I was cutting up his dinner and putting it on his little tray and when I got the banana out and starting cutting it up, he looked at it and at me and said, "Nana". I thought it was a coincidence, but he has now started requesting "nanas" at mealtime if he can't see us getting one out. And when you get it out and he can see you bringing it to him, he gets soooo excited.

Two little monkeys...

A little prelude to Halloween for this year. Piper got to pick out the costumes, and she wanted to be a "big monkey" and wanted Boone to be a "little monkey". So here they are...two little monkeys!

Boone's favorite food right now is bananas. And how fitting for a little monkey.

Can't wait to trick-or-treat with our two little monkeys this year. Piper has been practicing her "trick or treat" and "thank you" and she's more than ready to test out her new skills. She got a bit of a preview at school yesterday at their party and she scored a bag full of treats. I think she's hooked.

Making the best of a rainy Saturday

Running as fast as you can...pushing a ride-on toy...and you run head-first right into a big set of bleachers

We got that dreaded call yesterday afternoon from Piper's school to tell us that she got hurt while playing in the gym. Fortunately for us it started off with, "She's just fine, but...". And boy am I glad I had some advanced notice before getting to school, cause it was a doozy. The director kept saying on the phone, "It's a REALLY big fat lip". And fortunately she didn't do any major damage requiring stiches or any damage to her teeth, gums, or anything else inside her mouth, just her poor, large, swollen lip. We got a bag of frozen peas out when we got home last night to ice it and she had a special helping of chocolate pudding. She seemed to think this made it feel better!

Projects

We've started another round of projects, trying to get a few more things checked off the ole "to do" list. First on the list was finally getting all the trim, baseboards, doors, etc painted. So far the upstairs is all done and I can't believe what a difference it's made. Still have the downstairs to do, but should be underway in the next few weeks. Here's a before and after shot.

We've also been doing a little work outside. We just planted some blueberry bushes out near our shed (still need to get a picture of them). We loaded them up in the tractor and Piper "drove" them over to where they were going to be planted. We've just got two pecan trees to plant, so will hopefully get those in the ground this weekend.

Boone primarily spectated from the wagon during the planting and sissy was there to keep him entertained!