Fall Travels

October brought a busy month for mom and dad, and of course we spent alot of time trying to keep up with Nathan! For Columbus Day weekend, we ventured up to Cape Cod for the Annual Cranberry Festival in Wareham, MA. It was pretty amazing seeing the harvesting of the cranberry bogs. Mom and dad also celebrated their 6th wedding anniversary - hard to believe it has been 6 years!

To help celebrate fall, we visited pumpkin patches and orchards, and made a trip down to the mountains of Waynesville, NC to see Sarahbeth's aunt and uncle. Nathan had fun chasing after Chester, (Sarahbeth's aunt's dog and his new best friend) and getting into her pots and pans. Not to mention Halloween, when Nathan was dressed as a pirate and got to greet trick or treaters!

This weekend Nathan starts the fall session of swimming again so I am sure we will have lots to report in the next couple of weeks. Enjoy the moments we have captured from Nathan's adventures!

Arrrrr!

Nathan & Mom at a cranberry bog

Nathan & his pal Chester hanging out on the swing

Dad takes Nathan down the slide at a pumpkin patch

Outside the Quahog Republic on Cape Cod

At the beach in Gray Gables

It's cold Dad, let's head back!

Nathan's First Birthday!

Nathan is 1 year old! We celebrated his birthday with family and friends the weekend of September 26th. He had a lot of fun playing with his buddies and opening lots of toys. Thanks to everyone who helped make his first birthday a memorable one (for Mom and Dad at least).

We had his 12 month checkup as well, where the poor guy was subjected to 5 shots. He is now 31.5 inches tall (94th percentile) and 25 lbs. 6 oz. (80th percentile), so he's still a big boy for his age. In fact, he's already over halfway to his mom's height! Nathan has also been walking for about month now, so it's getting harder and harder for us to keep up. Plus he looks like such a boy now, instead of the little baby he was not too long ago. As always, here are some recent pictures.

Of course we have to stick a hand in the icing!

Mmmm, cake!

Nathan loved his gift from the Brownes

This looks like fun!

More presents?

Taking a break at the park

Almost 1 Year Old

We can't believe that Nathan will celebrate his first birthday in just a few weeks. The past 11 months have gone by quickly, so it still surprises us to see him looking like a little boy instead of a baby.

He's not quite walking yet, but he crawls everywhere (including up the stairs) and can pull himself up to standing. He's got 5 teeth now, so he's eating lots of finger food. He loves peas, Cheerios, salmon, and the little chicken and apple meatballs that Sarahbeth makes for him.

In the past few weeks, Nathan has had his portraits taken at Sears, went on his first hike in Shenandoah National Park, and went to pick raspberries at a local orchard. As always, here a few recent pictures.

Lounging in the grass at Butler's Orchard

Taking a break from picking raspberries

Nathan and Caroline pose for the camera

On the terrace at Gadino Cellars

Hiking in Shenandoah National Park