Curious George and Halloween

Yesterday David spent most of the day dressed as a monkey. He loves Curious George, so we called him George and he loved it. At first, he was a little fussed in the outfit, but as soon as we got to the Halloween carnival he realized he wasn't the only one dressed up. He had a great time exploring the world as a monkey. David played with his friends and then came home for a much needed nap. In the afternoon we stopped by another Halloween party were he hung out with Daddy and enjoyed snacks. After we dropped Andrew off back at work, "George" and I passed out candy to all our neighborhood kids. He was excited to have these colorful block like toys in his Elmo basket and walked around the house with a piece of candy in each hand. Little does he know how much fun candy can be if you actually unwrap it and put it in you mouth.

David posing as Curious George

Playing with friends

Posing with his pal Dani the Ladybug

More exploring minus fleece costumes

Saying goodbye to Ian and Lily

Walden Pond

This past weekend we took a mini-vacation to Boston. Saturday was a bit rainy, we escaped to the mall, did some shopping and really enjoyed dinner at the food court. David and I had Chikfila and Andrew got to eat what he wanted, it really was nice, we love their lemonade! We relaxed in the hotel and watched the baseball game. The next morning, the weather was amazing and we went for a hike around Walden Pond, the Walden Pond where Thoreau lived and wrote. It truly is a place where you can commune with nature.

Enjoying the leaves

A couple of weeks ago, we still had lots of beautiful leaves on our trees. David enjoyed playing in the leaves and was fascinated by the leaves falling off the trees. As the weather became more chilly and breezy, all our trees are know bare. Here are a few pics and video clips from playing outside in the leaves.

Pumpkin Festival

Daddy and David amongst the pumpkins

On Sunday we went to our first ever pumpkin festival. Last year, David was a bit young to enjoy some of the wonderful fall festivities, but this year he absolutely loved it. He began by picking out his own pumpkin from an actual pumpkin patch. Next was a horse drawn cart ride from the pumpkin fields to the pumpkin festival. There was pumpkin painting, lots of yummy food and live music. There were many familiar faces there, but David was happiest to see his little friend Dani (apparently, she was excited to see him, too).

Dani spots her little friend

Dani hugs David....

.....she knocks them off their feet :)

David plays outside

Now that David is walking on his own, it is much easier to play outside. He enjoys his slide and just wandering around our yard. He doesn't always go down, his slide, sometimes he tries to climb up it or just hang out on top.

Democratic Debate at Dartmouth

A couple of weeks ago all of the Democratic candidates came to Dartmouth for a debate. We didn't get tickets for the debate, but David and I met some friend out on the Green to check out all the media in our small town. There was a huge political demonstration area, along with signs, banners, and chanting. We were in the background of Hardball as it was taping live as well as several other local news channels. As I was walking around the Green looking for our friends, we ran into Joe Biden! Rumor had it that most of the non-leading candidates were milling around town, but Obama, Hillary, and Edwards were too big of a security problem to allow that.

Musical fun

During our time in California, we had some fun with music. This first clip is quite the treat, yes that is Daniel playing "guitar" on his Nintendo DS, accompanied by Anthony on the Nintendo Donkey Kong Congos.



Later in the week, David and Edie brought over their karaoke machine and everybody sang along.
Watch Kyle and Baby David in the background, he wants to get in on all the action.


This next clip has Kyle and Daniel cracking us up with a silly song.



In the last clip you will see how the performers are all into it, as well as the backup singers. We had so much fun! Miss everyone!

Enjoying time with family

We had a wonderful time in the middle of September visiting family and friends in California. David had lots of arms to help him practice his walking. With all that encouragement, David is now walking everywhere, more on that later.

can't get enough hugs from my cousin

Ceres gang out to eat, again

a case of the giggles with Grandma Mary

playing in the backyard with Sebastian aka Don Sebas

the newest member of the Sanchez family, Austin

David - David time

Tio Jose takes a turn

Cheering the Dodgers on with Kyle and Daddy

More Dodger mania with Grandma and Grandpa and the infamous red truck

Being silly with my walking coach, Tia Awnie

Showing off my moves

Valenzuela karaoke night...more to follow