For my Pap

I've been giving myself a guilt trip about not updating the blog, but I'm just going to get over it and try to do smaller posts more often rather than waiting until I have too much to say. 

My Dad, Elliott's Pap, is in China and aching for punkin pictures, so here is our little pumpkin as a pumpkin.

Halloween is tomorrow! We've been so lucky to discover that one of my friends from college, Becky, has twin girls just a month or so older than Elliott. Becky is a great organizer, and thoughtful enough to invite us over often. She has friends over every Wednesday for "BabyFest." As you will see from the pictures, it is indeed a baby fest! 

It's a lot of fun to watch Elliott interacting with other kids and continuing to become a little person, not a baby. 

He is growing so, so fast.

That's all I have time for, so it will have to do.

The big ONE.

Did you guys know that my birthday party is tomorrow?

I'm going to be ONE on Wednesday.

My Mommy has been very busy at work, but I think I've been busier.

Walking. I do that a lot. It's my primary mode of transportation.

Getting teeth. I have three now.

Climbing on stuff.

Getting into things.... Literally and figuratively.

Trying to get the kitty. I even learned to say "meow," but that does not make Runa want to hang out with me. I don't get it.
Being adorable, whatever that means.

Playing with my Daddy. He's my best buddy.

Drinking cold, cold water. I like ice in my sippy cup, please.

Talking. I say "hi. mommy. daddy. meow. yeah. and ooooh (for uh-oh)" My excited sound is 'da da da da da da.'

Sometimes, I am not so adorable. I like to get my way.

Last weekend, Mommy and Daddy were moving furniture in the spare room. They kept vacuuming and cleaning things and they wouldn't let me have the big yellow spray bottle. I was mad. After they fed me lunch, they left me in my high chair with some crunchies while they moved the bed back into place. This is how I looked when they came back.

Hey! I was tired!

I also pushed down the gate last weekend and climbed up the stairs all by myself. Luckily, I found my Mommy at the top of the stairs. She was taking a nap, so I just crawled into bed with her. I could tell Mommy and Daddy wanted to get mad at me, but they were just glad I was safe.

There are almost 30 people coming over to play tomorrow. Can you believe it? All three of my great grandmas will be there. My Mommy cried yesterday because my Great Grandma Ebig should be there, too. But she'll just be there in spirit. Aunt Meredith and Uncle Jerry are coming all the way from Chicago. Aunt Melanie and Uncle Rob can't come from Connecticut, but the mailman delivered a big box from them yesterday. Mommy told me I have to wait to open the red dinosaur paper until tomorrow.

My Uncle Nate got engaged to my Aunt Larry. That's pretty exciting. Mommy thinks I will be ready to dance next September, so there had better be some kickin' music.

Anyway, Mommy finished her BIG annual report project and is done delivering them to the legislators. That's cool. It means she's going to take some time off from work to party down with all of us tomorrow.

I just hope they'll be some mozzarella cheese. That's my favorite food.