8 months

Well, it seems that fall is setting in here in Colorado this morning. We woke to big winds, cold rain/hail, and no sun! Maybe we'll have a wet, snowy winter so we can get some snowshoeing in!! Abraham went out with me to inspect the work in the backyard that was done while I worked this weekend. He kept trying to eat the wind!

With mom measurements, he is 20lb 5oz and 30.5 inches today. He keeps getting bigger and bigger. We have to go out and get new clothes. He's in 18-24 month stuff and we don't have any of that except for his carhart overalls. Guess I can't keep him running around in his diaper/cover anymore with cooler weather setting in.

Handsome blue eyed men...

Hard day at Model UN in Denver with dad on Saturday. Mom worked.

As of now, he refuses all baby food. He loves spicy thai food, vegetarian meals better than meat options, cheese, yogurt and most fruits. Vegetables still aren't the best unless they are sauted and super soft. Meals always go better if he can feed himself but then we've got quite the mess!!

Here's a video of dinner last night:


Lots of changes going on in this neck of the woods. Grandpa Al gets out here soon to start work with a visit from Uncle Christopher for 24 hours to drop off the stuff for the apartment. Uncle Jake is moving out and up to Parker for work. We'll be down to 5 people and 1 dog when he leaves. Sad to see them go...Aber's loves Uncle Jake time. Then, Abraham and I head out to the cabin middle of October to visit Grandma Lynn since she is staying in Ohio until their house sells. Should be a good time! Nothing like travelling alone with a crazy, crawling man.

Way to go Uncle Jake...Getting the stink eye from a floating Abraham for leaving!

Labor day fun

Hope everybody had a great weekend! We headed out of town Sunday to the little town of Westcliffe, CO. It is a super cute little mountain town sitting at 7888 ft. We've gone down there for the last 3 years for a nice night of camping at the Alvarado campground. This year, we were just about at the top of the campground, closest to the trail head. We had great weather and good food. David made pita pizzas for dinner and omelets and sausage for breakfast. It was quite delicious! He might be a convert to the car camping stove after all! We had a good time with Bertrand as well...one of David's best friends from Cameroon.

19 weeks and 7.5 months. One year, big difference. Pretty awesome!

Chef extraordinaire!

Teaching the man about aspens.

Abraham, as it seems to be the case, far prefers the outdoors. He was great the entire time, fell asleep easily in his tent, and then had a rough night as the evening got cold. I guess his thermarest isn't quite as nice as his parents. It lets the cold come right through. Dad being the trooper that he is, slept at the bottom of the tent curled in a ball so mom and Abers could have the 2 good thermarests. As soon as we did that, he slept like himself. The moon was big and full for us. It looked like there was a street light right over our tent!

Here are some older pictures as well, from Robins 14th birthday. Also, Aber's chowing down on some corn on the cob. He can pull himself up in his crib to standing these days. When we go in to get him, he is up, crying super loud, looking like a pitiful jailbird....poor guy.

Yummy corn on the cob...7 months

A look of shock at getting her phone.