Pumpkin Patch

10 Months Old

New Wagon

We've been looking into getting Dominic a Radio Flyer wagon. I liked the good old classic one that I had growing up. Brian had something else in mind. This one has a 1,000 lb capacity :) because that's important, 13" all terrain tires, and turns into a flatbed.

First Official Haircut

Dominic got his first official haircut last night. He was a little champ. Sat there happy as could be the whole time and barely moved. Just for the record...it wasn't cut into a mohawk, just styled that way for the pics we took.

Dominic and his cousin Jake

We got to go fishing a couple of weeks ago with Brian's sister and her family. As always, Dominic loved hanging out with his cousins. I wish we all lived closer.

Our Motorhome Adventure...

Or should I say disaster? We had a trip this last weekend up to a beautiful lake in the El Dorado Hills. We had a very generous offer to borrow a motorhome which we jumped at. It started out great. Then there was rain, then there was leaking, then there was the drive home. Or, the attempted drive home. We left early Sunday morning in order to make it home for my friends wedding later that afternoon. We were only on the highway for a very short time when all of a sudden the transmission gave out. Fortunately, we were near Placerville and were able to find a guy who worked on old motorhomes. A few hours of sitting in what looked like a vehicle cemetery later we were told that there was no way we were going to get the good old RV home. So, we got on our phones. No rental car companies open on the weekends in the mountains. We would have to stay there for another night, miss the wedding and wait till the morning to be able to get home. Once morning came, we were told by the company that we had made a reservation with that they were out of cars! By early afternoon we were finally on our way home. You just gotta love trips like these.

9 Month Check-Up (a little late)

Dominic is in the 5th percentile for weight at 17 lbs 8 oz. He's 28 1/4" long and his body is catching up to his head in size :) He's very active, never stops moving. He's walking while hanging onto furniture or his little walker but has yet to take any steps on his own. He can balance on his own, standing up for a few seconds at a time so far. He loves to talk. His vocabulary now consists of Momma, Dadda, ball, yum yum and whoa. He's started to give kisses lately. It's pretty funny, he leans in with his mouth wide open and leans into your cheek. He can't get enough of seeing and petting dogs. He giggles like crazy when we play catch with Molly. He loves to play with his cousins, no one can get him laughing like Vincent. I keep thinking each phase he's in is my favorite :) It's so fun getting to see how much he learns everyday.