King Of The Jungle!

I just couldn't resist this little costume when I saw it at the store. Since halloween is approaching I had to get a costume for him. The only use we'll prbably get out of it are these pictures and maybe the "trunk or treat" we're going to, but it was worth it! It was sure fun taking these pictures since most of his attention was on the grass and definitely not on us trying to get him to smile.
He's growing so fast. It's now a whole new world for him since he can sit on his own. He can't quite crawl, but he sure does the army crawl. He's pretty fast on the carpet and if he's on the wood floor forget it...he's gone! He changes everyday and it's just more fun! We couldn't ask for a better little guy :)




He's all smiles!

He couldn't get enough of the grass

He's looking at us like we were crazy the way we were trying to get him to smile!

Turner Falls!

This past weekend was Erik's "fall break" (meaning we got Friday off) so we took advantage of the day off and went camping with some classmates of Erik's and some spouses. We had such a great time! We couldn't have asked for a better campground or a better spot! We were right by the running water and not far from the huge falls and caves. The weather was pretty good also. It was kind of nippy, but thanks to those great boy scouts we were able to have a warm fire (and thanks to my little portable propane heater). It was so nice to be able to relax and get away. No we didn't bring the little guy... it would have been way to cold for him. So, we left him with my parent's. He didn't miss us one bit. I got that hint from when we picked him up. He didn't even look or respond to us! :)
We'll definitely be doing a little trip like this again sometime!

Erik in a little empty cove he found. How we got there is another story, climbing all over the rocks with many steep areas..it was kind of scary to watch!

A beautiful pool of water at the end of a hike we took. Erik and his buddies were determined to go beyond the dead end and explore more...

We had some little critters invade our camp while we were sleeping. They raided the M&M's and the beef jerky that were accidentally left out. We heard them trying to get into everything, but since they are such nasty little animals, we let them have at it!

I love this picture Erik took! This is the biggest waterfall at the park.

Another shot of the big waterfall. In the summer you can swim in the huge pool below it. Well, I guess you could swim now if you want to feel the super freezing temperature!

In one of the caves with some of the crew