Gabe's Baby/toddler Halloween Party!

Last Wednesday I threw a Baby/toddler Halloween party for Gabe. I thought it would be fun to have all his little friends over (and my friends too, of course!) for some food and fun. Originally I planned on just have a little party-more of a glorified playgroup, but it turned out to be a whole lot bigger then that! I kept thinking of more people to invite. I had about 15 adults and 15 kiddos in my house! I've never had that many people all at once in my house but I think the party was a big hit!
Doing crafts & coloring


Lots of food-the most important part of any party!!




Playing with edible playdough


Here are some cute pics of (a few) the adorable little party guests. I set up a little wagon with some hay and a few pumpkins in case anyone wanted to take some pics of their kids.

Ethan

McKay

Eva


Maia
Big brother Lachlan as a monkey and cute little sister Tenley as a banana. So cute!
My silly little Gabe being all serious!
Jackson
Kaden


Some more pics of the kids just playing around:


Gabe thought it was a good idea to draw all over his face with marker. I didn't. And yes, that is a real black eye. And no, I didn't punch him...his chair tipped over (a few nights before the party, of course) while he was peacefully coloring and he hit his eye on the coffee table. It looks worse than it was.



Thanks to all of those who came and also to those who helped set up and clean up!

Gurnee Trip

Sorry I haven't posted in over a month. Nothing special has happened. Except of course me and Gabe's trip to Gurnee, IL (Oct.2-Oct 16th). Erik was in Tuscon doing rotations so we thought it would be a good time to visit my parents. Gabe and I had so much fun! Here are a ton of pics from the trip.


I tried to get some fall pics of Gabe. He was cooperative until my mom decided to put a wreath on him!
I love this pic because it shows how much he is starting to look like Erik.


Totally random...me in a wig. Not bad, huh?
Gabe being cute:

We had fun putting all these necklaces on Gabe!
Gabe is obsessed with phones and remotes. He has both in his hands here. Needless to say, he is quite happy!

We loved that it was cool enough to go to the park. Gabe is obsessed with the swings!
My dad and Gabe
Gabe didn't want to be in the picture!
Gabe had fun in Gurnee. Here are some other random pics of Gabe and his cute self:





Aww, I love him!!
What a cute face!
Gabie loved the kitties. He especially loved tackling them to the ground and laying on them and then trying to pull all their limbs off their bodies. Poor kitties.
Gabe just being cute!

As if the kitties didn't have enough torture, we dressed them up in their costumes!
My aunt came over. Here are some pics of her and my mom being goofy:
Wigs!
My mom and I took Gabe to a trick-or-treat walk through the last night we were there. We bought this cute lion costume for only $10! The line was too long but Gabe sure had fun, once he figured out he was getting candy!







My friend Linda and her boys came over to visit just before we left. Here are some cute pics:
Gordon loved Gabe!
Gabe and KeaganLinda and I

The Fam:
Gabe had had enough of people holding him!

Adorable Videos of Gabe

My musical genius
End of August
I'm training Gabe very early to be a little pianist! I'll ask him where A above middle C is, and he'll point to it...or at least to a note next to it. That's my boy!



Doggy
End of August
We dog-sat for some friends and Gabe had a blast throwing balls to the dog!



Giggles
Beginning of Sept.
Doesn't he have the cutest laugh?!



Yum Yum!
Labor Day Weekend (Sept. 5th)
Gabe thinks watermelon rinds are yummy. I have no idea what he was doing towards the end here!



Yeah!!!
Labor Day Weekend.
Gabe was super giggly during our game of Yahtzee!



Another cute video of Gabe playing Yahtzee.



Bubbles!!
Sept. 10th.
Gabe and his cute friend Kade playing with bubbles



Splash, splash!
Sept. 10
Splashing in the pool with Kade



Oh, no!
Sept. 13th
Gabe learned "no" the other weekend. He thinks it is a hilarious word to say. I'm not so sure he understands the meaning yet!



So Smart!
Sept. 13th
We are teaching Gabe his shapes and animals. So far, so good!