Coming before we know it

In a short 16 years this will come all too soon....

Since Colin has been crawling lately, we figured he has earned the right to start "driving!" So we plopped him in the drivers seat and told him he could drive to the farm for Thanksgiving. He took us up on that offer and grabbed the wheel. We didn't get very far as he couldn't quite figure out that keys were needed to get the engine started. So his dad ending up taking over the rest of the way!

The rest of our holidays was extremely relaxing. Being out at a 300 acre farm for a few days and being able to hike in the woods is what Abigail and I really enjoy. We had relatives come and visit too which is always fun. Here is a pic of everyone getting "creative" with the natural landscape of a farm!

But the highlight of Thanksgiving was meal time. Not only because its the best meal of the year, but also because it brought some great laughs. For one, we introduced Colin to bananas. We just squished one and gave it to him. Oh man, the facial expressions were priceless. It was as if he was sucking on a lemon (which I will have to try one day soon when Abigail is not looking) Also, watching Colin try to steal food from Howard was so funny, as they would both exchange glances.


Finally, a few other benchmarks: His first tooth is almost in now. It has broken through, but is not very big yet. A final thing to mention is that he has started saying, "moma." I still think its because he naturally makes that noise when he strains, but Abigail would like to think otherwise. I'll just let her believe it as it brings her much joy!