Play ball?

Luke has been amazing us with his dexterity and skill doing all kinds of things recently from trying to pull himself up on the kitchen table in order to grab something on top of it to standing for a few seconds without assistance before slowly lowering himself to the ground. But what he came up with last night is really the best.

He just started playing with the ball, throwing it forward once or twice but mostly just tossing it over his shoulder and then going after it to do it again. He was playing catch with himself! He was at it again this morning and I believe I may have heard him say "ball" but it could have been anything. He's only 11 months old! Daddy may have his baseball player afterall.

Halloween Parade

This Halloween we went to Charlestown's annual parade and I neve realize how just many kids there are in Charlestown until we get there. Its crazy! The parade route goes around the Bunker Hill Monument and is led by a brass band. People who live around the monument decorate their houses and hand out candy. It is quite the scene! Liam went dressed as Elmo. It was a red furry pullover (sans arms) with a hood that had Elmo's eyes and nose on top. Liam absolutely refused to wear the hood for most of the night so he looked more like a red carpet. Happily though, everyone knew who he was - esspecially all the kids - and they all said "Hi Elmo!" I think he liked that. Luke wore Liam's green and red dragon costume from last year and looked just as cute. For some reason no one was smiling in any of the pictures I took!