Cookies and a fork...

What do they have in common? Some of the pictures mommy happens to have on the camera.

Here daddy and Paul share some fresh cookies (always an evening favorite).Last night Paul was showing his thumbs up sign after mommy gave him several "thumbs up"s for using his fork very well.

Bear Time

Paul decided to help mommy to update our family of Vermont Teddy Bears this afternoon with some new seasonal outfits (including the birthday items for Paul's bear). He found that some of their accessories were tons of fun...
Easter and the Fourth of July are a while away, but he's ready.

Halloween Take One

Tonight was the Fall Fest for Paul's daycare center- all of the kids, parents and families were invited to a really fun dinner ("nuu nuu's", "ahsouce" and "mehbahls") and tons of fun activities. Gram came along with us and we had a great time! There was a pumpkin decorating contest which mommy is motivated to put a good entry in for next year....

Paul's costume for this year was a bumble bee- decided after our poll was published but we weren't able to update the blog (sorry folks!).

Pumpkin Carving Time

What's inside a pumpkin? Note how clean the table (as well as Paul) is in this first picture. One of the pumpkins we had to carve was a white pumpkin- this one was "mommy's", per Paul.
Paul quickly realized how fun it was to help clean out the pumpkins. Here he's working on the goop from "his" orange pumpkin.
Our neighbors came by and helped us to carve our pumpkins- thanks, Elizabeth and Colin, for your help!
Of course mommy had to put lights in the pumpkins (it's almost close to Christmas light season....). We put them on the back porch so that we could enjoy them last night but they'll move to the front porch today.

Goodnight Paul

Here are a few pictures of Paul in his PJ's going to bed tonight...