The Tree Farm!

Finn got to make his first trip to the Christmas tree farm this weekend! He loved looking around at all of the trees (and he had to do this for a really long time because his mom couldn't make up her mind). We stopped for lunch first and Finn had his first veggie sushi. He wasn't sure what to think of the taste, but LOVED playing with the chopsticks. Finn is spending a lot more time on his feet lately, pulling up to stand every other second (and falling every other second too). He started cruising around on the furniture by himself on Thanksgiving Day and then the next day learned to crawl up a couple of stairs! We can't believe he'll be a year next week!

Getting caught going up the stairs for the first time!

This was Finn's choice of trees, just his size.

Learning new tricks with chopsticks.

A Trip To Texas

We took a trip to Lubbock, Texas the second weekend in November to visit our good friends Megan, Eric, and Kristin (Claire's friends from OT school in North Carolina). It was such a fun time catching up with friends we hadn't seen in a long time and Finn got to meet Eric and Megan's kids, Analise and Emery. It was also Finn's first time on a plane and he did great! He got lots of compliments for being so good. We were very proud of him!

In our new wrap we borrowed (thanks Megan!) at the airport in Lubbock

Taking off on Finn's first flight

A happy traveler

Dad built this cool slide at the science center

Row, row, row your boat. Playing in the boat with Analise at the science center.

Loving the Belasco's swing set!

Not quite sure what was going on here...either a yawn or a yell

Making friends with Azul...what a patient dog he is! He got lots of "loving" from Finn

At UNC, we used to dress up our dogs. Now we have kids (particularly boy kids that look really cute dressed up in girl clothes). Here, Finn is sporting Analise's tutu.

At the Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock

Pictures I Missed

Here are a bunch of pictures from this fall that I never got around to posting, and I didn't want to forget about them!

I learned to pull up to stand!

And, I learned to blow my nose!

At Clague Park with mom

Mom! I seem to have spilled a couple of Cheerios

Here dad, taste this.

Cracking myself up at dinner

They put up this gate so I couldn't get up the stairs. I learned how to take it apart on the first day it was up. Suckers.

Dad left his ties out, so we had some fun with those..

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At the park with Dylan and Dad

Hiking at the Nature Center

Halloween 2009

Finn had a lot of opportunities to celebrate his first Halloween! First with his cousin Annie's first birthday party (a costume party), then at the Halloween party at our house, and then at Mitch and Megan's with his cousins and some other friends on Halloween night! He was a real trooper about keeping his costume on even though it was nerdy and homemade (every kid's worst nightmare...the mom who insists on making Halloween costumes herself). He was a fish, by the way...in case you can't tell. Poor guy.

Playing with Buzz Lightyear (Dylan) on Halloween

Playing in a pile of leaves with his cousins at our Halloween Party

Hanging out with Hannah

One happy little fish

Sporting a construction worker costume at Annie's birthday party (the fish wasn't ready yet)

Annie the clown and Finn

Annie, Finn and Mallie (the cowgirl)

Finn and Mallie