Just about perfect

Chris and I have made it a goal to go on a walk every day with Liam. It's a win-win situation: fresh air for the baby, and exercise and time to talk for us. It's been especially enjoyable of late, what with it being autumn.

Thursday evening was quite chilly, so we bundled Liam up in this handy wearable blanket thingie and set off into a nearby neighborhood where we like to walk. It has lots of trees, gorgeous old houses and, important for safe walking, sidewalks. The above photos (not taken by me) are of this neighborhood. Now, imagine that it's a bit darker with a lovely sunset about to begin. Add in a chill to the air, Halloween and harvest decorations, and the scent of woodsmoke. Like I said, it was just about perfect :)

An October Tradition

So as many of you know, October is my favourite month and Halloween my favourite holiday. Usually the decorations go up and the party plans are finalized during the last weekend in September, with the whole of October being peppered with various seasonal activities. Well, with the arrival of Liam in September, Chris and I knew that we wouldn't be hosting our annual party or decorating with our usual intensity. One tradition we were so happy NOT to miss, then, was our trip to Burt's Farm to buy pumpkins, which we did this past Saturday.



Though we came away with some lovely pumpkins, our best catch of the day was this photo of Liam:



It was absolutely freezing up there (honestly, I don't remember it being that cold last year) and I was grateful for my habit of stashing supplies everywhere as Liam would have frozen otherwise. Well, ok, he wouldn't have, because I would have just kept him in the car with the heater on, but because I'm paranoid and keep one blanket in the diaper bag, one in the carseat, and one in the stroller, he was able enjoy the pumpkin spectacle in toasty warmth. Chris got this cute picture of him before he fell asleep in the stroller.

Chris also got this photo when I unwrapped Liam for two minutes:



Now personally I think that the poor little dude looks like a hungover hobo (is that five o' clock shadow??), but he'd just woken up and was confused and sleepy so I guess that's ok.

This photo is one of my favourites, and was taken just after we arrived and Liam was struggling to wake up. See the little snuggle bunny in action:




Don't you love it when traditions just keep getting better? :)