Jakob Daniel and Everleigh Grace Hall

Although Jakob won't be eating any candy tonight, he's still very excited that today is his first Halloween! My trick is that I'm not going to smile for any of these pictures, but I'll give you a huge grin once the camera is away. Boo...what do you mean no candy?! I'm going to find this Great Pumpkin and make him give me a Kit Kat.

Hey dude! I like this color, it's brings out the Irish in me Is this the deadliest catch? Mmm, pass the Old Bay King crab legs are gooood

Now that Jakob is six months old, he's moving into big boy territory with cups! Bring it on! Almost ... got ... it ... There it is! No big whoop, just using my sippy cup

Jakob is six months old today! My favorite big boy activity: chomping on my fingers I'm so happy that I'm six months old! I'm such a sweet guy

We spent the weekend in CT because Aunt Karen was in town for her friend's wedding.  As always, it was so much fun to see Aunt Karen, Grandma and Grandpa Janelle, cousin Ali and her boys Mikey and Jack, our friend Sarah, and last --but not least!--Great Grandma! I've been so excited all week to see you! Monkey suit, eh?  Monkey see, monkey poo? I can't wait until I'm big enough to play with your boys! Once I start crawling, you can get your exercise by chasing me instead of going to spinning class, Sarah! Grandma and Grandpa, that big pumpkin back there is so cool! I love hanging out with Great Grandma and this little dinosaur Showing off my amazing flexibility to Great Grandma Mmm, that coffee looks yummy Getting ready for a nap with Aunt Karen (I was told she napped while I was napping) Climbing trees is fun! I'm on top of the world!! I rock in the tree tops all day long!

Welllllll, not everything!  Apparently you can get mini-sized Klean Kanteens in Texas, which is just what Aunt Heather, Aunt Sarah, and Uncle Mark did after seeing how much Jakob loved my big bottle.  From the moment I got that shiny red bottle out of the box, he reached him arms out to grab it and has been gumming it ever since.  Thanks so much, Heather, Sarah, and Mark! Talk about eye catching! MINE. Did I mention this is MINE?  Well, it's MINE, and I LOVE it.

We've been doing a little sleep training this week (yes, again, but hopefully with some success this time around), and on that account the blog posts have sort of trailed off.  But here are a few random shots from Jakob's playtime over the past couple of days for your enjoyment. Fancy looking trumpet Never taken a lesson! Such a pretty kitty Just move a little closer to the edge, and we'll be in business Why'd she leave? With the fire roaring, I don't need any clothes Hahaha, being naked is so fun! Mommy, do you see me?

As promised, here are a handful of Aunt Sarah's gorgeous pictures.  She took so many good ones, but I chose a few of my favorites.  They're so beautiful that I don't want to sully them with my captions.  Thanks for sharing your art, Sarah! Insert pterodactyl screech here (okay, just one caption)  

Besides the cats, we've noticed that Jakob is particularly interested in my green water bottle.  No surprise, seeing as I carry it everywhere with me, it's shiny, and it makes a little tweeting noise when I drink from it.  I think we're going to have to get him a little Klean Kanteen, because this one is a little big for him. I hear eating fish once a week is very good for you A bit fishy I WANT, I WANT, I WANT, I WANT!!! Now let me see here, how to get this big bottle into my mouth That's better Hope you don't want this back, Mommy!