Happy Halloween !

Bo's first halloween!  Boy did Mom and Dad make it hard on him.  We dressed him in two different costumes, carved a pumpkin and stuck him in it, and took pictures of all of it!  He will thank us someday.  Cousin Sara Simmons gave us a bumble bee outfit that fit him the best and looked the best in the pictures.  But, since it was our first halloween with a baby we had to buy a costume for him too.  Heath picked out a monkey outfit. 

Big Boy In My Bumbo

Grandma Sue's Birthday

Grandma Sue turned 52 today.  We had big deli sandwiches and chocolate birthday cake at the cabin.  Great Grandma Lynn was there to help celebrate too!  We snapped a family photo since it has been since Bo was in the hospital since we did that.  

The Brandts Go Green

What a big day we had!  First we went to Pecks to purchase another tree.  This has become a yearly tradition.  This year we bought a Linden tree.  We planted it in our backyard.  Later this afternoon we drove to Marengo where we picked up our long awaited Ford Escape Hybrid vehicle.  We ordered our hybrid in May and it finally arrived.  How GREEN can you get in one day?  Plant a tree and buy a hybrid!  We ended the evening at the cabin where we celebrated Grandma Sue's 52nd birthday. We were all pooped by the time we got home.  But, still had enough energy to take a ride around the block in our new hybrid.  I think Bo really enjoyed his first ride on Mama's lap in the front seat.  

Grandpa & Grandma Roux From Wisconsin

Bo sure enjoyed meeting his great-grandparents from Wisconsin for the first time.  It was an enjoyable weekend to visit with G&G.  It had been about a year since we'd seen them.  Thanks to them for making the long drive to come see all of us.  They were able to skype Corrina and Kevin in England too.  It was a great time!  

Four Generations

A Day At The Hillcrest Garden

We made a trip to the pumpkin patch!  This is Bo's first Halloween so we thought we would create a tradition of going to Hillcrest Garden which is just down the road from the winery where we were married.  We were able to pick out a pumpkin and weigh it on there big ancient scale.  We picked out a 32 pounder.  Bo wasn't in the mood to hunt too long for the perfect pumpkin.  He received his 4 month old shots at Dr. Momany's office just an hour before this.  

First Day At the Park

Bo's World

What a cute close-up!  Bo has his 4 month appointment with Dr. Momany this week.  We will see just how much he has grown since last time!  

Trying on Hats!

Fun With Uncle Casey!

Uncle Casey came to visit this weekend.  As you can see Bo was all smiles!  Casey says he will teach him how to "Bo" hunt soon enough!