Ouch!

Cole's first two teeth have popped through his bottom gums...
They are razor sharp and I now refer to him as the little piranha!

When in Rome

Cole tried on his costume the other day for his upcoming Halloween debut... I sure hope he likes Halloween as much as his mama!

Seeing as we ARE in Iowa, we thought it only fitting for Cole to dress as a cow and Darwin to dress as a chicken...

should be interesting!

Grandma and Grandpa come for a visit!

Grandma Kathy and Grandpa John came for a visit from Libertyville last weekend. Cole was so excited to see both of them and gave them plenty of hugs and big smiles!

We had a great weekend filled with lots of activities... we had lunch on the Sutliff bridge just north of Iowa City and then stopped by Wilson's Apple Orchard on the way home for some freshly picked apples and a piping hot apple turnover... yum!

We headed downtown to the Ped Mall for a lovely dinner outside at Atlas and then back to the homestead for a bonfire and some smores.

The next day, we headed up to the Brown Deer golf course for lunch outdoors right on the 9th hole and then Grandpa John took Cole out onto the putting green to teach him how to swing! What a lovely afternoon!