Welcome Cousin Kylian!

Josh's sister Amanda & her husband Ryan welcomed Kylian Ryan Hunter in to the world at 4:27am Sunday morning, October 19th, at 7lb 8oz 20 1/2 inches! Josh & I were excited to meet our first nephew, and Matthew got to meet his first cousin last night. He is such a cutie, so tiny! I can't wait to see them grow up together - and all the future cousins as well. Yay!

Pumpkin Pickin', etc!

Today we met some friends out at Bates Nut Farm, way out in Valley Center, to go pumpkin picking at the pumpkin patch! I haven't been since I was young, so I really didn't remember what it was like. There was a petting zoo, a pony ride, a place to feed ducks and geese, a hay bale maze, tractor rides and carnival booths galore. Of course the main attraction, and really the only thing we did today, was go out to the pumpkin patch and pick (or choose, really) our pumpkins! Josh and I got a medium sized one, and Matthew got a mini pumpkin all his own. I look forward to making this a tradition - I think Matthew will really enjoy it in the future - I just hope it's a little cooler next year!

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Not pumpkin patch related, but here's a little video just for fun!

Oops, we did it again. . .

We nerdified our little boy, again (check out Nerd Alert)! So we plopped him in his highchair, gave him lots and lots of cheerios and threw in a Baby Einstein and we went to work - chopping away at his hair. First of all, I looked up tips on how to cut bangs - but I looked it up AFTER I cut them straight across. Then, the back was looking pretty good - just needed a little thinning in the length - but Josh and I had a miscommunication, and, well. . .let's just say the back is a bit crooked now. Oh well, hair grows back right? He has no idea, he's just having fun and that's all that really matters. He's still adorable to me! He was making his silly face when I was taking these photos - I just love his silly smile. I'll have to post a video of it soon!

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A Day at the Aquarium!

This past Friday we had the pleasure of going to Birch Aquarium with our good friends Andrew, Jessica & Samuel. Matthew enjoyed playing with the "lobsters" and pointing at all the sea-life. We had fun just watching him! His favorite, however, was the encased pengiun towards the end - he thought it was great! Lots of fun - we can't wait to go to the zoo on his birthday; he just loves animals!