Grammy's Here and Family Fun

We've had some good family quality time lately.   Two weekends ago we went to Laguna Beach, our usual weekend hang out, and just enjoyed the nice fall-ish weather and the beach.  Jack and I got a picture on a balcony overlooking the ocean.  I think I was about 37 weeks and a few days along at this point.

Jonathan's mom, AKA Grammy, arrived in town on October 26th so she will be available to watch Jack when it's time to go to the hospital to have this baby!  She and Jack have gotten some good bonding time, and they spent one day this week hunting for pine cones together.

It's been great having her here so far to help out with last minute things, spend some time with Jack, and Jonathan and I got a date night out last weekend!

We had a fun Halloween this year.  Last year we got Jack dressed up in his monkey costume and went out for Frozen Yogurt since he wasn't walking yet, and it would be hard to trick or treat.  This year was a different story.  We started off the night at Fun Fest here in Irvine, but the crowds were overwhelming making it hard to get food and ride any kiddie rides.  Here's Jack and Jonathan waiting in line for a balloon:

After our Fun Fest attempt, we got some pizza and decided just to trick or treat around our neighborhood.  Jack had sooo much fun, and he loved loading up his basket.  He could not care less that it was candy, he is just a collector.  We got the cutest video of him knocking on a door and taking his candy.  Here's our first stop on our trip around the block:

 

Grammy got Jack a super cool motorcycle that he drives along with his feet.  Since he can't quite reach the peddles yet on his trike, he loves being able to control this.  He rides it all through the house, and he and Jonathan took a trip around the block.  Jonathan said there were only 3 motorcycle accidents along the way, and Jack was quick to recover :).

He has more fun than it looks like in this picture!

Our last major (Craigslist) purchase for the newest addition of our family is a video baby monitor.  We have had the AngelCare Movement Sensor for Jack this whole time, and we want to be able to use it for the new addition so we wanted to get a monitor for Jack.  I've always wanted to see what he was up to in his room, so it's fun to be able to watch from the other room.  Also, Jack and this baby will be sharing a room as soon as the baby sleeps longer stretches, so I want to see what they're both up to, particularly Jack.  Tonight is our first night with it, and I used it to watch Jonathan read Jack books.

Thanks for catching up with us, and hopefully soon there will be a new baby blog!!