William's 4 Month Pictures

October at the house

The boys spend a lot of time on the play mat.  Hudson is trying to teach William about tummy time.

Family "hike" at Patapsco State Park

 

Taking a break from raking the leaves.  Hudson would push his lawn mower through the piles of leaves.  He really thought that he was being a good helper.

Bryant and Hudson are testing out their rain gear during SuperStorm Sandy.

Halloween

We went trick-or-treating on our street.  We don't get many kids down our street, so the neighbors were really excited to see the boys.  Hudson dressed up as a lion with a great 'Roar.'  William was a banana.  Hudson wasn't thrilled with wearing his costume, so the only full-length shot we got was of him trying to take his sweatshirt off.  However, a few days later he decided being a lion was fun, so proudly wore his costume to vote and shop at Target.

One more visit to Larriland

We made it out to Larriland Farms three times this fall.  As always, had a great time and enjoyed the fresh hot apple cider and fritters.

"I have a job to do"

One of Hudson's favorite activities for quite some time now has been jigsaw puzzles. It really is quite astonishing to us how quickly he puts them together. It was just Hudson and I hanging out tonight while Becky was out and William was asleep. While in the middle of his third puzzle of the night, he looked up at me and said very seriously, "I have a job to do Daddy."

Here's a photo showing how Hudson spent his last 35 minutes before bed.

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William's 3 month pictures

Powell Visit

Uncle Josh and Aunt Sarah visited us for a long weekend from Michigan.  We had so much fun during their time here and wish that they lived much closer.  We took our 2nd trip of the season out to Larriland Farms and enjoyed their fresh apple fritters.  Hudson loved the hay maze and William just chilled in the Bjorn.

Bryant and Josh also tried out stand-up paddleboarding down the Potomac.  Bryant has been interested in getting into the sport for a while now and Josh is always up for trying just about anything.  Since we're not close enough to mountains to snowboard on a regular basis, Bryant is considering this as a new hobby that is more accessible to our East Coast residence.  They had a blast!

Papa & Grandma Loomis visit

Papa & Grandma Loomis visited us in September.  We spent the morning at an Enchanted Forest with lots of fun fall activities. 

Hudson had a lot of fun on the cow train.  If you look closely, his cow's name is Gertie, which we picked in honor of Hudson's G-gma (Great Grandma Dykema)

Pictures from September

A little late, but here are a few of our favorite pictures from the Loomis household in September.

Hudson spends a lot of time at his table playing trains and coloring.

Our good friends Adeline and Lydia joined us for the night.

William - 2 month photos

William is growing quickly and is starting to smile and giggle.  Here are the stats from his 2 month doctor's visit:
Weight - 12lbs 15oz - 71%
Height - 23.9 inches - 76%
Head Circumference - 38.7 cm - 18%

We still have a dog

Hudson really enjoys looking at pictures and we've been spending time looking at past blog posts.  Today, Hudson asked to look at pictures of 'good girl', which is his name for her.  I realized that it has been over a year since Zoe made the blog, so wanted to add a few pics of her.  These were taken in the spring.

This summer, Zoe was approved to participate in a therapy dog program.  She has visited the Children's Home at Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Ronald McDonald House.  She has been such a blessing in our lives and we're excited about the opportunity to allow her to share her love to families going through difficult times.

Apple picking

This past weekend we went apple picking at our favorite local farm. We were a few weeks early for the epic apple fritters and hot apple cider, but we loaded up on fresh apples and Hudson had a great time pulling apples off a tree for the first time while William nicely slept the whole time.

Papa B & Ama Byker's visit

My parents came down from Michigan to meet William and hang out with Hudson in the middle of August.   They were very helpful and we enjoyed their visit.