Will performs

After Ben left from his first visit home, Will made up a song which he occasionally stands in the window and sings.

"I miss my Daddy"

("I miss my Daddy. I miss my Daddy. I miss my Daddy.....and I want to hug him.")

And performing a gospel medley (sort of)


This starts as "This is the Day (that the Lord has made) and begins to transition into "I've got the Joy (joy joy joy down in my heart...). But he got distracted by the camera and wanted to watch himself. =)

Jack's new trick

As soon as he takes a step, it'll all be over.

*Edit- As I'm in process of posting this, Jack has taken two or three steps from the coffee table to the couch.*

San Antonio Zoo

I took the boys on an outing to the San Antonio Zoo. It was a really nice day, so Will was able to play on the children's beach. Most of the day was lost on Jack, but he did seem to enjoy the swinging monkeys. Will really enjoyed all of the "amnals", but like the elephant and the train ride the best.

Halloween

Ben came home for a visit Halloween weekend. We took the boys to our friends Leslie and Rob's house to trick-or-treat in their neighborhood.

It was their son Jon's 15th birthday, so I made "spooky" werewolf and moon cupcakes for the occasion.

Their daughter, Lauren, wanted to be a vampire for the evening, so I vamped up her hair and make up while Ben and Will carved pumpkins with Rob. Rob often assists in surgeries, so he brought home some supplies for the carving and was showing Will the finer points of slicing and dicing.
Will was eager to go trick-or-treating and as soon as kids were ringing the doorbell, he was clamoring to put his costume. Last year I had bought a cute horse for him to wear and be a cowboy. Once purchased and home, it was scary and he didn't want anything to do with it and we substituted with a stick horse. This year he was all about the horse, but he was not a cowboy. In his words he was a "pardner...on the range". Once he was dressed, he was out the door. Luckily I caught him before he made it off the porch!

9 months

Here's Jack's 9 month picture. Keep in mind, he'll be 10 months in a matter of days!

Stats:
21 lbs. 10 oz. 75th percentile
30" 90th percentile (he grew 3 inches in 3 months)

He can point, wave, clap, and play peek-a-boo (in his own hilarious sort of way).