October 2010

October was another busy month too!

First we had "Parktoberfest," which is just like Oktoberfest, except in a small Kansas City suburb.

There was lots of time playing inside and outside:

We discovered a caterpillar that had managed to get inside somehow. We was named "Stinky."
We went to the pumpkin patch with our friends Russ and Liz.
And Halloween was a blast! We were a "Bellaphant" and "Mouson."

September 2010

September was a big month for us.
We had visits from family:
We visited the zoo.
Bella had her third birthday.
(I don't know most of these children, and I'm not sure why they're so close to me, but I am at least 68% certain they are here for the birthday party.)
We took a trip to Crown Center.
Everyone seemed very tired.

Mason learned his first trick.


And Bella was...well...Bella.
(this is my favorite picture of Bella so far)

August 2010

We brought him home and started to get settled-in.
Mason had some odd ticks to begin with:
And Bella might have lost her mind just a bit at first:
But they decided pretty quickly they were happy with each other.

July 2010

Well, July had somewhat of a dramatic ending. Cathy lost a lot of weight: