Happy 1st Halloween!

Nana and Grandpa arrived on Friday to spend a week visiting with little Caden. Their autumn trip down from Alaska has become something of a tradition, and we've spent two of the past three Halloweens with them. This year, we all got into the spirit of Caden's first Halloween and dressed as a bug family: Caden as the sweet little cozy bug that he is, Mommy as a butterfly, Daddy as a moth, Nana as a ladybug, and Grandpa as a yellowjacket. We all had a great time together, decorating Halloween cookies, making costumes, carving a pumpkin, welcoming trick-or-treaters, and eating way too much sugar. Below are a few photos of fun Halloween activities, including a baby costume party last week, cookies, and--of course--pumpkin carving:

Here's our bug checking out the other babies' costumes.

Yum! Those cookies look so tasty and colorful!

Carving pumpkins is a lot of fun...

...especially when you get to put your hands in the squishy pulp.

Happy Halloween from the bug family:

Other highlights of the week

Nana and Grandpa have had a lot of fun playing with, feeding, and cuddling little Caden. Other highlights of this past week have included a new pair of "baby legs" leggings made by Mommy; a surprise package (that, unbeknownst to us, spent the last five months in the garage of our old house) with a cozy fleece blanket from Erika, Craig, and Thorsten; and an increasing diversity of foods. This week, Caden decided that he actually likes squash. He also tried peas for the first time on Halloween--a holiday tradition of his mommy's--and we think that they are his favorite "solid" food so far.

Whew! What a busy week!