Fall Fun

Pumpkins, patches, and police officers can summarize our fall fun thus far!  We went to the pumpkin patch 10/26/12 to get Vaan his first pumpkin.  Justin and I have both enjoyed fall for many reasons in the past, but this by far takes the cake!  Granted, all Vaan could do was sit and look at the pumpkins, but it was so fun!!  It might seem lame, but this family adventure was amazing.  We picked out a big pumpkin for Vaan that we carved a 'V' in and also picked out a few Vaan sized pumpkins for him to "play" with.  It was a typical fall day: gloomy, chilly, and spitting rain, but it was the start of a tradition we can't wait to continue.

The third 'p', or police officer, is Vaan's Halloween costume.  Vaan is a little mini me of Justin, so we decided we might as well have him finish playing the part with this costume!  Vaan was equipped with the hat, uniform, cargo pants, and whistle (pacifier!), just like Dad!  He obviously can not trick or treat, but we had fun dressing him up for a few different occasions.  We went to a play date with the Fuhrmann's where the little boys, Vaan and Jack, put on their police uniforms to match the big boys/dads, Justin and Ben.  Vaan also put on this uniform to visit both grandmas at work, eat dinner with Owen, and hand out candy to the big kids on Halloween. 

Every day and month brings so many firsts.  It continues to be so exciting to watch Vaan grow and spend time bonding as a family.  Enjoy the pictures of our fall fun so far!