Autumn in the Grass

And when I say "autumn," I do mean San Diego autumn, so don't be alarmed at all the short shirtsleeves. Clara was sporting her Horton onesie, so I figured some pictures were in order.



Synchronized poses for Clara and Dad:

Blinking...


...deadpan...


...and finally smiling. No family resemblance, right?

Our friend Sebastian stopped by for some relaxing, hair-patting, and baby-smooching.

Clara's First Halloween

Clara LOVED playing with the pumpkin goo. The fun was short-lived, however, since it only took three minutes for her to try to eat it. And while she is eating solids, stringy pumpkin goo/seeds are probably not yet pediatrician-approved. (Please forgive the blurriness- I just couldn't resist the caught-in-the-act face.)

Clara inspects the baby-pumpkin.

The Barack-O-Lantern.

Clara made her Halloween debut as a... BALLERINA!!

Congrats to all three of you who guessed correctly!

We owe a big shout-out to our friend Summer, who not only made and gave Clara her beautiful tutu, but loaned her the awesome pumpkin costume that appeared below. Can we tell that Halloween is Summer's favorite holiday?

Oh, and can we guess who Clara's dorky parents dressed as? Here's a clue: one loves Sprinkles, and one killed Sprinkles.

Blake is a lot bigger than Clara, but fun to play with.

Hanging with Blake and Megan, sporting the stogie-pacifier.

Sleepy peanut in ballerina sleeper, mesmerized.