A Tooth!!

Look who is finally getting some teeth....yep, Miss Julia!  Took awhile, but they are coming through.  Of course, all of the drool earlier on was nothing.  I thought they were coming in when she was three months....good thing I didn't bet on that!  They are coming in with no drool, no fussing, she is a trooper.  We'll  have to show Dr. Lety when we are there next week.

Pumpkin Time!

Well, it looks like Fall has officially arrived. It was a crisp Fall morning, so we decided to go and find a pumpkin for Alex. You might remember a picture of Alex and I a few months ago, next to the big pot where his pumpkin plant was growing...well...the vines grew great, but no sign of any pumpkins ever came. Oh well, it was worth a try!

Given the poor pumpkin turnout in our front yard, we went to Joan's Farm in Livermore this morning, to celebrate Fall and choose the perfect pumpkin. As you can see, Alex had a fabulous time! There were ponies, hundreds of pumpkins to choose from, and he even did some tree climbing. He loves to crawl on the grass and be able to pick up and examine leaves, twigs and blades of grass. He carefully examined the pumpkins and took home the two that he is pictured with in the wheelbarrow.

In addition to all of the fun at the pumpkin patch, we got together with a couple of sets of friends today as well. We had lunch with the Fox family in Dublin, on the way back from the pumpkin patch. We hadn't seen Elliot in about a year and a half, so he looked so big now! He will be three in a little over a month, and he will have a little baby brother in less than a month. It was nice to be able to have lunch with them before the little one arrives.

This evening, we went over to Carrie, Pat and Johnny's house for a delicious dinner. Alex hadn't seen Johnny in awhile, so it was fun to be able to get together. He brought the little pumpkin from the farm, over for Johnny to enjoy. Sounds like they are going to brave the Half Moon Bay pumpkin festival next weekend...brave souls! Thanks to the Lee's for having us over, it was a great time.

Whew! What a fun day and that was just half of the weekeend. Hope everyone is having a great one as well. Oh, by the way, if you enlarge a couple of the photos where Alex is smiling, you can see those cute little bottom teeth.

Nice Weekend

The Chng family had a very nice weekend and we hope that you did too. It did not feel like Fall at all, with temps in the summertime range. We took advantage of the nice weather and headed out to the beach in Alameda for a nice walk on Saturday evening. Alex had a fun time watching someone fly a huge kite on the beach. He tracked every move of the kite! Afterwards, we had some sushi at Katsu Sushi, also in Alameda. Alex kept himself entertained with the straps on the high chair--who needs toys, right?

On Sunday, we decided to visit Mount Diablo, which is over by Danville. We took a little hike around and got to take in the great views from the summit, which is about 3800 feet. We decided to get lunch in Danville afterwards and found that the Danville d'Elegance was taking place. It was a show of a variety of sportscars, both old and new. I think that Daddy was quite happy to have lucked into running into the show. He found quite a few toys that he and Alex could enjoy. My favorite was the Nash-Healey, while David's was the orange Porsche. Lots of cool cars to enjoy, for sure.

We had lunch at the Rising Loafer and Alex helped himself to the fresh rolls which they serve--yum! He is still working on getting those bottom front teeth in, and as you can see, he was using the table as a teether...probably not the most hygenic of teethers, but the poor little guy is really trying to get those teeth to come in.

All in all, a great weekend, spent enjoying the final days of summer.

Look!

Click on the picture to enlarge it, and then look very closely at the gum, over to the right of the picture. Ok, I realize it isn't a complete tooth, but there is definitely a tooth peeking through! Alex is being a trooper and doesn't seem to be particularly bothered by the eruption.