This picture is from last month. As you can see, he was more interested in wearing food than eating it. John has become a very good eater since then. He's even started to tolerate peas!

Ready for Mr. Winter!

Hopefully he'll get to play in the snow before he grows out of this outfit. Meanwhile, he uses it for his gymnastic routines!

Unique, just like everybody else!

Women wouldn't see this as a good thing, but they took it as a compliment to their clothing taste.

The countdown begins!

It's unbelievable that in just a little over 6 months, we'll be returning to WI for good. What an amazing experience we've had living out here. Along with special memories, we get to take with us our precious little souvenir--John. We're so excited about this next season of our lives.

Happy Halloween!

The week before Halloween, we carved pumpkins and made caramel apples at our neighbor's apt (Megan and Sara). Brent carved his pumpkin into to a mummy face. We baked the pumpkin seeds and they were delicious!

John was a monkey for Halloween. He didn't get to eat the candy, but we let him think he did.

Enchilada Obsession

This is a recipe from my neighbor Jenna. Since I got it in August, I've made it for all my guests. It is soooo yummy and easy to make!

Jenna's White Chicken Enchiladas

1/2 stick of butter
1/4 c. flour
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp salt
1 can (14.5 oz.) chicken broth
3/4 c. fat free sour cream
1 small can chopped green chiles
2-3 chicken breasts, cooked and chopped
~8 oz Colby Jack cheese, shredded
10 flour tortillas

Bake chicken breasts and chop into small chunks. Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat. Thoroughly mix in flour, garlic powder, pepper and salt. Add chicken broth and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Take off burner. Add sour cream, chiles, and chicken.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Shred cheese. Set aside some of the cheese for garnish. Divide remaining cheese among the tortillas. Roll up the cheese filled tortillas and place in ungreased 9x13 baking pan (seam down). Spread sauce over the tortillas evenly. Garnish with cheese. Bake in oven until bubbly. Enjoy!

Binky Patrol

This is our neighbor Brinley. She loves babies and is obsessed with John. She was over the other day and I just had to get a video of this.

Surprise visit from grandpa and grandma Parker

They were in the Carolinas and so they decided to drop in. It was a short visit, but lots of fun!

An apple a day...

Who wants to hear a spooky story...

at 3AM? Not me! I'd rather be sleeping. Ever since we implemented the 8 o'clock bedtime, John hasn't been sleeping through the night. This particular night John wouldn't go to sleep or stay quiet in his crib. Giving him a flashlight to play with was the only thing that kept him quiet.

Like father, like son

(disclaimer: John is not actually watching a video game screen and we don't usually let him stand this close to the TV when it's on. This was just too cute to resist video taping.)

I love my new tub!

John's old tub wouldn't hold water and wasn't easy to use. This new tub has made bath time better for everyone.

My first day on Cheerios

Fun in the sun!

Check out my new pj's!

Sorry this video is sideways. I can't figure out how to turn it. I wanted to show you his adorable new pj's from Carter's. He needed some warmer pj's, now that the temp is dropping, so we went shopping on Saturday. I thought you'd enjoy a video more than a photo.

My precious. Me wants it.

John's relationship to his binky reminds us of Gollum and the ring. We've even thought of calling it his precious intead of binky. :)

Mommy, I made a mess...

The Sterio

John is getting around really well now. He loves the sterio. He even knows how to turn it on!

Watch out! John's got a good grip.

I think I'll be bald by the time John's one. He is always pulling on and out my hair! Sometimes he'll crawl up behind me and pull him self up by my hair! Now I understand why mom's cut their hair once they have children. I don't know why more moms don't shave their heads completely! For the time, I'm determined to keep my hair long. However, at this rate, I don't think I'll have much of an option.

Seinfeld tour N.Y.C.

My mom has become a huge Seinfeld fan. So, for her birthday we took her to on a Seinfeld tour. It was a lot of fun and a great way to see the city on a hot day. Our friends Bryce and Miranda watched John for us that day.

Ocean City, NJ

Mom had to be to the airport at 2pm this day. We were going to go to the shore the day before, but rain was predicted so we decided to cancel our trip. We regretted not going, so we decided to go the next day regardless of rain and mom's departure. Well, it didn't rain. Instead, it ended up being a warm sunny day. We enjoyed gyros and a stroll on the boardwalk (We almost were run over by bikes a couple of times. Yikes!).

playpen alternative

Nana comes to visit

My mom visited weeks in August. We had a wonderful visit. While here, we decided to refere to her as nana (Italian for grandma), since there are two grandma Wolkowskis and she is Italian. She thought this was special, since that's what she called her grandmother growing up.

On the move...

John has been crawling everywhere and has been getting in to everything. He can pull himself up on furniture and walk around it.

This boy needs some manners!

Too cute to resist!

4th of July

Believe it or not, John slept through the fireworks! Maybe it's because of the purple ear plugs and pink blanket (it's not John's, don't worry!).

Gettysburg

Go Bananas!

Determination

We need to teach this boy to work smarter, not harder.

What can John do now?

Make us laugh (see the plumber's crack?)

Enjoy books and food

Enjoy tummy time. He also gets up on hands and knees. It won't be long before he's crawling.

Sit up with little assistance

Give lots of love