Loads of Pictures

Fall Fun

Here are some pictures of Fox playing outside this week. He really loves his wagon, both riding in it and pulling/pushing it around. It used to be Daddy's wagon when he was a baby.

And here he is jumping into a pile of leaves Mommy raked up:

Here s Fox wearing his Halloween costume. He is a mouse, and he loves it. It is nice and warm, too.

We also bought some pumpkins. He has a lot of fun playing with them, and he also enjoyed watching us carve the big one.

Fox's Skills

Here is what Fox can do!



And here he is being cute.

Little Genius

Fox is a little genius. He has put away childish things, like goldfish crackers and blocks, in order to have more time to spend pondering the economy, the war, tax policies, and the upcoming election. Today, three times he identified Barack Obama on the tv and in Time magazine. It was amazing. He sort of says "Obamama" but still, that rocks. So now, he can quack, moo, bark, and identify the (knock wood) future president. Below, he is deep in thought about the current political climate.

And here he is pretending to be a witch. I guess he hasn't entirely put away childish things.

But he is working on growing a goatee. Until he can get it to come in a little thicker, this Oreo beard will have to do.

So Like Us...

Fox is turning into a tiny, little adult. As you can see, he does things exactly as we grown ups do. For example:

He enjoys post-bath nude tower building:



He makes very serious facial expressions:





He works hard for a living (he's actually watching the Vikings game in this shot):


He wears mittens around the house on 70 degree days:


He drives vehicles inside the house:


He thinks he is food:


Ok, that's enough of that. This is just a shot of me and Fox on my birthday:


Here is Fox showing off his sling. He hurt his arm and got nursemaid's elbow, which means he popped a bone out of place a got a tendon stuck in between two bones. It required a horrifying trip to the ER, which I won't go into right now (if you want details, feel free to call me). He is all fixed up now, and he didn't really even need the sling, but I had to take some pics anyway, because it was so cute.

Big news, plus pictures

Lately when we ask Fox "Where's the baby?" he points to his mommy's tummy. And if we say "Say goodbye to the baby" he waves at his mommy's tummy and says "Ba-ba." That's because Fox has a brother or sister on the way, and Fox apparently knows where he/she is currently sleeping.

Yep, Sadie is pregnant, and Fox will be a brother. I should probably write "Sadie is pregnant!" On Seinfeld, Elaine broke up with Jake Jarmel because he wrote a note about somebody having a baby and didn't use an exclamation point. So, Sadie is pregnant! (In case you haven't figured it out, Joe is writing this).

That's the big news, but we have some pictures for you too.

Before we all go back to school, we took another trip to Underwater World at the Mall of America.

Fox likes to be surrounded by his stuffed animals. He sometimes throws his animals into the crib and likes to play around with them.
Obviously Fox watches his mommy and daddy closely: he wanted to climb into the front seat of the car and be the driver.

Fox got to go to the State Fair and hug a giant gopher. He still refers to any animal as "Mmm."



Politicians are known for kissing babies, and now Fox has been one of those babies. Here is Fox, mommy, and Al Franken.