Pumpkin fun

If you know me, you know that I am not one to celebrate Halloween. But, this year's a little bit different with a wee one in the family. Putting Gideon into a little monkey suit is just too fun and cute and makes too many picture opportunities!

We went to the Clancy Pumpkin Patch here in San Francisco last Wednesday to pick out our first family pumpkin and to get Gideon into the fall spirit. I don't think Gideon quite understood what was going on. He probably just thought his parents were doing silly things with him again. But Eugene and I had lots of fun posing Gideon for pictures and finding the perfect pumpkin. Hopefully Gideon will have more fun next year.

Then it was time to carve the pumpkin. What better thing to do on a rainy Sunday afternoon! It was Gideon's first time in the kitchen and our curious little boy couldn't help but look around at EVERYTHING with amazement in his eyes. He got to touch the pumpkin, watch Eugene cut and carve the pumpkin, and he even accidentally got to taste a little pumpkin!! (Gideon grabbed at the mess of pumpkin seeds and juice in Eugene's hands and then quickly put his hands in his mouth.) Luckily, Gideon did not grab a seed. Boy...little babies are QUICK! It will be interesting to see what will happen next year when Gideon's more mobile.

5 months big!

Our little Gideon is 5 months big today!! This has been an eventful month. We've gone to lots of places...from Golden Gate Bridge to house parties to the Presidio to Half Moon Bay's Pumpkin Festival. No matter where we've been though, Gideon has enjoyed every bit. I wonder if he will remember all the places he's been to when he grows up. If not, he can always refer to this blog!

Gideon now:
**sits better on his own (although he tips over occasionally)**
**loves to strip and change into his PJs**
**loves to jump around in his jumper**
**can probably recognize his name...or our voices...**
**continues to love babbling**
**has some acquaintances at play group...hopefully friends soon**
**has ticklish spots**
**weighs a ton!!!**

Pumpkin Festival

We went to the pumpkin festival in Half Moon Bay today with our cousins, the Chins, and had fun walking around, soaking in all the sights. There wasn't much for Gideon to do, but we got to see our little nephew and niece have fun. Gideon got dressed up (by his parents) as a monkey, but he may not have liked being the car seat for so long in his costume. We were hoping to get some pictures of him with pumpkins, but go figure...no pumpkin patches at the pumpkin festival! It was really crowded though and were quite tired, so we went home shortly after lunch. We will attempt again another day to get some fun pictures of Gideon with pumpkins.

Happy Birthday Daddy!!!

For Eugene's 34th birthday, the whole city of San Francisco celebrated! Really! Okay...maybe not. Maybe it just so happened that Fleet Week was at the same time and the air show was on the same day. No matter! We knew how we wanted to celebrate, and that was to go to the air show. Although the traffic was heavy and we couldn't find parking close to the festivities, we were still able to see the awesome air show from afar. It's a good thing we had ear plugs with us too. When the Blue Angels flew over our heads, the noise scared Gideon to tears! But once the ear plugs were in, he was bright and happy again.

**Father and son picture**


**Hanging out around the Presidio**


**Cool air show! Even a 747 flew overhead!**


**Gideon with ear plugs**

BBQ sauce!

Gideon finds joy in all sorts of things. Here, he loves all sorts of food!