Hey Cupcake!

We made cupcakes yesterday afternoon so after dinner we tried them out.

I'd say they were pretty tasty!

Oranges

Sweet, juicy oranges.  Yum!

Grocery Shopping!

I was off on Friday for a Fall Holiday (not sure what for, but hey, thanks HISD!)  and I had big plans of taking Ben to the aquarium, however, he spent much of Thursday night coughing so I decided a trip to the doctor would be in order before we headed to the aquarium.  Good thing we went because my poor little buddy had an infection in his left ear that was starting to ooze.  Armed with antibiotics we headed to Michaels for a little arts and crafts fun and then to the grocery store.  We spent the rest of the afternoon making Halloween crafts and pumpkin bread.

I just realized Ben is wearing the same exact outfit that he had on last weekend at Pappasitos.  I guess it has become one our favorites!

This pumpkin bread recipe is from Pip and Ebby and turned out pretty good!  There are a few changes that I am going to make next time, but it was pretty delicious for a first attempt.  And yes, I have already put out all of our Halloween decorations.  Actually, we put them out September 1st! 

And this is the begining of our Halloween art project.  It was a fun "crafternoon!"

Food!

At Ben's 4 month appointment, we got the go-ahead to start him on solids! I decided to wait until 5 months, personal decision for various reasons, but there is no doubt my big boy is ready for some food!  I decided to just start with fruits and vegetables instead of rice cereal or oatmeal. Not sure why we always carbo-load our babies with processed food from the get-go instead of starting with fruits and vegetables? Anyway, I decided carrots was a good start so that’s what we did! He was a pro from the first bite!