Truck-a-ROO and a View

We decided last minute yesterday afternoon to hit up the food truck festival, Truck-a-ROO, in downtown Wilmington. All the hipsters were out, it was a beautiful night, craft beer was delicious. Only problem was they way underestimated the number of people that would attend and lines for the food trucks were LONG! So... we grabbed a couple slices of pizza and dropped in on Jimmy's friend and colleague, Brad, who has an amazing view from his rooftop "gazebo". We win!

Brad & Tommy's rooftop deck from Front Street

Sunset from their deck

guys night in!

best bath ever dad...and a great rubber ducky battle! but that bottle of momma milk makes me sooo sweeeeepy...good night

Meal Time

Prior to this past weekend, dinner consisted of either me or Jimmy holding wiggling Danny while we tried to eat and have a conversation with one another. Thanks to my Uncle Kurt and the generous Babies R' Us gift card he gave us following his birth, Danny now has a super awesome highchair and Jimmy and I can enjoy dinner again hands-free. Woo hoo!

In related news, I made my first batch of baby food this week. Tis the season, so I started with sweet potatoes. It was actually easier than I thought it would be and I have two weeks worth. Danny liked them okay as food, but thought they were great as war paint...

Danny's 1st Halloween

I got a tiger costume on sale from Carters online. We obviously think he wears it well. To get proper use out of it and give Danny a true 1st Halloween experience, we had him don it a couple times.

Trying it on when it arrived in the mail

Pre-party

At party on Saturday - don't mind my "Sandy" hair

Trick-or-Treating tonight

For trick-or-treating we walked to nearby neighborhood, Carolina Sands, where a bunch of kiddies were running amuck. This picture doesn't do it justice, but there were some pretty cute decorations, everyone sitting out in there driveways with candy bowls, etc.

I also took him to a local church's pumpkin patch for a photo op. Danny wasn't super impressed, though he did like eating the straw. Faceplanting in a pile of straw, however, not so much. Oops! Oh and yes that is Danny wearing his first flannel shirt. Like father like son...

Likeness

It's no secret that Danny looks a lot like his daddy. I mean the dark hair, darker and bigger eyes, his features dominated for sure.

Back of heads look alike much?

Scoping out the hurricane waves together...

After 12+ hours of labor, however, I'm very happy to say he's got a little of his momma as well. This picture comparison doesn't really do it justice, but I swear he has my same baby grin, nose and eye shape.

Toy Swap

Danny has quite a collection of toys and "things". Just the other day we swapped out some of the things he's grown out of, ie. the swing and bouncy chair. Weight-wise he could still use them, but he's way too curious to sit still, even if it's in a swinging or vibrating apparatus. The new kids on the block?

Wonderbug - a hand-me-down from cousin Connor

Bumper Jumper

Bed head

Outside swing - a hand-me-down from the Norman family

Saturday morning with Dad

Weekend mornings with Dad are the best. While Mom gets her beauty rest, we get to play! First, we warmed up in my nap nanny by doin' the hot dog dance to Mickey Mouse Club.

That was fun, but not nearly as fun as playing with my beach ball...

After that, I needed a rest (mostly from the creepy Tetris music that comes from my play mat), so I helped Daddy set his fantasy football lineup. I don't understand why he doesn't have any Redskins on his roster?! Then, we went out on the porch to check out Hurricane Sandy...

Finally, I needed to catch some zzz's because tonight is my big night - I'm going to reveal my Halloween costume at a party with Dad and Mom!