Finally fall!!!

This morning felt like (finally( fall. And so Mose put on a waffle shirt and his coveralls, and went out into the cool.


There were breezes and frosty marigolds, and Dave was there, and Mose's mom had a cup of coffee, and it STEAMED! Mose picked the marigolds, and gave them to his mom... and put them on his head... and EVERYTHING!


Mose thinks the world is amaaaaaaaazing!


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In other news, Mose split his mouth open last night,bit his little tongue, and it bled and bled and was scary for everyone, and Mose did not think it was amaaaaaaazing. Not one bit!


But he's okay now. No need to worry.


Whew.


(Now... back to the marigolds and the sunbeams on the porch)

At last...

Mose's mom has found a use for all the old farmwife aprons she likes to buy at estate sales.


Thank goodness!

Lunch with Mose...

Mose doesn't go for mushy gloppity glop glop.


He likes his foot in chunks.


Tapas for Mose!!!

Enough with the baby food!!!

Bring on the fruit!!!

A special day...

Today. Mose's papa turned OLD!


Mose wanted to tell him "Happy Birthday!"


But not enough to wear a dumb hat.


Sorry, Dad.

Love affair...

Mose and Mose's mom find new ways to snuggle wherever they go.


Here they are at Gram and Gramps' place!

At the airport...

Mose feels very small.


But that's okay. It's an ADVENTURE!

The Red Canoe...

On our most recent trip, Mose got to visit his Baltimore family, including his Uncle Roy, who took him to the most wonderful store ever... the Red Canoe!


Right in Lauraville, two blocks from Boppy and Cheryl's (and Roy's) house, the Red Canoe is an amazing bookstore/cafe'.


Mose thinks everyone needs a Red Canoe, complete with muffins and yummy tomato bisque.


Mose loves books, but Mose loves food more!

Happy feet...

Since Mose is about 2 seconds away from walking, we thought he should have some shoes.


Something to cover "Mose's toeses".


Mose's mama wanted to get the ones with the flowers on them, or at least the puppies.


But Mose's papa sat down in the middle of the store and absolutely positively refused to get up until Mose's mama relented, and bought the boring brown shoes.


Mose's papa is a stodgy traditionalist.


Mose's mama wishes SHE could wear flowers and puppies on her feet.


But it doesn't really matter what either of them thinks. Since it's ALL ABOUT MOSE!


(And Mose likes the red stripes. Yeah!)

Blocks!!!

Mose likes BLOCKS!


We just thought you should know.

Mose gets a present...

Right around the same time Mose got a fever...


He also got a visitor, or two!!!


His friend Sonya came to see him, from Iowa. Mose LOVES Sonya!!!


(We're a little sad that we got NO pictures of Sonya and Mose. Sonya is a photographer and so is rarely in front of the camera. Mose will NOT stop pouting about it)


And his friend Sharone came to see him, from Chicago. Mose LOVES Sharone too!!!


But you know what Mose loves even more?


RIBBONS!


Presents with RIBBONS!


Lucky LUCKY Mose!


(Thank you, Sharone)

Another first for Mose...

Last weekend, Mose had his first FEVER!


It was awful.


It was coughy and drippy and scratchy and cranky.


But Mose kept his cool. He had some water, in a bottle, and slept... and eventually...


He felt better!


Well, yeah... of course he did!