Halloween Fun

This was the second Holloween for Brandon, but the first that we took him out trick-or-treating for. He was a cute little giraffe, and we tooled around the neighborhood in a a flyer wagon. Brandon got spooked by a couple of the more elaborate setups that had moving ghosts and talking werewolves. Everyone thought he was the cutest giraffe though, and he got plenty of candy.

Zenna and I both dressed up, and some houses gave us candy as well. She was a black cat, and I dressed up as a US Air Force pilot, complete with helmet. It sprinkled a couple times in the evening, but the weather was not cold at all. My mom came along with us, since this was her last evening to spend with us before she drove back to Colorado. We've been helping her pack her things into our garage since Monday. My lower back is hurting a bit, Zenna still needs to give me a massage.

Right now I'm at home with Brandon trying to keep him happy. Zenna is down in Salt Lake taking training classes in yoga so that she can get her certification. Today's the 2nd and final day. We'll go down and have lunch with her in a few hours.

In the last few weeks, Brandon's been saying phrases like "What is this?" and "This is it!". He's also pointing at things that he's seen in his picture books. When a car or truck goes by, he points and tries to say "ka! (car)". Last Saturday, I was giving him a bath and as the water was going down the drain, he waved good-bye to it! I think he understands that when we say bye-bye and wave, it means we're going or a visitor is leaving. This is especially true when we're at the grandmas.

Last weekend we went to the zoo and Brandon had a lot of fun, he especially liked the ducks.

Our first Blog

Today's the first day of our new blog - we hope this site will serve as a journal for not just us, but will provide a window for others to see what the Krauss family is up to. We plan on writing on Brandon's progress, as well as activities we do and places we go. Come back and visit!

This is a video of Brandon enjoying an ice cream cone. We try to not give him sweets, but today Zenna caved in.