They make me happy.

Mmm...yams

Dillon was a bit sad about not being able to enjoy any of the delicious Thanksgiving feast made by his daddy. Especially, after he spent the entire day being enticed by the aromas of food preparation.


But, to temper the sting of disappointment, I let him try some yams. Really, they were Gerber sweet potatoes, but for the sake of festivity, let's call them yams.










As you can see, they were a hit.




more More MORE!


Oh, thank you.


He ate the entire jar. (This is especially impressive considering he hasn't had solids since we posted about the cereal.)


I scraped the sides, but he still wanted to lick the jar.


Eventually, though, he was satisfied.


Mmm...yams.

Dillon's first snow

Happy Thanksgiving!! Dillon (well, I) was very excited about the snow today. I love the first snow of the season. And how festive that it happened on Thanksgiving? And how fun that Dillon's first Thanksgiving gave him his first snow? Sometimes, the first snow is a disappointing sleetish flurry. But this year gave us FAT FLUFFY flakes of watery winter wonder.

I tried to get Dillon excited about the positively perfect precipitation, but he was mostly concerned with the chill and and his cold wet head. Nevertheless...

Bee Gees

Dillon has been a little sick lately, but one thing that works well to calm him down is this video:




It has to be the Bee Gees singing the song though. When Mark sings, the result is completely different.

When the Bee Gees sing the Bee Gees

When Mark sings the Bee Gees

Dillon is very excited for Christmas. Anyone else?

Re-posting for emphasis...

Are you appreciating the red hair and the BLUE BLUE eyes? He is without a doubt the most beautiful creature I have ever seen. Sometimes he looks up at me from his carrier and I just want to cry...he is THAT beautiful.

Cereal

Ok, ok. So, it's a little early. But, let's face it. Our son is a brute. And I know his system can handle the cereal because I've been putting some in his bottle for a few weeks now. I just couldn't wait any longer. Eating makes him so happy, that I couldn't wait to get him started on some culinary adventures.

He experienced a range of emotions during the experience.

Excited:



Confused:



Satisfied:



Dillon learned a valuable lesson. "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." The following clips document the experience in more detail.

Halloween

Dillon was more than a "dandy" for Halloween. We borrowed an adorable costume from a friend. Dillon made a most excellent pea pod. Another friend was looking at a picture of him and some other children from church, and her husband, looking over her shoulder, said, "I like the fat caterpillar best," in reference to pea pod Dillon.

If you would like to see the beautiful pictures that my friend Emily Southerland took, visit her website at www.emilysoutherland.com. Enter site. Click "clients" and when you see Ann's beautiful family, enter password SPOOKY. Dillon's doting grandparents can purchase these images if they'd like. Just let me know. I didn't buy the digitals, or I'd just pass them along.

Dillon's blessing day

Dillon's blessing was on Halloween. No significance. Halloween fell on a Sunday, and Dillon's Grandma and Grandpa Valentine, Great-Grandma Tutu (and Don), and his Uncles Craig and David were able to come that particular weekend. We had a lovely time. Dillon was absolutely taken with Tutu, who was the first great-grandparent he has met. She had him oohing and ahing, and cooing and cahing.

The blessing was beautiful. Our little Dillon is just as special as we knew he must be and is going to be a blessing in many lives.

Here's Dillon in his blessing outfit (or "dandy suit"), Dillon with his Grandma and Grandpa Valentine, and Dillon getting a belly pat from his Uncle Craig. Ah, the belly pat.