Dane's world just got a little bit smaller

Well, we finally had a Hubert Family Day around here and you know who suffered? Dane! Here's a video clip....



His world just got a little bit smaller and ours a little bit easier. :) Oh, the joy of not having to clean up everything he takes out of the cupboards.

San Jose

Dan went to San Jose last week for business. While he was there he was able to enjoy an abundance of sunshine and had the opportunity to try out his new camera with some great sights. These pictures were taken at Santa Clara University, Stanford and the Winchester House.
















This one below, obviously not from Dan's collection, is a great point of reference because it shows the devastation of Memorial Church after the 1906 Earthquake. Dan took the above picture of Memorial Church at Stanford.

Trick or Treat!

Dane really should have gotten more treats for this trick, but all he got was another black eye! (The picture doesn't do it justice, but he's got a shiner on his left eye for sure.) I walked to our front door to light our jack 'o lantern. Dane saw me depart and bolted for the door. Just about the time I stepped through the door Dane flew around the corner, guns blazing, negotiating a very tight turn in socked feet. Newton's first law of motion (objects in motion tend to remain in motion) prevented the sharp turn Dane intended. Baby meets bench, baby loses, baby acquires black eye! Here's the funny part - his previous black eye (in the same exact spot) was just starting to fade away! The previous black eye came about after an incident with a dining room chair.

More Halloween Antics....


Erik, Lindsi and Payton came over to carve pumpkins earlier this week. After Dan took out the pumpkin guts he invited Dane to stick his hand inside. As his tiny hand caustiously entered, the pumpkin suddenly came alive and RRRAAARRRGHHH came from Daddy's mouth. Dane's face went white and seconds after a shriek came from his mouth. As you can see in the above picture, Dane would then have nothing to do with the pumpkin.





So Dan had some work to do! We couldn't have a little boy
that was frightened of pumpkins for the rest of his life. Dan finally lured Dane in by putting his favorite treat - yogurt melts - inside. Oh what magic food can have on little Dane. Yogurt melts are how we get through the grocery store without a fuss. :)












Here's a classic picture of Payton! He wasn't afraid of the pumpkin one bit. :)















And the final product....






















Well, at least Dan was having a good time!

Happy Halloween (a little early)

Look at this adorable spider!! We went to a Fall Festival on Friday night at my school and Dane was a definite hit. Unfortunately, he was more interested in the posters on the walls, running down the hallways and going up and down the steps in the "pit." I was running after him the entire night. Needless to say, we both slept great that night! :)




(By the way, you can still see remnants of his first black eye! Poor baby ran into a chair. Maybe he should have been a black eyed pea. )

Peek-A-Boo!

Christmas came early for Dane. Grandma & Grandpa Penney got him a new point and shoot video camera. This thing is so easy to use, he could actually use it and take great videos! Don't worry though, we'll wait a few years for that. Here are a few videos of him playing peek-a-boo this past week.



Dane is just in love with this cupboard!! He loves to climb in there and then wants us to shut the door and play peek-a-boo! I'm surprised he doesn't get scared in there. I guess he's not claustrophobic. :)

Actually, he's in this new stage of wanting to shut the doors all around the house. I'll be in the laundry room and he shuts the door and just waits for me to open it up and goes in to little giggle boy when I do.





Here's another sweet peek-a-boo video.

Look at my new smocks!

Nanny made Dane these AWESOME bibs! You wear it just like you would a paint smock - what a brilliant idea! I think Nanny could sell these to mommies everywhere and make a killing. I love the fact that his clothes no longer get stained because the bib is way too small or he rips it off and he loves the fact that he actually gets to wear clothes while he eats. You may remember from past pictures, that we went through a phase where I would strip him down to just his diaper and throw him in the sink when he was done eating.






Here's one that Nanny actually made from a chicken feed sack. I can see why she kept the cloth bag from the chicken feed. It's beautiful!













Here's a picture of the naked eating phase we went through!

(He was 7 months old in this picture.)

Thanks Nanny! We love our new bibs. :)

Party Guy!

This is what happens when you turn your back for even a second! (Thankfully, they're clean.)