Apple Picking

Once again we decided to go out The Elegant Farmer to pick some apples with The Dude. 

Picking apples off of the tree

 

 

So what do we do once we have an apple for each hand?

 

 

Try to get The Dude to stand next to the measuring wall....unsuccessfully

 

 

Sitting was a little bit better

 

 

Once he had his cider, we had no chance of getting him to pose with his head through the hole

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Man in a Box

What happens when an empty box is left unattended?  The Dude finds his favorite toy for about a half an hour.

 

 

 

Wood Shelter

We went to the Nature Center near our house and came upon this little wood shelter that The Dude just had to explore. 

 

 

 

Halloween Decorating

Here are some pictures of The Dude helping out putting Halloween stickers on the windows.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bloody Nose

Things can change from happy to concerned in less than a second. 

There we were.....in the mancave......father and son, just playing.  He would crawl away from me and I would crawl to him and dig my nose in his belly making him laugh hysterically.  We did that for a while when I just rolled over and played dead on my back.  He got up and walked around our (very large) ottoman laughing the entire way.  He was behind the ottoman for a while going from one side to the other peeking out at me to see if I was still on my back....playing dead. 

Finally, he emerges from behind the ottoman in a full out sprint (at least a sprint for the Dude).  Then, with no warning he falls down on my face....with his face. 

Immediately, he stops laughing.

Then he rolls off of me......silently.

He doesn't cry.  But I get up to check him out.  He whimpers two times....and I pick him up.  As soon as I did, I see drops of blood fall from his nose. 

He seems to be ok, and I think he was more bothered by me trying to clean his face off then the pain he must've experienced from the fall. 

The Evidence

 

 

I'm so glad he is ok and I know this won't be the last time that he gets injured, but I can't imagine it getting easier to see him hurt.  

The Walker

The ManCave is no longer safe from The Dude

I knew the time would come, but it was here sooner than I expected.  Here he is figuring out how to open the door to the basement (don't worry, we have anticipated this so there is a child's gate at the top of the stairs).