Play Dates and Pumpkins

Last week I took Thursday and Friday off work since we were headed out of town for the wedding. Before we left town Thursday, my friend Randi who just moved back to Houston from Alaska, came over with her son Gus. Gus is 10 months old, and super-advanced. He walks, has several words and is quite a bit larger than Hannah. They played together (particularly enjoying emptying the diaper basket) and Hannah even said his name several times. Gus also really loved Winston.

We headed up to Dallas on Thursday night and got in fairly late. Friday morning we were up early to visit Mimi and Poppy.  Hannah had fun goofing around in the hotel room while Tan and I got ready.

After spending a little time playing with Mimi and Poppy (one of Hannah's most treasured activities), we headed to see one of my oldest friends, Elizabeth, and to meet her precious daughter, Allie. I only got one picture of the girls, but Hannah was so sweet with the baby. She was picking up toys and taking them to her. Based on her treatment of Winston and other children her age I was pleasantly surprised.  The four of us went to lunch with my parents and some close family friends, and both babies did great.



Hannah was quite the trooper.  After lunch we headed to the Dallas Arboretum (somewhere we would spend a lot of time if we live in Dallas) to meet Phu and Elle and enjoy the perfect weather.  There was this Cinderella's castle pumpkin exhibit and Hannah had about as much fun as I have ever seen her have running all over the place and playing with the pumpkins.  I love these pictures, memories of such a fun afternoon.