First Snow and First Peas

Last Thursday it snowed. Wait. It was October 12 and I just wrote that it snowed. That just does not seem right.
Supposedly, this was the earliest snow on record for this part of Michigan. El Nino strikes again! ("I am El Nino. Yo soy El Nino. For those of you who don't habla espanol, El Nino is Spanish for...The Nino!" Kudos to anyone that gets that quote.) I have pictures of Homer in the snow, but Blogger will not let me upload them. Of my fellow bloggers that read this, are you having difficulties with Blogger selectively not allowing pictures to upload? It is rather frustrating.

As part of this lovely cold snap, I got to bundle Jack up when I took him out on some errands last Thursday. Considering that he likes to wear as little clothing as possible (i.e. naked) he was not a fan of layers of clothing. This was only picture I could snap before he became really mad at the indignation of wearing a jacket and shoes. I guess this was also the first time that he wore shoes, too. He is wearing a pair of Robbies, which are supposed to stay on the feet better than regular shoes. The first time he wore them, they did indeed stay on. (He has become an expert at removing his socks, especially in public places.) The second time, though, he managed to get one of them off.

Last Friday, Jack had peas for the first time. This was his first official non-cereal solid food. I say "official" because Kate and I misread the doctor's directions and he did have sweet potatoes a couple of weeks ago. As with the cereals (and the sweet potatoes) Jack really liked the peas. After the first bite, he was reaching for the spoon and sitting there expectantly with his mouth wide open. Yay for the adventurous little eater! You can also see Jack's snazzy new high chair, which matches his swing, in this picture.