PUPPY!!!!!!

So the Hall/Mohr household got an early Christmas present this year in the form of a 7-week old black toy poodle we named Chester. He's from the 'hood (his parents live about three blocks away) and he's bound to be Ernie's bestie.
Also, Mommy likes him a whole lot. Daddy did a good job surprising us.
Chester being ferocious on the night Mommy was surprised by his presence.

He's almost as tall as our baseboards!

The headshot.

Ernie and Chester like to scamper around in the yard. So far they play pretty well together!

But if Ernie's on all fours, Chester's all up in his bizznezz. Ern will say "tight!" like Chester's just tried to scootch him too far into a table and ask us to "hold him!"

Hall Reunion!

Ernie had a great time with his aunts, uncles, cousins, great-aunts and uncles, second cousins, and on and on the Hall Reunion weekend.

So how come we only have one picture with Ernie and another Hall in it? Because Ernie doesn't like to party, and the Halls like to party. So here's just some nice pics from the weekend, with Ernie or otherwise.

Conversations with a tub

Ernie : [in bathtub, knocking on the side of tub]: knock knock
Ernie: Hooooos dair?
Ernie: Tubs dair!

Pirate Booty

Ernie's still enjoying his candy from Boo at the Zoo and Trick or Treating. He's shared some twizzlers and sixlets with Daddy (the latter being another good way to practice colors) but mostly he just enjoyes sorting through his booty in his "punkin purwse."

Note the adorable ironic old T-shirt he's wearing. Jeremy dug some of his old (and I mean "old") stuff out of the basement so Ernie can start looking like a hipster thrifter.

Ernie and "Beebee" or "Sisser"

Ernie has a babydoll and every once in a while he'll get her out and be so sweet to her. He calls her simply "beebee" or "sisser" and gives her hugs, shares his food or drink with her, and points out her various body parts.

Trick or Treat

Ernie's still mastering conjoined phrases, so most of the time he just asked for "treat" instead of the full "Trick-or-Treat." Of course, it could just be that he's direct and honest. We hit a few houses with friends of Ernie's in our neighborhood, and he got a sucker to enjoy on the way home in the stroller.

Boo! at the Zoo!

Ernie had his second (he's getting so old!) Boo! at the Zoo last week, and was joined by his besties Jonathan the Stormtrooper, Morgan the Kitten, Ernie himself as Captain NoBeard, and Johanna the Couger (can I also add that I love Morgan and Johanna went as a kitten and cougar respectively? I know they're only months apart, but it's hilarious nonetheless).
And we got a nice family-o-pirates portrait.

Captain NoBeard with Pirate Wench Mom.

Captain NoBeard with First Mate Daddy.