Thursday, October 28, 2010

7 Year Anniversary

October 11th was our 7 year anniversary.   My parents were here and offered to watch the kids so Mark and I could have a date night.  We started the night with some yummy champagne that my mom and dad brought us.  Our first place was Jasper's for a cocktail.  We sat outside and enjoyed the beautiful fall weather.  Then we walked over to Flemings for dinner.  Again we sat outside which was really nice.  We had a great meal and actually enjoyed a lightening show and bit of rain.  Luckily we were under a covered patio so we didn't get wet.  After dinner we headed home and finished off the night with some more champagne.  I love you Mark, thanks for 7 amazing years! I look forward to many more anniversaries together :)


The yummy champagne my parents brought us. 


Cocktails at Jasper's.


More Champagne :)


Kind of hard to tell but this is the rain.


All the yummy food we had!


Cheers!


And finally more champagne :)

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Pumpkin Patch

So my parents came to visit last weekend.  On Saturday we took the boys to the pumpkin patch.  Brody wasn't really into any of the fun activities they had set up but he loved the animals and picking out his pumpkin.  Connor was typical Connor and just hung out happy as can be watching everything around him.  We had a really nice time and got some great pumpkins.


Brody watching Mark feed the goats and him and monkey looking at the horses.


Brody only wanted to do it if mommy and daddy did it first.

 

King of the pumpkins :)


Brody picked out his pumpkin and wouldn't let it go.  We thought it was funny that everyone else seemed to have planned ahead by bringing a wagon or wheel barrow, we improvised and used the stroller. 


He loved the tractor.


Picking out a few more pumpkins. 


Couldn't leave without a couple of gourds.


Looking at the chickens.


Family Shot.


This time with me :)


Connor giving papa a hug, so cute!

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Bug Bites and Shots

So looking through our recent pictures I realized this month has also been the month of red spots.  First we all got flu shots.  Connor did really good.  He didn't even cry. Brody had a little harder time but recovered quickly.  Well the next day his poor leg had a huge red welt on it.  It didn't seem to bother him it was just really red and swollen.  Then while we were setting up our Halloween decoration Connor got bit by some red ants.  Poor baby didn't even cry but the bites look horrible.  Then a couple of days ago Brody woke up with a huge spider bite on his back.  Looking at all these pics I feel so bad for them but they are definitely tough little boys.  


These are Connor's red ant bites :(


Brody's welt from his shot :(


And the spider bite.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Connor 7 Months

Connor is officially 7 months old.  He is getting so big and changing so much.  He has mastered crawling and is exploring the house.  He loves to follow Brody and Shasta around.  He is also pulling up on things and almost standing by himself.  I can't believe how mobile he is.  I think he just wants to be big like Brody and chase him around.  He is still a very happy baby except for when his teeth are coming in.  He got his first tooth on October 16th and the second one is peaking out. He loves to eat.  So far he has had bananas, green beans, sweet potatoes, squash, peas, prunes, avocado, peaches and apples. He pretty much likes them all but green beans and avocado are definitely his least favorite.  He is clapping and saying mama and dada and I think he has even done the sign for more and all done.  This was definitely the month of growth and change.  He is so sweet and so cute I love him so much!


 Here he is trying to climb the stairs.


Being cute with daddy.


Playing with Kitty, I have a really similar pic with Shasta and Brody, I'll have to try and find it and repost them together. 


Being silly in the bath.


Taking a bath with big brother.


My little Cowboy fan :)


Teeth!

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Some fun videos.





Firetrucks and Haircuts

So our neighbor Kim set up a visit to one of our local firehouses for the kids.  Brody was so excited he couldn't stop talking about it.  Well we arrived at the firehouse and he totally fell apart.  He was crying and saying he wanted to go home.  He warmed up a little bit toward the end and I was able to get some pics.  Some good and some bad :)  I felt terrible because after we got home and he took his nap he woke up with a fever of 103.  Poor guy just wasn't feeling good.  We'll have to try and do it again sometime.  In other news I decided I wanted to cut my hair.  I finally lost all  my baby weight and with that comes the shedding of the hair.  It was just starting to drive me crazy.  I didn't do anything crazy but I did cut off about 8 inches.  I'm happy with how it came out it feels so much healthier and lighter.


This was when we first got there.


He warmed up a little when he got to play with the big flashlights.


Driving the truck.


Lost it again at the end when I was trying to get a group pic.


Cade and Brody


My hair before.


And after.


After from the front.