Happy Halloween!

JD is hanging out with the grandparents on Halloween, so Jon and I did some pre-Halloween photo shooting.

JD really enjoyed being a pirate this year and I thought the costume was just so cute on him!

Our little tree-hugger!

We hope you are having a safe and Happy Halloween with your families this year!!

10 Years Ago - Tag

My friend Katie had this on her blog and I thought it was cute!

{10 yEaRs Ago I ....}
1. Had just graduated from college - Go Baylor Bears!

2. Was starting my career at EDS in marketing communications

3. Was just starting to date a lame boyfriend who helped me to later realize how wonderful my husband is

4. Was just moving into my first I'm-paying-for-it-by-myself apartment with my roommate Nancy
5. Was enjoying adult freedom for the first time!

{5 ThInGs On ToDaY's tO-dO-LiSt}
1. Baby Boot Camp - got to get our workout with our friends!

2. Playdate #1 - Decorating cookies at Margaret & Tricia's house

3. Work on laundry

4. Playdate #2 - Learning about colors at Anna Claire & Jenny's house

5. Drop off the dry cleaning

{5 tHiNgS i WoUlD dO iF i WeRe A MiLliOnAiRe}
1. Pay off our debts

2. Invest money for JD's education

3. Give money for our church
4. Help out our families

5. Indulge in a little something extra

{5 pLaCeS I'vE LiVeD}
1. Richardson, Texas
2. Waco, Texas

3. Chicago, Illinois

4. Singapore
5. McKinney, Texas

{5 JoBs I'vE Had}
1. Sales Associate at The Limited

2. Department Aid for Journalism Department at Baylor

3. Marketing & PR intern at AT Kearney

4. EDS Marketing & Communications
5. JD's Mommy & Jon's Wife

And I added a picture of me from 10 years ago - From a wedding I went to (I caught the bouquet).

I'm tagging Heather, Krystal and Stephanie for this one if they are game!

Dinner and Trunk or Treat

On Saturday, Jon and my brother in law Josh and our friend Jordan cooked up for a fun concept called Food Creates Community.



Jordan hosted a dinner that used local food stuffs from local farmer's markets and brought people from different walks of life who paid to come together for a fabulous, five course meal that celebrated the autumn flavors. It was in Jordan and Emily's backyard and I have to say, that it really looked fabulous!


Emily, Jordan's wife and I were servers for the event. The boys slaved away in the kitchen for the day. It all tasted so good and perfect for a crisp fall evening. Let me know if you are interested in learning more about this concept, which Jordan has assured me will be followed up by more dinners that are similar.

On Sunday, we took JD to his second trunk or treat! We decorated my mom's trunk in a pirate theme, where JD was the captain! He was such a cute pirate!



Heather and Kenna came by too for a bit! Kenna was a precious ladybug, but she wasn't too sure about JD in a pirate hat!

My sister Dara won SECOND (thanks for the correction Dara) prize for her trunk, which was Cinderella's carriage. My nieces were each beautiful Cinderellas.

We enjoyed the evening, but JD was ready to hit the hay when we got home! He was one pooped pirate!

Mr. Grabby Hands

JD is just tall enough now (or at least his arms are long enough now) to reach up on the counters and pull things off.

Recently, he has pulled down cups of water off the bedroom nightstands. He has pulled down stacks of mail and plates full of food off the table. The scariest was when he pulled a sharp knife off of a cutting board. Thank goodness he wasn't hurt, and Mom and Dad figured out how long of a reach JD really has now! (Nothing sharp stays on the countertop anymore!)

He doesn't really know what he is grabbing for since he can't see where his little hand is reaching, but it is always a surprise when he finds out what he got.

Here was today's surprise:

Daddy was working on mixing some dough for some homemade bread, and JD figured out what was in the measuring cup. Flour!

Back to the Pumpkin Patch

This time it's personal.

We took JD back to the Pumpkin Patch to take some pictures with his cousins Emma, Ellie and Marin today.

He loved the small pumpkins that he could pick up!

Wiggles and Not So Many Giggles

My mom and I took JD and his cousin Marin to the Wiggly Play Center yesterday afternoon. Just so you understand what we were dealing with, let me give you a bit of background.

All week, JD has been dealing with some sort of illness. It could be related to the 2 year molars trying to come in or it could be a little stomach virus. But he has been really picky when it comes to eating and he has been crying a lot more than normal and has a fever off and on.

So yesterday, after not eating very much all morning, JD refused to take a nap. My mom and I had already planned on taking the kids to the Wiggly Play Center since they both love the Wiggles so much.

So I decided to bring the napless JD, and I figured that I would just leave whenever he got too fussy or tired.

We got there and the kids had a ball! They loved the slide and the bounce houses and the cars and the Wiggles music.

JD and Marin did the merri-go-round for a bit.

And then we took a break for some snacks (one of the first things JD had eaten yesterday besides a bottle).

When we got home, I tried to feed JD, but this is what I got (pretty consistent with his eating behavior ALL week).

But he went to bed early after a nice bath and a talk with Daddy on the phone.

This morning he was STARVING. After throwing a tantrum for about 15 minutes, he ate his normal breakfast of yogurt and banana, plus a NutriGrain cereal bar and some of my Shredded Wheat cereal!

I guess it is true that you just have to wait for them to get hungry enough and then they will eat!

Tag!

Okay, Heather tagged me to post the 6th photo from the 6th file of my picture folder. This is an oldie, but a goodie.


JD is 5 months old in this photo and still very sensitive to loud noises. The fire truck that he was holding made a really loud siren noise that made him cry almost every time he heard it. This is actually after he was winding down from hearing it, but he was still worried that it might happen again.

I'm including the picture that was right before so you can see what he looked like when the siren actually goes off.