Mmmm Mmmm Good

Judah's been eating solid foods for over almost 2 weeks now. We started with cereal, then bananas, and just yesterday carrots. He is loving it...and sleeping better too. The little guy was only 15 lbs at his 6 month check-up (in the 10th percentile), so hopefully this will help him gain a little weight too. So far, he hasn't had any jar food - I'm trying to make my baby food this time. It's going really well, so if you need some pointers on trying it yourself, just let me know!






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And these are just precious pictures that my mother-in-law took. Aren't they adorable of his sweet little face???






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Looks like we carved a winner! What a historic election yesterday! I feel privileged to have been a part of it. For a great post on perspective in light of the new president, please click here.



I have more pictures to post, but this post is already long enough, so more later...

Vader & The Frog

Darth Vader was surprisingly protective of the little Frog, and since it was the Frog's 1st Halloween, we of course got plenty of pictures! In no particular order, here is our Halloween experience this year...









This is pretty sweet, right? Jason was very proud of it. If you'll remember from last year, he carved Arnold Schwarzenegger. If only we'd had enough pumpkins to carve McCain, Palin and Biden...now THAT would've been REALLY cool!


Lots more pictures to come soon of many other events!

Tagged...

for the first time by Stacy K

6 Random Things About Myself:

1. I hate scary movies and haunted houses. I recall a memory from high school when our youth group was in a Six Flags haunted house (probably the dorkiest haunted houses out there). I took my best friend Lori's mom and shoved her into a goon so that it wouldn't get me! I haven't been in a haunted house since.

2. I can touch my tongue to my nose - it's like my one cool body trick! I was hoping to pass it on to one of my children, but so far it appears that Elijah can't do it. Bummer. Judah is my only hope.

3. Jason and I have talked about adoption since before we had our boys. Our plan, if everything works out and we decide we can afford another child, is to adopt a little girl in a few years.

4. I remember when I was little and I became aware of swallowing. For a while after that, I used to think there was something wrong with me and I was the only one that did that. Yes, I'm weird and that was REALLY random.

5. Jason has always teased me and said to confess my love for all things Alias and Jennifer Garner on my blog... so there, I did it! Julie, I know you understand. :-) We need to have another Alias party soon, by the way!

6. If I could have a super power, it would be to be able to teleport and take others with me by holding their hands. Get from one place to another instantly. Hello weekend vacations to Hawaii, Thailand, New Zealand, etc and goodbye to hotel costs - I could teleport back home to sleep.

I tag Lori, Jennifer C, Lynda, Alisha, Lauren & Stephanie

Halfy Birthday & Punkin Patch Pictures

I'm 6 months old today and my mommy is SPEECHLESS! 6 months ago we had no idea how this little blessing would turn our lives inside out & upside down yet make it so much richer and so much happier! We love our little Bug and are so blessed to have him in our family.



Here is our annual trip to the Flower Mound pumpkin patch. See if you can find the preview of Elijah's Halloween costume in the pictures.







Yesterday, my mom and I went down to the Stockyards. They were having some sort of covered wagon parade, and then setting up camp down there to sleep last night. It was cool to see the old wagons and Elijah loved the horses, mules and longhorns.






My brother-in-law's company created the show Boz, and he brought Elijah this the other day. When he called me to ask if Elijah would like a large stuffed Boz, I didn't anticipate it being THIS large! :-)



I think this is my favorite picture of them together yet, in their matching pj's. So cute!


Next week I'll post my school pictures, but for now there were too many other pictures to post. I love this time of year! By the way, do you like my newest blog header & background??? My sister-in-law decided she could do better than the last one (which I love too) and asked if she could create a new one...it is adorable.

Sweet boy

New pics for the fam

Snot is a new fixture on our faces right now! :-)






My plan next week is to have an "all about our school" post where I post pictures of the boys with their school teachers and show you my classroom, kids and co-teacher. I meant to take all the pictures today but only managed to get one. I'll make that a priority next week. Have a great weekend!