Saturday, November 1, 2014

Halloween Festivities

We started out our Halloween this year by getting new haircuts (the little boys anyway). I have been saying for a few weeks that I need to give Owen a haircut and yesterday at breakfast was the breaking point. I figured I might as well trim Gav up too while I had all my haircutting stuff out so both boys have fresh, cute cuts! We ran a few errands uptown after we did haircuts and had CJ and Steph over for lunch since they are in the process of moving (daddy helped them all day yesterday move stuff to their new house). As of yesterday, they are also temporarily living with us while they work on renovating their new home so the boys get some extra play time with cousin Addie! For lunch, Gav decided he wanted to eat outside (even though it was cold!) so I bundled them up and out they went. I seriously don't know what we are going to do once it gets too cold to go outside. Poor Gavin might go insane! Yesterday afternoon, I also got my new stash of cloth diapers I ordered the day before (Thanks Cotton Babies in St. Louis). I was not expecting them to arrive so soon (24 hours soon!) since the website said 5-10 days for delivery, but I'm thinking since they came from St. Louis and only had to travel an hour is why they were here so soon. I was pretty excited and spent the afternoon getting them washed and ready (well about 10 minutes of actually opening them, putting them in the washer, and hanging them to dry.  I let my washer do most of the work!). He got his first cloth diaper put on before we went out to the Halloween party and I must say, he looks ADORABLE with his fluffy butt! Two things that I was nervous about with cloth diapering were diapering overnight and dealing with the *cough* poop. Well I'm happy to say that we have dealt with both experiences and have had favorable outcomes! Yay! Owie went all night without any leaks and dealing with the poopy diaper was a lot less of a hassle then I had imagined. Alright, Enough about cloth diapers (I'm sure I'll do a whole other post on that sometime after I get into the CD routine), lets get back to our Halloween fun! After we ate supper, we headed up to CJ and Steph's church for their Fall Harvest Party. Gav had fun jumping in the bounce house and eating all kinds of treats he doesn't get on a normal basis. We also went to the Calvary Baptist Church "trunk-or-treat" and trick-or-treated at some friends houses. It was pretty chilly out so we didn't do a whole lot of outdoor trick-or-treating but Gavin really had a blast and when we were coming in to the house for the night he said "Mom, that was SO fun!" This morning he's even asking "Is today trick-or-treating?" What a disappointment that it only comes around once a year! 

 Before his haircut

 After. Such a handsome boy!

 Enjoying lunch on the deck



 He doesn't get a whole lot of eating done when we're outside

 Owie the puppy!

 Sweetest pirate I've ever seen!





 Addie the chicken

 Daddy and his boys enjoying the party

 Yummy treat!

 Gav with his buddy Judah



Gav and Addie with friend Chloe

Gav and Addie trick-or-treating at our friends Kim and Kenny's 

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Saturday, October 11, 2014

My GORGEOUS Sister-in-Law Katie

Rem's parents and little sister came to town this weekend. Katie had asked me earlier in the week if I would shoot some photos of her and I was absolutely flattered and really excited because it gave me a chance to practice my photography skills. This evening, we took the chance to go outside of town to capture some photos in the beautiful fall foliage. I have known Katie since she was about Gavin's age and have watched her change and grow into a BEAUTIFUL young woman, inside AND out! In five days, she will begin her teenage years and I absolutely can't believe that's even possible. Steph and I were joking this evening that if you looked back on our photos when we were thirteen, you would probably laugh your head off. This girl is absolutely stunning! She definitely skipped over those awkward years that most kids go through! If you don't want to take my word for it, see for yourself!

























 My FAVORITE!!!