Beware the Bootcut

I bought Haven some really cute bootcut jeans. They are a little tighter in the thigh and then are wide at the bottom. One thing I did not realize - Babies just learning to walk do not take kindly to restriction on the thighs. The first time I put them on her she threw a fit cause she couldnt walk. I was finally able to get her to wear them today, but she was walking obviously more stiffly. Beware the bootcut for new walkers!

Shameless Plug

Our friend Max Wyatt has decided to take his hobby of photography to the next level and take pictures professionally. He has always taken amazing shots of his kids - he is very talented. Another great thing is he has small children so he is familiar with how challenging it can be to capture the kids, but like I said, he does a great job. My favorite thing is his fee includes the digital pics he takes. Something that makes my heart happy, cause we all know how expensive it can be to purchase digital pics. Check out his website at: http://www.maxwellwyattphotography.com/

Birthday Season

October marks the beginning of birthday season for us! Haven and Neil both have birthdays in October, my birthday is in December and then Justus' is in February. So, in just a few short months, we all have new toys, new clothes and have eaten lots of cake and ice cream! Not to mention this is all around the Holiday Season, as you know. Between Trick-or-Treat candy, Thanksgiving feasts, Christmas yummyness, New Years celebration and Valentine treats and Birthday fun, we are full, fat and happy!! Here are some pics from Justus' 1st birthday.

Girly bows

I got my girly bows in the mail today. Now we just need to teach Haven to keep them in her hair. All of a sudden she wants to pull them out. Any tips??

Football Boy

Justus got a new football jersey when Neil got his red shirt to wear to the game last week. Oh, and they both got new hats. Justus loves his! So now we can really play football! ;)

Tuba-playing Justus

Justus was playing with Haven's stroller in a very unconventional way. He has decided it is his Tuba. Although sometimes it is also a trombone.

A Sweet Heart

Friday was my niece Kaleigh's birthday and today we went out to eat for the family birthday meal. Kaleigh's sister Ali is 7 and Kaleigh just turned 11. I have a story about Ali. She truly has a sweet heart.....she can be a little difficult at times, but her heart truly is genuine. Ali walks into the restaurant holding a big pink shopping bag that was from some store and says it's her gift for Kaleigh. Apparently she wanted to get her sis a gift and never told her mom (my sis, Katie) that she wanted to and Katie never thought to take her shopping to get her own gift. When it came time to open gifts Kaleigh opened Alis gift. The first thing she pulled out was the card - it was the cutest thing. Ali had taken a card that was given to her by one of my aunts on her birthday, crossed out the name, and wrote in her own birthday message to Kaleigh. Then Kaleigh pulls out the gift. There was a figurine that was from Ali's room and a packet of pez that her dad had given her at some point. It was so precious to see how much Ali loved Kaleigh and really did all she could to give her a gift on her special day. Such a sweet heart!