TRICK OR TREAT!!!

So this year for Halloween... I had BIG plans of putting together a homemade lion costume for our Stuie Poo. I've always admired homemade costumes over store-bought costumes... and I thought it would be fun to do. Well... maybe I can get around to that next year :) I just couldn't find the time... this last couple of months it feels like I'm barely home some days!

Anyway, I found this super-cute robot costume for $8.00 at Children's Place (after using a 50% off coupon)! The best part is that Stuart LOVED wearing it!!



Stuart with the girlies. They all look great! Ains is wearing a beautiful ballroom gown, but it this picture you can't really see it. I think she is wearing make-up too... so pretty!



Beni showing off her Amelia Erhart costume. She is so creative :) And... Oli is 1/2 lion - 1/2 Oliver. He would not wear his lion mane. He really didnt want to wear any part of the costume. We ended up taking his costume off pretty early on in the evening.

HALLOWEEN JAMMIES!!!

Stuart jumping on his big boy bed before night-night time. By the way, he is not sleeping in the big boy bed yet. Even though he wants to so bad... he is not ready for the change yet.


Giving his Daddy eskimo kisses before bed. His eskimo kisses are kinda ruff... he hasn't yet perfected the art of GENTLY rubbing noses... but he is getting there.



These are Stuart's new favorite pjs. He has been wearing them all October long... and they are now starting to fit a little snug on the growing boy (see above picture with his tummy hanging out :) HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Fall Fun Outside!

Today, Granny Sue took Stuart to the park. He had so much fun playing on all the equiptment and following the "big kids" around. He would be outside ALL the time if we would let him... but we don't. This fall his allergies have been so bad that the poor little guy can barely sleep at night. Today was a good day for Stu!


Our new favorite picture of Stu! He is such a HAPPY KID!


The Merry-G0-Round was a hit!




Above, Stu is trying to get all the sand off of himself.





Hmmm... Can I try?

Busy, Busy Day

We attended two birthday parties today. Our little baby friend, Baby J had his first Birthday Party! What a lucky little man... he has lots and lots of new toys to keep him busy. I was very impressed with his present opening abilities!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY J!!!

This was our gift to the little guy! "Weebles wobble but they don't fall down!" They haven't been available in stores for awhile now. Stuart's Aunt J found him a set on Craigslist for Christmas this year and I am so excited about it. I think he will really enjoy them... and so will Baby J now! I was so surprised to find them at the store.



Above, Stuart throwing a mild temper tantrum because he wanted all Baby J's new toys... especially the ones he recognized from home. So his Daddy... being the wonderful Daddy he is... took Stuart outside to play on the equipment. You can't blame an 18 month old kid for not wanting to sit and watch another kid play with toys :) Poor Guy!


Stuart LOVED going outside to swing. Our friends, L & J came out to play with him. They are wonderful girls and I always look forward to seeing them! They always like to help with the little babies :) Which is absolutely wonderful!




Above, L is swinging Stuart really, really high! He is LOVING it!! (Mommy doesn't push him that high...)

Later that day... we went to Grandpa C & Grandma D's house to celebrate Cousin A's Birtday. She got to have a friend Birthday Party this year... but the family still wanted to get together to have a small celebration. I can't believe how old our nieces are getting. Cousin A was born shortly after Charlie and I started dating and she just turned 5! Ahhhhh... it doesn't seem possible!

Well... I didn't get any pictures of the birthday girl, but I still wanted to wish Cousin A "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!"


This is the only picture I took that evening. Instead of Birthday Cake... we had rice crispy treats and Grandma Edythe brought over her FABULOUS chocolate pie! Stuart LOVED IT!!!

Bad Hair Day... I Think

Today, I got home from work and saw my husband sitting on the back porch... with a mow-hawk. Seriously. He shaved his head... leavinga strip of hair down the middle... and then spiked it up. He eventually shaved it off... with no intention of keeping it. He just wanted to see what I would say... I said I wasn't going anywhere with him like that.

Then I found this picture on our camera... how cute! Thank goodness he didn't shave our son's head too!!

A Sad Day...

Bernice got hit by a car yesterday while I was a work. She lived through it, but only to spend the night at the vet. The next morning her lung collapsed and we had to put her down. We are a very sad family right now... she was such a wonderful dog. Stuart has no idea that his "Big Sister" is gone. Here are a few pictures of our furry friend. I wish I could find ALL my pictures of her... for those of you that don't know... I used to take tons and tons of pictures of her. She really was special to us.


Stuart looking over to 'talk' to Bernice. He would go over to the gate alot to see his puppy... she loved him. She loved to play with him... help him eat his food... and she also loved to try and run off with his toys.


There were alot more french fries on the ground to begin with... it took awhile for me to run to the house for the camera. She kept looking up and around... "Is this okay? Can I really eat all these?!?!" She was a WONDERFUL food vaccume.



Playing with the family... her favorite thing! She loved being included in everything we do. I actually took her down the slide a couple times on this day. She loved it!!