Happy Halloween!

Of course Elle had to dress up as a princess at least once during Halloween Week :)





But her real costume was a Moo-Moo Cow!



Did you really think my Mom would let me leave the house without a BOW?



Doing some grazing out in the pasture!





We took her to Fellowship's Trunk or Treat on Saturday night. Apparently it is the new thing that churches do, where they let kids Trick or Treat out of the trunks of cars. There were a lot of kiddos there and we had a great time! Elle scored us some really great candy! :)

Sunshine

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone,

I can see all obstacles in my way.

Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind

It's gonna be a bright, bright, bright, bright,

Sun-Shiny day!

Elle Lately

We have been busy bees around our house lately. Noah had last Friday off from work, so Elle and I had a great time on our three day weekend with Daddy. On Friday we went to a Pumpkin Patch in Flower Mound. I have always dreamed of the day when I would take my first baby to the Pumpkin Patch, and this day lived up to every one of those dreams!

We had a great time and Elle was the perfect little Punkin. She drew quite a crowd too! Everyone kept stopping to say how cute she was (which of course we loooooved!) At one point there was a group of about 20 high schoolers standing behind us watching us take pictures - I would have taken a picture of them for proof, but I might have missed a cute shot of Elle :) You'll just have to believe this proud, bragging Mama :)

Here are some of my favorites







We bought a jogging stroller a week ago, so Daddy and Elle went for a run on Saturday morning. Noah is signed up to run the White Rock Marathon in December. Sewell does a relay group, so he isn't actually running the whole thing, but he will be running 6 miles.

KiKi and Justin are running the Turkey Trot 5K on Thanksgiving, so they have been training as well. I guess I am the only one not running... which is okay by me! Daddy and Elle need some good bonding time, right?




We are proud to announce that the Aggies BTHO of the Red Raiders on Saturday night! Noah and I listened to the game on the radio, since no t.v. stations picked it up - ridiculous! We had a great time celebrating and loved every minute!

Until next year Raiders, GIG 'EM!!!




We went to church Sunday morning and then had a cook-out at Noah's aunt Joan's house in McKinney. We had a great time hanging out with the family. Elle was in a great mood, despite only taking a few short naps. She slept great last night though, so it was well worth it.

Here is Elle and I in the back 'Baby Room' at church.



Here are a few other pictures of Elle from this weekend.






Ah, and what better way to relax on a cold, rainy Monday than in one of these...


Elle, my book and I thank you for taking a great afternoon nap! : )

Old School

This is what Elle and I have been doing lately. Watching VHS movies. I made Noah get our VCR out of the closet the other day so that I could introduce Elle to some of the great Disney movies. I love these movies and I am glad I have an excuse to watch them!



So far we have watched Pinocchio, Aladdin, The Fox and the Hound, Lady and the Tramp, and Beauty and the Beast.

We may have to update our movie stock and ask for some Disney DVD's for Christmas! I cannot wait until we get to take Elle here!

Got Candy?

This is the cute shirt KiKi got me!



She got me this silly hat too!



My Nonna came and played with me on Saturday night so my Mom and Dad could go out on a date. We had so much fun! I got to show her all my toys and how good I can play with them all now. I even laughed some while she was here. Her and my Mom and Dad really like when I do that. I don't really know why though?

She brought some cute monogrammed burp clothes with her that she got from a friend at work. My Mom said they have my name on them and she really likes them. The one with the turtle is my favorite!



We have been burning this new candle in our house lately. My Mom says it is called Pumpkin Patch and that we are going to go to one this weekend. I am not really sure what she is talking about, but it sounds like fun to me!



My Mom says I have to go take a nap now. I don't really like to do that very much, but I guess I can humor her for a little while...

5 months

Elle is 5 months old today! Where does the time go?

Elle here is what you are up to at 5 months.

You have become much more laid back than you were as a wee babe. You still enjoy your exersaucer, your bumbo, and lately you have been hanging out in your Johnny Jump Up, which you also really enjoy.



You like to go out shopping and enjoy riding around in your umbrella stroller. It is so much easier to take you places now that I know you will be content to look around and take in all the sights.



You have been on only formula for one month now. I must confess that it has been a lot easier on me to not be breastfeeding anymore. You like your 'bah-bah' and get really excited when you see it. You clap your hands together and squeal!



You have become a bit of a drama queen and have started throwing mini-tantrums. Your dad and I think it is pretty funny, but I know we won't for long!



You have been sleeping pretty good lately and will usually go 6-7 hours before you wake up and want a bottle. You are still sleeping in your Pack n Play in our room, but we plan to move you into your own room in November. I have a feeling it is going to be a rough transition, because you really like to know that Daddy and I are close to you.

Yesterday morning you were snuggling with me after Daddy left for work, and you put your sweet little hand right on my cheek and fell right to sleep. It made me heart melt to feel your little hand on my face and I know I will remember that moment for a long, long time.



You have somewhat given up your naps lately. You sleep in your swing some and also some in your Pack n Play, but mostly you just want to be up playing!



You have found your feet recently and love to lay on your back and grab them. So cute!



You are such a drooler these days! Still no teeth though...



You are growing up so quickly and are becoming quite the little charmer! I love spending my days with you! Happy 5 months sweet one!

Thankful

Today has been such a great day, and the Lord has really shown me how blessed I am. Even though I am starting to get tired of the rain, I have really been enjoying the cool weather and looking forward to the beginning of Fall. Elle has been such a sweetheart the past couple of weeks, and she is so easy going. I have started to get out a lot more with her during the day, and it has been so much fun.

We got a jogging stroller last night, so her and I went for a little run this morning. She just sat and strolled with me and was just so happy. We went to the mall a little later and bought a few things with some of my birthday money. So fun!

MiMi came by our house after she dropped Brittany off at the airport this afternoon, so it was just a fun day all around. I feel so blessed to have such amazing parents who are so involved in Elle's life. It makes me heart glad!

My sweet girl is napping right now, and I have been trying to finish a book I started, so I think I am going to get to that now.

My precious, precious little punkin!

Johnny Jump Up

Our Johnny Jump Up came in the mail yesterday, and so far it has been a bit hit. It has to be lowered really close to the ground so that she can reach, but she is able to jump and spin around in it. Last night she was in it and she kept picking her legs up and then doing a kicking motion and she looked like a little frog who was trying to swim. It was too cute!





For the last eight weeks, Elle and I have been going to a new mom's group called Square One that is offered at Watermark Community Church, which is close to our house. There are about 15 moms/babies in the group and it has been so fun to connect with these other women. Today was our first day to meet on our own, without the mentor moms, and we met at a cute little coffee shop in Uptown called The Crooked Tree. Elle did really good and it was so nice to be able to talk and visit with other moms. I feel very blessed to be a part of this group and I am so glad that we have all chosen to continue to meet every week even though the original class is over.

I think the time has finally come, when Elle will no longer take her naps in her swing. She would not sleep in it yesterday, so I finally ended up putting her in the Pack n Play, and she went right to sleep. She actually slept for over two hours, but I did have to go in there a time or two and put her pacifier back in her mouth. She is back in her Pack n Play now, and should be sleeping, so I will have to keep you updated.

We have really been enjoying this cool weather! We have gone on a couple of walks and like wearing our fall clothes! It does make me sad that Elle is going to grow through so many of her summer outfits though. I did my first clean-out of her closet a couple of days ago and began putting her newborn clothes away. It made me wonder if we will ever use them again on another baby or if we will only have boys? I guess you just never know.

Well, Miss E is not sleeping and actually doesn't look like she plans to, so I better be going.