HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our family and friends!!

We are at Oma and Opa's for Thanksgiving and we are having so much fun. Rainey has experienced so many "firsts" (hot tub, riding lawnmower, wagon, picking oranges, etc). Here are a few pictures of the past few days.

Rainey's first hot tub experience; he kept saying "bubbles...bubbles", and no he does not have a swimsuit on :)

Opa took him for a ride on the riding lawnmower
and here he is ready to go again!

Loved the bread sticks and noodles at Olive Garden

Picked oranges from Oma's tree

Aden all bundled up in the cold weather

Wagon ride in the backyard

My Ring

Sunday, Chip let me escape from the boys and go to the Nutcracker Market with a friend. There were hundreds of booths and lots of shopping. I have almost finished Christmas shopping. I did find the one thing I have been looking for....a personalized ring (aka right-hand ring, Mother's ring, labor gift). It is a three ring band intertwined with Chip, Rainey and Aden stamped on each ring, separately. I love it!

I really liked their birthstone rings (stamped with each child's name) and the "All Because Two People Fell In Love" charm bracelet. Hint, hint Santa!

Pioneer Day

Saturday was Pioneer Day at a local state park. We got to see blacksmiths, leather working, quilting, soap making, and much more. Rainey enjoyed pulling the armadillo toy and corn toss (throwing corn through rings hung on trees).

Blocks

Why do we build blocks? So Rainey can knock them down. This is his new favorite game. Build them up, knock them down, repeat! Here he is playing with his baby brother.

Happy 3 Month Birthday Aden!!

Aden is officially 3 months old today. Happy Birthday sweet boy! Mommy loves you soooooooooooo much!!!!

Awesome weather

We are absolutely loving this awesome weather!! Lows in the 50's, highs in the 70's. This is the perfect time of year to spend outside. And we have been doing just that.

Yesterday, we had a lunch play date at the park, then came home in time for a nap and off to a friend's house to play in their backyard. She had a great swing set that Rainey enjoyed. He could actually climb the ladder himself. I am trying to talk Daddy into getting one for Christmas.

Today, we met several other moms and kiddos at a restaurant called Clay's. They have outdoor seating, a grassy section that has a "sandbox" in the middle, and a small petting zoo. It did kind of gross me out at first thinking of a petting zoo at a restaurant but it worked out just fine. Rainey played in the sand most of the time, throwing it all over himself. I knew it was time to go when he put his head in my lap and then headed towards the parking lot. What a smart boy!

Oh, Aden...well, he slept the entire time. Life of an infant :)

Strawberry blonde?

Aden is a morning baby just like Rainey. Every morning after eating, he just wants to talk and talk and talk. It is so cute. He usually wakes up about an hour before Rainey so it gives us "our time" together. We just lay in bed and coo and ah and stare at each other.

He is definitely a chunk! I don't think he's getting more hair but it is getting lighter. His eyes are turning light blue like Rainey's. He is a very active boy when he is awake, which is not very often yet. He loves to sit in between my legs and kick. From the video below, you can see him kicking while on his tummy.

Don't forget to click on the two videos.

October 2009 pictures

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Happy Halloween!

Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween!! Rainey and Aden were monkeys and Chip and I dressed as pirate and wench. Pretty fitting, huh? We went to a neighbor's son's 2nd birthday party/Halloween party. The first picture is of Rainey eating a donut. The contest was to see who could eat the donut off the string first to win. Rainey decided that was too much work and pulled his off instead.

Note to self: Houston is hot during Halloween. Buy cooler outfits for babies to wear next year. The morning started off in the 50's but it was mid-70 at the party.

Some say I look good as a redhead!!

Morning run

We woke up to 56 degree weather yesterday and decided to go on a family morning run. Wow, was the weather nice!! Aden was bundled up like an eskimo and Rainey had on his cool hat. We ran/walked 6 miles in a little over an hour. Halfway through, both boys were sleeping. Great way to start the day!!