Happy Halloween Eve!

We had a great time carving pumpkins the other day at my Mom's house. Ezra picked out the pumpkin on the right, I carved it.. and Tony's pumpkin is the professional one on the left.
I'm a little bummed because tonight we were going to go to a Harvest Party for our church, but due to a huge storm it is canceled. Anyway-- Happy Halloween everyone!

Love this pic.. and I took it with my phone!?

33 weeks

What's going on over here?

-Today Tony and I are going to a breast feeding class.
-We're planning on the Pumpkin Patch this evening..if the weather and my energy level allow. ;)
-Praying right now that our car that didn't start this morning will be a cheap and quick fix!!
-Enjoying Ezra and his growing vocabulary, sense of humor and loving personality. (Right now he's making his grilled cheese pieces kiss each other.) Haha.
-Baby has hiccups and Mama is exhauuuusted.

This handy little sign was right in front of MY CAR today!

Nice! I typically wouldn't take a "reserved for expectant mothers" spot.. but today I needed it. We were only out for a bit, but I was SO exhausted afterward!! We had a fun day of relaxing and buying CHRISTMAS PRESENTS for Ezra. SO much fun! Then we had a great time at my Mom's for dinner. I have to admit.. after we put Ezra to bed.. Tony and I opened one of his games and played with it. Shhh don't tell him!

PS- I'm due TWO MONTHS from today!!

I love Autumn. I'm going to embrace it for all it's worth.. it goes by quickly enough when I'm not preoccupied preparing for baby. Here is my list this year.

CHECK:

Fall wreath on door.
Made yummy pumpkin bread/cake.
Made chicken noodle soup.


YET TO CHECK:

Go on a Saturday morning date with my family to walk through a State Park in Nashville.
Pick up a Pumpkin Spice Latte along the way.
Photograph Ezra in fall leaves.
Visit pumpkin patch.
Go to the harvest party at our church.
Take Ezra trick-or-treating.
Light delicious smelling candles.

I think that's about it. I LOVE this season! My Autumn officially ends the day after Thanksgiving. I plan to have my tree up, presents wrapped everything done done done for Christmas (and the baby) by Dec. 1st.

1st visit to Chuck E. Cheese!

First I must make a congratulations announcement. Today Ali and Zach found out that they're having a little GIRL!!!! CONGRATULATIONS to them!! I'm SOOOOOO excited for the pink-ness!

In other news .. On Sunday we went to a birthday party for a little boy in our church. It was Ezra's 1st trip to Chuck E. Cheese. He loved it and was running around and taking it allll in. He LOVED when he got to see him in person.. and give hugs and high fives. For those of you who know me well.. I must confess.. I think I washed his hands 3 or 4 times while we were there. Ugh.. just SO many germs. Yuck. It was cute to see Ezra with his little friends.. and I was super proud he didn't blow out the candles on the cake or open ANY of the presents! A true success!

30 weeks!

Just TEN WEEKS to go until my due date!

To do:

name our son
paint nursery
put final touches on nursery (lamp curtains, ect)
pack our bags for the hospital
decide if I'm going to take a breast feeding class
cook & freeze meals for after baby comes
have mom help me sew the bedding to fit the cradle
clean clean and clean

hmm.. that's all I can think of for now. I'm sure more will come to mind later!

SMARTY pants!!!

Ok, for just turning two at the end of June.. I think this is pretty awesome!



Earlier today he actually went all the way from A-Z but I didn't catch it on tape.
I love my little smarty pants!
He is SO into dinosaurs right now and can tell you many of their names ... he also calls Tyrannosaurs Rex the 'Mean One' and he knows that he's a meat eater. The other day he took a toy giraffe and said 'Herbivore, only eats plants!' Crazy! There is a show on PBS called the Dinosaur Train.. and we're definitely addicted. Looks like I've got a little Ross Geller on my hands. ;)