Happy Halloween!

Mason didn't go trick or treating but we did dress him up in his costume to help pass out candy at home. He had a ton of fun seeing all the kiddos in costume. We sat on the porch for a while, until the wind drove us inside anyway.

Dixie got into the Halloween festivities, too - until the doorbell started ringing!

Silly Spider

Helping Daddy pass out candy.

What's in here?

I'll have that!
Don't worry, he didn't actually get to eat any candy!

Pumpkin Carving

So today we carved our first pumpkin. It turned out really well if I do say so myself!

Scooping out the pumpkin guts

We used a pattern, of course, since this was our first go at pumpkin carving.

Trying to get those details just right.

Dixie tried to help.

Good job!

The finished product.

BOOOOOOOOO!

First Tooth

Our little guy's first tooth finally broke through yesterday morning! We're gonna miss that toothless little grin!

Won't you take me to PUMPKIN TOWN!

Today we took Mason to Pumpkin Town (located at 81st and Mingo). As we expected it's a total parent-trap (aka money pit) - pony rides, hay rides, face painting, inflatables, etc. Thank God Mason is still too young for all of this. It was nice though - we got tons of pictures of Mason and we even left with a pumpkin. Can you believe it, neither Drew nor I can ever recall carving a pumpkin! I have a pumpkin carving kit that's been in the cabinet for years - I actually think it made the trip from Houston! Anyway, when we left Pumpkin Town we decided to just drive out to Carmichael Pumpkins in Bixby (off Hwy 64). It was really nice, and, it too, had the pony rides, petting zoo, mazes, hayrides, etc. It was a nice day to get out of the house for a bit - cooler and breezy, anyway. These are just a few of the pics we took today.

PICTURES FROM PUMPKIN TOWN

PICTURES FROM CARMICHAELS

9 Months Old - Already

Mason had his 9 month checkup on Tuesday. He weighed 21 lbs. 12.5 oz. and measured 29.25 inches in length. He's getting so big! He got a small diaper rash from sitting in his car seat all day on Monday so she (the doctor) told me how to treat it - it's his first one. She said that he looked great. Drew and I questioned her about the autism-vaccination link, and she stated that she couldn't say whether or not there is or isn't a link because we just don't know yet. But she did say that Mason is our child and if we want to wait on immunizations that we can, and she won't refuse to see him like many physicians do if parents try to postpone shots. She was really great and she talked to us about probiotics, and indicated that she believes the medical field is making a move towards using probiotics more frequently. Drew and I tried to research some of the information online, but it was so overwhelming! Anyway, that night after his checkup Mason fell asleep in his highchair around 7:00! I put him in his bed thinking he would wake up after about 30 minutes, but I had to go in and change his diaper and put pajamas on him around 9:30pm. He briefly woke up, unhappy, but within 5 minutes he was back asleep until 7:30am the following morning. "Great!," I thought, "he just picked up something from the doctor's office", but he's been doing well. I suppose he was still just tired from the weekend.

I want my bottle, and I want it my tunnel. He sat in here until he finished it!

Other photos from this past weekend

Sucking on a lemon at lunch with Pawpaw & Uncle Mitchell.

Playing with Bella

Playing puzzles with Ashlynn & Ainsley.

Mashed potato monster

Decked out in his radio flyer boxers

Dixie got to meet Hunter (Jordan's dog). They played well with each other, and she even played nice with Major, Travis' pittbull.

These two tended to play around each other.

Trying to shift gears - don't panic, it was during a rest stop

Miles' 5th Birthday

This past weekend we made a trip home to celebrate Miles' birthday. It was another whirlwind trip so I apologize to anyone whom we didn't call while we were in town. These are pics from Miles' birthday celebrations. As you can see we had tons of fun at Chucky Cheese.

Mason got to take in a few rides.

Miles and his friends had fun partying with Chucky!


He's 5 years old now!


He got tons of presents at both parties!