Visions of sugarplums danced in their heads

When Dan put Nathaniel to bed last night, It got really quiet really fast.
When I went up to check on them, I found this



Guess old habits die hard




A recent of Audrey sleeping



The band is getting pretty good, they practice all the time



Christmas decorations went up this weekend.
Dan had built this shelf as an anniversary gift for the main purpose of where to put our stockings.

I'm in love with the outcome



The best part of bulding a gingerbread house - EATING IT!

6 months

Audrey went in for *more* ear infections this week and we found out she's now a whopping 14.0 pounds.

Happy Monday

Shades courtesy of Mr Potato Head




Practicing Sitting up

Pledge of Allegience

11-16-08

the remote is his flag

How we spent Veterans Day

Dan was off, school was closed, so I took advantage & took the day off too so we could all hang out. Nathaniel had an appointment at the ENT dr to discuss tubes. The decision was made to hold off a little bit longer and they are to evaluate him during his next ear infection. The rest of the day was spent at home playing, watching tv and hanging out. It was great.



Peek A Boo! 11-11-08 from dcm923 on Vimeo.

hear that sizzle in the background? Dan made the best chicken stir fry for our dinner:


having fun in her crib


she's learning how to hold her own bottles:


here's a few 5 months comparisons of the two of them.
Nathaniel was FIVE pounds heavier at this stage than she is now, what a chunk he was.

Family Fun

A few Nathaniel comments for the books:

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The other night at dinner, Dan gave Nathaniel an ultimatum as follows:

Dan "ONE: you can sit down & eat your dinner or TWO: you can go up to bed"
Nathaniel "and THREE: I could go downstairs and play".

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Nathaniel was telling me to do something and he spoke quickly so I didn't understand what he said, when I asked him to clarify he said "Mom, you heard me, ---------------"

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He & I went to the mall the other night. He gave me the entire directions on how to get there and what we would pass on our way, specifically the big bumps in the road. He knows if you say grocery store all the things we'll pass to get there. If I take an alternate route somewhere, he'll correct me on my driving.

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If I say we're going shopping, he'll ask if we're going to "Old Maybe" (old navy)

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Rainy Day Art


Mega thumb sucker


Such a boy, sleeping with his hands down his pants.




She's learning! Audrey's getting the hang on getting up on her knees & rocking




He did his first Build a Bear.
Inside the box is a really cute turtle that he named "Turtle".


Audrey is getting big. We started introducing a little bit of food for fun this week.
Applesauce gave her a funny face, the oatmeal didn't get much reaction, bananas were yummy

Don't mind my mega bed head, I'm too lazy right now to crop me out of this pic.


She'll grow into the highchair....eventually



I let Nathaniel pick out a new hat. Of all the options, he chose this one:




Nathaniel took these next two pictures:
(another disclaimer: I do get dressed & do my hair daily, just never seems to be around the time that the camera is ON)





Dan & I went to a Halloween party, we had a great time.

He's Hercules and I'm a spider web fairy




The Band:



Donut eating contest:



I think this is considered cheating:


Apple passing contest:





80's dancing with glowsticks

Trick or Treating and more

Manchester has trick or treating the Sunday before Halloween in the afternoon, so it's safer for everyone. We had a beautiful day this year, in the 60s. It was so nice. Tons of candy left over at our house because we didn't get even 1/2 the amount of kids we expected.

Nathaniel did pretty good with it. Occasionally he'd pretend that he was the mommy and i was the kid and that I had to go ring the doorbell as the kid. But overall, he wasn't as timid as I thought he'd be. He hated wearing the mask & cape, so he was a mask-less batman.







Digging In


Dan can't resist the opportunity to scare a bunch of kids, what a nice guy I married.


We spent some time at Papa's this weekend for a birthday celebration:

Nathaniel's car 'broke down'


then it needed a tow:






Happy Birthday Papa


Happy Birthday Betty


visitor from the West:


Later that night, I got out to see the band: