Halloween Fever

No, not in the sense of being crazy about Halloween. I mean a fever, on Halloween. Sigh...no trick-or-treating for us this year. When I took his temp around 6:00, an hour before we were supposed to join our friends for trick-or-treating and fun, my heart sank as the thermometer read 101.2. With all the talk of flu combined with a whiney kid and a runny nose, I didn't want to us to be those parents who bring their sick kid to the gathering with all the other kids. That's just not cool.

As Jon headed out the door for a Walgreen run (we had no candy cause we didn't think we'd be home) I burst into tears and lamented about how I will never get to wear a mommy and baby matchy-matchy Halloween costume again. Next year he'll probably want a say in what he wears. Jon told me to get my costume on and he would snap a few pictures in the driveway when he got back. So here you go. Evidence of our matching costumes.


Giraffe and Zookeeper.


My badge said "Giraffe Wrangler."

And he is one too.

Pumpkin Patch and Hanging with Jax

We didn't make it out to the "big" patch in Marble Falls thanks to no sleep on Friday night, but we did manage to get to a small patch at Tarrytown United Methodist with Cousin Jax.


Hanging out, with the pumpkins.


Look over there!


Handsome boys.

What's with this dinky one?

My Halloween costume - Giraffe Wrangler (it will hopefully make a little more sense when I have my giraffe with me at our costume events next week).

Jon's costume - Beaker from the Muppets. Created in about an hour (not counting two craft store runs).

Our Little Giraffe!

A couple of weeks ago we participated in a fundraiser put on by our friends MC and Lyndsay. Lyndsay is a wonderful friend and a talented photographer. The fundraiser was a huge success and $1700 was raised for M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Please consider donating to the cause. Our friend Jon is undergoing treatment at M.D. Anderson, and so far he is making phenomenal progress in his fight against colon cancer. Bonus for our Austin friends ~ for every $10 you donate by October 20th you get an entry into a drawing to win a mini session with Lyndsay of Life in Motion Photography.



Click here to see all the pics: 2nd Annual Life in Motion Little Monsters Bash

Amery has a crush on the butterfly because she's so adorably sweet and Supergirl because she dumped a cup of sand on his head at the party.

Labor Day Weekend

We've had a sick baby on our hands since last Tuesday, so we've been laying low. We did manage to get out of the house for breakfast at Jim's and a quick shopping trip to the outlet mall on Saturday.


Amery and Papa waiting for some pancakes at Jim's.



He ran into someone he knows at the outlet mall.

Happy 4th of July!

A few pics from this morning. We're going to a few other events today, so I'll probably post more later.

Sitting still for 2 seconds.

Getting ready to take off.

Deciding if the green stuff would make a good snack.

It was about 104 outside on Saturday afternoon so we spent most of the day hanging out at Grammy and Grampy's house.

You got a little something on your face there, Grammy.

Hanging with Rolo the (teeny tiny) dog.

First Mother's Day

A couple of quick shots from Sunday.

Amery and Mama.

With a hat and sunglasses like Papa. His little cowboy hat is already too small!

Happy Easter!

When they told me they were taking Easter Bunny pictures at daycare, I pictured his teacher with a scary rabbit mask on her head. Good thing I dressed him in something cute, because we were pleasantly surprised by the final portraits.



Thirty-five dollars later we have enough wallet-sized copies to choke a French lop eared.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Kiss me - I'm approximately 1/8 or less Irish.

Happy (early) Valentine's Day!

This picture was taken at daycare around 7:30 this morning (i.e., pre-coffee), so if you could not focus on my screwed up hair and lame expression, and instead focus on the cute kid and the Valentine's Day color theme, that would be great.


And for those of you who didn't get this in the mail (sorry, I only had a few to send out), here's the e-version of Amery's valentine:



*~*Post Update*~*

I would just like to show everyone what Amery dropped off at my desk today:


Picture stolen from someone else.

Chocolate covered strawberries from Amy's Ice Creams. Didn't know he could drive already, did you?

More Holiday Pics

Here are a few final pictures from our trip to Minnesota this past holiday season.


New duds from Aunt Jennifer and Uncle Derek.


Hanging with Grandpa.


Hanging with Grandma.


With papa in front of the tree.


Spending some quality time with great-grandma.

Ok, technically this picture was taken after we got back to Texas, but he looks so darn cute in this lil outfit from Gene and Susan that I had to include it.

Santa's Little Helper

Sorry for the delay in posting new pics. I left our camera cable at my parents' house so I can't get them off our camera until I get it in the mail. Here are a couple from my dad's camera (click on them for larger versions):


Christmas Eve. This one is for Auntie Jennifer who bought him this outfit.


Four generations on Christmas morning.

At the Lake

I'll try to do a "real" update with a bunch more Christmas pics soon. For now, here are a couple of cute shots from Laura and Brett's home on Ross Lake.

Christmas with the Olsons

On Saturday we spent the morning having brunch at cousin Nancy's house and then headed over to cousin Andy's house for Christmas with the Olson family. Here are a couple of cute shots from the festivities.


Getting some cuddles with Nancy after brunch on Saturday morning.


Hanging out with Nick and Laura. That big arm looks pretty comfy!



Perfectly happy snuggling with Auntie Gerry.


And because I know they read the blog, I had to put in this (blurry) gem for Brian and Jamie. Don't take it personally, Brian!

Amery and Santa

Amery met Santa today! Amery and I, along with Grandma and Aunt Laura, bundled up and headed downtown to Macy's to see the annual Christmas display and visit with Santa. Amery's still not so sure about all the layers that are required for an outing in Minneapolis.

We have a picture with "awake Santa" but I haven't had a chance to scan it yet. I was able to snap a picture with my own camera of Santa goofing around.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Here's a collection of pictures from Amery's first Thanksgiving (and he just turned two months old!) hanging out with mama, papa, and his cousins Jax and Jade.