Sitting

Sorry, please ignore my annoying baby talk.

He's a growing

Can't believe Crew is already 5 1/2 months! He's getting so big and so fun. We started giving him rice cereal and some baby foods. He still isn't really into the whole spoon thing, so I'm trying to be patient. He'll eat off of my finger, but doesn't really last too long sitting in the bumbo with his bib on. We're still figuring out how to make this work best. I think he's teething, because he has seemed a little extra fussy, and I can feel the very end of his sharp little tooth - on the TOP. I thought the bottom teeth came in first!?

Check out his evil right eyebrow (your left). The thing sticks straight up into a point no matter what I do! Its so funny!

On another note, I am in the midst of practicing making rolls for thanksgiving. Can't mess it up on the actual day and be left roll-less on Thanksgiving, right? I tried yesterday and the first batch was too burned, then I cooked the second batch too little and there was dough in the middle. I might try one more time today, but I'm about ready to go buy a bag from wal-mart because I'm pretty sure they will be way better, cheaper, and take 1/8th of the time.

Ryan is working hard in school, and has been doing really well. He teaches sunday school at our church every sunday - and he does a really great job. I get stopped in the halls every week by people telling me how wonderful he is, how he just has such a nice, happy, countenance, and what a great teacher he is.

Jared is in between jobs - his last job ended friday and he is on the hunt for a new one. His last boss gave him a very nice UN-SOLICITED letter of recommendation about how he did such a good job and was so pleasant to be around. Job prospects are looking good right now.

Love it

I finally propped the camera on a stool when he was super happy today to record the action. It took me a minute to get him to focus, but the second half of the video is pretty good.

Baby Steps

You know you're really progressing when you put your baby in the car, and leave him there long enough to push the grocery cart back where it actually belongs.

Halloweeeeeeen

I know, this post has too many pictures that are basically the same thing. But I had to get this one in because its the whole fam.I had to get this one in because he is cute.

Had to get Jared in on the action. Plus, I think its a good picture of jared. It really looks like Jared. You know how some pictures don't make you really look like you? He looks genuinely happy, so I like it.

Had to get this one in because Crew got so excited and jumped in this one.

And had to get this one for a good smiley close up of the nose.

Happy halloween ya'll.

He's a giraffe by the way.

A neck-less giraffe. And it was the cheapest costume I could find at Wal-mart (6 bucks). And I was worried all week feeling like I wasn't a fun mom who had planned their baby's first halloween since the day they were born with a creative home made outfit. But I realized that the baby makes the costume, not the other way around. And I was very pleased with the outcome.