Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Andrew (17) and Katie (14)!

Pictures and fun things to come! I'm off making cakes and yummy treats for my siblings. Will post later!

***well maybe much later-my cousin is getting married tomorrow.....so check on Sunday for posts.

Baby Food

We decided to try and make some baby food--sounded easy enough! What a mess we made! We made butternut squash and sweet potatoes. I cut and boiled them and then we put them in the blender. I had bought some Tupperware that look like ice cube trays except that they are for baby food. They are in 2 oz sections and have a lid to cover them. Then you just stick it in the freezer to freeze and when they are frozen, I stick them in a bag labeled what they are. Pretty easy and super cheap! I also bought a travel food processor to take with me on trips. That way I can just feed him what we are eating. So far, he seems to like my food. Looks like Toby does too!

For Andrew dd of d

One from the archives-you'll still have to teach him how to long board!

For Katie- dd of d

Katie-

Hi! Bathtime is my favorite part of the day. I'll only do tummy time if it's in the tub. Looking forward to playing in Grandma Lovey's tub!

See you soon.

Love Dallas

For Melissa-dd of d

Hi Melissa! I'm excited to play with you this weekend!

***These pj's are from Aunt Shana. I taught with her when we lived in Vegas, and she is one of our very good friends. She has two cute dogs-Louie and Romeo and these jammies remind us of her babes!

For Megan- dd of d

Only 5 more days till you can change his diaper girls!

I wanted to get a photo of him in his cute church outfit, but he was not cooperating with me at all. He was too busy trying to get to his new shoes....so here is a photo of them (we got them in black too-got to stay stylish!) and here is a photo of him trying to play with them. Don't mind my half made bed....we have early church!

DD of D

Daily Dose of Dallas.....

My sisters are freaking out because it's been over 6 weeks since they have seen baby D. Therefore, they're requesting a Daily Dose of Dallas until I come home for Thanksgiving. Here you go girls!

***He just ate rice cereal and squash for dinner--hence why he's naked! The boy sure can get dirty at dinner time!

Hurry Fast!

You can make a free 8x11 photo book at Snapfish! Coupon ends Friday and the book must be made by Sunday the 16th. Click here for more info.

***Just looked into it and found that you do have to pay for shipping....but that may not be too expensive so it's worth trying!

Poo

Disclaimer-This is like a family journal and therefore I need to write things down that I wish to remember. Although I'm not too sure about this one! Feel free to skip this post!

For two days now, Dallas has pooed in the tub. The first one was on Sunday and I yelled for Toby to help me clean it up. That one wasn't so bad.
Then yesterday, the kid decides to do it again.....IT WAS DISGUSTING! I've been mixing Pear Juice in his cereal to help him be regular and yesterday it just kept coming and coming. It was a little bit green and gooey and when I picked him up to hold him and get him out of the nasty water, he pooed on my hands and arm! EWWWWW! Trying to pick up the poo from the tub was a nightmare too because when I went to pick it up, it would just fall apart. Now all you who know me, know I can't stand bodily functions (the reason I didn't become a nurse!) and this about put me over the edge. It was so hard holding a wet naked baby in one arm and clean the tub in the other. GROSS. Thank you so much for that experience Dallas. I realllllllly appreciate it.

***Before I started mixing pear juice in his cereal, he would have the worst farts ever-had Toby been home, I would've blamed them on him! They stunk sooooooo bad. One time I put Dallas down for a nap and covered his bed with blankets so he couldn't see me (he wasn't quite asleep yet and he would keep his eyes open if I was in the room). When it was time to wake up, I went in there and almost gaged. He had farted and it stunk up the whole room. When I pulled back the blanket, I about died! No wonder he was bawling-he was probably gaging on the fumes. Poor kid! It smelled as if something died in his bed and sat there for ages, but it was only a fart!

Kiddie Kandids

We were shopping at the mall a few days before Halloween and were stopped by the people at Kiddie Kandids. They wanted to take Dallas' picture (for free) so we went in. This is what we got......and they made him cry. He refused to smile and when they got close to him, he would burst into tears!
Oh well, good thing his mother is a photographer!

Colt

Earlier this fall, I took Colt's senior photos. His mom works with Toby. It was quite the cold and windy day, but we got some great shots. We went in an alley way and there was the coolest graffiti! That's where we got some of my favorite shots. To see more, click here.

Visit from Heatha

Heather or "Heatha" as we like to call her, came into town last weekend for a quick visit. She worked with Toby in the Cath lab and we miss her! She is from New Zealand and is working over here in the US as a nurse. We used to love to hear her talk and listen to her funny stories. We were able to go and meet her with some of the people from the Cath lab and it was great to have her meet Dallas. We sure miss you Heatha!

It was great to spend the afternoon with her. We just sat and talked with her. Poor Toby was the only guy. Oh well-he was her favorite! :) (out of the men in the Cath Lab)
Grandma Diane! She is our Grandma here in Boise. She also works with Toby in the Lab and since Dallas doesn't have any grandma's here in town, she has become one! We sure love our Grandma Diane.

High Chair Time!

We finally got a high chair. Dallas loves sitting in it and it gives me a few extra minutes during the day to cook dinner without having to hold him. I think he likes to be high up instead of on the ground or in the bumbo.

Eating rice cereal. Having him in the high chair makes feeding time much easier!

Just playing! Must always have something in my mouth......Toby can't wait for this hat to fit.....still have a way to go.

After Halloween-Halloween Party

Saturday night, Karen and Ken hosted an after Halloween-Halloween party. Karen is a nurse who works with Toby. We decided to wear the same costumes (we're only creative once) and headed out the door. Poor Dallas had to have his face painted one more time!
This party was so much fun. People got a little bit crazy (must of been all that Halloween candy), and we spent the night eating yummy food and playing Guitar Hero/Rock Band. Have you ever played that??? It was so funny watching people try to sing and play in the band. Many a times, did they get booed off the stage!

Dave and Fawn-they went as characters from Reno 911 on Comedy Central. Dave is Lt. Jim Dangle. Never seen the show but apparently he looks exactly like him....especially with the short shorts and mustache.....

Pirate Robin, #43, and a biased ref (go Steelers!)

Amy looking scary!
Miss Robin the Pirate

Off with his head!

Toni as a Flapper Girl

Karen and Ken-hosts of the party. They were rockers.

Family Guy-(Eric---I don't watch STUPID cartoons)

John and Lori with their kids. John refused to dress up.... oh well, Daniel and Andrea did and they are sooo dang cute!

Paige and Brice went as Bikers. Very cool outfits and love the tattoos. Brice even grew his hair out and then shaved it into a mowhawk. Notice that Dallas is sporting the mowhawk too! Lovin' the drums

Rockin' awayThe group. We are one good lookin' bunch! :) It was a great post Halloween Bash.

Halloween Party/Birthday Party

After walking down Harrison, we headed over to Heather's house to celebrate her sister, Heidi's birthday. It was costumes (of course) so we dressed up as referees and Dallas as #43 Troy Polamalu from the Steelers! He was the CUTEST little football player ever! It was a fun night with yummy food (like always) and good company. Happy Birthday Heidi!

Heidi P and Robin

Heather the Cat

Jothan was a ref too! We had to get a photo with all three of us and our whistles! Plus the little football player too. :)

Cade was a Rebel Rocker and Heidi the birthday girl was a Joker

cutest boys ever!

T, T, D and Heather

Heidi and Annie as the Jokers

Annie, Jodi (an inmate) and Jennetta (a mouse).

Robin was a punk rocker. She works with Toby in the Cath Lab.

He was plum tuckered out by the time we got home. Good little game buddy! We love you #43 (even though your missing a little bit of hair. Oh well, Polamalu would keep you!)

***Non Polamalu fans-

Harrison Blvd

Dallas and I. He wore his "I Love My Mummy" shirt. Too cute!

Toby and the Pumpkin. Love how his face is covered. Oh well. He made for a cute pumpkin anyways!

What a fun Halloween! We started off walking down Harrison Blvd, and what a beautiful street! There were sooooo many people and the costumes were great. We snapped a few photos to show off the street and the festivities. We dressed up Dallas in his Pumpkin costume but we didn't trick-or-treat-we'll do that next year.

Scary house

This is one of my most favorite houses on Harrison. They dress up the dogs for every holiday.

Someone likes Sarah Palin!

Love this house! Every year they have a pumpkin carving party. I think there are over 60 pumpkins this year. Plus-not one of them was smashed the next day. Now that's pretty cool!

There were many creative grave yards

Love the tombstones.

It's the Wheaties Man! And a chicken.... sadly we didn't take too many costume photos!