PJ's & stuff

A few pics of Andrew hanging out in his new pj's....And other randoms! He has on the kneepads Aunt Kerri got for him while she was in Korea & he's banging on the window to get Abby & Oscar's attention. The fireworks are the post-poned July 4th ones that Stillwater rescheduled for Labor Day. We're very excited to know that we can see them from the backyard, now we can have parties & not have to travel to see the show!!

Parkhurst Pumpkin Patch-October 5, 2010

My friend (and hairstylist extraordinaire) Richa invited myself & Andrew for a playdate at the pumpkin patch in Arcadia. I thought we would really be going to a pumpkin patch, eat some lunch & let the kids play.....Instead we had corn & hay mazes, smores, petting zoos, pony rides & hayrides! Andrew did touch some of the pumpkins (thought the lumpy ones were poison!) but he liked the animals the most *his mother's son*. Richa & I got a few pics of him with the goats & on his pony ride, a first! I also saw the breed I would like for our next dog-a Mauzer-it's a cross between a Maltese & min. Schnauzer. Owner said 'cottonball' was hypo-allergenic & didn't shed or bark (much) & had been great with kids! I liked him b/c he was close to Prissy size & had a cute face!

Early anniversary- October 2,2010

So Danny & I celebrated our anniversary a little early this year by staying at the Mayo Hotel in Tulsa. It's been totally rennovated from when Danny was younger & it was a not so nice place to be! Done in the Art Deco style, it was really interesting to see the restoration & homage to a beautiful landmark. We also took Andrew to buy his first pair of shoes at another Tulsa landmark-Trippets has been in business since 1937! The gentleman that helped us had worked there for 36 years & the service was wonderful! Andrew wasn't so sure about the shoes-it was like we put cement blocks on his feet! He's totally adjusted to them now, although he still curls his toes!

Updates

So, it's really been a while since I posted! So much has been happening with the new house & Andrew...he's up to 22 pounds & is standing up on his own-not quite walking unaided, but man can he circle a coffee table! He babbles away-only true words he says are 'Mom' *love* and 'Bob'. He started saying 'Bob' after a saturday with Grandma & Grandpa Chance! At daycare, they moved him up to the toddler class a month or so ago, but that lasted for a week-stopped eating & was throwing fits when we dropped him off in the mornings (totally atypical for him)...So, we went back to 'wobbler' status (he started eating & was happy again) and now we're in the process of slowly transitioning back to 'toddler'. I think it was just too soon to move him since he'd just gotten settled into the new daycare/teachers & now he's more confident. I finally got birthday invitations sent out-looking forward seeing family and friends (and watching Andrew try cake!). I can't believe he'll be 1 in a couple of weeks! We're also looking forward to Halloween-Andrew will be too cute! Hoping to spend the weekend in Wichita Falls so we (I) can watch MSU's Homecoming & then take Andrew around to family for trick or treating!

goofy faces

These are a few of the pics Bob took of Andrew a few weeks ago-they crack me up!

Shingles, skateboards & worms.....

Whew! It's been an interesting couple of weeks-Andrew had his first haircut on the 13th with Richa. He did so well-kept twisting his head around to see the razor, and somehow Richa managed to not cut off an ear & give him a great 1st haircut (still looks the same, just without some of the crazy long hairs;). Danny got out his old skateboard & showed me some of his moves from 'back in the day'....I'm certain it's something Andrew will want to take up *sigh* I forsee lots of scraped knees in our future! And to top everything off, Danny ended up with shingles! His medicine seems to be working-the pain isn't too bad anymore & thankfully the rash we saw on Andrew wasn't chickenpox! I felt like a complete idiot today-we went to Tulsa so that I could shop at the Just Between Friends sale, Danny could meet the guys & Mary Ellen & Bob would watch Andrew.....danny gets me to the Expo Center....and we're the only car! I got the dates right, but the sale is in August! This is what sleep deprivation will do to a person;) At least everyone had a good time & I found some shoes & shorts, so all was not lost! We came home w/a worm for Andrew (not a gross kind) but a rocking worm! Andrew loves it, although his dismount needs some work! Oh! Andrew also started sitting up on his own this week-looked up from the computer on Wednesday & he was sitting in his playpen (he'd fallen over from when I first put him in)....now he acts as if he's been doing it for years!

Ahh....Stillwater

So, once again, Stillwater has ruined my favorite holiday! Fireworks were 'postponed' until Labor Day-this is the 3rd year out of the last 4 this has happened...all because the city won't just tell people they can't park on the grass. I figure that if 20,000 people come in for a football game & everthing works out in the neighborhood streets w/parking, they could do the same thing for fireworks! Anyway, we did have a great time w/everyone coming over (even w/the rain)! Pam & Jerry even made it from Wichita Falls! I got a chance to see "Eclipse" with Andrine on saturday (Momma & Daddy were in town & watched Andrew)....can't wait for "breaking dawn"! Since I took Friday off, I also got a lot of things done at the house-namely hanging some pictures & stuff in the office-put in a few plants in the front flower beds too! Now I at least feel the house is somewhat finished-doesn't look quite so 'we just moved in';) Of course, we also got some pics of Andrew (Bob has the best ones of Andrew's facial gymnastics-have to post when we get the CD) while he was playing today....

Swim Class

Earlier this month, Andrew had swim classes at the city pool-he was the youngest one there (all the other babies in the class could walk)...he had a great time splashing around! He wasn't too keen on floating on his back, but didn't fuss too much. They only let us take pictures one day-and of course it was the day that Danny was in Dallas! Fortunately, Sarah came to the rescue & took tons of pics-I'll only include the couple I've managed to crop myself out of though;)

So this has been the driveway's progression-lots of mud for the last month, but last week everything dried out & they were able to pour the driveway & sidewalk. The best thing? I picked Andrew up from daycare & the guys helped me put his footprints in the concrete before it set up-one man's wife was nice enough to write Andrew's name & the year too!

Our Monster:)

So, we're finally in the new house and slowly getting things unpacked! Andrew has been taking full advantage of the carpets-soldier crawling everywhere! He's also gotten over any camera shyness-he now recognizes our cameras & just smiles (or attempts to pull it out of our hands)! This weekend we took a short break & went to Guthrie (unsuccessfully) hoping to find new treasures for the house at one of the antique malls. It ended up being a little hot out-so Andrew & Danny stayed in the car to cool off for a while-which Andrew thought was fantastic. The car is his new favorite hangout! We've also got good news on the driveway-finally got it poured last week & we can drive on it by Thursday! Part of the sidewalk is finished, but the rest has to wait until the city inspector approves everything-at least most of it will be cleaned up by this weekend for our guests!