Blessed

Tater is fast approaching 5 mths old. Still seems like yesterday, really that we found out he was on his way. He is really a happy baby and very easy going which makes me feel so blessed. As this wonderful season begins, I am finding myself more blessed everyday and thankful for so much. I can't wait to share this holiday season with my new family! It feels so much more complete to have him in our lives and I have this need to make everything simple and special for him. Even though Thanksgiving is a week away, I'm ready to put up the Christmas tree, hang the stockings and decorate! Maybe we'll get on that whole decorating thing this weekend since we have no big plans! Makes my heart sing, to have no major commitments!

We still desperatly need to switch out our closet, should be easy for me, since it will consist of putting away the maternity clothes and hanging up the few pieces of clothing I have. Oh well, I did say I was trying to keep things simple, right? Who needs a closet full of the latest fashion? Actually I have a closet like that, in the basement anyway, none of which fit at the moment. So really the switching is more for David, so he doesn't have to live out of two closets.

On another note, we traded in our super cute sporty little SUV (with only two cupholders) for a much larger rugged SUV that comes fully equipped with 12 cupholders! I can easily fit a stroller and a slew of groceries in the back, yippeee! So much happier with this decision.

I'm losing it!

I just realized I haven't posted in a while. I think I forgot I have a blog and a faithful audience hanging on my every word! Ha! ;) It's been that way a lot lately, forgetting I mean. I've left multiple things behind, forgot certain things - even when they are on my list and the big one, I've lost my keys, apparently for a couple weeks and just realized it! Ugh, so frustrating.

Good things that have happened though are the fact that David and I had our first official "date" since Tater arrived. Thank you to a very dear friend who was kind enough to keep him one Friday evening while we enjoyed a wonderful dinner that my tummy is still thankful for.

I'm officially back to work. Yup, listed a house last night that unfortunatly is WAY overpriced :(
So, I guess you can't have it all. Who knows, maybe someone will come in and decide to NEGOTIATE. That's what they are hoping for. I'm hoping for a reality check, for them that is.

Tater is good. He's been a little under the weather with his first cold. I doctor him up often with Vicks and anything else to help him feel better. He had his second visit with the Parents As Teachers lady and she says he's doing great. She observed that he seems to be pretty easy going and go-with-the-flow.

It's deer season and David is going hunting this weekend while us girls hang out. I'm so not excited about the possibility of him bringing bambi home to store in my freezer. So secretly I'm hoping he just has a really great time and has a bad aim :)

Well that about wraps it up, we are officially boring! We are however super excited about the upcoming holiday season and can't wait to kick off the festivities. I'm on the hunt for some cute stockings to hang on the fireplace. As a kid we had the coolest stockings. They were handmade by a lady at church and our names were knitted on them. The great thing about them was that when you put anything in them, they stretched waaay out, so I think you got more stuff because Santa had to fill it up! We bought the neatest Advent Calendar the other day too. It's made of Legos and I think it will be a great fun tradition for when Tater gets bigger. For now, mommy is going to have fun playing with it.

Bye for now!

Sack O' Taters

Tater's 1st Halloween was great! He was adorable and loved his costume. We started the day off with a walk in the park, carved & painted pumpkins and then greeted a few trick or treaters. We ended the day at some friends house. After a full day we were ready to call it a day!