Baby Jake and Halloween!!

We've had a busy week!! My nephew was born on Monday, Oct. 24th. Welcome Jacob Paul Wilcox. He's precious!! And his older brother, Johnny, was so excited to meet him!! The kids are so lucky to have great cousins so close to grow up with!!



Halloween was fun too!! We dressed up and trick-or-treated with cousins!! Taylor was a dinosaur, RARRR, and Jordan was a poodle. Taylor had been telling us she wanted to be a dinosaur for about a month. The only costume I could find (I waited till right before Halloween to find one) was actually at the kids resale shop...it was a little big, but she loved it and that is what matters!! I think Taylor had it down. Lots of" Trick-or-treats." "Thank yous." And, "Next house." Jordan enjoyed it from the stroller. We even had a fire truck come by and the kids got to Trick-or-Treat at the fire truck.

Pumpkins and Corn

Taylor and I painted some pumpkins earlier this week. She loves painting so I figured why not!! It was fun and we both enjoyed it! Here are some pictures of our pumpkins :)! We also carved a pumpkin last weekend! Taylor wouldn't touch it! She said it was "Icky". Matt did most of it and he did a fantastic job!

We also visited the corn maze in Montgomery. It was pretty neat! Taylor loved the bouncy pillow and the huge slide. Taylor didn't much care for the corn maze. She kept wanting out. She ran for just about two hours straight...it was awesome. Matt and I both figured she would sleep like a baby...Not so lucky. We apparently have monsters in our bedroom now that have been making going to bed very difficult. And staying asleep and in our bed has been nearly impossible. By about 3am she is back in our bed. I usually get tired of taking her back to her bedroom and give in...we've got to figure out how to get rid of those pesky monsters. Fancy monster spray and special protective stuffed animals have not worked....we still have some other ideas up our sleeve. I'll keep you posted on this issue.

Jordan is 9 months old!!

Jordan turned 9 months old earlier this month! She is getting to be so much fun! She loves to pull up to things, walk around while holding on to furniture, and babbles a ton!! Dada Dada, is of course, her favorite!! Jordan loves bathtime!! She loves to eat anything orange, prefers NO chunks (level 3 food end up in gagging). She has also started on some small finger foods like cheerios, small banana pieces, yogurt bites, puffs, and if she is lucky and her sister shares she LOVES lucky charms marshmallows!! Jordan goes to sleep at 8 or 8:30 and sleeps until around 7am everyday!! She takes a 3-4 hour nap from around 10 or 11 till 2. Gives me some time to spend with Taylor doing fun stuff.

9 month well check stats are:
Head Circumference 44.5cm (67.11%)
Weight 18lb 3.4oz (40.15%)
Height 28.25inches (76.33%)

We did find out during the 9 month checkup that Jordan had her first ear infection. I had no idea, she hadn't been fussy at all.

The BEACH!!

Matt and I took the girls down to Galveston this past weekend. We stayed at the 'Surf Shack' (thanks Danny and Claudia), went to Moody Gardens Aquarium, saw Dora in 4D, and played at the beach. The girls had such a great time seeing the ocean for the first time and all the fish at the aquarium. Matt and I decided that vacations/getaways with kids are not so much restful breaks....still fun though and we loved seeing how excited Taylor was to see everything! (I forgot the nicer camera at the aquarium and it was dark and lots of glass everywhere so they had to be taken without the flash...so they are kind of blurry.)

Jordan is 8 months old, Labor Day Fun, and Gig'em Aggies!

We really didn't do much for Labor Day this year. It was nice to just be home and enjoy the wonderful weather we've had the last week or so. We played with cousins and watched the A&M football game! Matt and I will be going to a game in October...we can't wait!