Sometimes It Is Cold in Texas

So, it's "cold" here . . . relatively speaking.
Caleb's room seems several degrees colder than the rest of our apartment, so we have taken some drastic measures!
-we tried to turn on the heat last night, which set off the smoke detector and it smelled like something was burning (and of course, made our child scream - he does NOT like loud noises)
-we rolled up beach towels and put them along each of the windowsills in his room
-he is wearing a onesie, footie pajamas, a furry blanket sleeper, and MITTENS to bed! :)

I am looking forward to the small chance that it might snow on Friday afternoon! yay!

Uncle Nolan and Caleb

Caleb is now standing up like a 'big boy' . . . yes, I promptly took the pen out of his hand that he happened to find.

Notice the awesome new sweater that Uncle Nolan brought him.

For Karen :)

We had lots of fun 'sprinkling' Karen and Baby Boy Merritt this morning and enjoying lots of yummy food! As evidenced in this picture, Evelyn is ready to be a big sister! :)

1st Haircut

Proof that not all of the tissues in our house are being used on stuffy noses! :)

This is the "Before" shot. It was hard to part with his lovely curls, but he had kind of a mini-mullet in the back.

He is enjoying the experience! We went to a place called 'Snip-Its' . . . not sure we can afford this all the time, but they were so great with him! Extremely quick and kid-friendly. She even put his little curls in a bag for me to put in his baby book.

The "After" shot. We realized it looks kind of like Jeff Daniels in 'Dumb and Dumber' if we don't style it a little bit. :)

Cold Remedies for Baby?

Caleb came home with a runny nose yesterday . . . I am recovering from a cold, so I guess it was only a matter of time.
Poor little guy looks so pathetic with his watery eyes and runny nose, but he seems to be playing fine and eating normally (he is snoring a little!).
Today I read online that it helps to rub Vick's Vapor Rub on a baby's feet before putting on footie pajamas and to put a little salt in the water of your cool mist humidifier.
Does anyone else have any suggestions of things I should be trying? :)

Our Little Pumpkin

We had fun at the Merritt's house tonight handing out candy to their neighbors and eating hot dogs off the grill. Here are a few pictures of Caleb's first Halloween (he didn't have any candy, but he ate part of a hot dog bun and he had no idea why he was wearing this crazy costume):
Too much Halloween fun . . . all tuckered out. :)

Fall Fun!

October has most definitely been my favorite month this year so far, here are some reasons why:
-we have had the most perfect weather every weekend (fall-like weather! yay!)
-Caleb has been in such a great mood (no teething!) and is really starting to show us his personality
-trying out lots of new recipes (mmm . . . comfort food!)
-lots of fun activities (pumpkin patch, date night at Grimaldi's Pizza, Mediterranean Festival)
Here are a few pictures:

Finding new uses for the exer-saucer!

Bobby, Caleb, and the Cokenours

Eating straw . . . yummy.

Bobby's 1st Birthday Party! Morgan made these adorable hats for all the party-goers!