Post- Halloween Update

It's been a while now since an update, and CP has "encouraged" me to post some pictures. In no particular order, here are a few of the recent pictures. Ethan is ~8 months old in these pictures.

"Hey, who said you could wash me THERE?!?!"

Here's his elephant Halloween costume that Nanna made for him. We took him for a wagon ride around the 'hood for trick-or-treating. He enjoyed the ride, but got impatient when we stopped to visit.

Not only are the tusks visible, but his little teef-es are visible too!

"OK Dad, I'm ready to go explore the wild savanah now with my other pachyderms."

I always thought the story said that elephants were afraid of mice, but this just shows that they are not sure what to think of mice (in this case, Minnie Mouse). If he could talk, I bet he would have said, "errrrhhh?!??"

Here's Ethan's first trip to the Central Market playscape. The slide was good fun, although he did get embarrassed when he saw his tummy was poking out.

"Look at me in my overalls and Aggie shirt. I'm soooo cute!!!"

"Yesterday I wore maroon, and today I wore burnt orange. Can't mommy and daddy make up their mind..."

This shirt sums it up pretty well! In fact this is one of the few shots of him being polite and calm in this shirt... Other pictures show him being....quite "active"...

Ethan's very first big-kid car. He loves pushing it around, and will walk behind it while holding on like a lawn mower. He's growing up so fast!

We lost Ethan today

After church today, we took Ethan to the pumpkin patch. We were easily distracted by all of the pumpkins and gourds, and at one point, we lost Ethan. See if you can find him...
Be sure to click on the image and read his shirt. We found that for him last fall while on vacation in New Hampshire (before he was born). It was just too adorable to pass up! I think he turned out cuter than we ever imagined! (Boy, that sounds like a parent, doesn't it?!?)

Here's Ethan's first wagon ride with his very own, and very first real pumpkin. Ethan was really content riding around. That is, until he realized there were other pumpkins within arms reach. This caused him to dive out of the wagon, but thankfully Dad was quick on his feet and caught him before the face-plant.

There are many more recent and past pictures and events that I need to blog about, but it's way past my bedtime. Perhaps sometime soon. Happy almost Halloween!

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

This post doesn't show much of the Wildflower Center that we visited a few weeks back, but it does show Ethan interacting with parts of the center.

Ethan knows that it might be hot and sunny outside, so he's dressing appropriately for the weather.

OK, so that hat was a little too big for him to see out from under, but this outfit is definitely appropriate!

Here's some of the wildlife that we saw: flowers and bumblebees, ...

...and shoe strings! Yum yum!

"That shoe string sure was tasty!"

"Daddy, can I the orange one?"

"W O W ! ! ! These are the coolest things ever!"

Car shopping

Before purchasing any used car, it's always important to look it over from top to bottom.

Here's Ethan looking underneath the hood of his new ride:

Here, we caught him in the act of kicking the tires.
It looks like he did a good job! If we don't watch out, CarMax might try to hire him out from under us...

Recent animal sightings

Keep your kids and pets indoors! We've had several recent sightings of wild animals around the neighborhood...

I bet you didn't know WE have moose in Texas!

WE also have bears!

Sometimes the animals go on the prowl for food.

Other times, they just want to hangout in the fresh air.

Occasionally, you might come across the rarest breed of animals: the PARTY ANIMAL! Watch out; they are dangerous!

Ethan hangin' with his peeps

We've had a few visitors over the past month, and they were kind enough to pose with Ethan for a few pictures. In no particular order:

The little monsters are coming to get you!

Yea! Cousin Reunion! Thank y'all for coming and hanging out with us!

Ethan and Mommy enjoying dinner outside.

Ethan and Austin discussing the benefits of oatmeal.

Here's the wedding de-brief crew enjoying the picnic table. Ethan is enthralled with his silicone mat and chewed it for quite a while.

"I am such a lucky man!"

I can't believe it's cold enough to wear a hat and long sleeves!"

Uh, oh....we're in trouble now...

Wee posted several updates tonight, so be sure to scroll down to see all of the new ones. Ethan is crawling, sitting, and now standing!

"Look what I can do!"
"I'm a big kid now! ...and you haven't baby-proofed yet..."

Ethan goes on a "see food" diet!

"Num num, I love food!"


"Hurry it up now, I'm hungry!"

"Why did you stop feeding me?!?!"

"Oooh, oooh, I see it coming my way!!!"

"Forget baby food, I'm ready for some duck!"

"If all else fails, it's time to eat some foot..."

Grandbob's Birthday Weekend

Here's Grandbob stealing some kisses while Ethan gets fed by Nana.


Dad had a chance to try on his Rocket Scientist hat.

Ethan says, "Wow, that was cool! Did you see how high that rocket went?!?! That's almost as far as I can crawl before you notice me..."

The Woodlands area had a wonderful fountain/pond/hang out area with lots of kids around.

Granted, some of the kids were older than others...

The colors and the fountains were choreographed to the music!

I'm a big boy now!!!

"Look Ma, no hands!" "I'm just a sweet little angel..."

"They call me The Fireman, that's my name..."

"No Kitty, that's my ball!"

"That's right, I'm getting mobile. Mobile like this ball! Get ready!"