A few more cute photos of Dylan

Dylan and I have been having a lot of mother/son bonding time as Steven was gone over the weekend and is leaving again today for a work trip. We have been spending a lot of time outside enjoying the pretty weather as Dylan would prefer to stay outside all day - the cold does not seem to bother him. He gets very excited when he sees a squirrel, cat or dog. He is now pointing at everything. On Saturday we went to Ashley's neighborhood Halloween party and Dylan put on his monkey costume. He was too little for the activities but we did go on a hay ride. Above are pics of Dylan and Hunter in their monkey costumes. We have also been busy preparing for his 1st birthday party - I can not believe he is about to be 1 years old. It has been such a fun, exciting year watching him grow up. I am looking forward to him walking, talking and sleeping through the night in his 2nd year.

October is flying by!

I have been stressed out since we have been out of town so much and I have not updated my blog (I am exaggerating only a little bit) or done anything else around the house. October 9th weekend we went to Austin to stay with my grandmother. We had a good time visiting her and Dylan enjoyed playing with his cousins Layla and River. On Sunday afternoon we took the kids to the pumpkin patch and picked out a few pumpkins for Memaw's house. Dylan mainly liked throwing the small pumpkins around. In addition to the pumpkin patch photos, I am also attaching a few photos of Memaw reading to her great grand babies Layla and Dylan who both love books and reading.

Last weekend we went to College Station - Dylan's first trip to Aggieland. Steven went to the game but Dylan and I just hung out with friends. It was very nice to see my college and EY friends Lindsey, Sarah and Heather and their families. Dylan really enjoyed all the other kids and toys. Attached is a picture of Dylan eating dinner with Lindsey's twin boys, Adam and Andrew.

Weekly Update

Well lots has happened in a week. The big news is Dylan has slept through the night twice - Hallalujah!! The first time ever was Friday night and then again Sunday night. Last night he woke up several times but just wanted his pacificer. Since he has not eaten during the night for a few nights hopefully this is becoming a trend.

Last week was also our first week with the nanny and me doing contract work from home. I think Dylan and I are doing well with her and I still get all day Monday and Friday with him. Magdelenna, the nanny, takes Dylan outside to play a lot which he enjoys. Our pool fence was installed last Thursday (pic above) so he can crawl around and we do not have to worry about him falling in the pool and we also bought him a play house with a slide. He is too small for the slide so far but enjoys playing in his house. (pics above). I like working from home more than I thought I would. Structure is laying off some contractors so we will see how long my sweet deal lasts!

Saturday night Steven and I hosted a wedding shower for Zach and Kristen at the Amardillo Palace and stayed out until midnight. It was fun to feel young again. Grandpa Lee kept Dylan and had to feed him dinner, bath him and put him to bed. I think it was a learning experience for both of them! Sunday we went to the lake with Ryan, Jessica and Tyler and Dylan enjoyed playing in the sand and water with the boys. They boys looked very cute in their life vests but we did not have a camera with us.

I have a few prayer requests this week. Please pray for my brother, Brandon who is having a tough time, my grandmother, Bonnie/Memaw who is ill and my mother who takes care of both of them.