a little of everything

Hi guys!

I am sorry I haven't updated in FOREVER, but I honestly haven't felt like getting on my computer.  See, all my online activity happens from either my iphone or ipad, and when I update my blog I have to get on my laptop and sometimes, rather, most of the time, I am just too dang lazy to do so! Sad, but true.

Here's what we have been up to:

ACL - The Austin City Limits Music Festival - Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE music! I love live music and I always look forward to going to ACL. Last year I was a few weeks pregnant with Noah and if you did not know, I had the worst morning sickness - ever!  Not even two weeks after Noah was conceived I started getting sick which led to 4 months of round the clock throwing up.  I could not do anything. I spent 4 months in bed, hating life, because no one likes throwing up and I am oh so dramatic.  Anyway, I was lucky I got to go to ACL last year because I was so sick. And I had a great time. I was really looking forward to going this year simply because I would not be sick and I could go all day and stay all day and it would be delightful. The thought never crossed my mind that me going all day or at all really wouldn't even be possible because I was breastfeeding Noah. See, if you haven't noticed I live in my own little world.  Its a tiny problem if you ask me but this tiny problem sometimes leads to big uh-ohs. Just ask Scott.  He'd know.  So,  Scott and my dad went all three days and both thought maybe, just maybe, I could go and bring Noah for 1 hour on Sunday to see one person perform and then leave right after.  They saw lots of other kids and babies of different ages and figured it would be fine. Reluctantly, I agreed.  We took every precaution to make sure Noah would be comfortable and have all the things he would need and headed to Austin.  We walked into the gates and Noah instantly got excited, started cooing and kicking and I thought okay, this will be fine, one hour and he will be fine.  We ended up staying 20 minutes.  Noah got a little anxious with all the people which made me anxious and then we got stuck in a crowd of people and I was like I am done, Noah and I need to leave.  I apologized to my dad like a bazillion times and we headed back to my parents house.

Pumpkin Patch - Going to the pumpkin patch was so fun! I was so excited about going and all three of the older kids were such great sports about going and participating in taking pictures which was like SO AWESOME of them! Here are some of my favorite pictures from that day:

Avery turned the big 13! He is just growing up so fast!  Its so funny hearing him share his opinions on things because I am constantly blown away by what comes out of his mouth.   I am always thinking "oh hey, you're not the little guy I think of you as."

He is forever in my mind this guy:

Halloween - Because we live on a street that only has one side, we got like 5 trick-or-treaters.  This meant that even after promising my sister I would send some kit-kat bars down with my parents for her, I ate the WHOLE bag in TWO days. I ate them with breakfast, while making breakfast, for snack, just because, and whatever other perfectly logical reason I could come up with to have another. Whatever.  

Here are the kids in their costumes:

Brooke and Taylor - cute kitties, duh! 

Avery, Alec, Evan and Austin - Nerds (such a stretch), Brian from family guy (the peanut butter jelly song) and the grim reaper

Noah - A happy little Skeleton 

Noah is doing great!  Growing and growing and learning and learning!  I think something new happens everyday! He can say mum, da, and he makes a weird noise at the cat!  I think it's his version of a meow.  If placed on the floor he will roll and roll all over the place and even across the room!  He is getting the basics down to start crawling.  He knows how his legs should move when placed on all fours, and he can stay on all fours for quite a while before falling.  He just does not have the arm strength yet, but we are working on it!  Noah is also becoming a little independent.  He is perfectly fine sitting on a blanket playing with his toys.  In fact, he will try to wiggle out of my arms if he wants to be on the floor and if I try to play with his toys too he looks at me like "no, you had better stop and move away."  I ordered a play pen for him which should be here any day and I am excited for that!  I know he will be too!  

Everyone else is doing great too!  Alec made the honor roll which is a huge huge HUGE deal because he's dyslexic and everyone couldn't be happier for him!

Scott and I are hosting our first Thanksgiving dinner and we are both looking forward to it!  We will have a house full of family and we love that! 

I will post again after the holiday! 

I hope your Thanksgiving is lovely!