Happy Halloween!

Monkey's first Halloween was a little anti-climactic. He didn't sleep much when he was at Sonya (his babysitters) house. He was less than thrilled the first time I put him into the costume several weeks ago. Today was no different. So a costume plus not alot of sleep equals not so happy Monkey. He was furious when I tried to cover up his hands with his "mittens." By mittens I mean the monkey hands that his costume had attached to it. However, Grandma and Grandpa Dirheimer got him a wagon, and he was happy enough to be in that for the entire 15 minutes we Trick or Treated. I would have liked to go longer but lack of sleep and any stopping of the wagon put a dent in that. Every time his daddy would stop, Braden would start yelling directly at him. It was a little funny. He never screamed, he just shouted his annoyance. He did enjoy the wagon, so hopefully next year we can put it to good use! This last picture shows how impressed he was with Halloween. Sound asleep and not cognisant of mommy taking pictures!

Rare Happy Moments In The Car Seat

They are rare, and then fleeting at best. However, when we catch those happy moments in the car seat they must be documented. Monkey was in a good mood for the first 1.5 hours on the way down to Kentucky. Apologies for not posting these earlier. Grandma Anna was slow in sending them. She finally busted out her old 35mm that she hasn't used since my high school cheerleading days. Normally, I am a huge digital fan. However, this camera can take some fantastic pics. It may not translate on to the photo cd from Walmart, but if you see these things in color they are awesome. You know what they say, "If it ain't broke don't fix it." It's funny that despite the circumstances and the changes, we always seem to go back to the things that we love. For Braden,you could buy him all of the toys in the world and his favorite thing is still the strap to his car seat. It is comfortable and real, and on those rare happy moments in his car seat, it is always near.

Punkins'

We took Braden to his first pumpkin patch on Saturday somewhere in Fairfield. You know if I don't have my GPS on I don't know where I'm at ;) He loved the scenery and the hayride to pick your own pumpkins was by far his favorite. He was thrilled with the goats and chickens, but it was dark at that point and he was getting tired so we didn't stay long. I can't believe how cold it is getting at night. He was wearing a sweater and jeans (courtesy of Aunt Francie) and had several blankets and his little hands were still cold! Before we left we paid for our pumpkins. Brad and I each got a pumpkin and some hay to make a display in our front yard. Braden got his own little pumpkin, and by little I mean it was as big as him. I guess you could say we got a pumpkin for our punkin!

Carter County

We made the annual trek up to Carter County, Kentucky for the Fultz Family Reunion. Monkey was in SUCH a good mood the entire time. The weekend of our wedding he caught a stomach virus and was feeling yucky. He made up for it that weekend and had a blast. He enjoyed hanging out with his cousins Alyssa and Harrison. The weather was perfect and the scenery was beautiful. I love this time of year, and had wanted to get a picture of Braden in the leaves but then it rained a little.. too bad! Enjoy the pics

The Wedding

After all of our hard work, the wind storm threw a wrench into my wedding day. Not only did we have to find another venue after the Holiday Inn lost power, but we had to find other hotel rooms for my guests.

The Holiday Inn was wonderful. They contacted their sister hotel, the Crowne Plaza in Blue Ash. We got our reception moved to there, and got our guests relocated as well. Sadly, those who had hotel rooms for both Friday and Saturday had to stay at the Hilton on Friday and then move to the Crowne on Saturday. It was traumatic and chaotic. But it all came together and I think everyone had a great time. It turned out to be a fun night. Thank you to everyone for your patience and support, even when I was falling apart.