Halloween Preview

Here's a photo to hold you over until I have time to put up a full report of our Halloween fun this year. Our Lil Boo-asaurus had a great time!

I'm off to see the OB tomorrow morning. I hope to get the rest of the Halloween pics up during naptime tomorrow.

Happy Halloween!

Ford Family Farm

Last year at this time, Granny and Grandpa were here visiting us. One weekend we went to Ford Family Farm to the pumpkin patch. We had such a good time that we decided to do it again this year. Unfortunately we didn't get to share it with Granny and Grandpa this year. And in true South Texas fashion, it was HOT! Enjoy the photos!

The first thing Boo wanted to do was ride in the wagons behind the tractors.
There's barely room for the three of us!



Waving to Daddy

Sitting on the tractor after the ride.

This is Boo last year at 2 3/4 feet tall.

And this is him this year at 3 1/4 feet tall.
He looks so big now!

Riding the big tricycles.

Playing on the hay fort with Dad.

JUMP!

Hay slide.

Father and son!
AKA best buds.

Mom's pretty cool too.

Getting his face painted.
I couldn't believe he stayed still for this!

He chose the pumpkin design.

Duck races!
I was playing with the camera on these next two pics.
On this one, I focused on the ducks.

And on this one, I focused on Boo.

Hay Maze!

Mandatory "sit among the pumpkins" photo.

Afterwards, we went to Dairy Queen for supper and ate ICE CREAM!

We had a lot of fun and I'm so glad B-man was there! I don't think I would have made it without him chasing Boo around. I was content to sit back and take pics.

Up next, Halloween 2010!

36 weeks and a new addition!

36 weeks...getting bigger and bigger and...

I had my 36 week (9mos) appt on Thursday of this past week. Everything is looking good with Miss Bitsy and she'll be here soon. I've been feeling okay. It's definitely getting harder to do everything and I need lots of breaks to catch my breath. I've also had a couple of times where my heart feels like it's beating really fast. I discussed this with the nurse practitioner and she said that I needed to drink more water. She said that's the most common reason for this symptom. My BP was slightly higher than it has been, but not too high. All other labs were good and my weight was "nothing to complain about" according to her. I'll go back in ten days and then every week until Bitsy arrives. I can't believe she'll be here soon! Her room is almost ready, and I'll be posting pics of it soon. It's really looking cute.


Now, on to our new addition. You know B-man and I have been working on DIY projects for the kiddos. Well, B-man was able to finish this final one after his race last weekend. It turned out better than I envisioned and I love it and am so proud of him for taking his time and being patient with it. He's much better at that than I am.

These books now have a new home!

B-man built this bookshelf from scratch.
I would have hastily screwed some boards together.

But B-man had bigger and better plans.

He made dovetail joints on the corners.

And mortise and tenon joints for the shelves.

Doesn't it look great?

I'm so proud of him for building this for Boo.
I love and it will always be cherished because B-man made it.

Someone else loves it too!

Just a couple of pics of my boys.
They're so cute together.

Daddy coloring and Boo reading.
I think they're best friends!

We're going to try to hit the pumpkin patch this afternoon. We'll be going to the same one we went to last year, Ford Family Farm. So, check back for photos of that soon.

Rambler 120

Earlier this summer, B-man and a few of his co-workers decided to sign up for the Rambler 120 Challenge put on by Randolph AFB. It consisted of a 22 mile bike ride, a 6 mile run, a 2 mile rafting event, and a mystery event. You had to at least have 4 team members. You could have more team members and do a relay, but only 4 members were allowed on the course at any one time. You also had to stay together as a team (within 50 yards of each other) throughout the race. B-man's team only had 4 members, so they all did each even to its fullest length. They all work in the plans section of US Army North so they named their team "Sans Plans," joking that they didn't have a plan and were just out there on a whim.

So, we got up e-a-r-l-y on Saturday morning around 4 a.m. to get ready to drive up to Canyon Lake for the event. I woke up Boo at the last minute and when I walked in his room and said "Good morning," he jumped right up and said, "Okaaaaay!" and was thrilled to be going somewhere in Daddy's truck. It was still dark out when we left the house and on the way to the truck, he pointed at the sky and said, "That's nigh night." So, we drove about an hour up to Canyon Lake and met up with the rest of B-man's team. Boo and I were driving B's truck as the support vehicle for their team. We would drive ahead of them and meet them at the designated checkpoints as they came through the course. We had extra bikes, water, Gatorade, fruit, and the best little mascot around...Lil Boo of course! I'm going to take a minute here to say that Boo was AWESOME! He couldn't have been any better behaved throughout the day. He was a trooper getting in and out of the car seat and stroller multiple times and was eager to see Daddy along the way. He was great and so sweet!

So, we met them at the checkpoints and cheered them on their way. I saw a lot of teams that day and I'm glad to report that Sans Plans was a team that was having a good time. They were laughing and joking and really doing well throughout the race. Other teams were a little too hard core for my taste, but that's just me.

They finished the course in 2 hours and 58 minutes. And they won 3rd place in the Xtreme Division (4 person teams) out of 26 Xtreme teams. The funny thing is, they did the road bike race on mountain bikes and one of his teammates rented one from MWR for $11. It was a terrible squeaky bike to say the least. So, not only did they beat a ton of teams who were using road bikes, which provides a huge advantage, they didn't have to spend $3000 on a high speed bike to end up on the podium! They got a kick out of that. Go ARMY! :)

We are sooo proud of B-man for participating and placing in the event. And for having a good time doing it. He has been training hard all summer, mostly biking and running in the super hot afternoons/evenings. He truly is our personal hero and if you had any doubt about that, just look at Boo's face in the pics below as we cheer on Daddy. He loves B-man sooo much...and I love that!

Coming up on the first bike checkpoint at 7 miles.



Second checkpoint at 14 miles.



B-man giving Boo and me a hollah.

Transition point between the bike and run events.
Gatorade was provided by the most awesome team support evah..Boo and me.

Coming up on the 3 mile checkpoint on the run.
Canyon Lake Dam

Lil Boo cheering on the team saying, "Yay, Daddy!"

Transition point between the run and rafting events.

Start of the raft event.

Lookin strong!

Crossing the finish line!

BBQ lunch

Receiving their medals! Woohoo!

Team "Sans Plans" and their mascot.

It was a beautiful day for a race!! Great weather, great team, and I had a great lil helper! Maggie was good too...ha! Way to go team Sans Plans!

Oh yeah, the 120 in Rambler 120 comes from 4 team members completing 30 miles of events
(4 x 30=120).

Don't forget to check out the Pumpkin Patch post below.

Bracken Pumpkin Patch

On Friday, Lil Boo and I joined our Moms Club buddies at Bracken Pumpkin Patch for a morning of fall fun. It was a beautiful crisp fall morning and Boo had a great time. There was a pumpkin patch, different activity stations, and a hay ride. What more could a child ask for?



Posing with the scarecrow.



My cute lil pumpkin!
What am I going to do with his hair?

Checking out the tractor.

Looking so grown up!

Pic with Mama and Bitsy.

Picking out his pumpkin to paint.

Do pumpkins sink or float?

Painting his pumpkin.

Playing with the pumkin spice smelling play doh.

Counting pumpkin seeds.

HAY RIDE!

Posing with playgroup buds!



Trying to get a group shot.



Hitching a ride with his friend M!

Boo would hijack any wagon that was on the move. He took off through the patch at one point and ran over to a wagon that was being pulled by someone I don't even know and stopped her and hopped in the back with her son and said, "Okay, bye mama". It was so funny. He kept trying to get in everyone's wagon. Luckily, most people were very nice and obliged his requests.