D NOV 2010

Well there were a few things going on in November.
D stayed busy with numerous playdates with many different kids :)  Emily loves being able to get him around as many kids as possible.

We went to the Peanut Festival in Dothan, AL.  It was a good time!  We saw animals, ate some really yummy food (a giant turkey leg and loaded baked potato), and ran into some friends.

We got to see Santa come in on a helicopter with Tanya and Tristin (off post).

We ran the Thanksgiving 5K on post.  Dave pushed the stroller and Emily got to enjoy her freedom.  Emily actually won and got a trophy to prove it :)

To close off our November we traveled to OH for Thanksgiving/Christmas.  Of course David got a bazillion toys!  It was wonderful to be able to spend Thanksgiving with our family.

D OCT 2010

David's first Halloween :)

We took D to this pumpkin patch where we picked out some pumpkins and some sunflowers!  It was a lot of fun.  We met some friends there, the Aitkens and the Baileys!  We took a wagon ride back to the pumpkins and sunflowers.  There was a little petting zoo area and some bouncy slides.  D didn't go down the slides, but Emily of course had to test them out!  D was a pumpkin for halloween, a very cute one I might add.  Emily and D sat outside and passed out candy to all the kids on post.

More to come!

So I realized how much I have been slacking in my blogging duties...so I will update to include all, well several, events missed during my hiatus as soon as we get a computer charger and I can get on a real computer and type and add pics. Can't wait to fill everyone in! We miss everyone so much!

David blew bubbles in the tub!

So this morning we needed a bath (David decided to poop on me).  So we got in the bath and I let David swim around, like I usually do.  I let him float on his back for awhile and he wanted more....  I flipped him over on his belly and he is always sticking his tongue out.  Well, all the infant swimming books I read said that you could let them lick the water and eventually they would blow bubbles.  So I started blowing bubbles under David's face and next thing you know he blew some bubbles!  I was so excited :)  He did a great job!  He just LOVES the water so much!  He wasn't happy with mommy holding him in the bath tub, so since I got rinsed off I let most of the water out and let him play in there.  It just amazes me how much he loves to kick his arms and legs in the tub.  He was just giggling up a storm every time he would splash water all over him.  He doesn't even mind when it splashed up and covers his face.  He also loves to chew on his washcloth while he is in the tub.  I take it and sprinkle water over his body.  He is such a happy baby in the water!  He drank a little too much water as he decided to spit a little up after his bath, but that is ok.  He is doing GREAT!  Happy as can be and can't wait for next time!

David can hold a sippy cup!

I gave D a sippy cup with handles on each side for the first time yesterday and he knew EXACTLY what to do! I can't believe it! He is so big and so smart already :) I wanted to show him so when the time came for him to HAVE to drink out of a cup it wouldn't be as difficult to switch. I pumped some milk just to see if he could drink some and he did a little but the cup we have you REALLY have to suck (got to love the spill proof cups). I know he will get it in a matter of no time!


The next day I gave him this sippy cup (just to see if he could hold one without handles) and he held it!  AND he drank the milk out of it!!!  So proud of him!  Guess we will have to go get some cups now.

Grandma Susan's visit

So Susan got to come out for the first time to see her grandson (of course she ONLY came out to see him and not us)... We picked her up from the airport in Pensacola on September 4, 2010 so we HAD to go to the beach. It was a rough start because the sun was extremely bright and very hot but after just a few minutes the sun hid behind the clouds for us and it cooled down, making it PERFECT for lil David). We stayed for a couple hours. David got to enjoy the beach and water with his dad, mom, and grandma. He LOVED sitting in the water and daddy would let the waves hit him on the chest and bounce him up, oh boy was he eating that up! After spending some time in the water we got out and relaxed.

Grandma got to hang out with little D and she was loving it! She would always come out and join us in the mornings. She would read to David, walk him around, and play with him. They had a great time together!

By the time September 9th came grandma did NOT want to leave :( It was just mom and lil man taking grandma back to the airport. Grandma sat in the back to occupy David for the ride down since he isn't a huge fan of car rides. When we got to the airport it was a very sad time because grandma said she was going to miss her baby :( I told her she could come back anytime :)

Dave and Emily's anniversary

As you all know we technically got married on May 8th, 2010 and had our ceremony on September 5, 2010. Well Susan was out for a visit and she told us we needed to go out for our anniversary. Sooooo, she got to baby sit for a few hours while Dave and I went to Miyori (a Japanese Steakhouse) and a movie (we saw the new Exorcist movie). It was such a great time being able to spend time with my husband :) We even got to somewhat dress up and look nice! It felt great!

The Japanese steakhouse was great (as always)! The movie was not what I was expecting (since I am obsessed with all the Exorcism movies) but that was ok because it was still time being spent with only my hubby and I LOVED it!