A Night Out

Jeff and I had the privilege of going to the Detroit Institute of the Arts 125th Anniversary Gala on Saturday courtesy of Smithgroup. It was a really fun night out with my main man! We got dressed up and had a lot of fun! It was nice because it was a huge party and we only knew one other couple there from Smithgroup, so there wasn't too much "shop talk", which was nice.

There was a "red carpet" up the outside stairs, the food was amazing, the drinks were free (there was even a sign that said, "No tips please, your host has been very gracious", and when they brought the car back from the valet there was a "goody" bag inside the car!

Pretty sweet date for the $5 we tipped the valet guy!

Ten Months

TEN Months! This is crazy! My baby is looking less and less like a baby and it is sad! He is growing and learning so many things it is crazy!

I took him to the Dr's at the end of October (for a very late 9 month appt) and he did so well at getting his shots. He gave one little wimper and that was it. He was 19 lbs 4 ozs and that put him right at the 50% for his weight. I don't remember his height of hand (hey it's late and I am so behind on blogging - just be happy with what you get!) but he was in the 90th% for his height.

He is eating a LOT of solid foods. O's, cheese, peas, chicken, eggs, green beans, bread, corn, and every fruit possible. He has not, not eaten anything I have given him. He signs "more" when he wants more and seriously doesn't know when to stop! He loves to eat!

He has started to cruise along the furniture, and also walk some with his walker. He will even let go of whatever he pulled himself up with and balance himself for a good while standing on his own. So not ready for this!!!

He is still nursing, but I think the weaning will begin soon. He just is too interested in everything else that it is making it very non-enjoyable for me.

He is still the happiest, easy baby EVER! Love my little man!

Halloween

The girls and (Cole too) had a great time Trick or Treating for Halloween. We walked around our neighborhood for a bit and then we drove over to a friends house and I think the girls got just as much candy at that one house than they had trick or treating in our neighborhood! (Thanks Aunt Rita! : )

Cole went as a Duck, Alyssa went as a Lion and Hayley went as a Giraffe. I went as the zoo keeper and Daddy went as the Lion Tamer. It was a lot of fun seeing Alyssa "roar" for everyone, and then of course Hayley would "roar" too! Some people in our neighborhood were giving away full size candy bars, and a couple different houses gave away the single serve bag of chips. I hadn't really seen that before!

Here are a few pics...