HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Friday night, our friends Paige and Peter had a fun bonfire complete with lots of yummy food, and smores. I was a little nervous about my wild 18 month old running around a fire, but we made it home with no burns:) Thanks guys for hosting, we had a great time!

Matt, Brad and Drew

Drew lovin on Paige and Peter's very large dog Callie

What is it with trying to get an 18 month old to smile for a picture:)

Not sure about his first marshmallow on a stick!

On Halloween, we went over to our friends Sam and Kristie's for a little pre-Halloween food and pictures. It was pretty crazy, I think there were something like 13 kids there! It was so fun getting to see all of them dressed up in their costumes! Thanks guys for having us!

Garren in one of his many costumes for the night!

Rebecca and Drew having a little learning time before we ate.

I just thought this was funny, Bradley is under there somewhere:)

Ok, this was Drew in his monkey costume. He did not love it, but tolerated for a little while. It didn't have feet holes, and shoes didn't really work in it, so in the grass his feet got all wet. I over looked that detail about the costume when I bought it:(

Carson, Austin and Eli

Trying to pick up the "ball" that was really a little pumpkin!

Princess Maggie

Drew loving on his best bud Garren

Ok, this is Drew in his puppy costume. When we got home from Sam and Kristie's we pulled out our second costume that a women Brad works with let us borrow. Drew was much happier to be a puppy!! Thanks Angela,!! He loved the way his belly jiggled and loved it that his feet were all warm and dry!

We were really surprised at how he got the concept of trick or treating! What was really funny is that when we would leave the house and get to the end of the driveway, Drew would try to go back to the same house and get more candy. Brad said that it was because he new candy at that house was a sure thing and it may not be at the next house:)

JUST A LITTLE GETAWAY!!

A couple of weeks ago, Bradley and I got to take an extended weekend getaway! We had been planning it for what seemed like forever, and changed our destination about 100 times! Our original plan was to go to Chicago since neither of us have ever been. Brad's sister Katie has been lots of times, and really recommended that we go. However, we waited until pretty close to the trip to book it, and we were able to see what the weather was going to be. When we saw that it was going to be in the 40's and raining the entire time, we decided to change our plans. We went to Savannah for 2 nights and then on to Charleston for 2 more. It was so great, they are both beautiful places. One of the highlights was getting to eat at Paula Dean's restaurant...one of the pictures are of the chicken pot pie that Bradley got, very impressive! We also got to take a cute little carriage tour around Charleston...you know Bradley loved that! I've never walked so much in 4 days though! Thanks Granna and Grandad for Keeping Drew for us, we know he had a great time! I think they stayed just as busy as we did:)

A Wedding And A Playhouse!!

This weekend we had a wedding to go to in Nashville, so Drew got to spend the night with his Granna and Grandad. We dropped Drew off on Saturday and were surprised to see that his Grandad had built him something fun to play in! It was going to be raining all weekend, so he thought what better way to occupy a 17 month old, than with a playhouse made out of refrigerator boxes. Well, he was right, the new playhouse was a huge hit...I think they were ALL in that thing the whole time!! Drew is pretty destructive though, Grandad was already having to make repairs after about 30mins:) Thanks Granna and Grandad for keeping Drew for us, we know he had a blast! We left early enough to stop in Murfreesboro to spend some time with Mark and Katie...sad, no pictures! Mark grilled us some yummy burgers, and we watched the UT game....we were sad about the loss, but pleased with the effort! After all that, it was off to Lara and Rob's wedding. She was gorgeous as usually, and the wedding went great! The rain even held off for the first time all week, I know they were thrilled!

Isn't that just the sweetest thing!

The thing took up the entire living room...I know Granna loved that:)

Loving that he can open his own door!

Playing peek-a-boo out the window

The first official introduction at husband and wife!

Brad, Me, Rob and Lara...again, she was the most gorgeous bride!

Paige and Peter

Jennifer was the wedding coordinator, she did a great job!

Our sweet friends!

Sara, Me and Rachel...they were both beautiful bridesmaids!

BOOMSDAY 2009!

Bradley's office hosts a Boomsday party every year, so this year we decided to take Drew with us. His office is right on the river, so it is nice to enjoy the fireworks without being down in all the crowd. Of course, by the time the fireworks started Drew was completely exhausted and we only stayed for a few minutes of them. Even though we left early, we still had a great time!

The fam on the balcony

Rachel and Jack

Elisa and Me

Me & Drew, and Rachel & Garren....this is a great shot of the kids:)

Drew wearing his backpack that he loves....thanks Aunt Kate! Funny, he actually brings it to me at home and makes me put it on him so he can wear it around the house.

Drew playing with a couple of the other kiddos. They had lots of room to run around, so this definitely helped him stay up way past his bedtime!

Bye Bye Curls!!

This weekend Bradley and I took Drew for his first haircut! It went much better than I thought it would. I think I had a harder time than Drew did:) The girl that cut it, was really sweet and really quick, so that was definitely a good thing.

Before....

During....

Watching the hair fall

He needed a little refresment, a haircut takes a lot out of you you know:)

After...he looks like such a little boy now!

Our Annual Beach Trip!!

For the last 3 years, we have gone to stay at a friends beach house in North Carolina, and this year was no exception. This year we had about 12 people, two of them being babies so it was lots of fun. I was a little nervous about how Drew would do for the nine hour drive, but he actually did really good. We did leave at 3am, so I'm sure this had something to do with it:) Drew had a great time, it took him a little bit to get used to having sand all over him, but after he did, he loved it. There isn't a lot to do there, so we pretty much just laid on the beach all day, and had family dinner time at night...my kind of vacation! I did finish the Twlight series while we were there....love love love it! The guys even tried surfing a few days, but I don't think the waves weren't quite right...at least that's what they said:) Here is a little slide show of or vacation. I'm pretty sure that it wouldn't have been possible to take one more picture of Drew on the beach!!

Thanks again Matt and Sarah for letting us hang out at your beach house for the week, we had so much fun!!

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Bradley's 32nd Birthday!

We were at the beach this year on Bradley's birthday, so we had a family celebration the Friday before we left. We all had dinner, and then it was back to our house for some cake, ice cream and presents!

The birthday boy!

Granny and Granna

Drew and Aunt Kate

Family shot...can't you tell that Drew loves these:)

Drew's Grandad wrapped him up like a mermaid.