Happy Halloween

Man! Halloween used to be so simple! I guess that is what kids do to life. :)

We had a blast!! The festivities started with a costume party with our play group on Wednesday morning. The party was pure chaos! We had about 30 children under the age of 5 all in the cultural hall for games, treats and lunch. Sophia had so much fun running around with her friends.
I love our ward!!


Friday Night was the Ward Trunk-or-Treat.

We rapped the weekend up with the Dallas Arboretum on Saturday followed by trick or treating.

Baby Beckham!

Sophia! Sophia! Sophia!

Potty Training

While eating lunch today, Sophia began crying to go potty. I was a little unsure of what was happening but I took her from her high chair and took her diaper off. She ran to the restroom and with in a few minutes had gone to the restroom in the toilet.

The thought of taking my 'baby girl' to use a public potty makes me cringe. Slow down Sophia! We are in no hurry. I am just fine with another year of diapers.

Curious George Detox

As mentioned in a previous post, everyone in our house has been completely under the weather for about the past week. As a result, I am embarrassed to say, our butts have been glued to the couch and our eyes glazed over with the ever-so-fascinating tales Curious George.

Well, we are feeling better now and this morning Sophia woke up to the harsh new reality of daily life sans Curious George (for at least a few days). As I explained to her that we won't be watching Curious George on TV for a while, the look on her face made me grateful her vocabulary is still too limited to allow her to properly talk back. Contrary to her initial reaction, we are surviving just fine and even having some fun feeding Baby Beckham some fake food.

The (not so) well child check-ups

Since returning from Austin a week ago yesterday almost everyone at our house has been down and out with a cold. Of course, both kids had a well-baby check-ups scheduled during our sick week. No shots were given but both were checked out.

Beckham at 4 months:
14.5 pounds
occasionally... rolls over (more tummy time is in order)
is SO... smiley
takes... a daily medication for projectile spit up
drinks... thickened formula to help with the acid reflex
will not... start on solids until six months because of the acid reflex
LOVES... Sophia and any attention he can manage to obtain from Mom and Dad


Sophia at 2 years:
27 pounds
occasionally... does what we ask her to do
is SO... much fun to play with
takes... a little extra time to warm up to people she doesn't know well
drinks... and eats like a horse one day and nothing at all the next
will not...be dropped off at nursery without screaming as if we just cut her arm off
LOVES...her blankie, Curious George, her Aunt Jamie, her BofM and most of all-Beckham (If we go anywhere without the baby it has to be explained fully or complete hysteria will occur.)

The unexpected hiatus!!!

Last weekend Aaron and I flew the coupe for the first time since little Beckham was born. We left the kids with Aunt J and Uncle S and were on our way to a weekend full of shopping, dining, football and sleep :). Being away from the kids was more difficult than I had expected, but in the end our time away was worth the mild heartache. Sophia had a blast with her favorite person in the world (her Aunt J) and Aaron and I were able to have a conversation and a meal or two without constant interruptions. Oh the little things in life!!!

At dinner in Austin!

We had tickets to the Texas v. Texas Tech game. The seats were AWESOME. We were on the 30 yard line and on the second row. Here is a pic of the incredibly passionate crowd behind us.

Despite out fantastic seats, this was our view for 95% of the game unless we stood up. The man on the FRONT row found it necessary to stand the entire time, which in return FORCED every row behind him (only about 150 rows) to stand as well. To say we were annoyed is putting it mildly.