Halloween Weekend

Winston worn out from the weekend fun! Sweet baby!

Winston had a busy Halloween weekend! The festivities started with a dinner party Thursday night....sorry left the camera there so I don't have pictures! Friday Winston had Harvest Day at his daycare, again no pictures....gosh Mom! Friday night we attended Fall Festival at Lawrence academy where many of Winston's friends go to school. Saturday we saw all of his friends dressed up and attended a pre-trick or treat party. The other kids left on a hay ride for trick or treating. We went home to great trick or treaters. Winston enjoyed seeing all the costumes and tolerated his well even with the 80 degree weather! We took Winston to church this morning and then back later on this evening for dinner. He has enjoyed playing with all the kids, but was ready for bed! We shall see how he does with the time change!

Tiger time! Fall Festival at Lawrence Academy.

Love to give Daddy five!

Dad had to tell Winston how he "ruled the gym" at Lawerence, Ridgecrofts arch rivals! Looks like Winston's a natural!

Winston on Halloween on the hay ride. Winston has decided to be a cow today.

Yeah! I like to stand, just haven't figured out how to move forward upright by myself!

Where is my candy???

Oh well, this thing is fun to play with.

Taking a break to get a breeze in this hot costume.

The rest of the gang...Winston is hiding in the back. This was the year of Star Wars!

Daddy and Winston

Baby's first Boo!

Weekend Fun

Winston enjoyed some extra attention this weekend from good friend Stacey. He was pretty good during his daylong shopping spree on Saturday depspite coming down with a nasty virus. After arriving home on Saturday Winston's temperature spiked to 104.1. Amazingly he played and ate like nothing was wrong. Winston was seen by his peditrician on Monday and his blood work and flu swaps were negative. His ears were clear as well...so it looks like a virus. He did become a little fussy on Sunday and his appetite dropped, but it is picking back up. We did have a few nights of wanting to be held....all night long...which has led to an exhausted Mom! He has decided he wants Mom in the middle of the night and Dad to play with during the day....not fair. Hopefully we will be 100% for the upcoming Halloween parties and trick or treating! Other than the illness not much to report..although Winston has become a pro at throwing things. He things it is great fun to throw a ball and chase after it. He has also learned if he wants to get an object...or two.... from one room to another he can throw it, then crawl to it, then throw it again. Great fun!

Winston's attempt to feed himself. Anything to get food in him!

Winston in the middle of a dance move!

Check out my new sneaks!

Happy boy!

Winston eating breakfast at Stacey's. She is a very good entertainer, he ate all his cereal!

Winston and Stacey at dinner Friday night.

Winston has been a busy boy the past couple of weeks. Last weekend he was able to see lots of friends and family, unfortunately it was for a sad event. We lost a special person who would surely of been a grandfather figure to Winston. On a happier note, Winston was able to help celebrate cousin Finn's and Granny's birthdays.

He continues to grow daily. He is eating more table food and wants to eat what we are eating. No steps yet, but he cruises around holding onto things and stands pretty well on his own. He loves to clap, wave and give 5....and play with anything he is not supposed to be playing with. Forget the cool toys that make noise and light up! He now has one top tooth in addition to his two bottom teeth and another top tooth that is almost in.

Winston's first ride on a John Deere with Daddy.

Winston and his boots. He was pooped and past out before I could take them off.

Winston loves to crawl after this little monster. He crawls past it and then waits for it to get to him!

Trying to crawl down steps. Careful!

Winston Update

Winston has had a busy past couple of weekends. He spent the weekend before last playing with Granny while Mom and Dad spent a weekend with friends for the UNC game and for our anniversary. This was the longest I have been away from Winston. We both did great!

Last weekend Winston and I went to visit Weese and Tay-Tay during the afternoon on Friday and then had dinner with Granny and cousin Lauren for Lauren's 21st birthday. Happy Birthday Lauren! Saturday Winston played in Ahoskie and then came home with B while Mom and Dad went to a party. He was able to see lots of family!

Winston is getting his top two teeth in, which has led to lots and lots of drooling. He is standing for several seconds and walking holding on to furniture and my hands...but no steps yet. He is working on it though!

We will be missing Dad for the next few days. He flies out for Canada to go duck hunting tomorrow. We will miss him!

Winston at the park. He loves to swing!

B and Winston after church.

Winston dancing with Weese.

Winston and Weese.

Winston's 8mo update

Winston turned 8mo old today. Time flies! He is still a small thing. I weighed him today and he is 17lbs. He likes to eat, but he is also a busy body so I guess he burns it off quickly! He is able to eat pick up foods, such as puffs, yogurt melts and disolvable crackers. He just tried "real" sweet potatoes this past weekend and liked them!

He is all over the place these days. Crawling as fast as we can run after him. He loves to chase the dogs and crawl under the table. He also climbed up the stairs last week....didn't know he could do it but as we watched he climbed right up. Getting down is not as pretty! The exersaucer and jumperoo does not keep him entertained for long these days! Mom and Dad get a workout after we get home from work! He pulls up on anything he can get his hands on. He has begun to let go for a few seconds and then plops to the floor.

Winston has slowly been weened off of breast milk for the past 2mo and after this past weekend is solely on formula. After a couple of rough nights last week....teething???......he is sleeping until 5:30 or later. Sometimes he goes back to sleep until 8am, sometimes we have an early morning.

This past weekend Winston was able to play with Aunt Lenny and B on Friday night. They stayed and we celebrated B's birthday. Lenny, Mom and B took a girls trip to the beach on Sat and Winston played with Granny. We all had a great time. Winston will be playing with Granny next weekend as well while Mom and Dad go to the UNC vs UVA football game.

Winston loves to wave. He will wave bye-bye as well as wave hello! Most of the time he waves backwards, flexing his fingers towards himself.

Winston standing....for a few seconds anyway!

Winston playing at his table.

Happy birthday B! Winston loves helping unwrap the gifts!

Girls night out celebrating B's birthday!

Granny and all her grandkids

More Annapolis pics

Winston and the girls, the story of his weekend!

Winston enjoyed watching the boats during dinner....as well as playing with the spoons. He must have dropped one in the diaper bag because it went home with us...Winston the clepto!