New York New York

I'm in my home town right now and I'm so glad to be out here! It had been 8 years since I got to be in NY for the fall and it is so beautiful here. I missed out on a lot of leaves but not all of them and that makes me happy.

We went for a walk down to the local park to play in the leaves.

This is my dreamhome. It's just a few houses down the road from my parents house. The lawn is always so immaculate and there's a little stream running through it. It will be going on the market soon and I hope the new owners will take care of it as well as it's current ones always have!

Front view

Classic Dex

Miss M after her post trick or treating/candy bingeing crash

Cousins playing!

Miss M singing doesn't she look so pretty?

Ride that lion!

Boys climbing on each other We went Trunk o' Treating at the branch tonight. Dex was a cutie in his clown costume!

Donut eating competition!

Pictures for Uncle Carl

These are all pictures I've put on Facebook, but since Dexter's uncle is out on his mission, he doesn't get to see them, so here's some new pics of Dex!

6 Months Old

My baby is 6 months today! I can't believe how fast the time has gone. These last 6 months have been the best months of my life and I have loved almost every minute of it. Sure there's been a few times here and there where I have wondered why on earth I ever wanted to be a mother, but those are just fleeting thoughts of course. It is so much fun to watch Dex as he learns new things every day. He can drag himself around the house, sit up, blow raspberries, babble, roll over super fast, put things, especially paper, in his mouth, and plays lots with his toys. He's been teething for the last little while but hasn't cut any teeth yet.


He's such a happy boy and I love the time we get together. I made this hat for him and I think he's quite the cutie in it.



He looks so big!


He's getting so fast and good at that!

Dexter's first meal

Self-explanatory title

Our little dude

Dex is growing so fast it's crazy. He is doing new things all the time and I love it. It made me sad today though when I boxed up a bunch of clothes that he's outgrown. I do miss my tiny little newborn but it is so fun to see the things he does. He rolls over from back to front as well as front to back. He loves paper and gets so mad at me when I take it away from him. He's sleeping in his own bed now which is great for Steven and myself. He's slept through the night 2 times now so at least I know he can! He adjusted quite well to the new house and his own room and we just enjoy spending every day together!

He's the stylish little man!

He sits at the dinner table with us now and likes being included. He used to cry when we'd leave him on the floor while we ate so now we just have him sit with us and makes us smile all through dinner.

He's ready to ride already!

He's already our little computer nerd!

He's really into his feet these days!

The old adventures of new Dexter

Deneal got married last weekend and we went up to Oregon for the wedding. We had a lot of fun renting a beach house with the family for a week.

Dexter got his first taste of sand!






Dexter and his cuz had their blessings on the 3rd. They looked so cute in their twin outfits!
They're already great buddies.
Try to ignore the spit up on his shirt and focus on how cute he is!
He's getting so great at holding up his head. He's smiling and laughing every day and does that evil thing that babies do: barf all over you and everything 20 times, pee on you when you change them and make you so frustrated when they won't sleep and make you start to wonder why on earth you ever had kids, but then give you a huge smile and a little giggle that makes it totally impossible to be mad at them.
I love how pensive he is over his little owl.
B-ball boys!
Dexter finally got to meet his grandpa Howard. I think G-pa H liked him quite a bit!

Yay for baby!