Halloween 2014

Sweet Halen girl- 

Halloween was so much fun this year! First, daddy picked out some awesome pumpkins! We carved a friendly Jack 'o Lantern just for your first Halloween. And we watched lots of silly Halloween movies that night like: Hocus Pocus, Nightmare Before Christmas, and Adams Family. 

You were a purple octopus...YaYa made your outfit and it really couldn't of been any cuter! It was mommy's vision and YaYa made it happen. I loved every single bit of it, and you had so much fun!

Luckily, Halloween was on a Friday this year AND mommy got off work early. So I quickly picked you up from Ms. Lyn's house and went home. We got our supplies and our costumes ready and went over to the Mobley's house. Mommy made witch finger cookies and caramel dipped grapes! Yum! 

We took pictures of you and Jaxon in pumpkins...so adorable! You kept trying to eat the pumpkin, silly girl. 

Then we got ready, ate some yummy foods and  hung out at the Mobley's. Eventually, we walked down to the middle of their cul-de-sac and ate chili, drank spiked apple cider and hung out by the bonfire.                                               

Then we took you two trick-or-treating in the next cul-de-sac over. It was so much fun! You two were just so cute. We put you in the wagon and then rang the doorbell at different houses, everyone thought you guys were adorable. 

PaPa & GiGi came to visit too! 

Then YaYa and Julie showed up!

Unfortunately, daddy had a football game and he was so sad not to be there. But, he was the first one to see his little girl dressed up as a purple octopus! 

Playing with Jaxon was really fun and cuddling by the fire was a perfect end to the night. 

Next year will be even better! Mommy is thinking a peacock costume would be the best for my lil walking machine! 

I love you Halen Rae Carol! 

Love always, 

Mommy 

Five little months sitting on a fence... our little pumpkin

Dear Halen,

You are in your fifth  month of life. On the day you turned five months you sat up!
Amazing timing you had my dear. This month is extra fun because fall has started. We love October, the weather starts to cool down and feel wonderful outside. Mommy loves to start baking and cooking with pumpkin. We've taken you to the park a few times by our house, you love the swings! You and I have started going on more walks outside.

You are doing so awesome in your swim classes! You are so strong, you splash like crazy, drenching your mama, you kick your little feet and like to say hi to the other kids in your class by grabbing their hands. Sweet girl.











We went to your first football game the other night, it was mommy's school versus daddy's school. Daddy's school won: Westwood. PaPa, GiGi, Crash, Dana, Daren, Piper, Rachel, Adam, Brooklyn, and YaYa all came to watch the game. We had so much fun together! You even nursed and fell asleep! Even with the band  playing and crowd cheering.

You are sitting up really well now and starting to grab things in
front of you, like, mommy and daddy's food and drinks. You are so ready to eat. Only one more weeks and we will introduce food into your diet. Mommy wants to keep you really healthy, I am thinking of starting with avocados, oatmeal, squash, pumpkin and bananas. I think you are going to love it! We've already tried putting you in your highchair and you do great in there.

Here you are with PaPa at your cousin Crash's 2nd birthday party! 

I am very excited for your first Halloween! You are going to be an octopus, mommy is going to make your costume. (I can do it!) We are going over to Miss Traci's house to play with Jaxon and trick-or-treat in their cul-de-sac. It'll be so much fun! I can't wait to take pictures with you all dressed up.

We are also going to a pumpkin patch this weekend, you are going to be so adorable in the pumpkins.

You are finally feeling better from being sick. OH mommy forgot to mention....you got your FIRST TOOTH!!! Daddy discovered it at the Curby's house. He got teary eyed...sad that his baby girl is growing up. What a huge milestone! And then we moved your pack n play into the Man Halen room to help transition you to your room. You had a few rough nights but then mommy discovered that you like sleeping on your belly. So alas, we all got sleep! Seven hours one night...mo
mmy woke up in a panic and went to make sure you were breathing. Then five hours last night, daddy checked on you that time.

We just love being a little family. So much fun. You are in one of the best stages of life. You smile, giggle, play, and snuggle with us. You have started reaching up for us and jump like crazy in your "Johnny jumper" so fun!

Here is when you come to visit me every so often to have lunch where mommy works! I love your visits, they brighten my day. 

We know each new month will bring fun milestones and memories we'll make with you, but sometimes we sure do wish we could freeze time. Hopefully we'll get some great family time this week together. Raykobrew is on Saturday, this will be your first appearance sans womb, it'll be fun to play with your best bud, Piper June. We had a great time at Raykobrew!

Here are a few other moments we captured of you this month:

Go Broncos!!!



With YaYa on mommy's birthday!

You were my birthday buddy! My 30th birthday was awesome because I had the greatest gift of all, my beautiful daughter.


My lil workout buddy!

Deborah captured this gorgeous picture of you at my 30th birthday party!

We went to Jennifer's baby shower for lil Robert Jr.! These friends I've had for 27 years. Mommy looks forward to seeing you make friends of this magnitude in your life.

We did the ALS walk on October 18th for your Grandma Carol! There was a great turn out and we raised a lot of money. This is a very important event for our family. Grandma Carol is so important to us and daddy and I want to raise you with wonderful memories of her.

Here's our team: Carol's Angels at the end of the ALS walk with your Uncle Matt, Uncle Chase, cousin Crash, DiDi, daddy and I.

 Sometimes mommy wears you when I am trying to clean up the house. You and I have one of the greatest bonds I could ever have hoped for.

 Daddy loves to wear you too! Here we were walking around the Domain.

You are finally able to fit into mommy's pink mocassins I wore when I was a baby. Gosh darn you are SO cute!!!!!

We love you Halen Rae Carol. You are mommy's favorite pumpkin and daddy's favorite muffin.

Love always,

Mommy