Monkeyin around on Halloween

Today we celebrated Lil Miss C's first halloween. Mr. C is working out of town, so he missed out on all the fun.

Walking to mom before heading to the sitter's for the day.

Feeding the doggies before heading out trick or treating.

Trying to get a good picture to send to dad on mom's phone and camera, we succeed with the phone, but not the camera.

Our first stop was at Great Grandma C's. Great Uncle M knew we were coming and picked up some gold fish for lil miss. It was a nice treat for her.

Next stop was at GAG's to see her and Grandma C. Lil miss with her bag of goodies from Grandma.

Giving Grandma some lovin's.

Lil miss made GAG feel so special beacuse she walked from Grandma to her.

We then headed to Great Grandma C's. This is one of my favorites from the evening.

We then ended the evening at Mama & Papa's, ate some chilli, went trick or treating in the subdivision and watched all the trick or treaters come to the door. Plus we got in some good cousin play time.

Kbug, Bbop, Lil Miss C, and 2 of Mr. C's cousins.

Kbug in her coustume.

It was a wonderful halloween! Just could have been a little better if Mr. C would have been here to share it with us.

11 months

Hey lil miss,
Tidbits for this month:

You took your first steps!!! On October 19th we were playing in our living room and i noticed you standing longer by yourself, so i took a few steps back and you walked to me!!! Then we had to show Daddy when her got home, since then you have been taking more and more steps each time before you sit down and crawl.

We have started mixing your formula with milk, you get about half and half in your cup. You have been doing great with it.

You no longer drink anything from a bottle, mom had packed those up and away and you drink everything straight from a sippy cup.

Can't believe next month you will be one!!! It is amazing how quickly this year has gone by.


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Love you bunches,
Mommy

Mr. & Mrs. O

A co-worker of mine got married yesterday.  She had a small wedding at a local park and then a larger reception at a local school. I went to the reception for dinner and most of the evening.

The beautiful bride with 2 of her bridesmaids, both of whom happen to be coworkers as well.

Lil miss helping/watching mom get ready...

100 years of coming home

my alma mater started the tradition of homecoming 100 years ago, so I decided this year i would go back for the Homecoming festivities.

My sis CJ is living and working in my college town so it doubles as a bonus for me & her. I get to come back to my college town and stay with her. She was on call Friday evening through Saturday morning, so me lil miss drove into town Friday evening and crashed out her house with my cousin who was also in town to go to the football game with us.

Saturday morning me and lil miss went into Campus and enjoyed Brewer Breakfast and watched the parade. After the parade while waiting for my sis, cousin and dad to come to campus, we took a stroll around. It is hard to believe how much a place can change in just 6 years, but some parts of campus look completely different from when i went to school.  

I had to snap a picture of lil miss in front of the columns, i don't think those will ever change, at least I hope not.

My mom watched lil miss for me while my sis CJ, my dad and cousin went to the game. We tried to meet my local county Alumni Association chapter for their tailgate, but we were unsuccessful in finding them. We will plan better for the next game so we can get in some tailgating beforehand, but we walked to the field and got to see the parade of Golden Girls, Cheerleaders, Truman, and the Marching Band.

CJ & I as we headed to get some yummy food. 

The student section at the start of the game!

I love this picture because it is at the end of the game after we won and the team went over and celebrated with the student section and was heading back into the locker rooms.

After the game we got some bbq and went back and had dinner with my parents who then headed back home and me and CJ hung out after lil miss watching chick flicks and having a good time.

I left mid-morning Sunday to head home and got home for a quick visit with the M's on their way back home. They were in town for a wedding on Saturday so we got to visit with them again.

It was a wonderful weekend!

C Country Craze

We had a beautiful day for our annual hayride and bonfire. It was a little warm in the afternoon, but by the time evening rolled around it was just perfect for gathering around the fire.

This year our pumpkin patch failed to grow due to the drought we went through in later summer, so we only got a few some pumpkins, so we had to cancel the kids hayride and pumpkin picking.

We borrowed bmy Dad's tractor this year and here it is ready for the ride with the 2 wagons.

Some of our good friends enjoying the fire.

I'm not real sure what was going on here, but i just love the picture, it makes me giggle.

The group on the 2nd hay wagon, Mr. C drove the tractor so I did not get as good of pictures of the group of the hayrides as last year.

It was a wonderful evening filled with fun and good friends.

M's monkey

My friend CM had her lil monkey on August 28th. We finally got to meet him today.

Proud momma!!

I got to hold him the majority of their visit with us.

It was a wonderful visit and first meeting with M's monkey. Just wished they didn't live so far away so we could visit with them more. They will be back in a few weeks, but then it will be a while until we see them again.