Friday, October 30, 2009

Our Little Pumpkin

Let’s play a game.  I’ll ask a question and you answer.

It’s a beautiful Saturday in October.  What do you do?

A)  Drive out to the lake to have lunch and/or margaritas with people you love and talk about how great it is to live in Austin.

B)  Go to a friend’s house to watch college football for your favorite team.

C)  Drive out to a field filled with pumpkins…take WAY TOO MANY photos of your kiddo squinting at you…or better yet, not looking at you at all – or the mountains of pumpkins – but looking at the hay.  (“Hey!  It’s HAY!”)

If you answered “C” then you are either a parent, or you are crazy. Momma's little pumpkin is laughing at Daddy 10-24-09Last year, when I was preggo, Kellie and I talked about how next year we’d go together to the pumpkin patch with our kiddos.  Once I saw how much fun Ethan had, I knew this would be something fun to do with Baby Remington.  I’ve been looking forward to taking Reid here since before he arrived!  :)

We met Kellie, Dave & Ethan, and Sara & Kate out at the pumpkin patch.  The two-year olds knew just what to do:  climb on the pumpkins and smile for the camera. Ethan, Kate & Reid...Kate knows what to do for the camera! 10-24-09 As you can see, Reid was more interested in the grass and blanket we put him on!Reid at the pumpkin patch, 10-24-09Reid was fascinated by the baby goats.  (Of course, why would I take pictures of the goats when I could take pictures of my guys?)Reid & Daddy check out the baby goats at the pumpkin patch, 10-24-09 And as if that wasn’t cute enough, the experienced Mommas told me to bring a Halloween costume for Reid because they were going to get some pics with their kiddos in costume with the pumpkins.  I’m (still!) not finished with Reid’s costume for this year, so luckily, we had a Tigger costume from my friend Stacey’s Charlie who was Tigger last year!

Kate was so sweet to Baby Reid!  Isn't she a doll?! Fairy Kate, Tigger Reid & Cowboy Ethan, 10-24-09How hard is it to get a photo of three kids faces (not even looking at the camera…we just wanted faces!) when you put them on top of a bail of hay?  Well, I took a dozen and this is the best one:  Cowboy Ethan, Fairy Kate & Tigger Reid, 10-24-09That’s some damn interesting hay.Hey!  It's hay! 10-24-09Tigger Reid, 10-24-09Family at the pumpkin patch, 10-24-09Happy Fall, Y’all!

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Two Teeth

He was shy about the first one, but now he's ready to show off his pearly whites!If you look closely, you'll see that Reid has two white, sharp, little teeth!  10-24-09

Monday, October 26, 2009

Happy 40th Anniversary!

Bob & Dana celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary yesterday!  Wow!

Bob & Dana in Key West, 11-5-05

We don’t have many pictures of just the two of them together in the past few years.  They are often holding babies! 

Congratulations on 40 happy years and many, many more!!  We love you both.  The Remington family, 10-22-09

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Reid & Ava Join Double Date Night

Remember little Ava?  Reid was born two days after Ava.  We had our first playdate with Mommas and babies back in early May when they were only a month old.

We saw Ava and her parents Chris and Susan for a double date.  We went to Z-Tejas and sat out on the patio.  Reid was interested in checking out Ava, but being a gentleman, he asked her parents first.  Reid & Ava - 6 1/2 months oldReid & Ava - 6 1/2 months oldSusan & Ava, 10-16-09After dinner, it started to get a little chilly on the patio so we bundled him up and he kept playing happily!Reid enjoying date night on the patio of Z-Tejas, 10-16-09

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Reid & Cabo Hook’em

Our big boys got together to cheer on the Longhorns for the Texas-OU game.Cabo & Reid, 10-17-09Somehow, both babies took naps during the cheering and shouting at the very stressful game.  Good babies!!Momma & Reid, 10-17-09 If anyone knows how to throw a party, it’s the Lopez family!!  :) HOOK'EM!!  Miguel, Gretel (Cabo is sleeping!), Jenny, Reid & Jer

Hook’em!

Friday, October 23, 2009

Nothing Like a Martini at the End of the Day…

…oh, what did you think I was talking about?IMG_7967 We’ve seen more of the Martini family lately – which is awesome.  Life gets busy, but we have to make the time for people we love.

Here are some photos from our recent visits to Casa Martini.Reid loved Ethan's soft blocks! 10-9-09 Gran giving Reid some love 10-9-09 We went on a walk with Ethan into the "woods" around his house. 10-3-09We’ll have to get together again very soon…

Thursday, October 22, 2009

The Hunger Strike is Over

Reid is digging the applesauce/oatmeal combo Momma served for breakfast! 10-20-09Reid was a great eater at first, and then he went on a hunger strike after we had the nerve to serve him oatmeal.  I’m happy to report that he’s back to eating and now has a wide variety of foods he likes.  Check out this video of our little birdy in action.  (Try to ignore the annoying “mommy voice.”  I can’t help it!!) Reid's first taste of sweet potatoes, 10-3-09Reid loves applesauce, pears, bananas, sweet potatoes, carrots and butternut squash.  Luckily, the list of things he likes is growing! Daddy is feeding Reid carrots at our friends' Emily & Steve's house. 10-11-09 He does not like avocado or peas.  Maybe its a green thing…This picture was BEFORE he realized what was on the spoon.  He was not thrilled with the peas, but he ate a respectable amount. 10-20-09