Halloween 2012 and Brody's big boy bed!

We had a great Halloween!!Emery was a ladybug, but she stayed home with Grandma and Papa, while Jay and I took Brody, who was a surgeon, trick or treating!  Brody had so much fun!

We went to Jay's office to treat or treat around lunch...

Jessica and Emery

We had chili dogs and frito pies before trick or treating, and Grandma and Papa and Caleb and Jessica joined us...

Getting ready for surgery...

We met some friends who live real close to us, and we all went trick or treating together.  Brody was very good at only taking 1 piece of candy and always saying "thank you"!  What a gentleman! 

Eating smarties...Brody liked to open the candy as soon as we got it!  Suckers were his favorite!

Brody liked going to the houses with Jessica!

And now for the Big Boy Bed!  We had to do it since he was climbing in and out, and it was been quite the challenge!  He does love it, and sleeps well in it at night, but naps are a different story.  I think he has maybe taken 1 nap in a week in there.  The rule is he has to stay in his room, but he usually ends up playing instead of sleeping.

So proud of it!

Emery likes it too!

We went to the fire station today with the Playgroup Pals.  It was a lot of fun!

Brody and Elle loved this little "car"!

Pumpkin Patch!

Last Friday, Brody and I went to the Pumpkin patch with a playgroup.  Emery stayed with Grandma and Papa - they moved in on Thursday, and it is so great having them here!!  Brody and I had so much fun!  

This tunnel was huge, and Brody decided it was a little too dark to go all the way through!

This is the pumpkin Brody picked!  

They even had a blue snow cone!

In other news about Brody, he can now climb out of his crib!  Since this discovery, there is no such thing as a nap in our house!  It changes the game a little bit!  We are open to advice...

Emery is doing great - she is really just happier and happier every day.  She is starting to get up on all fours and rock, like she wants to crawl!  She has taken a couple of bottles for Grandma, which is a huge step!  Her 6 month appointment went well - 14lb 5 oz (15th%) and 24 and 1/2 in (5th%).

Playing outside

Brody is about to go on a "hunt", a nature walk in our woods and yard.  We both put on our boots, and he got the gloves because that is what Daddy wears when he cuts down trees and limbs in the woods - pretty cute!  We had fun on our hunt, and so did Emery!

Emery - 6 months; Brody 26 months

I can't believe Emery is 6 months old!  She is just so much happier now than she was even a month or 2 ago, and sleeps better too!  She can sit up really well and scoot to about anywhere she wants to go.  Her favorite toys to play with are a yellow duck, a slinky, Sophie the giraffe, and really anything of Brody's, which doesn't go over too well!  She is eating rice cereal now with a veggie and/or fruit a couple times a day.  She has gotten better at eating, and enjoys it!  She doesn't like veggies as much as fruit, but can you blame her?! Life is a little easier now that she can entertain herself some, and "play" with Brody.  I just love kissing and rubbing on her - that is an awesome thing about a baby!!!  She just giggles when I kiss on her head and neck - those moments are priceless!
Brody is a great big brother!  He is very busy and quite the talker as well.  Now that it is cooler, we enjoy playing outside a lot again.  He also loves making tents in the house, pretending to make hot dogs, and keeping the lawn looking good by mowing, weed eating, and blowing!
We can do baths together now...

Brody painted pumpkins with Jessica - we LOVE Jessica!!  She keeps Brody and Emery a couple times a week so I can do errands, or we can have a date night - she is just great with both kids!

Sweet babies!!! What a blessing!

Brody cam...

Pop and Gram came to visit last week for the day just to play with the kids...

We had fun!

Emery loves this thing... you put fruit in it, and she just chews on it without a risk of choking - it is awesome and it will entertain her for a long time!

This is Emery with Cooper - he is a month younger.  Cooper's brother and sister (twins) are Brody's age, and Melissa is one of my best friends ever, so we love any excuse to get together to play and chat!

Saturday, Jay and I took the kids to the zoo in Little Rock.  The day started out crazy - we were eating at Taco Bueno on our way out of town for lunch, and Emery knocked over an entire bowl of salsa into the diaper bag!!  We were able to save 1 diaper for each kid, so we just hoped for no poop while we were gone.  Our luck turned around though, and they day went very well - we had a great time!

Emery was so good, and ended up sleeping for a while too...

Waiting for the train...Brody's favorite parts were riding the train and seeing the zoo keeper's jeep!!

6 month pictures...

Our 6 month appointment is Wednesday, so I'll update the stats then!