Every Cowboy needs some Wranglers

Before I signed up to come live out in the country for a month I should have asked if there was a Target within a 20 mile radius. This city girl needs a Target. Nope, not here in Fredericksburg. :) I would have come anyways because this month has been wonderful, but in all seriousness, I miss Target.

I failed to think about October being chilly when I was packing for me and Luke, and it HAS been pretty cool the last couple of weeks. So, yesterday we headed in to town to find some warmer clothes for my baby. We ended up at Walmart and found the perfect pants. WRANGLERS for babies.

Check out his cute little cowboy tush.

Carmel Apples = Fall

Sisters

Val and Lisa came to see us this weekend in Fredericksburg and it could not have been a more perfect weekend for the visit. I regretfully didn't get any pictures of the three of us, but i got some of each of them with Luke (of course). We had tons of fun, thanks Auntie Val and Auntie Lis for making the drive to come see us.

9 for 9

I didn't think I would do this every month, and I probably won't, but Luke has been doing so many new things this month I had to document. Not that all of you care, but this IS his baby book. :)

Luke:

1. Has started speaking Luke language this week that includes "mananadababa" and other words like it. He says things like you should totally understand him.
2. Says Dada when he is trying to get Michael's attention or gets close to him.
3. Has taken a couple steps on his own and gets anywhere he wants to by crawling or cruising. He also walks pretty well just holding onto the walker.
4. Loves loves loves table food. Anything that makes him feel like a big boy eating like we do. Favorites include: cheese, chilli, and candy corn.
5. Scrunches his nose and shows his teeth when he's frustrated. (see above)
6. Has monster feet, is wearing 12-18 month shoes already.
7. Claps his hands. He does this after he sits down and is waiting for us say Yay. He also claps if he wants more of anythng because we are working on baby signs and it is sort of close. (see above again)
8. Loves to be held and suck his thumb when he's tired or hungry. I know I need to take advantage of the still cuddly phase while it lasts.
9. Has "outgrown" baby toys completely and only wants remotes, laptops, cell phones, electrical cords, and shoes. Oh and sticky mouse traps.

(We aren't roughing it out here in the country whatsoever, but we do have sticky mouse traps around the house and we HAVE caught four mice on them. That was all in two days and we haven't seen any since, Praise the Lord. City girl here was a little jumpy for those few days.)

Hi Grams

My mom requested pics this morning so this post is Luke giving her a shout. Love ya G.






Homie Luke decided he'd try to take his shirt half way off this morning.

Pumpkins

We took some pictures of our pumpkin in the pumpkins today.

We are pretty sure he took his first "step" today too. He let go of the coffee table and stood for a second and then lunged towards Michael before falling down. Michael said we should document it as the first, but I still think it will be a little bit before he's actually walking. We shall see.

See any resemblance?

It makes me so happy to watch Michael play with Luke and to see their relationship grow. They are already the best of buds. :) Even upside down you can see some crazy similarities, don't ya think?

Fun in Fred

It has been so much fun to be outside almost all day while we are out here in the country. As I said before I can tell Luke just loves it, and it's making me so thankful we are no longer in our apartment where it took a lot of preparation to even just go on a walk or to the park. I have never appreciated the Fall as much as I am now.

Pretty Day

I took a bunch of pictures outside of Luke. It was just so beautiful. My subject no longer sits still enough to take a lot though. (Except when he's sleeping.) :)

Growing

I promised pictures, so here they are. Hopefully we'll get out to a pumpkin patch this weekend to get some good ones.

Country Boy

Out on the farm

We've been MIA for a little bit, things have been busy but so good.

After packing up and moving our stuff into storage and some to my mom and dad's house (thanks Grams and Billy) we headed out to the most beautiful part of Texas I have ever seen. Our sweet, new best friends :), Katie and David, have let us come stay out in Fredericksburg (just outside of San Antonio for those not from these parts) for the month while Michael does his rotation. It is just gorgeous and we are having a ball being out in the hill country as a family, working and playing lots. So refreshing.

There is something so peaceful about the country that I just love. It has been nice to relax and take things a little slower after all the craziness that’s been going on lately. It's been forcing me to stop and reflect on how great God is and thank Him for the unique time we are going through right now. Thank you Lord that you know when we need REST the most.

This weekend is Oktoberfest in Fred (what the locals call it :), so in a little while we are headed to town to celebrate Fall with beer and brauts. Fun! Luke is enjoying the buggy rides and petting the horsey, Apache. I have a feeling we might have a country boy in the making.

Hope you all are well and Happy Fall to you.

P.S. I don't have the camera cord so sorry for no pictures. I'll get it while Luke and I are back in the Woodlands for a few days so I can post some of the good ones I've gotten out here.