sucker

Man, I'm a sucker for a good "young adult" book series. It must be the 15 year old still living inside my 28 year old body...
Let's see, I love the Harry Potter books and don't even get me started on the Twilight series ( so good!!! ).  I saw Breaking Dawn this weekend- love!   And, by the way, I'm totally team Edward.

you're welcome

Anyway...
So of course I jumped all over the Hunger Games trilogy- and they were really good.  I couldn't put them down.  If you haven't read it yet you need to start!  The movie is coming out sometime in the spring I think.  Check it out!

Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins

what's going on?

baby Gray update:
1.  He's eating food now.  I've made him sweet potatoes and next up on the menu is butternut squash.  So far so good!
2.  He's trying to crawl- he moves those little arms and legs but can't go anywhere yet.  Baby proofing the house is on our agenda!
3.  Gray is getting very good at sitting up.  He still needs a little help, but each day he does better and better!
4.  We are taking our first airplane trip with Gray.  We'll be flying to San Francisco and Napa to visit the sisters for Thanksgiving.  Any tips on dealing with the time change?!
5.  He has discovered the swing at the park- fun, fun!  
6.  Picture overload below!

wearing his dinner

checking things out

smile!

swinging fool

cowboy Gray! 

wearing his bear hat from Canada

party pooper

hot stuff

happy baby!

to grandmother's house we go...

Gray and I took a 6.5 hour road trip with Kelly, Carson, and Wesley (we all survived!) to meet baby Given!  Whitney and her baby G flew all the way from San Francisco to San Angelo.  It was so fun to introduce the cousins!

Whitney and Given

cousins! Wesley, Gray, Given, and Carson

sisters & cousins

sharing toys!

See y'all in San Francisco next week!

Canada, eh?

I'm a little behind so I'll be trying to catch up this week!
Here's some pics from our trip to Banff, Canada.  It was beautiful and cold- a nice break from the hot weather here.  Jake had to work most of the time, but it was nice to get away.  It was funny to see deer and elk roaming the streets and all over the hotel grounds.  
We had a good time but I was ready to get back to my baby!  I probably won't be leaving him again for a long time.

our hotel

view from our room

Canadian flag

nice view!

it was really cold!

Next up, our roadtrip to San Angelo to see grandma & grandpa and meet our new cousin!

a 5 month old pumpkin

Yesterday was Gray's first Halloween and his 5 month birthday!  I think he enjoyed both, especially dressing up as a pumpkin!

a chubby pumpkin

pumpkin and his dad

he was over the head piece

He also rocked a couple of other Halloween themed outfits:

back view

front view

" trick rrrrr treat " saws the owl dressed as a pirate

That last picture cracks me up!  This is how excited he is when I come get him from his nap.  Makes me laugh every time and forget that he only took a 30 minute nap and really should be sleeping longer.  Sneaky kid- already knows how to play me!