Long Time...No Write

So much has been happening and I have been leaving you all in the dark! (Okay...I know there are many out there waiting on my every blog entry, but since this sort of serves as Davey's baby book, I need to be better at keeping up with this!) Somehow November has come and gone! How can this be? Life is busier than ever. Sometimes I am fine with it...other times it feels like I never get any real rest. I guess that is just part of being a mom.

Davey now has forward motion! It is not the prettiest crawl, but if you turn your back for too long he will undoubtedly get into something that he shouldn't. This picture is proof as we were putting up the tree, Davey darts toward the electrical outlet where the lights are plugged in.

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving break. Three meals, three different location, and lots of time with Davey. It was rough going back to school this week. Luckily Christmas break will be here soon. Spring semester will be the tough part. Davey loved trying all the Tukey Day treats like sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie. And of course my father allowed him to chew to his little heart's content on a turkey leg bone.

We are keeping our eyes peeled for teech poking through, but none yet...just a white-ish ridge on the bottom. Regardless of being toothless, Davey is starting to chew and even eat three green beans today! Of course, they were sut very small and took him a long time to eat.

This weekend we are going to buy a new car seat for Davey since he has grown out of the infant carrier. I won't miss trying to lug that thing into the base, but it is convinent to carry him in the house when he is sleeping. Hopefully this seat won't begin with 2 months of screaming from it like the infant seat did!

Happy Halloween!

The Shaw family had a great time trick-or-treating last week. We took a dog walk through Vernon and visited with the families. The great thing about a small town is that we got full-sized candy bars! (Some folks thought Davey was old enough to eat them...I didn't correct them!) Chloe the dog was a pirate (same as last year) while Davey showed off his bouncing abilities as Tigger. Everyone loved it!

Though I don't have any pictures this year, Davey also took part in his first toilet papering of the Vernon Courthouse lawn. Each year the people of our little town show up with their families and we bring 100's of rolls of TP. As a community effort, we cover the trees with TP and have a great time. Though it is a strange tradition, we have such a great time. Next year, Davey will like it a bit more. Then the people working off their community service hours pick up the mess! I know...this might be good evidence to horse-laugh Southern Indiana...I won't have it any other way.

Here are a few pictures that I go taken at Sears when Davey was 6 months...a little delayed, I know. I did much better at not going overboard and buying too many. I told myself that since Christmas pictures were coming soon, I didn't have to go crazy.