Anniversary, Baby!

You know you're a stinkin' old, married, MOTHER when you're counting down the days to drop off your kids at the in-laws for your 1-night anniversary getaway so you can SLEEP IN and get a CONTINUOUS 8, 10, maybe even 12 hours of sleep! I can't wait! This is going to be the best anniversary ever! Right, Love?

Ugh.

TV is such a waste of time. Any good book ideas?

Important Things

When I was in 5th grade, my teacher started talking about fires and exit strategies and meeting places for our families. I decided I needed to take this seriously. So I got an old shoebox and filled it with important things that I could quickly grab in the event of a fire. I found this box recently.

It was filled with notes and old valentines from friends.

Halloween

Halloween was not taken as seriously as it should have been at our house this year. Ella went as Chicken Little, a leftover costume from Alex's first year (though a cute one, I must say.) Alex went as a doctor, one of the only costumes left at Target on Friday afternoon. And Tanner and I decided to dress up minutes before the trunk-or-treat. I went as a BA Auto mechanic and Tanner went as a white D-Will. It was a pretty fun night, though. I have to admit, I'm a fan of trunk-or-treat for 2-year-olds. I love eating candy for meals!

Alex's BIG 2!

Alex had quite a birthday party! Nana and Papa Allen, Grandma Renee, and Shaun, Kym, and Riley came to celebrate. He got way more toys than any child needs. His favorite is his vacuum from Shaun, Kym, and Riley, for sure. He pushes it all over the house and says "night night vacuum" when he goes to bed. Such a mama's boy!

He was pretty stinkin' confused when we all started singing "Happy Birthday".
His new best friend is his cousin, Riley. They had a blast together!
(I know, we have a problem.)

Roly Poly

We call Ella "roly poly" for several reasons now. One being that she's started rolling, and the other because it describes her perfectly--"ROLL"y. I can't get enough of her cute little rolls! We went to the doctor a couple weeks ago. She's now 4 months old and is 100% for length, 99% for weight, and 98% for head circumference. Tanner says he can't wait until she plays in the NFL. She's the sweetest thing ever!

Go Aggies!

We may not live there, and they may not win, but we're still fans!