Happy fall!

Robert and I have been out and about a lot more due to the slight decrease in temperature outside. Last week we ventured to the Arboretum for "Mommy and Me Tuesday." There were lots of mommies and babies and tons of pumpkins!



His favorite part was the petting zoo. This baby goat was particularly fond of my little bug. I took a chance on my child's safety here and risked his foot being mistaken for hay in order to get a good shot with the camera.

Last week Robert got his first haircut. It was LONG overdue and I couldn't believe that he still had hair left after all they cut off.

And here's the finished product!

My parents came in town this weekend and we went back to the Arboretum for more pumpkin-time! We loved having you Leeley and BooPa!

Robert's buddy, Gaddis, had his first birthday party. To celebrate, the Killians had a bounce house for the kids, and the dads, to play in. Robert stuck close to Carlton the whole time, but he enjoyed watching the other kids bounce and mostly fall:).

Here are the moms and our boys! Quite the line-up of little ones, huh!?

This was the best we could do to get a group shot of the boys. Pretty hilarious.

Growing Up (Way Too Fast!)

I've taken a little blog hiatus as of late, so I thought that I'd catch you up on some of what we've been doing these past few weeks. 9 1/2 months is such a fun age and it just seems to get better and better with each passing day!

I could not believe my eyes the other day when Robert picked up our home phone and put it up to his ear! This is probably just the beginning I'm afraid. He'll likely draw a cell phone attached to my ear when his kindergarten teacher asks him to draw a picture of his mommy.

My cousin, Eli, came to stay with us for a while when New Orleans was evacuated due to Gustav. We loved having Eli stay with us and Robert adored her! We miss you, Eli!

Yep, nothing gets by this kid. He is into EVERYTHING!! I should have stopped him because I was trying to clean the bathroom for guests who were coming into town that night, but it was too cute, so I let him unroll to the end.

Here's a shot of Robert with his friend, Charlie. The boys look like they were separated at birth! These two sure can turn some heads.

Too cute. This is one of those moments when I was so thankful the camera was close by. John Randall, one of my son's heroes, and Robert get to play together a lot. Today John Randall decided to help Robert finish his snack. What a doll! I've decided to hire him to "feed Robert" so that I can get some work done around the house while he's eating.

This was an unsuccessful attempt to catch some ducks. It was a valiant effort though.

Here he is out in the sun, which is where we'll be spending a lot of our time now that it's beautiful and somewhat cool outside!

Labor Day at the Lake

Over a portion of the Labor Day weekend, Carlton, Robert and I went to the Wynne's lakehouse to spend time with some of the family. We had so much fun and Robert loved getting to see his precious cousins, Anna Cate and Ross.

There were multiple moments when Cita had her hands full. Fortunately, I think she loved every minute of it!

Robert followed Anna Cate around the house as best he could. She was definitely a major source of entertainment for the little guy.

Robert and Ross had some great conversations. Robert was fascinated with Ross and Ross, who is already talking as much or more than Robert, was very responsive when Robert would put a little extra bounce in the bouncy seat by pulling down on the back.