Halloween 2009

Well, it was around this time last year that I started this blog. Now we have come around to Halloween again. This year, we are participating in Trunk or Treat at church. We have a barnyard theme going. The scout is going to be the barn, Tim, the farmer. Titus and Quintin will we a horse and cow, respectively. I'm going to be a cat. I'll update when I get a chance, but here is Titus.



 
 
 

Titus' Big Boy Bed

We finally moved Titus to a "big boy" bed. He was alout to crawl over the edge of the crib, so he was outa there! Now Quintin is in the crib that Tim made, so they will both get to use that for a while. They are both growing so fast. Quintin is pulling up to his feet (as of yesterday) when he's in his crib and he can climb steps! Nothing is safe anymore!



 
 
 

Organizing progress

Well, I managed to get some organizing and cleaning done on my days off. They most noticable project was getting my pictures hung on the wall with the help of my wonderful mother-in-law! She has a good eye for decorating. Now I just need to get some more decorations. I also got my bedroom cleaned. That is such a nice feeling. It's much more relaxing to be in there now. I started organing my office, but didn't get very far (although the pictures came from there, so that's one thing out of the way.) I also made some baby food and some apple butter and had some time to practice on the piano. I found that the house actually maintained better during that time. I think once things are better organized, it will be even easier still. I will try to get some pitures posted in the next week of Halloween costumes. not quite sure what we are doing, but I'll keep you posted.

No More a Messie!

I have resolved to no longer be a messie. I am starting by posting it here for everyone to see. I am working on becoming organized, with the help of Sandra Felton (The Organizer Lady), and hope to some day not feel like a complete disadter everyday. My ultimate gols for this task are to create less frustration for Tim and to have some time for myself. I know that it will take some time, but you have to start somewhere, right?

Picture links

These are picures from our trip to New Mexico over Labor Day weekend.

Labor Day Weekend

These are random but cute!

August

Titus' 1st Dentist Visit

Titus went to the dentist for the first time last month. I figured that it would not go well. He hates getting his teeth brushed. He did pretty well. They only looked at them. I expect trying to actually clean them will be crazy! He got a Winnie the Pooh tooth brush that he managed to get open before we got home (less than 10 min!)


 
 
 
 

Videos

This is a video of Tim teaching Titus to hammer a nail.






Here is a video of Quintin crawling--sort of.

Collages

This should print as an 8x10. These are all taken at 5-6 months.

 

Here is Titus, all in 2009. Also an 8x10.

 

Update (nothing exciting)

There has not really been anything new going on around here. I am maintaining at my job, sometimes wondering if it's time for a change, but not quite to the point I want to jump in and do anything crazy. Tim is still talking about starting school, but has yet to do it. There is a chance he may go way,way north (Alaska) to work on the pipeline to get some extra money to get us ahead before he starts school. If he does that, he will be gone Jan-Mar. I guess it won't be that much different than when he was in the Navy, except with 2 kids. We'll see. Things change on a daily basis here, so I don't worry about much until it actually happens. I still don't know where we'll be living for the next few years. I'm still not real thrilled with Lubbock, but what can you do?
The boys are doing great. Titus loves Quintin. Quintin is quite mobile now. He sits up really well and scoots himself all over the place. I'll try to get some more pictures up later this weekend. He started on baby food last week and is doing really well with it.
Tim is still working on getting his business rolling. He's working on a cabinet for a beauty shop right now.