The Fair is Here!

Today was opening day of the NC State Fair. Yes, I already went. Yes, I consumed three days worth of calories in one day. Yes, I already want to go back again! And the best part of the day, {aside from the fried oreos} we scored free admission because we got there before 3 :)

I was so excited to take the little man to the fair this year, but the little bugger slept through the majority of it :(  He missed watching his mama eat everything in sight and all the cute animals. Oh well, here's to next year!

Happy American Pharmacists Month :)

October is one of my favorite months.  First off, it's fall and fall is by far the best time of the year with all it's pumpkin-y goodness.  Second of all there's Halloween and we just love Halloween around here.  Third, it's American Pharmacists Month (my selfless plug)!  Make sure to take the time this month to let your pharmacist know just how much you appreciate it them.  I absolutely LOVE my job and the career path that I've chosen, but lately it seems that a lot of the public have disrespected our profession.  Once a well trusted health information resource, we are now treated more like employees of your favorite fast food restaurant.  Rather than a focus on accuracy and quality, there is a just a need for speed (we are dealing with medications that you put in your body people, we want to make sure everything is correct).  Between health testing, giving immunization, filling prescriptions, providing counseling and the countless other tasks we have at hand, there is hardly any time to breathe!  A simple thank you goes a LONG way especially after 8+ hours of standing, possibly no bathroom breaks, and more than likely no real meals while you are at work (yes, unlike the rest of the workforce, we get NO lunch break).  So again, if you love your pharmacist and they are your go to for all your health information, let them know how much you care :)

Here are some of our pictures that I've been snapping lately!  We enjoyed our completely laid back weekend (I finally decided to do NOTHING, and it was GLORIOUS).  This mama made a ton of meals this weekend to stock our freezer and fridge and couldn't resist making some chocolate chip cookies (most of them will go to my awesome staff @ work, but of course mama and daddy had to make sure they were OK)!  We lounged and watched the Bills play another nail biter today, then just spent the rest of the afternoon playing.

This big boy is getting brave and standing up on his own (it only lasts a few seconds).  He seems to be into everything and moves quicker than ever!  Aunt TD is coming to visit again this week and we are so beyond excited!  The fair starts Thursday and we can't wait to take Macho Man for the first time and show Aunt TD and Uncle Phil what a real fair is like!  It sucks this year because I'm not fat and pregnant, so I guess I should watch what I eat (rather than shovel everything fried into my face)!

Still "billieving"

These are by far, the worlds BEST chocolate chip cookies!!

Eating Dumping cheerios onto the floor (the dogs LOVE this)

Yes it is

Love my little chick magnet ;)

8 Months

Happy 8 Months to this sweet baby boy!  I seriously cannot get over how quickly time is flying ... It makes me both happy and sad at the same time (how is that even possible?!).  Photo shoots with this little pumpkin are becoming more difficult because someone doesn't like to sit still at all.  So between me trying to capture the perfect shot and prevent a face plant to the floor, most pictures are either blurry or him looking not so happy.  Here's the best of the bunch today!

He might just rock this outfit for the whole month of October!

Little man has been recuperating this week from an ear infection :(  We knew he just wasn't acting himself and he was having a lot of congestion + allergy symptoms.  Jason took him into the pediatrician on Monday because his eyes were funky and it turns out that he has an ear infection.  He's definitely on the upside now and back to his normal happy-go-lucky self!

He's weighed in at 18 lbs, 13 oz (chunky fat little man)!  He LOVES pulling himself up on anything and everything now.  He's getting brave and letting go of things now, but comes crashing to the floor on his bum with lots of giggles.  He just graduated today to real crawling (on hands + knees), but seems to like the army crawl a lot better.  We also got him a walker to get his little legs ready for walking.  He was a bit apprehensive at first, but the boy now RUNS in that thing and crashes into everything.  He seems to be tormenting the dogs with it too.  Boys will be boys :)

We hope y'all have an awesome weekend!  I'm stuck at work all weekend, but I will be sure to enjoy my mornings with my boys before having to head in.

Welcome Fall

I'm so excited that we finally got some fall decorating done :) However, the weather is supposed to get warm here this week, so I'm not so sure it really will feel like fall. We had such a busy weekend, but it was definitely full of friends and fun! I keep on telling myself that I will spend one weekend in my PJs doing absolutely nothing, but for those of you who know me well, I never stop moving {my grandma had always called me a ball of perpetual motion}.

We have started to cook a nice dinner on most Sundays ... This weeks dinner was vegan meatloaf, mashed taters and mushroom gravy ... YUM!  Little man enjoyed some taters, but that was about it.  He has been loving some broccoli, sweet potatoes and avocados lately.  The candy corn oreos have also made an appearance again, and I'm ashamed to say that we have already devoured 2 {yes, TWO} packages of these! The way I see it is that I'm still breastfeeding, so that burns a lot of calories, right?!

I hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend and a great start to fall :)

Northern Shenanigans

Happy Hump Day Y'all!  Only 2 more days until the weekend - hooray!  We have lots of plans already for lunches, dinners and coffee dates.  I'll finally be able to pull out our fall decor and decorate the house!  A trip to the farmers market is definitely in store so we can get ourselves some pumpkins for decorating :)

Here's some of the pictures (as promised, just a little late) from our most recent visit home. Enjoy!!

Someone got new PJs and couldn't resist wearing them over her clothes :)

7 Months

7 months (yes a little late, I know)!  I think we are beyond the days where we used to get nice pictures where he would sit and not move.  This boy is on a mission to go and he's not letting anyone stop him.  7 months has been a blast so far, full of new and wonderful things :)  

Cade now has 2 teeth, does the crawl/scoot like a champ, and has officially started pulling himself up on everything (tables, crib, mama, daddy)!  I have a feeling walking is not far away {sigh}.  He is so full of energy and loves to babble up a storm.  His sleeping is ok right now ... It seems like every time we go on vacation, he gets all out of sorts, then it takes him a couple of weeks to return to normal once we get home.  It doesn't help that we all came home with some sort of allergy/cold combo, so we've all been battling to feel better!  Hopefully he starts to get back on track and sleeping like a champ.

This boy still LOVES to eat.  The only food he hasn't liked has been peaches, but other than that this boy can eat {I mean look at those CHEEKS}.  We've still been doing a combo of BLW and purees, although I think the purees may be a thing of the past soon - he is way too interested in feeding himself!

Hopefully everyone is excited about fall arriving.  I have yet to pull out my fall decorations - let's blame that on a crazy couple of weeks at work.  My goal this weekend is to have everything pulled out and decorated this weekend.  I already have my wonderful candles, now to just accentuate everything else :)  Happy Friday y'all!

Weekend Fun

Happy Monday Everyone!  Sorry for being MIA for the past couple of weeks, but to say that we have been busy would be an understatement!  After a fun week home, we all returned to NC bringing our colds back from up north :(  Mama and daddy are still recovering and the little guy just seems to have a runny nose - thankfully he didn't get much worse!  Jason and I ran the Zombie 5K Mud Run on Saturday. George was also on our team and we had an absolute blast!  Our friend Frank also did the run with his own team while his wife Leilani watched the Macho Man.  We finished in 34 minutes and were pretty darn proud of ourselves for pushing through :)

Could our cheering section be any cuter?!  He had a blast strolling around with Leilani and her mom watching us fools run around covered in mud!  I hope everyone has an awesome start to their week. Stay tuned for pictures from our trip up home along with a 7 month update!