Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch

Where else do you go to look for a cute pumpkin other than the infamous Mr. Bones! We decided that since it was a beautiful fall day and it would be Reagan's first visit to a pumpkin patch, to drive up to West Hollywood and try to see a few celebrities. Last year Tori Spelling, Heidi Klum, Gwen Stefani, Toby McGuire, Marcia Cross and other stars took their kids there so we thought for sure we would finally see a celebrity! We have been living in CA for over a year, been to LA 4 or 5 times and have never seen anyone famous and of course, we didn't see one today either! We did however see all the paparazzi standing outside the pumpkin patch just waiting to catch a photo of one. And I'm sure I would have been right there with them trying to get a picture too!

We had a great time, Reagan loved playing in the hay and crawling all around the pumpkins! I am so glad we decided to make the trip up there, it was worth it! We came home with a big pumpkin and a small one that Reagan picked out. Hopefully we will carve our big beautiful pumpkin next week!

(I am just warning you, there are TONS of pictures! I don't know how to make a link to view the album. I know Windows Live Writer has something, but we have a MacBook Pro so I can't use it. If anyone knows of something that works for Mac let me know! Otherwise enjoy the pics)

BTHO Arkansas

Well since I am posting this after the terrible Aggie game and we clearly did not beat Arkansas(19-47) my attitude towards the wrecking crew is not very positive. We finally got to watch a game AND it was in the new Cowboys stadium but it was a complete let down.

Oh well, we still fun wearing our Maroon & White and cheering on our team! Here are some pictures from last year during Reagan's first game and then some from today. I can't wait to make Reagan a cute little A&M outfit with class of 2030 on it!! She is such a cute little Aggie girl!

(11/27/08)

She was NOT happy with the Aggies or me for making her take pictures!

Brad's #1 Fan!!

Tonight's the night!! Darrin and I are going to the Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Jimmy Wayne concert! Not only are we going BUT we have front row seats, backstage passes and we get to meet the guys! And its FREE!! Yep, free!! I won them by entering online at our country radio station last week and I got a call saying I was the grand prize winner!! I am SO excited, I love country music and who can sing it better than these guys! I'm sure I will have TONS of pictures to post when we get back. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Wordless Wednesday

Goodnight, I Love You

Four and a half years ago Darrin decided to take an internship with Zachary Construction that would lead him to working in Beijing China. He would be there for 6 months working on the new U.S. Embassy, which meant we would be apart for 6 months. Needless to say it was a long 6 months. We could only talk at 3:45 pm my time, which was 5:45 am his time, he was getting up for work (or just crawling in from the bars) and I would be in between classes. Somedays we wouldn't talk, other days just an email was all we could do.

I tried to think of something I could get Darrin to take with him to China so he could always think of me. I decided to get him a pillow and monogram the case saying, "good night, i love you." Since I wouldn't be able to tell him good night every night, he would have my pillow to remind him that I was thinking about him and I loved him.

Here is the pillow case now. It's barely hanging on, but I can't bring myself to take it off. It's on our bed and one of us sleeps with it every night. It looks pathetic, but I feel like it is so special that I can't take it off. Maybe I will just put a different pillow case on top of this one so it appears in good condition. Then I can keep the old one on but it won't look so ridiculous. Or I could try out my new sewing skills and just sew it back up!

Team Daddy!

Darrin joined an adult baseball (not softball, I have been informed they are totally different) team and today they had their very first game. Reagan and I went out there to help cheer him on and I think it's safe to say we might not make another one. While it was fun, being out there in the heat for 3 hours while Reagan wanted to run and play was so tiring. Not to mention these guys are serious! It wasn't a fun, relaxed game of baseball, it was intense and stressful! Old guys living young guys dreams I guess!

Darrin's team won and he had a blast, which was all that mattered. As soon as we got home he took 2 ibuprofen (because he was already hurting) and we all 3 took a nice long Sunday nap!

(sorry, I was at a baseball field for 3 hours with noting else to do but take pictures!)

Flashback Friday

Oh how I loved Texas Roadhouse, that place was so good to me. I made so many great friends while working there, the money was awesome and I actually loved my job. Us girls had such a fun time working together, we laughed all the time and to this day we still crack the same inside jokes. I am so lucky to have met such wonderful people to share 6 years of working memories together with!

"Can't forget that Texas Roadhouse, can't get that taste outta my mind"

Sewing 101

Tonight I start my first sewing class! I have been wanting to sew for a long time, as you might have read in my previous blog, it was my new year's resolution this year to learn how. I just never found the right class/time/location that would actually work into our schedule. I found one that started last week, it's every Thursday night from 5-9 p.m. and lasts until the end of January. My friend Tache is going to watch Reagan from 4:30 to 6:30pm, then Darrin will pick her up for a date night just the two of them. Works out just perfect!

Wish me luck, I am really excited! Surely I will be able to learn something in 4 months! Hopefully I enjoy the class and it's what I have been looking for. I ordered this adorable circus fabric, you can't really see how cute it is from this picture, but it's really cute. I made it my goal to use this fabric and make Reagan a cute outfit for the circus next summer!

Wordless Wednesday

"Code Brown"

We got the term "code brown" from Tricia and Dustin and I am sure every parent out there, has at one point experienced what I am referring to. Just a few words will give you a clue as to what I might be talking about: naked child and bath tub = a code brown.

Last night Reagan was in the process of her usual bedtime routine. She was in the bath, Darrin is the one that gives her a bath at night, I am usually cleaning up from dinner or just taking a break from being around her all day. Since we ate dinner over at a friends, I didn't have any cleaning to do so I was hanging out in the bathroom with them while she played in the bath. For some reason I decided to wash my face and while I am washing my face, Darrin is sitting on the side of the tub talking and looking at me. I forget what we were talking about, but I see Reagan doing something out of the corner of my eye. I turned to look at her and said "What does she have in her hands!?!" Darrin looks down at her and says, "POOP!!"

Holy Crap, we were seconds away from letting our daughter eat poop! We all know that anything in their hands shortly after goes to their mouth, thankfully we were able to get her out before it was REALLY bad!

Darrin got her out, I washed off her hands in the sink, (remember my face was wet because I was washing mine at the time I noticed all this) Darrin finally gets it all out, takes all her toys out, runs hot water and soaps it all down, cleans the tub, then we put her back in and soap her all down. What a mess, not to mention we are now way her past bedtime!

Just thought I would start off the week with a laugh. I'm sure you other mom's know exactly what I am talking about and have been through this before. If not, someday it will happen to you!