Out and About

The Grand P's left us Saturday morning, but before they left we got in some fun stuff!We went downtown to see the bats. We had never been, I think we were a little late in the season. We already decided we'll go back next year in the summer when they are at their best.
After the bats we ate dinner at Chuy's. Lane ate and ate and ate. He loved the chips and salsa!

By the time we were finished, he was stuffed. The brown spots on his face are the refried beans he wanted to save for later.

We went and got Lane his third haircut. For a guy who doesn't have much hair he sure gets his hair cut alot!

I do have to say, he is pretty cute with his new big boy haircut.

We went to the pumpkin patch. They had wagons there that we could use while we looked for pumpkins. Lane loved riding around in it!

G & G helped him pick out the perfect pumpkin(s). Decisions, decisions.

I caught this little guy falling as it slipped out of Lane's hand.

Lane insisted on pulling his wagon with his chosen pumpkins.

We stopped for a family picture. Neither of my boys wanted to cooperate.
And, on our last night together we went back downtown to window shop and get some dessert.

Thanks

My parents got into town late Tuesday night for fall break. These are two things they brought for Lane.

A t-shirt that says: Don't mess with me because my Dad kicks Butt. Um yeah, I'm pretty sure I got my mouth washed out with soap a few times for saying Butt as a kid. Thanks Grammy and Grampy.

And, two guns, that Lane carried everywhere yesterday. Grammy even taught him to draw and aim them. Nothing like introducing Lane to violence at an early age. I think I'm going to tell them that next time they don't need to bring anything for Lane.

Guests Galore

Lane has been a busy boy!

Friday afternoon his Grandparents came to visit! We had a great time doing lots of stuff, but going to the Cathedral of Junk and Fredricksburg were highlights of our weekend together.

Saturday night my Sister's dogs Bella and Charlee came to say with us. Lane loved having two more dogs to play with!

Sunday afternoon on their way out of town the Nuses' stopped by. Lane is just a few months older than Lucy. He wasn't quite the gentleman I hoped he would be, he took toy after toy away from Lucy, but it was so good to see our friends and see how Miss Lucy is growing. She is adorable!

And finally, Sunday night my Sister and Brother in Law came to stay with us for the night! We had a great dinner together. Yes, Lane does have some green on his face, he tried to eat a crayon when no one was looking!
This morning, Lane got a shaker of sugar crystals out of the pantry. He carried them around the house for a while before he figured out how to open the lid and....

So glad Auntie and Uncle T were here to clean up before we left to do some shopping at the outlet mall.

My parents are coming down tomorrow night. Can't wait to have more company!

Dinnertime

Last night Lane sat in his highchair while I made dinner. Most evenings he sits and snacks and plays while I cook. Last night while I cooked I gave Lane some cheese, raw mushrooms, and a small cup of water.

When I looked up this was what I found. Lane had dumped most of his water on the tray and he was playing away in the water. He had eaten all of his cheese but not his mushrooms. I thought ok, he'll eat them now that he is done with his cheese. I cleaned up the water and went back to the stove.

The next time I looked up Lane had thrown all of his mushrooms onto the floor. Usually, Murphy eats whatever finds it's way to the floor. Apparently Murph doesn't like raw mushrooms either.
Lane did enjoy a delicious dinner. Spaghetti with cooked mushrooms, his favorite. He was covered in sauce! Because neither one of us was ready to begin the clean up process we sat and enjoyed some after dinner entertainment.

Lane loves to shake it and beat-box with his Dad.

I'm Back!

Hey there, Lane at the keyboard again. Mom thinks I'm asleep, but I had to tell you about my newest toy!

Mom got me this cool watering can sprinkler toy at Wal-Mart when we were out running errands today. I love Mom's watering can so much that she got me one just like hers.

I like it soooo much that I tried to get Mom to let me keep it in my bed with me at nap. She tried to take it from me before I got in my crib, but I had a death grip on it! She underestimates my strength, crazy Mom.

I even tried to show Mom how I could keep it with me while I slept. But, she didn't buy it. She took it and told me I could have it when I woke up from nap.

Man, I let her have it! I bet she'll never do that again. At least I hope not. On the flip side, it was warm enough after dinner that I got to play with my new toy outside in the water. Mom forgot to take a picture though. Hopefully she'll remember next time.

Fashionisto?

I'm thinking the male form of the verb would be fashionisto, right? Lane loves to wear his necklace! Honestly, I think he wears it because he loves taking it off and putting it on.
But, I suppose there's a chance he wears it to be like Dad?

Yesterday afternoon we went to a family picnic/ wildlife trail/ skeet shoot that a company Clint works with was having. We got there to find that it was pretty much this little herd and skeet shoot.
We didn't think we could show up and then leave so Lane put his ear plugs in and had a snack. I think he looks like a little orange baby shrek. It seems like Shrek always has something sticking out of his ears.
Clint did some shooting. I really wanted a picture from the front, but there was a chance I would get shot, so I stuck with the picture from the back.

My boys on our way out. We had to leave to get to another appointment so we missed out on the barbeque. All that noise for nothin!

We got home about 9 pm. Lane took maybe a ten minute nap all day long. He was still a happy boy.