My Boy is Growing Up!!

After a nice, long bath Elijah got in his bathrobe and his house shoes. No more baby towel.

" Is it time for bed mom?"

" Gotta brush my teeth before I go to bed."

Today we plan on carving some pumpkins so Elijah can feel all the gooey stuff inside. I have to work tomorrow, but will try to post pics of that on Friday! Happy Halloween from the Ballards.

Its not my fault I'm not skinny

First of all this is yesterday, I just want you to see what Beau's idea of play clothes are:


















































Now, to explain the title of this blog to you. This morning Beau got up really early to go into work because he had to be at school earlier than usual. On a normal day that I have
off Beau gets up with Elijah around 7 or 7:30am and plays with him until I get up around 8:30. I know, its great. Well, today I didn't have that luxury. Elijah was ready to get out of his
crib at 7:15 so I had to get up. I tried to look on the bright side and tell myself it was okay because by 9:30 I would feel awake enough to go to the gym for yoga. So around 9 I call to tell
Beau we're about to leave and he asks for us to stay at the house because he's coming home soon and wants to see us. So we stay with the intent to go to the gym after lunch. I wouldn't get to do yoga, but I was going to do the eliptical. Anyway, Beau came and went, Eljiah had a nap, woke up and had lunch then we left for the gym. I get there to sign him into the play area and the workers are looking at me funny. They say, "umm, ma'am, are you going to sign him in?" I say, "yes" they say, "we close at 1pm". I look at the clock and its 12:50. They say, "we don't open again until 4pm." I guess I've only gone with Elijah in the morning or evening. So we leave. We go to Walmart to buy Ligy a tooth brush and paste. I know, I found out I should have started brushing his teeth a long time ago and I read he's supposed to have already gone to the dentist by now. I'm working on that. I decided we wouldn't be able to go back to the gym because at 4 Elijah will be taking a nap and then I'll have to cook supper and Beau won't be home till about 7:30pm. So to make a long story longer, I took Elijah to the park for the first time since I had been promising him he would get to play all morning. ( I know you're saying he doesn't care, but I do). These are some pics from the park. I wish Beau could have come. So, if I'm not skinny I blame Beau and the YMCA!



















Me and Ligy on the slide. He had to carry around a handful
of mulch wherever he went.


























Looks like I have some laundry to do now. Oh well,
boys are supposed to be dirty right? Two handfuls of mulch.





















He LOVED the slide. I wish Beau would have been there to
hold him so I could take a picture. (see... handful of mulch!)



























handful of mulch!




















You can't see it but his little fist is holding mulch.





















Once again...mulch.



















He was chasing me here, he loves to chase you and be chased.
Notice the mulch? By the way I did wash his hands when we got home.

Fall Festival

Elijah and Bibby playing. Elijah doesn't look so smart, but
it's such a good picture of Bibby I couldn't resist. We had
a great time at the Festival today. Elijah was a little over-
whelmed with everything to do and look at. He fell asleep
as soon as we got home, but I had strict orders from Bibby
to get these pics up TODAY!!!



















Elijah...I mean Ct Hook with Rayford. I think Rayford came
as himself.



















Peter Pan and Tink self portrait.




















Too scared to jump.



















Another self portrait







































































Tinkerbell's hair had seen better days. It will
teach her not to wad up her hair and keep it in the
attic. Plus, her roots are showing!!



















"AAARRRGGGG!!"

This one is for my fridge!

I got this in the mail today from Brooklyn. Its our Happy Halloween painting. Don't you love it! She's such an artist.

Gross!!!!

This is my second blog today! Wow. Anyway, we got home from HEB (where I saved over $37!) and I put Elijah in the living room while we unloaded the car. Well, the baby gates weren't up. We are using them less and less because Elijah is starting to realize where he's supposed to go and not go. Anyway, after we brought in the groceries I was going to get Elijah a snack because he's started this new thing of not eating lunch, so I was going to give him a snack before his nap. I couldn't find him.....I'm looking....calling his name....he's not in the livingroom....not in the study....not in his room....there he is....playing in the toilet!!! Are you kidding me!!! I yell, "Elijah No No!!", pick him up and wash his hands. When I come into the living room Beau says, "what was he doing," I say, "he was playing in the toilet water" Beau says "oh yeah, he's done that a couple times" What!! And you haven't told me!! That's gross, we need to shut the doors! Beau says, "why didn't you get a picture" I say, "I wasn't going to stand there and let him play in the toilet" Beau says, "really makes you want to keep the toilet clean huh?" Uh...no....I don't care if it sparkles, I don't want him playing in the toilet!!!

Things to come

So in talking to Aimee today I've realized that I have a lot of things coming up that I am really looking forward to: (in chronological order) Fall festival (We are dressing up as a family for the first time - I will be Tinkerbell, Elijah will be Ct Hook and Beau will be Peter Pan), watching Zac play against UofH (or just stand on the sideline - either way we get to see him and that is a good day in my book, the Nutcracker Market ( I will be trying to get my small business in gear at the Market), Thanksgiving (two words...mom's stuffing - nuff said), Mandy coming for 3 days!!!, Christmas shopping with Aimee ( I plan to start the day with a pumpkin spice latte, shop, lunch at Pei Wei, shop and spend much needed time with my lovely Aimee), Progressive Dinner (we plan on hosting appetizers and somehow have to outdo or at least come close to the Scogin's/Spencer's appetizers from last year - Bisque, are you kidding me! It was fabulous), Christmas (getting to see Jonathan after 3 months!!! Don't forget Katy and Brookie). Wow, that is a lot to look forward to. That really makes me realize how blessed I am. I have such wonderful things happening in my life and I get to do them with all my favorite people! Now for those of you who will say I'm just living in the future I will say this: you're wrong, because my favorite thing about today is HEB with my two boys followed by my best Potato Soup, ending with tucking in my sweet baby and cuddling on the couch with my other sweet baby - a different kind of baby :) Sorry no pics, I've been working the last few days and haven't taken any. As soon as I do you will get one.

Elijah's Big-Boy Carseat

"Hold on....something's different"



















"I can't quite put my finger on it"




















"I know, I'm facing the wrong way!
You guys do know I'm facing the wrong way
right?"















"Well if y'all don't care....Hello people!!!!"