I have been informed by loved ones that I have not updated the blog since the 15th and I am sorry for that. However, since the last blog Christian is a source to be reckon with....he is walking like a champ! I can not sit down for one minute now! So let me think of what has been going on to tell you all about him??? Halloween has been alot more exciting this year since he is more active. We have a pumpkin festival at the park in our neighborhood and we went to that a couple weeks back! Christian loves the pumpkins and enjoys beating on them like a drum. I took some cute pictures of him, but in this stage of the game it is hard to keep him still 
enough to get some good shots! A little bribery is needed to even get him to sit still and look in my direction! He helped pick out our pumpkins and played around the park, but he was still to young to really enjoy the face painting and games. We took our pumpkins home and waited awhile before we carved them. Brian is on the road a lot and was hunting in South Dakota the week before Halloween. Christian's Nene (aka Debbie Banta) came into town to visit with her grandchildren. Debbie stayed with us for two days and then at Julie's for two days. While she was here somehow I miraculously forgot to take any pictures??? We did have fun and took Christian to the zoo! Birmingham's zoo is not the best in the world and we mostly saw animals sleeping if we could see them at all! The most important thing though was that Debbie got to spend time with Christian!
Brian came home late Sunday and than left on Monday morning again! He was returning Halloween night to trick or treat! I was going to wait for Brian to get home to carve the pumpkins, but because I wanted to make sure that at least one pumpkin got carved....I did one myself Tuesday night! My sister came over and assisted Christian and I because it is hard to carve a pumpkin with a toddler crawling up your leg!!!!! I have never carv
ed a pumpkin alone and I have to say, that it turned out very well. Christian was very interested in the pumpkin, he hit it, looked in it and tried to eat it! After all of that, he could of cared less! Christian is in this stage where he is obsessed with balloons (boons as he calls them) and every trip to the store he gets one. Publix gives them away free at the grocery, which is very helpful in occupying him for a few minutes while I shop! Well the eve before Halloween we were not so lucky and were unable to find someone to give us a balloon. I had to break down and buy one since he would not stop screaming....boon, boon, boon every isle we 
went down! We picked this huge pumpkin balloon that had eyes that lit up and he thought it was the best thing since milk! I need to just remember balloons for Christmas this year and he would be happy! Anyhow, after are shopping adventure we went home to carve our pumpkin! In the middle of carving we had to stop and give someone dinner and a bath. Grumpiness was 
setting in and I knew if I wanted any pictures we would have to feed the beast! I had bought some Halloween p.j.'s at the gap that were black with a skeleton on them that glowed in the dark. Christian was wearing them on Halloween eve and they were adorable! He wore them all day on Halloween too....needless to say they were very dirty by that afternoon! Black did not hide his dirtiness either! We took some pictures on the porch with the decorations and then off to bed
ed a pumpkin alone and I have to say, that it turned out very well. Christian was very interested in the pumpkin, he hit it, looked in it and tried to eat it! After all of that, he could of cared less! Christian is in this stage where he is obsessed with balloons (boons as he calls them) and every trip to the store he gets one. Publix gives them away free at the grocery, which is very helpful in occupying him for a few minutes while I shop! Well the eve before Halloween we were not so lucky and were unable to find someone to give us a balloon. I had to break down and buy one since he would not stop screaming....boon, boon, boon every isle we 
went down! We picked this huge pumpkin balloon that had eyes that lit up and he thought it was the best thing since milk! I need to just remember balloons for Christmas this year and he would be happy! Anyhow, after are shopping adventure we went home to carve our pumpkin! In the middle of carving we had to stop and give someone dinner and a bath. Grumpiness was 
setting in and I knew if I wanted any pictures we would have to feed the beast! I had bought some Halloween p.j.'s at the gap that were black with a skeleton on them that glowed in the dark. Christian was wearing them on Halloween eve and they were adorable! He wore them all day on Halloween too....needless to say they were very dirty by that afternoon! Black did not hide his dirtiness either! We took some pictures on the porch with the decorations and then off to bed he went dreaming of candy for the next night! Brian got home on Halloween around 3:00 and we carved the other pumpkin with Christian. We w
ere planning on taking him to the homes of close friends to trick or treat around 5:30. Brian got Christian dressed in his Monkey outfit and we took some pictures and then we left for the night! Christian's best friend Elijah and his brother recently were exposed to chicken pox so we have been keeping our distance from them for awhile, but tonight we went by for some photo ops. We want pictures to show them when they are older how cute they are together as buddies. Everybody drives around in our neighborhood on golf carts and on Halloween all the parents pack up coolers of their favorite beverage and f
ollow their kids around while they trick or treat! It is great and unbelievable how many children live in our neighborhood! When we got to Elijah's home they were all outside with some other neighbors. John and his brother Matthew belong to a friend named Allison. We lined them all up from biggest to smallest and took some pictures. Elijah is the dinosaur and so his older brother Preston. After visiting with some other friends we made our way to our good friends Sam and Jana's house to continue the celebration. Christian helped by giving out and eating the candy with the older trick or treaters! It was a great night and Christian I think was wired from all the chocolate he kept snagging from the basket! His second Halloween was a success and we all had a blast!
ere planning on taking him to the homes of close friends to trick or treat around 5:30. Brian got Christian dressed in his Monkey outfit and we took some pictures and then we left for the night! Christian's best friend Elijah and his brother recently were exposed to chicken pox so we have been keeping our distance from them for awhile, but tonight we went by for some photo ops. We want pictures to show them when they are older how cute they are together as buddies. Everybody drives around in our neighborhood on golf carts and on Halloween all the parents pack up coolers of their favorite beverage and f
ollow their kids around while they trick or treat! It is great and unbelievable how many children live in our neighborhood! When we got to Elijah's home they were all outside with some other neighbors. John and his brother Matthew belong to a friend named Allison. We lined them all up from biggest to smallest and took some pictures. Elijah is the dinosaur and so his older brother Preston. After visiting with some other friends we made our way to our good friends Sam and Jana's house to continue the celebration. Christian helped by giving out and eating the candy with the older trick or treaters! It was a great night and Christian I think was wired from all the chocolate he kept snagging from the basket! His second Halloween was a success and we all had a blast!
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