November Update...

I haven't posted in a while, so I thought it was about time to share some new pics of the boys. We've had a nice month. Myles has learned a bunch of new "tricks." He's now drinking out of a cup and holding it by himself, doing a real crawl (unless he wants to get somewhere fast, in which case he kicks the belly crawl into high gear...ha!), and pulling up on things. He wants to stand up and walk so badly. I suppose he just wants to keep up with Garrett. He's also talking a little. His first real word was "hey!" He'll wave at folks and say it over and over. As you'll see in the pictures, he's also learned how to clap. So, he also says "yeah!!!" quite a bit also. It tickles him and us too. Very cute and funny. He applauds himself anytime he does one of his new tricks. As far as Garrett goes....well, he doesn't have much free time lately, as he spends EVERY waking hour getting ready for Santa to get here with his requested gift, a "real" guitar. Ha! Maybe we have a budding musician on our hands. We'll see. Until next time.....

Annual Trip to Ole Miss and Halloween

We made our annual Mize/Henderson family trip to Ole Miss this weekend. This year it was for the Auburn game. Ole Miss pulled out a 17-7 victory, so at least I was happy, even if Blaine wasn't. Todd and his fiance, Kristy, also went along...she's an Auburn grad also. So, she wasn't delighted with the game outcome either, but we all had a great weekend nonetheless. We also celebrated Halloween while we were there. We did a little "hotel trick or treating" on Friday night. A new tradition, I suppose???? Garrett (Cookie Monster) seemed to enjoy it. Myles (Elmo) mostly just observed, but he's always happy, even if not participating. We also got a chance to hang out with of my very good friends, Kate, one of my best friends from law school, and her boys, Ethan and Aiden. We don't get to see each other much, but it is nice when we do. This was the first time all four of our boys have been together. Enjoy these pics which are a few of my favorite from the weekend's festivities.

Laurie

Myles' Straw Hat

In preparation for the Halloween Hayride party the boys were supposed to attend last Saturday, we borrowed cowboy boots and a cowboy/sheriff hat made of straw from one of the other moms at Ms. Violet's. Garrett was going to be a cowboy, so I also purchased a two gun holster equipped with two shiny pistols and a sheriff's badge. Garrett tried on his outfit Thursday night once we got it all pulled together, but I didn't take a picture since he was going to be in it all day Saturday. I figured there would be plenty of pics made at the party. Yeah, right!!!! G came down with a nasty stomach bug on Friday night (it's still hanging around by the way), so we weren't able to make the hayride. We still made good use out of part of the outfit though. Check Myles out in the straw sheriff's hat. Too funny!

Garrett's 2nd Trip to Bryant-Denny....

G-Daddy, GiGi and myself took Garrett to Tuscaloosa today for the game versus Ole Miss. Although we only squeaked out a narrow victory, it was a great day. Garrett had fun at the tailgate, had a good nap prior to the game, and really enjoyed the pre-game festivities. Oh Yeah, and did I mention that he didn't put his sword down all day except for the brief 1 hour period prior to the game when he "misplaced" it???? Long story....luckily we spotted it on a student's front porch on the way into the game and reclaimed it. He was even able to use it like a shaker while doing his version of Sweet Home Alabama during the pregame fun (check it out below). Unfortunately, it is very difficult (ok...impossible) to harness his energy in such close proximity to other folks. So, he and GiGi had to head back to the tailgate pretty early into the 1st quarter...about the time he started hitting folks in the back and head with his sword..ha! Oh well, we tried. Maybe next year he'll actually be able to SIT through a whole game. I'll not hold my breath though. Laurie

Update on Myles

I know that from my posts it may seem that Garrett is the only one who stays busy around here, but Myles has been quite active lately. Most recently he has learned to sit up on his own, drink from a sippy cup (although he has absolutely no motivation to hold it for himself...probably because there is never a shortage of someone to do it for him), started taking baths without his bath seat, and trying his best to crawl, etc.... And, for a baby who hasn't yet gotten the hang of traditional crawling, he covers more ground than any baby I've ever seen. He can roll or drag himself anywhere he wants to go. Very innovative for an 8 month old. Check out some pics of his latest progess.

Laurie