Branson

My sister and I decided to make a trip to Branson to meet our parents and my grandmother a few weeks ago. It definitely got us in the Christmas spirit seeing all the beautiful lights!!! We stayed at the Hilton so we could be close to shopping. We tried to start our Christmas shopping early, but it is a little bit different this year since I have a little one. It may take me a while to get things done this year. Reed does however enjoy riding in his stroller but he likes to keep moving! Pops took him to the Bass Pro Shop and let him see all of the animals while we shopped! Thanks Pops for the nice break:) My grandmother has always gone to Branson every year around Christmas time so since my Pa passed away this year we decided to take her with us to carry on the family tradition. She had a great time!!! We sure did enjoy her company too! My sister and I got tickled on the way home with my sense of direction.......let's put it this way.....I have none! She was not really paying attention and we almost went to Goshen and made about 2 wrong turns as well??? Not sure how we got home but we made it eventually. I may need a GPS system for Christmas this year for my car! Ha! Family time is so great!!! I don't know what I would do without everyone!!! God has truly blessed us:)

Must Love Dogs!!!!

Reed loves his doggy Simon!!! He just smiles from ear to ear when he sees him coming!!! During Thanksgiving holiday, we traveled home and of course Simon made the trip too!!! Reed just stares out the window at him forever......just FACINATED by him!!!! I wish I could trust him to play with him more but Simon is a little bit unpredictable these days. He has gotten grumpy the older he gets! I am afraid Reed would pull his ear or touch his mouth and Simon might snap at him. It may never happen, but I would never forgive myself if it did!! It is still so cute to watch them interact together. Here are a few pics of Reed looking out the window at Nana and Pops house.

Our Little Monkey!

Cody and I took our little monkey trick or treating in our neighborhood Halloween night. Reed goes to bed around 7:30 so we had to get an early start. We made it around to a few houses and then headed to my sister's house for the rest of the night. Reed fell asleep in the car on the way to her house still all dressed up. Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween!:)

Playing with Lolly and Big Daddy!

Reed's First Time To Swing!

Riding in Daddy's Bronco

Big Boy!

I am so proud of my little man right now! He can hold his bottle all by himself!!! What a big boy! I can't believe he is almost 9 months old now! He is a BUSY body....to say the least. I definitely get my exercise chasing after him! It might help if I baby proof my home...he goes to everything he is not supposed to mess with...reaches out for it...I say no, no Reed and he looks at me and smiles! I mean how can I get mad at that???

This past month has been a bit stressful for me. I feel like my hormones are going crazy since weaning Reed!!! Maybe I will get back to normal soon!! I spent my very first weekend away from Reed....Man, I missed him so much!!! I have mixed emotions of leaving my baby again to travel to Cambodia and Thailand with my hubby. I know it will be a great experience for the both of us. We are going to help with an orphanage in Cambodia. I have already asked Cody if we can adopt a couple of kids while we're there. He looked at me, smiled, and said maybe?? Anyway, I guess what I am getting at is, I need your PRAYERS please!!!!

I have not been very good about taking pictures lately....so here are a few. Enjoy!