Time to get the baby gates up....

IT IS OFFICIAL. Maddox is CRAWLING!!!! Tommy was playing with him in his room while I was getting laundry done and all of a sudden, Tommy is whisper-yelling at me "HE'S CRAWLING". I cannot believe my baby is crawling! In the video he is wearing a sleep sack which I am sure makes it a little difficult but, he did it!!

Trunk or Treat!

So, this was our first official "trunk or treat". I am sure we will be attending them for the next 20 years, but we kicked it off to a great start tonight. The evening started with a chili dinner. ( I signed up for dessert and made about 5o black and orange rice krispie treats) The food was delicious as it usually is at church events. We had a really great turn out with a few investigators. We are new in the ward so this was a really great way to get to know more people. Tom signed up to decorate our car and pass out candy. Of course, the best part of the night was... Maddox!! Tonight he went as our little cowboy...

Now this picture isn't from tonight but I think it is just such a cute picture of Maddox... He is a happy kid!

So, this was our trunk or treat experience and it was a good one. I guess we will go again next year... Anyway, we are heading to San Diego on Thursday to spend Halloween with Tommy's parents. We are so excited! They pretty much deck their house out and it is soo much fun!

I guess I should update everyone a little.. Maddox has TWO teeth! They are so stinking cute.. I should try to get a picture of them when he is smiling or something. He still isn't quite crawling yet but is sooo close. He can now go from being in the crawling position to the sitting position. Tommy caught him eating popcorn today! We deffinately have to keep an eye on this one!

If you want to destroy my sweater...

So last weekend we were able to go to the state fair and go see Weezer in concert. We were also able to see Tommy's favorite band, Angels and Airwaves. Tommy's buddy hooked him up with tickets and backstage passes.. We had so much fun, and Tommy was in heaven!

This is Tommy with the drummer from Weezer.

The night before the concert we went miniature golfing with some friends of ours. According to the score sheet I think I won but I am also pretty sure Tommy was cheating for me. Not to say I am not a great golfer, because I am!!.. but, I think Tommy was fudging a bit when filling out the score cards! It was especially fun because the course was all spooked out for haloween. We had a lot of fun!

The BIG 7 MONTHS

Alright, so Maddox turned 7 months on Monday. He weighs around 16.8 lbs (50%). He is 27 1/4 inches long (95%).. And I forgot his head circumference but that is the 50% as well. He loves to eat (if you haven't noticed from previous posts), he loves to bang on things, and his favorite game is peek-a-boo. It seems like there is always something new that he is doing. He cannot crawl yet but tonight he figured out how to get around.... Well, kind of. I swear he was "scooting" better, we just didn't get it on camera!

To Nana's House We Go!

Maddox and I just returned from our second trip to Texas. We had so much fun! We spent most of our time taking it easy, learning some delicious recipes, and working on the new house. That's right, working. :) My mom and step-dad are building their dream home and they were lucky enough to get our help on it! :) By the time we left the walls were up and it was really starting to take form. We are so excited for it to be done!

Well, our first night in town we went out to eat with my grandparents. We went to eat at Houston's and Maddox loved it! His new favorite dish... Spinich dip. We have a pop-eye on our hands! Being stir crazy from our flight, he was getting difficult to keep happy, until he got ahold of the spinch dip....

So the rest of the time, we would take it easy at home where Maddox liked to explore...

.... and play....

...and be silly...

(I swear that my hair is his favorite thing!)

We also were able to meet my soon-to-be brother-in-law, hang out with my step brother and his wife, and we got to spend time with some old friends!