Easton's First Halloween!

Yesterday was awesome. Easton's first Halloween. We ended up coming up with a costume that I was super excited about. He was The World's Strongest Man. :) Check out those muscles!

We met up at The Lynch house and they had food and drinks for everyone there before we rounded up all the kids to head out. Easton's best pals...Kaylee

Kendall...

Vivian...

Dean (Dotts:))...

and Jonah...

The Lynch family had their 4 wheeler ready to drive the kids around, and those of us that had the kids too small to know what was going on walked behind with our wagons and strollers :)

Easton was passed out in my arms the whole time ♥

The whole group :)

We just walked around for a little bit with everyone and then went to my parent's house. I wanted to take Easton to a couple of the houses that I grew up trick or treating at so my old neighbors could see him. :) Everyone loved seeing him and could not get over how much he has grown since they saw him after he was born. Overall we had a great evening. :)

Well, I think that about sums it up. Happy November...holy cow, it's November!

Attached at the hip

Yesterday Easton and I were on the go all day. Now that he is in his routine and I know when he will be doing what, I feel confident taking him out and about anywhere I need to go. Here is how my day started :) He is smiling more and more these days, which means I have a camera in his face that much more...poor kid.

He went with me to get my nails done, he just hung out in my sling the whole time. :) He was so content. After I finished up there we came home so I could feed him and then he played for a while...

Then it was nap time and he had to get rested up on his way to his first date! :) Drake picked out his outfit for the big event haha Hey, it was with an older woman, he had to dress to impress.

I met up at Bagelheads with my friend Summer and her little girl Elle who is almost 6 months old. Summer and I have known each other since we were in middle school! We grew up playing soccer together and even played together at UCF. It was so nice to see her again!

And then it was off to Easton's great grandmas house to eat again. She was so excited we stopped by, she has been out of town visiting her sisters so has not seen Easton since we were at the hospital. I was just sitting there listening to her talk to him and telling him how much she loved him and how much my grandpa would have loved to hold him and love on him too if he was still here. It was really sweet.

After that we went to see daddy at work which is always a highlight to the day :) Once Drake was off we went to my parent's house and watched the start of game 7. Easton fell asleep in my dad's lap and Drake fell asleep on the couch :) Look at them sleeping the same way! I ♥ it!!

FINALLY, after that I stopped by the Pace-Milton football game for a few minutes. Pace is where I taught a couple years ago and my old students are now the seniors, and Milton is where I teach now...so I was able to run into a handful of old and current kiddos :) Easton was pooped after the long day...crap, I was too!

Today I am doing nothing! Just bumming around...paying some bills, (the medical bills started rolling in for my c-section and everything else. ugh.) editing pictures from last weeks shoots, and maybe I will get some cleaning done...I am leaning towards no on that one :) Have a great weekend, I can't wait for Drake to get home from work!

Thought Vomit Thursday

Here's to another week of random bullet points of my life...

*I have upgraded the technology in my life this week. First I ordered a new camera! :) I am so excited about it. When I first bought a DSLR I just got the cheapest one I could find because I never intended on taking pictures as a side job, but since that has happened and I am staying busy with it, I decided it was time to upgrade. Yay! It should be here in the next week.

Also, our 2 year phone contract ran out recently, so I re-signed up and got an iphone4. I usually could care less about my phone-before this I was still using the phone I had from college! No internet or anything on it...and I could have cared less. But it is nice to have so many things on my phone now.

*I have been on a hot streak with craigslist lately! Since I have been home on leave I look around at all of the useless crap we have, so I started posting some stuff and have been able to get rid of several things. I also ran across a few things...I just picked up about 350 diapers for 5 bucks :) Sweet!

*Last night Easton slept through the night! :) Like...my version of through the night meaning 9-5. Not some doctor's through the night of 12-5. That is not through the night in my world. He is doing so good. ♥ I love this kid so much!

*Tonight in kickboxing class we are having a Halloween themed workout and are turning all the lights out and working out with black lights, glow sticks, and glow in the dark paints. It should be fun!

*Have an awesome day!!

:)

Picking back up

Well, I have continued to enjoy my maternity leave SO much...like I doubted that! I have never been so happy with everything around me. I love my job, my friends and family are always here for me, my husband is an amazing daddy and best friend, I have my miracle baby. What more could a girl ask for?! ♥

Now that I have 6 weeks of leave done and feel like myself again, I am slowly starting to get back into my old groove. I have started working out again...I have been walking several weeks now, but I was finally able to go back to the gym and really workout. Back to my kickboxing class. Yay!

I also went into work today because it was a planning day and I was able to kind of get caught up on what my students have been doing while I have been out so I don't feel totally lost when I go back. My mom kept Easton and although I called to check on him all day and had my mom send me a picture, I did good for my first day away from him. Knowing he is with my mom helps so much!

I also started scheduling some photo shoots again and am excited to get back to taking some pictures for some extra "play" money :) Here are a couple shots from yesterday's shoot...



Drake and Easton came along and walked around with me :) After that I got some Red Lobster to-go and came home and enjoyed some crab legs in my pjs. Ahhh

Well, I am off to shower and then it will be bath time and feeding time for Little E. Have a great week! xoxo

Sunday Funday

Yay for Sunday! Although I am still off and the days seem to run together for me, Sunday is my guaranteed day off with Drake ♥ Easton only got up once during the night last night and we started our morning with a family walk :) It's going to be a great day! xoxo

Manly guy walking small dog with a pink collar and leash with a poop bag in his hand-check :)

Happy baby in a monkey sleeper-check

Wearing my step counter to rack up points so I can beat Jenn at our steps per day challenge-check check :)

Family Pictures

When we took our maternity pictures a while back, we got to shoot at a couple different locations. When we headed to our last spot the place was locked up and by the time we would have went to another location it would have been dark. The photographer said we would make up the last location, and I asked if we could just wait and take the last couple shots once Easton was here to conclude our session and he was cool with that :) So, here are a couple shots we took up the road...it is a house that was blown away by Ivan and the stilts are still there, so I thought it might look neat.

Out and About

Today Easton and I got ready and then we headed up to my work. I had a couple things to do and did a health screening that will allow me to take $20 bucks off my insurance each month. I'm there! I got to see my kids...my special needs class and my TV Production kids. It was nice to see them all.

After that we went to see daddy at work :) He was almost off so we hung around and then once he was done locking up we went downtown and just walked around and enjoyed the cool evening weather. Here are some pictures Drake took while we were there. ♥



Even though I know he is looking for food here, I like to think that he really is trying to give me a kiss back haha

Have a great week! xoxo

What I watched last night

Weezer at Deluna Fest on the beach :)

All about E

Hey guys! Today has been another good day. Easton slept really well last night and had a good day with me at home. Drake got home from work a little early so we went to my parent's house. This is what happens when you leave Easton with my dad...





My parent's watched Easton while Drake and I went and got tattoos :) Drake got Easton's name on his side...

I think it hurt a good bit based on the fact that this is the sweat from his leg on the table haha

Finished product :)

I got Easton's birthday in roman numerals on my arm. I love it :)

Now we are home and it's my bedtime. Good night :)