october wives night!

here is the group that was able to join this months get-together.

(missing from the photo: Beth- left just before the camera came out!)

gosh, can you tell i'm back at work? i've been such a slacker at updating our blog. so sorry!

well, after spending 10 wonderful weeks at home, i am back in the office and my sweet baby boy is in 'school'. i like to call it that b/c it makes me feel better about leaving him. i like to think that he is there learning how to be a big boy and playing with others - even though he just sits in the swing, or the bouncy or plays on the floor.... still makes me feel like he's in 'school' learning how to interact and be social. :)
i took a couple of pictures of his classroom and of him in action:


out the door- looking a little startled, thinking- "uhm...where are we going, mom? we really haven't left the house much since i've been born."

dylan's new colorful classroom

he made the "Wall of Pumpkins" on his first day. how cute!

still kinda freakin' out....but he'll get the hang of things soon....

you know- i thought it was going to be SUPER hard for me to go back to work and leave him at a daycare at such a young sweet age. but i had an amazing sense of peace that i know God gave me. i had been praying all morning before dropping him off so that i wouldn't break down like a total freak show...and he really came through for me. i was completely calm and at peace about the whole thing. i did get a little teary eyed when i was walking out the door and getting in my car...but overall, i survived. my honey went with me and i know that helped me tremendously.

(when can i start using hair gel?)

Dylan is officially 2 months. we had his check up on Tuesday and all went well.
weight: 10lbs 14 oz (50 %)
height: 24 inches (90%)
A+ on physical and developmental exams.... and no crying! Yay!

guess i wasn't cute enough....how rude!

sad to say that i did not win the Cute Kids contest. here is the link for the winner in case you want to see who beat me....pssh!

congrats to Shamai- way to go!
http://www.s121.com/cutekids2008.asp




thank you to all of my friends who supported me and voted. you're the greatest!

love,
lauren :)

getting ready for the longhorns...

lauren is trying to 'hook 'em'.....



the pinky just wouldn't stay up... i guess you can say, 'we're #1'.


oh well....maybe next time....

GO LONGHORNS!!

how old are the spices in your pantry?

guess what i heard on Emeril's cooking show the other day? you really shouldn't have spices longer than 6 months. uhm, am I the only one that has some super old spices? time to clean out the pantry.

random thoughts.....

8 weeks

after i posted the yearbook pics (below)...i realized that i haven't posted any pictures of my sweet baby boy in a while. i'd hate for you to have the image of that silly 50's guy in your head! :)

he is already 8 whole weeks...

too fun!!!

in the mood for a little fun today? check out this website: http://www.yearbookyourself.com/
make sure to post your version on your blog....i wanna see. (crackin' up)

here we are in the 60's, and 80's....so funny!

Lauren in the 60's

Kevin in the 80's

me in the 80's

THESE HAIR DOS ARE TOO MUCH!!!! now we know what my honey would look like with fro; he's gonna love this i'm sure....ha, ha!