He Sits, Falls, and Crawls

...well scooting is saying it a little more accurately. Callin has been sitting up for almost 2 weeks. He gets a little tired and looses his balance after about 5 minutes. The past 2 days he has been scooting up to about 4 feet with his right elbow.

The sit.

The fall.

The crawl.

(It is just a 1 scoot sample.)

Happy Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful day with both families. We started the day off with a Packard Family Turkey Trot! (Hopefully that can be a new tradition.) Then we spent the morning doing brunch, badmitten games and horse riding. We then headed over to the Lewis' for Thanksgiving yummy lunch and dinner feasts! We hiked off all the food today at the traditional Squaw Peak hike.

We LOVED Texas!

Thank you Lauren and Stephen for a WONDERFUL trip! Doug had an interview in Dallas and Callin, Jennie and I tagged along. It turned out to be a weekend full of interviewing, sight seeing, shopping, movies, girls and boys night out, rest, pedicures, cousin time, and music and a little homework.

The 3 Lewis cousins
Doug's sisters Jennie, Lauren, her husband Stephen,

and their 2 darling girls Ella and Kayla

Fun at the park

Makeup for Men

Here is a glimpse into Callin's secret morning routine- he does his makeup while mom gets ready. He can easily pass 20 minutes discovering the treasures inside my makeup box. As a result, he often ends up with a little sparkly residue as his reward.

He usually is quite proud of his work.

Bedding

At five months old (today actually), Cal finally has some crib bedding! Thanks to a $2.00 bumper pad from Goodwill, a good wash, 50% off coupon for Joann's, and Grandma Lewis the seamstress- we are in business! Here is the photo shoot of Callin trying out his new bedding:

My camera lens needs to be cleaned-

sorry you can't see the cute blue elephants or the monkeys!

I'll Give Ya Something to Yell About

1. 50 days until Christmas

2. It is still a high of 88 in sunny Arizona

3. Callin is rolling like crazy

The Rest of Halloween

I love our dinner group with the Huish's. Definitely the highlight of the week.

Grandma Lewis at the neighborhood BBQ.

Our $13 pumpkins. When did the price in pumpkins inflate so much?