Halloween Parties!

Us before we left. I'm holding a Halloween book Gigi and Teetoe got for Joseph
Guess who didn't want to share at the party? Yep, tons of toys and he thought they were all his...
Dorothy, Tin man, and scarecrow

The lobster Kitchen and the cook!

These next two are from a party I went to with Daicia. I thought we did pretty good with our creative costumes. She even won a "most creative" costume prize! She was a pumpkin farmer and Beck was the pumpkin she grew, I was a train conductor

Me tooting my train whistle

Alligator Birthday Party!

The Saturday before Joseph's birthday we had a small party at a toddler park here in Spring. Our families and our best friends all joined us on a beautiful morning. I had a lot of fun planning an Alligator party. I served a sandwich platter, green avocado dip, green gator jello jigglers, green fruit bowl, and green gator goo (punch) with alligator straws. We also had a life like alligator there in cupcake form. I made pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese frosting into the shape of an alligator, it turned out pretty cute! Joseph got a lot of cute gifts including alligator pjs, new shoes, clothes, an animal puzzle, books, a swing for the patio, a bubble machine, crayon holder, veggie toys, soft blocks, a big car, a tractor, and a few other things as well. We love everything he got! I even let him try a cupcake!! He didn't make a huge mess with the green icing like I thought he would. He enjoyed squishing the cupcake more than anything. He also tried out all the playground toys, the see-saw, swing, horsey rides, and slides. I brought painting materials for the other kids, I got out the green paint first (they were painting an alligator)none of the girls wanted green! We had purple and rainbow colored alligators! Very fun! I also made alligator party favors which included an alligator hair clip for the girls, alligator bookmarks, alligator clothespins, along with other green things like stickers, and balloons. I am so happy how the party turned out and I can't believe he is over a year old now! He is so much fun these days and learning so much.
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New Halloween shirt, new kicks, and a fever

He is wearing 2 of his birthday gifts. the clothes from Gigi and Tee toe and the shoes are from Grammie and Poppy. He was getting sick yesterday so you can tell he doesn't feel too good in the picture. I took him to the dr this morning. It was suppose to be his 1 year well visit. We got there and he had 103.8 temp. He immediately got some advil, then they swabbed his nose to check for the flu (and left his nose bloody :( ) took blood, looked in his ears, throat, and everything else....and after a bunch of screaming we finally got to leave. The doctor called this afternoon and said his white blood count was fine, no flu, and whatever he has is viral. We are going to give it a few days and if he still has fever on Wed. I'll call the doc. Poor baby!!!

KOBE

KOBE is a special place to me. This is where we went on my 28th birthday (the day I found out I was preggy with Joseph), we also went on our last date night before baby came, and I thought it would be neat to take Joseph here on his first birthday. He loved it! He watched the hibachi chef do his things- juggling eggs, clanging utensils together, stirring up all that yummy food on the grill, and even a train whistle made an appearance. Joseph only got scared when the chef made the little fire volcano with the onions and it made a big hot flame. He tried to crawl up his daddy's arm at that point. Then I even shared my rice and veggies with him. I definitely think this should become a birthday tradition! Plus my favorite food of all time is the Teriyaki Steak- YUM!!

Is that a monkey in my living room?

We have had a very busy week, so this morning we slept in and slowly made our way downstairs for playtime and breakfast. It was a little cold in the house so I couldn't resist putting on his monkey hat. He didn't seem to mind. He did wake up with a snotty nose this morning. Ewww. So I've been using those good ole boogie wipes. I am behind on my postings. I'll try to get caught up real soon. I have his alligator birthday pictures I need to post and fun pictures with Lucy and Lily. We took one year pics yesterday and so far the ones I've seen are adorable! Can't wait to post those too. On to another busy weekend-dinner tonight with friends to meet John M's new fiance, and then our neighborhood BBQ is Saturday.

Baby Logan is here!

Logan was born on 10-14-11 at 8:13am - 7lbs 5oz - 19 3/4" long !
He is a little fighter of a boy and is doing better than the doctors expected. We are constantly keeping the Mccafferty's in our prayers and know Logan will have a speedy recovery. We went to visit yesterday and I gave Logan a little love pat on the top of his sweet head. I already know Logan and Joseph will be great playmates. Congrats to Steve, Ashley, and Brycen!!

One year slideshow