10 Months & Halloween

Uryah Bayles is 10 months old!

And when your 10 month bday falls on Halloween, you get your monthly picture taken in your Halloween costume.  Later you will see how much he loves his attire.

Uryah is in the 28 pound range, wears 18-24 month clothes, wears a size 4 shoe and a size 5 diaper.

Naturally because he is larger than most babies his age, the question we get asked EVERYDAY is, 'what are you feeding that boy?'  Well this...

This is a typical plate for U (normally double the size of his sister's).

He has no shame in his eating game.  It gets shoveled in at a rapid pace and he lets you know how good it is the whole time he's eating.

I have found that he isn't too found of Alfredo sauce but other than that, he still pretty much eats anything we put in front of him.

And of course we still have to share our snacks whether we want to or not.  #mamadoesntlikesharingheroreos

In the last couple of weeks, he has started backing off some of his bottles.  Normally he will get half of it down and then refuses the rest which is great for my wallet (so long thirty dollar formula) but he doesn't like regular milk much either so I'm not sure what we are going to do.

U still isn't walking or crawling.  He gets almost on all fours but refuses to go anywhere but he is pretty good about scooting everywhere so I guess he sees no point in it until I walk away.  Then it becomes a REAL big deal.  :)

Uryah and C's relationship continues to grow each month.  She has always loved being in his face but now that he is pulling up and really into playing, she is stuck to him most days.  She has been amazing at realizing my time has to be shared when U is awake and when she wants to play a game, it has to be one that she doesn't mind U completely destroying.  We usually wait until his nap times to get in our really good games and/or girl time.

'Here Bubberz, let me give you a neck massage.'

I keep thinking there will be a day when she will grow tired of him but she really loves having him around.  It may have something to do with she can make him laugh the loudest and how he loves watching her act all kinds of crazy.  Rarely does she ask to get him away.

That's about all we have to report on U's 10 month update.  No new major tricks but growing wild everyday!

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Halloween was really fun this year.  I was pumped about the costumes C had picked out for her and U and since it was on a Saturday, there was no rushing around.  It was wonderful!

We started the day with a silly string fight.

A few bottles are making their way into her stoking.  Girl loves some silly string!

I remembered late Thursday night that U didn't have a treat bag.  Usually not a big deal to anyone because they would just buy one from the store except for C's first Halloween I had a bag embroidered and then I bedazzled it with an orange feather boa.  Clearly, I couldn't just buy one for U.  

My mom was able to find me a lime green bag and I cut out a design on my Silhouette.

And of course I had to monogram it.  :)

I would have loved to do more but I have to remember he is a boy and I can't bedazzle everything.  ;)

After I finished making the bag, we were ready to Trick or Treat.

Miss Piggy was ready.  Kermit, not so much.

Our good friend JP joined us on our Trick or Treating adventure.

We hit a few houses then came back to my parent's so C could hand out candy.  It's her favorite part of the whole night.  Go figure.

Life After Fall Break

You know the worst feeling in the world?  Going back to school/work after fall break.  The Millers weren't feeling reality.  Good thing we had lots of fun stuff to keep our minds off of it.

Two Wednesday's ago, our children's group at church met at Just Piddlin' for a night of hayrides, hot dogs, pumpkins and of course playing in the corn pit! 

C and her friend Everly

Sweet Sunday School friends.

Their Wednesday night teacher buried them in the corn per their request.  Then they begged to bury her.

God bless her.  She is a TROOPER!

That following Saturday, we went to a friend's house to watch football and play.  They blew up their bounce house which provided endless entertainment. 

One of C's besties from daycare lives next door so we got to play with him for a few minutes.

He was headed to a Halloween party and wouldn't take off his mask.  ;)

That same weekend, Uryah just wasn't feeling life.  He was congested and pretty clingy.

I stayed home with him on Monday and this was how we spend most of the day...

I was 99% sure I would find a tooth later in the week and sure enough, I saw a little white poking out the other day.

Brent had his final softball game of the season last Tuesday so the kids and I just chilled.  C put on a puppet show for Uryah and he was cracking up at his crazy sister.

We decided to have a picnic that night too.  It was U's first one and he was so excited he barely ate which is very unlike him.  C, on the other hand, had two plates which is very unlike her.

To finish off our week, C's school had their fall festival on Friday.  B ended up getting sick on Friday so I hauled both kids to the festival and it was a nightmare!  There were so many people jam packed down the halls and throughout the school you could barely move.  Poor C is just like me and completely shuts down in large crowds.  And since I was having to pack U and my arm was getting numb, we left after 30 minutes.

We went to eat afterwards and to get some ice cream to settle our nerves.  ;)

Saturday morning was spent being lazy until it was time to head to a Halloween party.  They painted pumpkins, played and went on a hayride.

C went as Snow White even though that's not what she is going to be for Halloween.  I didn't want to take the chance of her getting her outfit dirty.

This is the second year her friend has put on the Halloween party and we love it every year.  The kids have the best time!

Sunday can be summed up by looking at C's hair.  WILD!

(yes that's the same outfits they wore in the other picture.  Getting my money's worth.  :))

B was still down for the count on Sunday which means we rolled into church on two wheels.  We made it and that's all that matters.

That afternoon, we met up with C's friend, Avery, and her mom to go see Cinderella at TPAC.

C LOVES her some TPAC shows and they have yet to disappoint!  The show was based more on the book than the Disney version so C keep saying 'but her dress is supposed to be blue not white.'  Ha!  Other than that, C was loving it!  Clearly they both did.

Even though it was a FULL day, it was a fun way to kick off our week.

*Side note:  People are commenting on how long C's hair is.  It's her choice to have it this long.  Her goal is to grow it to her bottom then cut it off above her shoulders.  We will see if she actually goes that short but her hair is hers to do with.  So even though I've had long hair the majority of my life,  I've let her make the hair decisions within reason.  She would love for it to be 10 different colors but that's where I draw the line. 

Fall Break

Unlike everyone in a 10 county radius, the Millers kept their hind ends out of Florida.  Brent and I both took off so we could enjoy a week of doing a lot of nothing but hanging out as a family.  We did bookend our week with short trips out of town but for the most part, we stayed close to home.

Our Fall Break craziness started with a trip to Indy for our annual hangout with B's college friends.  Every year, we get together with B's baseball friends and their families.  Sometimes a few of us don't get to make it because of life and/or children but this year we were all able to make it and we all had a blast!

We have 6 kids under 6 between us who barely remember each other but somehow, they all got along and played so well with one another.

We had originally planned to go to Homecoming at B's old college but the weather was nasty so Plan B was bowling.

Part of our crew.

I really wish I knew the conversation between these two.  I'm envisioning C bossing since her hand is on her hip and her finger is pointed but I'm hoping she is just giving him bowling tips.  He followed her around the rest of the day so he either likes being bossed or really appreciated the advice.  ;)

This little guy took about 20 selfies with my phone and C got in the background and started posing too.  They were cracking me up because his little finger couldn't click the button fast enough and C was totally moving around to get in the frame with him!

A little hair braiding session before heading back our friend's house for the evening.

The kids played hard while the adults caught up on life with each other.  To end the night, we had a little movie time so everyone under 7 could settle down.

We all said our goodbyes Sunday morning and headed in our separate directions.  We love our little get together's but they are too far apart and never last long enough.

The rest of our Fall Break was filled with relaxing mornings at home,

and fun trips in the afternoon.

Tuesday, we took the kids to Just Piddlin' Farms to pick out pumpkins.

To our surprise, C picked small pumpkins for her and U.  Usually she goes for a big one.

And of course, there was lots of playtime in the corn pit.

That night after U went to sleep, we popped popcorn and had movie night.

We spent a lot of time outside playing and taking walks.

Wednesday morning, C wanted to go to the library.

She loves our little library down from us and asks to go all the time.  I wish I could say she is there for the books but she is mainly there for the computer and Legos.  *sigh*

We also hit up the park that afternoon to burn some energy.  

C picked a different park this time and lucky for her, ice cream treats were right next door.  Cheers for ice cream!!

U naturally got in on the action too.  Don't even think about eating anything in front of him if you aren't going to share.  It gets ugly if you don't like sharing.

Later that night the kids decorated their pumpkins.

C isn't much on craving pumpkins so we paint ours instead.

Works for me since there is less of a mess!

Thursday during U's morning nap, C and I went to get mani/pedi's.

Later we went to my parent's for a sleepover because the next morning my mom, the kids and I were HOT Atlanta bound!!

C's number 1 priority...

C was SUPER focused in the store.  I had all these envisions about skipping around the store and getting the doll's hair done and looking at clothes but C had other plans.  My dad had given her spending money and she was laser focused on spending that money.  Her main goal was to GET THE PJAYS!!!!  She hit that store running trying to find the perfect pjays for her doll and she couldn't focus on anything else.  If I heard, 'I've GOT to find the pjays' once, I heard it a hundred times and it's not a big store.

Once we found THE pjays, I talked her into picking out a couple other outfits.  Once we got out of the store, we immediately had to find a place to change her doll's clothes.

After that, she set her focus on the play area in the mall.

Since we had spent 5 hours in the car and time running around the American Girl Store, I was more than happy to sit and chill for a bit.  So was this dude.

After playtime, we had dinner then crashed for the night.

The next morning we went to my SIL's baby shower which was the main reason we were in Atlanta.

This was our last opportunity to see Leslie before she has the baby so we took full advantage.

C loved being around all the grown ups and especially Leslie.  I am so thankful that Leslie doesn't mind C needing to be beside her all the time.  She followed her around all morning.

I had told C that when Leslie opened her gifts she was not allowed to be all in her business.  As you can see that worked well.

After the shower, we changed clothes and headed back to the mall because C HAD to go to the play area again and HAD to have Chick-fil-a.  Leslie met up with us for one last visit.

Sunday morning, we loaded up and headed back home where reality was just a few short hours away.