It's been a while...

I know, I know, it's been a while!

But I thought this was the perfect place to pick back up. Grandma & Grandpa Simpson spent the past week with us all the way from Michigan.

They drove the motor home aka "the Bus" as Xander would tell you, and we all had a ball!

We all were spoiled, me most of all I think, Grandpa cooked dinner every day for a week! I was in heaven. And Xander got to spend the entire week home, playing in the bus with Grandma & papa and loved every minute of it.

We are SO lucky to have them in our lives and so grateful they'd drive all this way just for us!

As you will see Xander spent ALOT of time on the "bus", and though I'm not too proud to say it, he had to be dragged out kicking and screaming more than once. He just wanted to move right in.

Here's a few highlights of the trip:

Another exciting week!

Here are some fun new pictures (I also put several on his photo album for all to see!)
At the office with Mommy (wearing his balloon outfit for the balloon fiesta!)

Pumpkin Hat and Pumpkin socks for Halloween!




All dressed up in his winnie the pooh hoodie outfit!

Look at the froggie! Isn't that adorable!

We had a very eventful week last week, Xander made his first trip to a store (or any public place for that matter). Friday afternoon Grandma Nancy and Mommy really wanted to go to the fruit and veggie store to get some green chili and veggies to make green chili chicken stew (it was fabulous by the way!), but baby Xander was with us. I was very nervous since he hadn't been in a public place yet, except the doctor's office, Chris and I have managed to keep him pretty sheltered so far, thanks to my possibly irrational fear of germs and people touching him in the store, etc. But Mom convinced me it would be ok to take a quick trip to the veggie store, it's a small store by her house in the valley and not many people are usually there. Ofcourse when we arrived it was packed! More people than we've ever seen there before. The parking lot was full so I parked in the back, and as soon as I got Xander out of the car the wind picked up and sand was everywhere, including my eyes! I was very worried that he would get it in his eyes too so I quickly covered his little head with a blanket and rushed inside. Once inside I decided just to carry him around (left the car seat in the car) and he looked all around at everything. All the colors and smells, I think he was silent with amazement. It was really neat. He was (ofcourse!) perfectly behaved and didn't make a peep the entire time, he just looked around and clung to mommy's shirt. It was a pretty good experience overall.
On Saturday Daddy had to work and Mommy wanted to go grocery shopping with grandma, so Grandma Ruth and Aunt Danielle got to spend the day with Xander. I dropped him off around 12:00, his great grandma was over within a minute of our arrival, no one can resist that sweet baby boy! And he stayed all day until his bedtime at 8:00. Ofcourse around 1:30 while at the grocery store I started to miss him terribly! After heading to a couple stores and getting all the groceries put away, Chris and I decided to take a long saturday nap. It was wonderful! We haven't gotten one of those in too long. Xander did great at grandma's house but didn't get a good nap so he was cranky when he got home and we think he got a bit over stimulated because for the first time in week's he woke up in the middle of the night at 3am! Thankfully after being up so late or early, he slept in on Sunday morning.

Aren't I the cutest??

Yes I am! Xander in his new outfit at the office. 100% baby boy! Isn't he just the most handsome boy ever!


Dressed up in his warm jumper Grandma Nancy got him, isn't that the cutest?? He got to wear it for the first time yesterday, it was FINALLY cold enough! Yay!!


My first bunny! Playing with his first bunny that his Great-Aunt Judy sent him. This is his FAVORITE toy! Of course it's a bunny, just like his mommy. Aunt Judy sent this to him last week and he discovered it on the couch and has been in love with it ever since. So far this is the only toy we've gotten him to play with. He likes to eat his ears.

I just put ALOT more pictures up on his album, take a look and let us know what you think!