Fall Fun!

We took advantage of the WONDERFUL weather this month and visited the pumpkin village at the Dallas Arboretum. We honestly couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day or more friendly people to help us take photos! The village had four houses made completely of pumpkins and each house was decorated to coordinate with a children's book (with a pumpkin in the story, of course!).

There were literally thousands of pumpkins and gourds (remember how much we like those gourds!) decorating the village. The rest of the gardens were beautiful as well. It definitely made for great photo backdrops! :)

Mama and Baby!
This was the very beginning of our day, while she was still awake.

Daddy and Baby!
Is that a smile we allllmost caught??

Family Photo :)

I couldn't resist taking a "Girls Only" photo outside of the Cinderella house!

Family Photo #2
(Notice we've lost the baby at this point and she's completely passed out!)

Family Photo in the House of Gourds! Perfect! :)

Amazing display of pumpkins and decorative gourds...

Happy Halloween Y'all!

Happy Halloween from the Flintstone family! :)

Charlotte is still too young for trick or treat fun, but we have enjoyed the holiday nonetheless! The photo above was taken at the Borg's kiddie party, which was so much fun. There were toddlers and babies everywhere and Jenn and Keith did a wonderful job of putting together a great evening for everyone. I can't wait for next year when Charlotte can be a little more involved in the festivities. :)

Ryan and I have gotten plenty of use out of our costumes! Halloween seems to be the holiday all of our friends choose to throw a party. This year worked out perfectly and we were able to attend them all. Thanks so much to the Borg, the Moravek, and the Worthy families for celebrating with us! We treasure your friendships!

New Tricks!

Look what our big girl can do!!

2 Months!



My sweet baby Charlotte,

How quickly you are growing into such a big girl! I am enjoying my time at home with you so much - I can't believe we only have one more month of time together. I have lots of things in mind to really take advantage of our last weeks. Here is all of your most updated info!

• Weight: 9 lbs 13 oz (55th percentile)
• Height: 22 in (71st percentile)
• Head: 15 in (64th percentile)
• You are finally into your 0-3 month sized clothes! Mama was actually sad when you outgrew your newborn clothing. You're growing too fast!
• You are definitely a scheduled baby with your meals. You eat 4 ounces every 4 hours - like clockwork! At least we always know what to expect with you :)
• You are sleeping longer stretches at night - usually around 6 hours through the night. Mama and Daddy definitely appreciate that!
• You smile at us often and I'm just waiting to hear a big ol' laugh very soon. We get mostly squeals right now.
• We went in to see Dr. Hunt this week and got your 2 month shots. This was probably one of the saddest things I've ever seen. I'm definitely NOT looking forward to doing that again (and again) in your upcoming visits.
• Phrase of the month: "She likes it when I hold her gourd." (Such an appropriate phrase for fall!) Your head is still VERY round in the back since you tend to look to your left, but rarely lie flat on the back of your head. One afternoon, you were being very fussy and Daddy found that he could quiet you by holding you straight out in front of him with one hand on the back of your head. He was so proud of himself for figuring out that "she likes it when I hold her gourd". It's become a bit of a catch phrase around here. :)