Reece's Treats

Was there any question what we were giving out this year?
I figure that I dress up and take pictures of him all during the year.
Plus, no candy for this guy just yet. So, this Halloween we hung at home and watched the kiddos come to us. He was not sure what to think... I did let him get a little hint of the chocolatey peanut butter delight.
But, he didn't get any farther than the wrapper.
Next year, Reese's for the Reecer for sure.
In his bath towel...still pretty cute.

Sagging

According to Wikipedia, "Sagging" is the fashion of wearing trousers (slacks, shorts or jeans) below the waist, often exposing the underwear. It became popular among young males in the 1990s and remains widespread today. This style of fashion has had several variations and exists in several youth cultures and other groups, including hip hop and punk rock fans.

So fashionable, that Reece. Aren't they always try to grow up too fast? ; )

Fourth and Final

As the Great Pumpkin Festival ends today at the Arboretum, so does Reece's fame I'm afraid. I think this is the fourth and final time we will thumb through the pages of the paper to surprisingly discover an adorable country bumpkin amongst the pumpkins. Although black and white, it was the biggest picture of the four. It has been a great treat.

A Reason to Celebrate

Celebrated a big milestone birthday for Angela last night...
a bit of a surprise.

There are not words to describe Angela and what her friendship means to me. Let me just say this...Just by being who she is, she has had one of the largest impacts on my life. HUGE.
Her birth and life are definitely a reason to celebrate.

I know you don't like big to-dos, but we couldn't let this one slip by.
Happy Birthday today.
Love you, girl. No Air Kiss!And thanks for giving me a new reason to love Oct 31st...

Ball Games

Went to the Superbowl on Saturday. That's what Dylan's championship football game was called. Although they didn't win this one, Dylan showed them what he could do.
He runs...He passes...He breaks away...He scores.Although sunny, it was windy and cold in the morning.
My cutie wore his '06 Superbowl hooded sweatshirt.Damon showed his talents too, thanks to a make-up baseball game.
The stinkin' fence blocked my view of getting better pics.
He pitched...He made some great cuts...
He guarded that bag like he meant business.
Reece did really well for a long day, and helped Grandmama pay for lunch.

Old News

Reece is in the DMN yet again today, page 36 of the Guide in color. It's titled "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown". I just love it.
Haven't gotten any calls yet for modeling jobs...tee hee. Here's the blurb:
"Reece McDonald got to explore the plentiful
pumpkins at the Dallas Arboretum, where
the Great Pumpkin Festival runs through
Tuesday."

Satisfaction Indeed

The sky was incredible tonight as we enjoyed Rolling Stones tunes during the sunset and then under the stars. The Arbo's Rock Garden Concert Series ended tonight with Satisfaction, a Rolling Stones tribute band. It was a beautiful day and gorgeous evening. I'm glad we got out. Sometimes it's so easy just to stay at home and watch tv in the evenings. What a waste of an evening that would have been.Wellness update: I'm still not well. My dr has not been able to find anything and is sending me to a GI specialist. A plain baked potato did not fair well last night, but I was able to eat a pretty bland chicken and rice casserole tonight (Angela prayed for me over the phone)...so who knows. I was thrilled when I was able to eat broth with rice recently and the casserole tonight was even better. I've lost my pregnancy weight, although certainly not the way I expected...and the 'ol body is still not quite the same. ; ) Thank you for all the calls, emails and prayers.

Happy Birthday Mel

Happy Birthday, Melanie.
Today, I'm thankful for this adorable little girl. If you hadn't had her, Mel, I might not have ever met such an incredibly beautiful, strong, unselfish, humble, sweet, talented, and Godly woman. Your friendship is an incredible blessing to my life.

The Box Scoot

He likes to do new things around his birthday it seems. He gets teeth, he crawls, he talks, now he scoots...he's funny.

Abbey

Abigail Deller was born last Monday, a darling 7 lb. 1 oz. little girl. Her parents are dear friends of ours. She has a few birth defects, one extremely rare (1/400,000) called Cloacal Extrophy. The first of likely many surgeries is this afternoon at 3:30. It's an 8 hour surgery.
Please keep this sweet child of God and her family in your prayers...

Update: The surgery went quite well this afternoon. Starting earlier, it took about half the time as expected. Again, this surgery is the first of many, but she's off to a great start. Hallelujah. Please keep them in your prayers...

First Word?

10

...months old today.He's a ten in more ways than one.
You can see his 3rd tooth in this above photo, top left.
Top right is also poking out, and 2 neighbors are on their way next....more text updates later...

Mr. Entertainment

I've been feeling like Ms Pukey again, horribly nauseous the past few days. Today I've been 90% horizontal, and D was Mr. Entertainment. Sat up long enough to record my two favorite boys...and a really infectious laugh. If only it could cure me...it's the next best thing for sure.

Non-committal

Not wanting to give in to the nap this afternoon, although tired...Reece fell asleep sitting up.
(Sorry for the blurry photo, I turned auto-focus off b/c of the noise, and then ended up using the flash anyway. I like to live dangerously!)

Curtis Park

Curtis Park was beautiful this late afternoon with Kirsten and Grayson. At first with a death grip on the front of the swing,
Reece warmed up to the bucket swing nicely. You can almost hear his shrieks through the picture.Had some great conversation with Kirsten...so easy to talk to...such a cool gal. And Grayson wasn't too bad himself talking about 'Elmo', 'ducks', and 'hop'.
Nice afternoon.

Quick Trip

A spontaneous and short trip to the Arbo this afternoon was fun...listening to the clopping of the horses on the hay ride and touring the tree houses. Reece crawled around the wooden structures while Kiley and Danijela ran up and down and up and down.

Danijela was intrigued by some tweeners who could climb better than I've seen some monkeys do. And, then she giggled with me through the mesh. Love this little girl almost as much as I love her momma.

Report Card

Reece got his first report card today...and I guess it's time to hit the books.After missing 4 of 5 weeks due to being ill, I got called out of bible study today to come get Reece from the nursery. I think the caretaker was being generous with her marks, he seemed fussy with plenty of tears.

He made it through most of the morning, which was good. He was just a tired boy, needing the loving arms of his momma. Well, when you put it like that...sounds pretty sweet.

So soon?

While Tootie was packing up her car on Tuesday morning...

Dylan's 7th

Celebrated Dylan's 7th birthday today. It was a really great time with family. Gosh, we need to do this more often. Love you guys.

Dylan and friends opening his presents.
Big bro Damon is in the Cowboys jersey.
The ONLY slight bummer in the day was the Cowboy's game.
Reece tried his best to entertain those crowded around the tv.This cute little rocking horse was painted by Becky's dear friend Shirley.
I think it brought a little joy and sentiment to our hearts
seeing Reece make some new memories on it today.Reece LOVES Michell (sis-in-law), always smiles so big everytime he sees her.Papaw Ben with a squirmy worm.
Grandmama stealing a smooch.
Damon comes immediately for Reece whenever he sees us...
wants to hold him and carry him around.They were playing sweetly together.Big Damon (bro-in-law, Uncle Damon to Reece)
hanging out by the smoker, teaching Reece manly man stuff.Daddy and ReeceA D totem pole.
Starting at the bottom, Darren, Dylan, then Damon.
No wonder we say the wrong name sometimes, eh?Reece's first bounce house experience.
Right back at ya, birthday boy.

A pretty decent lookin' bunch I'd say.
We had a grrreat time. Let's do it again soon.