Southern Hambone

Recently, Reagan and I went to Tennessee while Daddy was doing a week long intensive for school.  After all, if we had stayed home, we would've only gotten in his way:)  Anyway, Reagan is a COMPLETELY different child in Tennessee.  He acts shy, flirts, waves constantly, bats his eyes, smiles this enormous, silly smile, etc....basically, puts on a show the entire time.  I wonder where he got that from:)  

My mom bought this train from one of her customers....best $10 ever spent!

Got some REAL driving time with Pa!  He let him steer around some back roads. 

Reagan drove us all the way to a playground.  Pa took cleaning supplies to clean off the swing, which I'm pretty sure took longer than he even stayed in the swing. 

We have finally made the venture from bottles to sippy cups only and it's about time he has learned to feed himself.  I thought this day would never come!!

He absolutely ADORES Nana every trip, unlike anyone.  It's the sweetest thing and I have no idea why he is so fascinated with her. He crawled up in her chair into her lap and cuddled, which is NOT the Reagan I know:)

He even churned us some fresh butter for breakfast.  Yep. That's my big belly partially in the picture.

Snug as a bug in a rug on Pa's air mattress.

My mom gave me a concrete hand print kit months ago, but I never wanted to do it, because it seemed like a lot of work, so I had Pa help.  It turned out great except Reagan's hand print looks a bit like an animal track. Haha!

And of course, he had to spend some boring hours at the Family Salon. Perm rods are a life saver in times of desperate need:)

Poor Gracelyn gets beat up with Reagan's feet.

Pumpkin Carving

Jimmy, Ashley, Sarahann, and Jay came over tonight to watch "Walking Dead", but before the show started, we all carved our pumpkins! 

Even though Reagan won't be one year old until next month, we decided to carve "1 YR" into our pumpkin, because it was a lot shorter than 11 months:) 

Reagan decided that the pumpkin tasted good. Hehe!

 

My boys working hard:)

"Please just put me to bed."

Go, Sarahann!!!

And I give you......

It's a GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As you probably already know, we are having a GIRL!!! Back when we were dating, we had already picked out a girl's name, so as soon as she said "It's a girl" we knew that her name was going to be Gracelyn Marie Schallmo.  Marie has been carried down for generations, so I wanted her to have it, too.  

Reagan even got a picture with the doctor who delivered him:)

Here she is:)  Look at that cute nose.

Love those legs.

Here is a picture of Reagan as a comparison.

This is a very special part of our family.  Reagan and Gracelyn both have their very own journals that we write in monthly, designed as love letters.  Her nursery colors will be black, gray, yellow, and white, so I found a fabric with those colors that I could use.

The fabric came in a pack of 30 of all different designs 5 inches by 5 inches.  I am at a loss as to what I can do with these.  I have thought about a crib skirt, framed art, etc... Anyway, for any of you crafty people out there, if you have any ideas, please share:)  I don't want to waste all of this cute fabric.

Then, of course the next day I had to go out and buy her first outfit.  I shopped the summer clearance rack at a local consignment shop and managed to get these for $1 a piece:)  As you can see, someone is already jealous...

The below picture is of a lamp that I got at Goodwill a while back for $4.  The second I brought it home, Matthew HATED it.  I told him that if we were having a girl that it WAS going in her nursery.  Needless to say, he has tried to give it away to every visitor we have had and luckily no one wants it, so it gets to go in the nursery!!! Hehe!

Somebody has already been acting out......"Matthew"  Haha!! The end table magically turned over and the orchid and its porcelain vase fell to the ground, crumbling to pieces. 

I mean, how could this face turn over a table without me watching;)  

Check out the top teeth and snazzy dress shirt (Thank you, Hodgkins)!!!

Last Days of Summer

Last week, we took our first family outing to see Jars of Clay and Shane & Shane.  Of course, it started at Reagan's bedtime, so we were a little hesitant, but overall, he did GREAT!!!  

The hoop earrings I was wearing only lasted about an hour, since Reagan thought they were for pulling....as hard as he could.

Notice how tired his eyes are the entire night:)

He kept on touching the girl's hair in front of us.  Thankfully, we knew her.

He finally gave it up in Daddy's arm during the next to last song....go figure!!

The next day, we were invited to our friend Jimmy's birthday bash at Smith Mountain Lake.  It was a blast!!!!  Daddy showed off for Reagan and Me:)

 I must confess that there is nothing sexier than watching my husband ski behind a boat. Haha!! 

He got up on the wake board on his second try!! 

We were his spotters:)

Way to go, Babe!!

The fun didn't end there.....not without jumping off of the boat house roof.  Uncle Jay and Aunt Sarahann did it, too....those Daredevils!!!

We had our own fun, for about 30 seconds until he decided he no longer liked the swing:)

Holy hair!!! My roots look as dark as Matthew's....YIKES!! 

Maybe it's time to get something done about that.  Why is it that beautician's kids have the worst hair in town?? I know... because everyday they come home and say "I've been on my feet all day long doing hair.  Yours can wait."  Haha!!!

Then, the next day was Reagan's girlfriend, Ana's birthday party.

"One two three four, I declare a thumb war."

"Daddy, I want this one! Ain't she pretty?!"

"So, Ana, tell us more!"

Croquet break

Thanks, Kerry, for the GREAT food and GREAT time!! 

P.S. Next Monday, I have my ultrasound to determine the gender, so stay tuned...........