Milestone

{This one is for you Mom, Jason, and Jenny...}

Well, after much taunting (ie being told my child has a mullet, being asked to put his hair in a pony tail, and being told he has a comb-over} I finally gave in to the idea of cutting his hair. This was a HUGE decision- one that I have been pretty sad about. I guess this sadness is coming from knowing that this is part of my little boy growing up.

I guess we can't stop that from happening, so I decided to embrace it instead. I was originally planning on taking him to a barber shop. Jason quickly nixed that idea when he reminded me of what a disaster that would be.

So tonight, in our garage, we got out the clippers and scissors. Bryson SCREAMED and caused our neighbors who never even acknowledge our existence to blatantly stare at us. I waved at them and continued with my business. Bryson's hair had grown very long on top but not much anywhere else. I just tried to shorten that part up. He still doesn't have a ton of hair, so there really isn't even enough to cut across the back of his neck. I must say he looks really cute with his new big boy haircut {and I am sort of wondering why we didn't do this sooner}.

Here are a few of the before pictures:

{and yes- I have been taking random shots of his hair knowing this day was fast approaching}:

 -during-

 -after-

{sob, sob}

kind of weird- i know- but it was this or actually keeping it. i'm not too sure about keeping it...

 -all grown up-

Next thing you know he'll be starting kindergarten...

Just a tease...

So, as I mentioned earlier Erin held a mini Fall photo shoot at her house last weekend. Bryson was pretty uncooperative {as expected}, but I'm pretty sure she still got some great shots. She is currently relentlessly teasing me with this picture she posted on face book as sort of a preview:

I love it and am heading over to her house to hijack her computer waiting patiently until she gets them edited and put onto a cd. CAN. NOT. WAIT!!!

One For The Books

Yesterday was one of the first Saturdays in {literally} months that we have not had plans, company, or been out of town.  We have loved our jam-packed summer, but it was so nice to spend the day together hanging out as a family. We started our day by heading over to Erin's for a mini Fall photo shoot. She already has one of the pictures posted on face book and I can't wait to see the rest!

Then we headed over to the Wienerfest. You read that correctly. Every year there is a Wienerfest complete with all things for dog lovers and wiener dog races. They even had a wiener dog Halloween costume contest. It was outside at the Wolf Pen Amphitheater and the weather was perfect! Bryson had a great time watching all of the dogs and people, and kept saying "ruff ruff" the whole time. Here are a few pictures from our first-time adventures at Wienerfest:

Bryson did not like this bird! He was a pretty good sport but ended up almost in tears. Poor baby! {Confession: I wasn't totally comfortable either!}

 There was a booth where you could pay $1 for puppy kisses. Of course being the suckers that we are we paid the $1. Bryson was in Heaven! Too bad our own dog would NEVER let him get this close to her!

 Eric and Stacey had a Scentsy tent set up. It was fun to see Stacey in her professional seller mode and Jason enjoyed chatting with Eric.

A partial view of one of the side-walks...

 Lili {with her face painted} and Bryson

 They were having a Halloween costume contest on the stage. The white lanes are where the wienie dog races would be held later that day.

 Father and Son

 ...and last but not least a Donkey! I have never been so sure about these animals. Probably has something to do with one of my best friends in sixth grade being bitten and drug several feet before her dad hit the donkey in the head with a huge rock to make him let go. Not that I'm traumatized or anything. Just sayin'...  :)

Bryson enjoying the donkey from AFAR:

 Pooped out in the car after the morning festivities. He took a two and a half hour nap when we got home!

We had a great time and will definitely be making the Wienerfest one of our annual family outings.

Later that day my Mom {and eventually Dad} came into town to watch Bryson so that Jason and I could have a real date. Real as in at night without our child. Real as in dinner and a movie. It has been SO long since we were able to do that!

So thankful for sweet Fall days with my family...

He Eats!

...a few things, at least. Macaroni and cheese is one thing that we can usually get him to scarf down. The other night he had eaten all that was on his plate and wanted the actual container. He literally licked it clean- too funny! I snapped this picture before he finished. He is becoming such a ham!

CrAzY {sweet} Friday Night

Getting a little crazy was something I definitely did not do tonight. Instead, I stayed home with my family, and baked 48 cupcakes for a baby shower I am helping with in the morning. To say that our Friday evenings have changed would be a huge understatement.

But I wouldn't change a thing. :)

Road Trip...

Last weekend we all took a road trip. Jason went on his annual fishing trip with about 500 friends (so that may be a slight exaggeration- but definitely not too far off), and Bryson, Halle, and I loaded up and headed to New Braunfels. We had four days jam-packed with relaxing, laughing, shopping, catching up with old friends, eating, and sewing (yes- you read that correctly :).  Here are a few pictures from our trip:

Bryson watching the dogs bark at each other (he loves doing ANYTHING outside)

On Thursday afternoon we went to see Allison and Brooke Henley. They are our sweet friends who live in Ohio, but are in San Antonio temporarily while Matt is deployed. They just moved into a cute new place and we wanted to check it out!

Bryson loving on Buster...

Brooke and Bryson

On Friday morning Granny came over and we went to eat lunch at Mammacita's. Aunt Jessica and cousin Laynie met us there. Bryson actually ATE lunch. He had chips and hot sauce (licked the bowl), tortillas, rice, beans, and a little bit of chicken. This was a HUGE accomplishment! This boy is so picky- we have only found a few foods that he will actually eat. He was great at lunch and we really enjoyed the company.

After delicious Mexican food we headed over to Gruene Market Days. Bryson hung out in his stroller, but was ready to go pretty quickly. It was so hot and humid, we were all ready to go before too long.

One of his favorite toys at Grandma and PawPaw's house- the tug boat!

*He is also eating raisins in this picture. He usually put them in his mouth, chewed on them for a while, and spit them out- but I definitely count that as progress...

Jenny, Stacey, and I have decided to learn to sew.  We are taking a sewing class that meets on Wednesday evenings from 6-9pm. It has actually been a lot of fun (pretty comical), and a great way to relax and enjoy some girl-time. After Bryson went to bed one night I was working on my "homework" which consisted of sewing straight lines onto paper, when my Mom brought out a few pieces of old scrap material. I decided to try out a project. My dad laughed at me and said that that was like just learning to paint by number and deciding to take on the Mona Lisa. So, I decided to make a pillow for him- with his name on it! He said there was no way. I told him to go to bed and it would be like Christmas the next morning. :) We laughed and laughed, and then I got to work on my machine. Here is what I came up with:

He cracked up the next morning when he saw his pillow. I think it turned out pretty cute for a beginner.

On Sunday we packed up and headed home.

What a great weekend full of family and friends (and a HUGE thank-you to my parents!).

Canton Weekend

A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to enjoy a girls' weekend in Canton. My mom and mother-in-law came to College Station on Thursday evening, and we met Amy there on Friday morning. This was Amy's first time to go with us- and she was such a blast to shop with! We had a wonderful time.

I didn't have my camera, but we found a photo booth that put together these pictures for only $1:

So funny (and slightly embarrassing!)! The guy running the booth said these were the best ones he had gotten, and put them on display. We laughed and giggled like schoolgirls- good times. :)

The weather was perfect---->

And we ate lots of food like this---->

We came home exhausted and satisfied with all of our great finds. Already looking forward to our next trip!