The Dynamic Duo

Halloween has come and gone and we have more candy than we know what to do with. Here are some pics from our activities this weekend.

Here are Batman and Robin before heading off to the library on Thurs. night for the first round of trick-or-treating. (This is the only night that Austin would actually wear his cape.)



Friday night we went to Leesville to enjoy a "Witch Way to Main Street" event with BB and the cousins. (Superman is missing from this photo. Must have slipped away for a daring rescue elsewhere.)



Sat. night we went trick-or-treating in the park and then in a friend's neighborhood.

Here's a pic of our pumpkin.

Pumpkins

Well, we haven't picked out our carving pumpkin yet but we're getting in the mood. Here are the pumpkins that we decorated last week.

And here are some pictures of our other little pumpkins...



Aaron at 7 months.




Aaron at 6 months.



It's tough to get both boys to pose together. Here's a pic we got about a month ago.

Are you ready for some football?

Fall is here and we're even getting a little bit of cooler weather to prove it. With fall comes football and Faimon is jumping in with both feet. Even though he's no longer the Sports Editor of our local paper he's still exercising his football muscles. If you want to hear what Faimon has to say you can check out these sources:

Grid Iron Gumbo - 7 PM Thursdays on 105.7 KVVP FM. Weekly football talk show about local high schools, colleges, and pro teams. There's a 'Listen Live' link on the site.

DeRidder Dragon Football 7 PM Fridays on 95.7 KROK FM. Faimon is calling the play-by-play radio broadcast for the DeRidder Dragons. There's a 'Listen Live' link on the site.

DeRidder Daily News Faimon will still be covering the DeRidder Dragon's games in the local paper.

Bleacher Report This year Faimon is a featured columnist for LSU on Bleacher Report and should be publishing at least a couple of articles a week.

Better late than never?

I know Aaron is almost 5 months old but I'm just getting a chance to post his 3 and 4 month pictures. Hopefully I'll get a 5 month picture soon.

Aaron at 3 months...



and 4 months.



He is growing fast (still off the charts in both height and weight). He can roll from his tummy to his back and has rolled at least once from his back to his tummy. His head seems to still be a bit too heavy for him to pick up to get all the way over. He is making lots of sounds all the time and has developed a grunting/groaning sound to tell us when he is not happy. Not very much fun to listen to but he is communicating. :) He's getting pretty good with grabbing things with his hands. The doctor said last week to expect his bottom teeth to start coming in a couple of weeks. It all goes by so fast...

In the News

Faimon is no longer the Sports Editor for our local newspaper. He's now the Editor! This is his first week of putting together the rest of the paper (besides Sports) but he's had a few weeks to transition from one job to another. While this means he won't be out covering games at night, he is still going to be working 6 day weeks and will be working in the evening to make sure all the news from the day makes it in the paper. :(

He won't be giving up Sports entirely, though. There will probably be some opportunities in the fall for him to cover some football games and he hopes to continue writing a column for the Sports section. (If he can find the time, that is.)

Goin' Fishin'

Now that it's officially summertime, Austin is starting to get into fishing. He got a new Lightning McQueen (still his favorite character) fishing pole in preparation for a trip to Beebe and Gramp's camp for Memorial Day. He spent almost an hour outside learning to cast and practicing in our driveway the day he got it.

We had a good time at the camp but Austin didn't catch any fish.

At the first of this month, Austin spent a week at Grandma and Grandpa's while Faimon, Christa, and Aaron went to Oklahoma for a friend's wedding. This is the longest Austin has been away. We all survived and enjoyed our week. Austin went fishing with Grandma and Grandpa, too, and caught two fish this time.

Growing Like a Weed

Aaron is now 2 months old and he is growing so fast. He weighs 14 lbs 2 oz and is 24.5" long. His height is so far off the charts the doctor accused us of bringing the wrong baby home from the hospital.

Sleeping Like a Baby

Aaron has slept the last two nights from about 11 PM to 7 AM. Yeah!! He really sleeps well anyway but this allows Christa to get a little more sleep. He is growing fast and taking more of an interest in the things going on around him. He is smiling more and more but still makes us work for them sometimes.

We spent some time last week visiting grandparents and had a good time. Austin had fun catching lizards and swimming. Faimon got in the water with him but no one else was willing to brave the cold water.



We also got the chance to celebrate birthdays with Aunt Laura and Darby. Here's a picture of the cousins.

One Month Old

We have now had Aaron in our lives for one month. Time passes so quickly and he is growing fast. (He has a doctor's appointment this Wed. so we can find out exactly how fast he's growing.) We are starting to get back to something resembling our normal lives but we're not quite there yet.

Austin is very proud of his little brother and introduces him to others every chance he gets. He's very sweet and gentle (most of the time) and likes to give Aaron hugs and kisses. He has also offered to share his favorite fluffy blanket with Aaron as well as some of his racing cars. Let's hope this brotherly love lasts!

Trying to get Austin and Aaron to "pose" for a picture is a difficult task. Here is one we've taken and hopefully we'll get more soon.

Aaron William Roberts

The newest addition to our family arrived on March 5, 2009 at 1:23 PM. He weighed 8 lbs 13 oz and was 21.25" long. Mom and baby came home on Sat.



We are adjusting well to having a new baby in the house, although we still have a lot of help at the moment so reality hasn't quite set in. He is a good, happy baby and is eating and sleeping well. We'll see how long that lasts.


Austin is excited about being a big brother and loves to show off his baby brother. His first question when he got home from his first day at nursery this week was 'Where is my baby brother?' He still seems a little confused about why Aaron cries but otherwise he seems to be accepting the changes pretty well at the moment.

Party Time!

Austin will be 3 tomorrow and we had a small party for him at our house yesterday. He wanted a 'Basketball, football, soccer ball, baseball' party. He invited 3 friends. The weather was not great so we were all stuck inside for most of the time, although the boys did get out a bit to run around the house a few times.



The biggest hit during the party was a construction claw that Caden and Jackson gave him.



After a full day of excitement, Austin crashed.



When he recovered he had enough energy to put on a little show for us.



For those parents of young ones out there, do you recognize any of the pop culture references that seem to give him his inspiration?