Neewollah and our weekend in Independence

Last weekend we went to Independence for the annual Neewollah celebration! On Friday, Gentry got to participate in the kiddie parade. He was the cutest sock monkey ever! After the kiddie parade we went down to Coffeyville to see Great Grandma Betty. She gave Gentry an adorable "trick or treat" bag that he'll get to use next year and a new book. We LOVE new books! On Saturday, we headed downtown for the "big" parade. Gentry did great...only getting scared a couple of times when some "hot rods" revved their engines and peeled out. We then took in some of the sights of Neewollah before heading back to the house to nap. On Sunday afternoon we drove down to Coffeyville again, this time to see Great Grandpa and Great Grandma Russell and Great Uncle Glen who is visiting from Panama. Gentry showed off his costume once more and got a bag of goodies. Mommy and daddy will help him out with his treats this year. :) Enjoy the pictures from our weekend.

Ready for the kiddie parade!

Mr. Sock Monkey Gentry and his daddy!

Mr. Sock Monkey Gentry and his mommy!

With "cousins" Cooper and Claire! (I think Gentry was about "pictured out" by this point.)

We stopped by the police station after the kiddie parade to see Uncle Eric!One happy sock monkey!
Visiting with Great Grandma Sandon!

Silly boy...silly face!

Check out my cool Halloween pj's!

Decked out in my Halloween shirt and "My 1st Neewollah" hat!

Waiting for the parade to start with Aunt Courtney!

These parades are exhausting!

It is much more fun to play IN the tub of toys!

Checking out my treats from Great Grandpa and Great Grandma Russell!

Playing with Great Uncle Glen who is in the states from Panama! (Uncle Glen is going to be a wonderful grandpa...in February.)

With Great Grandma Russell! Love these sweet moments!

With Great Grandpa Russell and daddy!

Photos from the past few weeks

Just a few random photos from the past few weeks in the life of Gentry!

I'm gonna get you!

Story time with daddy!
Keeping an eye on the neighborhood...just like his Lucy dog!

What do you want to watch, mom?

It wasn't me...it was the dog! I promise!

He really does get mad sometimes. (It was bedtime and he didn't want to give in to sleep.)

Oh my! Another Halloween card! This one from Great Grandma Sandon!

He loves to read...or tear up magazines.

Such a handsome little man!

Playing farm.

Cute...even with all that drool. He's working on his top teeth...hopefully they'll make an appearance soon. (9 months old)

Gentry had his 9 month check-up yesterday. He is 29 3/4 inches tall (90th percentile) and 18 lbs 8 1/2 oz (25th percentile.) He didn't gain much in weight since his 6 month check up but he grew two whole inches! Our pediatrician was not concerned at all that he is gaining weight slower now even with all of the food he is eating. After watching how active he is, she was not surprised. I told her the only time he is still is when he is sleeping. She said he is super healthy and super cute!

A weekend in Anthony

Last weekend we travelled to my hometown of Anthony to visit my family and have family photos taken. Besided hosting an amazing baby shower for Mr. Gentry, my Aunt Karen also gave us a wonderful gift...a photo session with one of our local photographers. Gentry did SO well and I can't wait to see the proofs when they are ready. Gentry got to meet some new family members, saw some family members that spoiled him rotten with new clothes...thanks Aunt Tammy and Bridget for picking out such adorable things and spend lots of time playing with Grandpa and Grandma Francis. He is so loved. Here are some photos from the weekend. (P.S. We didn't get any photos with Great Grandma Mattingly because she wasn't feeling very well. Grandma, I know mom prints off the blog for you to read so we just wanted to tell you "we love you and hope you're feeling better soon.")

Stopped for some lunch. Gentry always wants to drive.

Happy to be at grandpa and grandma's after a long car ride!
Lovin' on Grandma Linda.

Our little French baby with his prune mustache.

Meeting Cousin Addison for the first time.

I think I can reach! Hanging out at Aunt Karen's after his photo session.

Reading the duck book with Great Grandpa Mattingly.

With Uncle Erick. (I tried to get photos of these two all weekend but they wouldn't cooperate...this is the best one I got.)

Grandpa Jerry feeding me puffs.Trying to free Lucy! He know where the latch it so it will only be a matter of time before he figures out how it works.

A Special Halloween Delivery

Today, when I got the mail, there was a bright orange envelope addressed to Mr. Gentry. It was from Grandpa and Grandma Sandon. I gave him the envelope and after trying to eat it, I helped him open it. Inside was an adorable "1st Halloween" card and a special surprise. Thanks, Grandpa and Grandma Sandon!

A card just for me? Wow! I thought Halloween was a time for candy...this tastes like paper!
Whoa! Cool Halloween socks!
Yep, they're my size!

They don't taste too good though!But they sure look cute!

Fall = Pumpkins & Football

I love this time of year! I love everything about it. Decorating, carving pumpkins after picking out the perfect one...or two or three or four, watching the Wildcats dominate...6-0 baby, the smells of the season and the crisp, cool air. This weekend was perfect for all of that! On Saturday, we headed out to Cubbage's Country Market's open house. We picked out four pumpkins to carve, used their rustic decor for some photos and enjoyed their free pulled beef sandwiches for lunch. We then headed home to hang out and prepare to watch K-State play that evening. A co-worker of Brian's and his wife, a good friend of mine, are moving and had a going away party that night. We all donned our K-State jerseys and went over to send them off. We had to show our Wildcat pride. :) We will miss you, Figaro's! Today was spent relaxing, doing laundry and carving our pumpkins. We carved the traditional jack o' lantern, an "s" for Sandon, a Powercat...as always and Gentry's little baby pumpkin became a bat. Gentry got to help pull the guts out of the pumpkins and boy was he a mess when all was said and done. Luckily, he never tried to eat any, which was a huge surprise since EVERYTHING goes in his mouth these days. :) Enjoy the pictures from our weekend! (Note: In many of the photos from Cubbage's, Gentry is not looking at the camera. There was just WAY too much going on around him and he was taking it all in.)

Our punkin' with the pumpkins!

Such a sweetie!
Not so sure about the tire swing horse.

Daddy and Gentry. (He really wanted that pumpkin.)

Mommy and Gentry.

Go Wildcats!

Stomping on Nathan's Nebraska hat! Such a smart boy!

Our clean boy before pumpkin carving.

His first handful of pumpkin guts...not quite sure what to think.

Really getting into it.

Hmmmmm...

Getting messy!

That little bottom looks cute even when covered in pumpkin. :) Such a mess!

The aftermath of gut removal.

The Powercat and bat.

The jack o' lantern and "s."