Carving Pumpkins!

Such a fun night together! We had the "halloween party" station blaring on Pandora and we carved out "pa-kins" that Bauer has been asking about for a week.

Bauer actually thought this whole cleaning out the pumpkin process was sorta gross. He was wayyy more in to dancing to the Monster Mash:

Griffin mostly just did this:

Bauer's new super attractive smile. I guess 'smile' and 'squint' sorta sound the same:

Bauer's pumpkin "stitched up" thank you disneyfamily.go.com for the easy idea:

the "adult" pumpkin. We were trying to be different, but it's

just a little scary now that I look at it. Or maybe it's the creepy man holding it...

What it's all about...

I ended a great Sunday (2 hour nap and all, can you tell?! :) with these two precious boys cuddling with me. It was one of those moments for me-- i felt so fulfilled, so full of love, so humbled, and so very very grateful. This is truly what life is all about!

In other news:

- Griffin had his 2 week check up last week. They were hoping he'd be back to his birth weight...yeah well he gained 9 ounces from his birth weight. WOO HOO Griff!

- Griffin was 2 weeks old and hadn't been to a college football game yet-- can you believe that?! haha. Well I thought it was a shame too, and it just so happened that BYU was in town playing Oregon State. It also so happened that although I had bought Andrew tickets to go, I didn't think I'd be already feeling up to it- nor did i think it would be 70 and sunny and that my parents would happen to have 2 extra tickets....needless to say, we packed the boys up and headed to Corvallis to see the Cougs in action. It was SOOOO fun. I'm glad I didn't give into that voice in my head and stay home, afraid people would report me to the authorities for bringing my newborn out. We stupidly didn't get a single picture-- I know, HORRIBLE, but it was such a fun day and both boys did great! Plus, the Cougs got a win and I was able to rub it in the face of just a few old friends!

1 week old!

he's here!

Griffin Gray Ellis

born Thursday, September 29th @ 8:05 am

7 lbs, 20 inch long

big brother loves to hold him and give him kisses

loving our little family of 4:

Mommy and baby are doing well!

We're soooo happy and relieved that Griffin is here, happy and healthy! The c-section went great and I'm recovering quickly. We were even able to come home a day earlier than expected!

Grandma is here taking very good care- we're SOOOO grateful for her help.

Griffin is a super good baby. He's a great eater and sleeps well too (it helps that my mom comes and gets me when he's ready to eat!) He's a joy to have and has brought that special spirit into our home that only a newborn can bring.

Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers, they were truly felt.