Such a Cutie!

Somehow Andrew keeps getting cuter by the day. I'm not surprised since I always thought the same thing with Julia. We really are lucky to have two cute little kids who are so sweet.

Andrew is such a happy little boy who loves to smile! Andrew and Daddy are having fun in the playroom. Julia was too busy playing to get in the photo.

Andrew is looking good in his new shirt from Naartjiee which is a new store that opened in North Point Mall....it's such a cute brand from South Africa. Funny enough my sister bought Julia an outfit from this store in Texas last year and I loved it. I'm so excited since we now have the store here in Atlanta. Andrew is just hanging out and relaxing in the recliner in his room. I'm sure Andrew will be watching some sports on TV with his Daddy and relaxing in a recliner before I know it. When that happens Julia and I will be sure to go out and do some shopping or get a pedicure instead!

L is for Leaves

Julia definitely watched lots of television while she was sick but there were times throughout the 11 days that she felt well enough to play and do some fun things. On Tuesday we went out in the yard and gathered some leaves and she glued them down on her big "L" and little "l." We're so glad she's all better and back to herself again.

Look Whose Rolling Over

One day after Andrew turned 5 months old he rolled over from his back to his tummy. On Friday while Julia was napping I was playing with Andrew in his room on the floor and he was so close to rolling over. When Thomas got home from work I told him that Andrew was very close to rolling over and sure enough after dinner Thomas put him on the floor to try it and he did it! It was pretty neat that he waited for Thomas to be around to do it so he didn't miss out. Today while Julia was napping I was playing with him on the floor in his room and he was rolling over again. I grabbed the video camera but the battery wasn't charged so I got the camera instead to take some pictures of him in action. Here's a few pictures of him rolling over without any help. It's so cute to watch him as he's working so hard...way to go Andrew!

Andrew 5 months old

I had to post a picture of Andrew today since he is 5 months old. Just the other day I was thinking about how he won't be using the swing, his play mat, and bouncer for too much longer and it made me kinda sad that my baby is growing up quickly. Nowadays he loves to be held sitting up so he can watch Julia, play peek-a-boo (he really gets a kick out of it), stand, play with his toys, and of course coos and smiles. His big blue eyes are very much like his big sister Julia. We love our little guy and we're so glad he's a part of our family!

Happy Halloween

Julia and Andrew all ready for Halloween. Daddy took Julia trick or treating while Andrew and I stayed home and handed out candy. Julia had a great time and got lots of candy.

We all went to our neighbors house to trick or treat and had our picture taken there. Julia was quite interested in the candy that Mr. Evan gave her instead of looking at the camera...but at least you can see Curious George. Happy Halloween!

Pumpkin Carving and Painting

On Sunday Daddy and Julia carved the pumpkins while Mommy and Andrew watched. She wasn't a fan of putting her hand in the pumpkin since you get all dirty. Clearly she's my girl...I hate getting dirty too!

She helped much more once Daddy took out the scooper.

Julia and Andrew with their J and A pumpkins, Daddy did a GREAT job! I have no idea what they are both looking at but it must be something interesting.

Julia did a great job of holding Andrew especially since he's getting bigger and he can't sit up.

Later that day Daddy and Julia painted two small pumpkins that Daddy brought home a while ago. Last year when Julia and I went to Houston to visit my sister we went to the Houston Zoo for Zoo Boo and one of the things they did was paint pumpkins. I thought it was a great idea so we decided to do it this year at home. I called the Houston Zoo to find out what kind of markers they used and ordered them online. Painting pumpkins may become a tradition in our family...we love traditions!

The final pumpkin painting product!

Busy Saturday

Saturday was a busy day for the Brown Family. In the morning we went to a Halloween party at the Staudt's house, came home for lunch and naps, and then we headed to North Point Mall to do some trick or treating. Andrew was still the cutest baby dressed up, I just love my little monkey!

Trying to take a photo of a bunch of toddlers is not an easy task. Of course nobody is really looking at the camera but that's not surprising. The party was at Liam's house and Liam is Julia's friend who lives in our neighborhood and he's the monkey right next to her. Her others friends in our neighborhood are Caroline and Whitney who are the two girls in the front row with denim jackets on but they didn't wear their costumes.

Curious George himself made an appearance at the party and he did great running after the ghost during the ghost hunt.

We were so proud of how much Julia ran after the ghost this year. Last year we could barely get her to pick one up.

Daddy and his two little monkeys.

Julia enjoyed the trick or treating at the mall but I don't recommend it. It was pretty busy but she had fun so it was worth it. I guess we know what Halloween activities we'll participate in next year. Here she is excited to get a tootsie roll (since she had one once before).

One last photo of the two monkeys at the mall.