Enjoying The Great Outdoors!

Josh and I have been talking about and planning a little hiking trip out to the state park for this past weekend.  We had even found and purchased a little backpack carrier to carry Sawyer in while we hiked the trails.  Of course we were eager to try it out.  We went for a few hours to Oak Mountain (a local state park in Birmingham) and hiked hiked hiked!  The backpack was amazing! Sawyer loved to kick back and ride while taking in all of the beautiful fall scenery.  Josh said it was very comfortable to wear too, so score for the backpack carrier:)

We had so much fun.  It was so good to get back outside and out in the woods as a family.  Something I have missed immensely ever since I was too big pregnant to even want leave the house. So it's been a while. :)  Josh and I were also happy to see that our little boy enjoyed the outdoors every bit as much as we do!  I guess we can add hiking to the list of family outings now:)

Six Months Down...

(I love this last picture of Sawyer. I'm sure he's thinking "please mom, no more pics. I'm WAY to cool for this".)




So our little boy is six months old nowadays. That's half a year.  Around 183 days.  In other words, he's O.L.D. OLD! And boy, does he know it!  He can be quite the little stinker some days.  He's already figured out that for now, and until he can do more for himself, Mommy and Daddy are here to serve him and him alone (or so he thinks anyway).  He milks us for all we're worth.  I'm scared that we've got trouble coming in our near future!  On the other hand he can also be the sweetest little boy who just wants to cuddle on you, love on you, laugh at you and give you kisses.  Yummy, big, open mouthed, slobbery kisses.  It's adorable.  And I love every single thing about him.  Good, and not so good. :)

Sawyer's First Halloween!

Because this was Sawyer's first Halloween and he is still not yet 6 months old, Josh and I thought it might be a little awkward taking him trick or treating considering he can't eat candy yet.  But we definitely wanted to do something since this was his very first!  So we took him to "Boo At The Zoo" at the Birmingham Zoo!  It was soooo much fun with all of the different activities that they had set up for the kids.  He and I both rode the "Scarousel" together, and all three of us rode the train through the spooky forest.  He was even able to go through the trick or treat maze and collected some candy for us;-)  Everyone who saw him loved his little costume, although most of them thought he was a "Who" from "Whoville"?  Just to clarify, he was a "Pea In A Pod":)

We had so much fun hanging out just the three of us, and made some great memories together for Sawyer's very first halloween!