Steak and Baked Potato

Just a day shy of 4 months old, Mr. B took his first try at eating rice cereal off of a spoon!  I thought it would be wise to try when we had leisure time on Sunday rather than waiting until the hustle and bustle of the week.  So, around dinner time, Mr. B sat comfortably in his bumbo seat on the kitchen island while mama proudly presented him the spoon full of cereal.  With a few careful bites, Mr. B was a pro.  By the second feeding, he grabbed the spoon and was convinced he could feed himself!  It was a sad moment when I had to retrieve the spoon (so he didn't gag himself!).

So Much Changes in Just 3 Months

It's amazing how quickly time flies!  I know that's so cliche but it's so true.  In October, we met up with the fabulous photography team at Sara Esther Photography and headed for a park near the intown neighborhood of Ansley.  They snapped and snapped and we were left with some wonderful shots of our little family!

Boo Ya'll!

Well, I am a day delayed in posting this, but that's due to a day trip on the heels of the festive Monday Halloween we just spent. Getting up at 5 am and racing to the airport is just cruel punishment after the boo fest of Monday evening, but somehow I managed to do it!
Monday was extra special as it was Baby B's very first Halloween. I know, I'm sure I've mentioned that five times already. Anywho, we definitely celebrated in style. After sneaking out from the office a few minutes early, we gathered at home to dress the babe, costume the dogs, prep some party snacks and get dinner ready to go ... ALL before the trick or treat fun could begin!

Zsa Zsa and Pops conquered Halloween afternoon traffic to join us just in time for the partying to begin. After prepping some yummy bbq chicken sliders for the big kids at the Halloween party, our entire crew; grandparents, baby, dogs and all, headed over to our friends M and S's house for a rambunctious, wild time for the littles.

The littles (and the bigs) all had fun socializing and playing games. Baby B was an adorable addition to the annual party crew with his precious pumpkin costume and the diva dogs proudly sported their matching bumble bee costumes. We've learned to choose our battles and not require the antenna on the bees ... yellow and black frock is simply sufficient!

After the party, we headed back to our homestead to let our little pumpkin rest a bit before bedtime and we dined on Alessio's stromboli (yum!). It was a crazy two hours with at least 100 trips to the front door where it was my civic duty to remind the costumed savages that they must say "Trick or Treat" and not just hold a bag out like a begger in order to partake in candy. I guess my strategy worked because we ran through about 5 BIG bags of candy in the process!

Things wound down promptly at 9 and it couldn't have happened sooner. Exhausted, Dear Hubs helped me begin gathering up our Halloween decor so that the house would be de-spooked come November 1. That man knows me well.... he knew I'd have a hissy fit if that stuff stayed up too long. Afterall, I have a quick Thanksgiving changeout and then it's onto Christmas!!! (he's rolling his eyes right now if he reads this).

So happy fall ya'll! Hope everyone celebrated a fab Halloween ... now onto being thankful!

Baby B - I just love this pic!!!

The girls and Baby B

The mummy game

The Fam

(cough... they are all going to kill me for posting this one :)!)

My diva dog bumble bees

Mummy D



Cute pumpkin

B and K

The fam

13 before 13

Just days before Beckham turned 13 weeks old, mommy set a goal for herself to run a half marathon.  While a little nutty and a little far fetched, I woke up early and headed down to the starting line in Brookhaven and ran my little heart out.  Just a short 2 hours and 30 minutes after the start, I finished the race with an impressive time and an equally impressive endurance!  So put a check mark on the list - mission accomplished!

3 Months!

On October 7th, we celebrated Mr. B's 3 month birthday.  As with all special occassions, this one couldn't go unnoticed.  While a full fledged fete wasn't in order, pizza with friends, cupcakes and good cheer were in order. 

When Beckham saw the cupcakes he was a hoot ...

At first he was confused - is this for me???

And then he thought, perhaps they would taste better than my fingers?

And then he thought just a little taste wouldn't hurt anything ...

Happy 3 months to our little man, we love you plenty!  May the giggles and good times always be this good!

The Hat

This was too cute not to share.  One of our new favorite things is a long, leisure Saturday walk. The days have been just beautiful here this fall and the weather is in our favor.  We typically setout for a few mile treck and end up at the Windermere Golf Club for lunch.  I think it's a nice treat for the hard work we endured to get there :).  A few weeks back, to ensure that Mr. B's little head didn't get too toasty, he wore an adorable little white Ralph Lauren hat that Granma gave him. 

Here's how we started the walk....

Before long, we were warm and fast asleep ....

Then, just a few minutes later as we walked along; I looked down to find this....

Fear not, he didn't seem to mind one bit and slept soundly in his new found shade! :)

Perfect 10

It's so amazing how quickly time is flying by us.  Today, Beckham celebrates 10 weeks with us.  Ten simply perfect weeks.  We are so very blessed to have him in our lives and just love every minute with him!