Babies and Pumpkins

Today we celebrated a friend of mine (Kayla) and her precious baby girl at their baby shower. Kassidy decided she needed to make her arrival the date of the original baby shower. I don't think anyone minded having the shower rescheduled with a new guest on the list!  Kassidy is very tiny weighing in at maybe six pounds compared to Mayson's twelve pounds so she just makes him look like a monster! It was fun to see all the adorable little girl items they received, play games, and cuddle little Miss. Most importantly it was great to spend time with one of my best friend's Christina. About two years ago she moved to Oregon to be with her husband who is in the coast guard stationed there, so we don't get to see her near as much as we would like! I was excited to have her meet Mayson and do lots of much needed catching up, as well as share in her experience of becoming an Aunt for the first time!

Mom and Kassidy with us. Doesn't she make Mayson look so big?? :(

The new Aunt and one of my very best friend's, Christina.  

Baby Kassidy (aka little Kasserole). She is just too cool. 

After the shower we came home to have some family time! I have been so excited for pumpkin carving this year. In the ten years Matt and I have been together we have never even bought a single pumpkin. I was pretty excited when he agreed to let us buy some and carve them for Mayson! Last year a friend of mine put her baby inside the pumpkin for pictures. I loved the idea and just had to try it. Mayson was not excited about this idea at all. I don't think he liked the cold or the gooeyness of the inside because once we pulled him out and wrapped a towel around him he was just fine. 

After torturing our baby, I mean making good photo ops, we carved Mayson's first pumpkin! I did not want to do the traditonal Jack O Lantern face. I had seen cute pumpkins with the baby hands as the eyes then a nose and mouth. I liked that idea, but so many people were doing that so I decided we should just do his hand and foot. I traced his hand and foot on a piece of paper, cut it out, then traced on the pumpkin for Matt to carve it out. It wasn't near as easy as I had thought it would be. First off, Mayson was squirmy as can be while I was trying to trace. Secondly, when carving the small spaces between fingers and toes do not shape as well as I had hoped and expected. However, I am very happy for the family time and the experience of celebrating Mayson's first Halloween! 

Matt carving Mayson's first pumpkin and his first time ever doing the carving of a pumpkin!

His hands and feet are just so adorable!! 

The finished product

This week I will be putting Mayson in all of his Halloween outfits in order to properly celebrate his first  holiday! I can't wait to put him in his costume Thursday! This is also my last week off of work, which I am having a very hard time dealing with, so I plan on spending it cuddling my boys and doing a bunch of nothing!! Until next time.....

Lacey