Trick or Treat!

This Halloween we were so excited:
1. Because Luke was so excited about his Peter Pan costume. He loves the movie, so when we saw they had a costume at the Disney store, I had to get it!
2. Because Reid was here to trick or treat with us. It was tricky finding a costume for a 1 month old, but Aunt Holly saved the day with a cute little tiger outfit, that went perfectly as a "Lost Boy" character from Peter Pan.
3. Because our friends came over to help trick or treat with us, and join us in a first ever block party (at least since we've been on the block)!
4. Because a certain blonde friend's costume happened to be a certain cute fairy and she looked like the perfect Tinkerbell with Luke....LOVE IT!

Reid ready to roll!

Wednesday night we kicked off the celebration at the Fall Festival. Luke's favorite booth was "Chutes and Ladders" - I think he went through 6 times!

This was my favorite booth "Candy Land!" So creative, and such a great job!!

Starting Saturday nights festivities with some dinner, fuel for the fun!

"Let's go!

Tink and Peter Pan...precious!!

Rachel's bag got a little heavy towards the end...she made her daddy so proud!

Ummmm, I don't think that looks like you're using nice words Luke. :(

Their cute bags!

More importantly, what's inside their cute bags...some really good stuff!!

Poor Reid! All that hard work and this is all he gets. Next year he'll get to join in on the fun!

Pumpkin Farm

Last weekend the grandparents made a much obligatory trip to Dallas to see the grandbabies. Since the fall weather was so beautiful, we took advantage of it and headed to Owens Pumpkin Farm. I've been wanting to take Luke for some time, and this was the perfect moment. We really enjoyed everything about the day, except for all the BEES! They were swarming everywhere, which made me super nervous. Thankfully no one was stung and we had a fantastic time!

We even convinced Uncle Scott to join in the fun.

Both of them giving the "stank eye!"

Feeding Billy Goat Gruff.

It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown!

"Wait! Who's in there?"

"It is a great pumpkin!"

Luke and his Gigi

Nana, Mom and Luke bouncing along on the hay ride.

'Da Boys

Luke will never look at a camera...it's a disease I'm sure, I just haven't found the name of it yet.

The pumpkins we took home. Great picture Nana and Papa - Luke OVER HERE! ;)

Our Peapod is 1 Month Old!

We're a month in and there is no looking back! We're having a great time with Reid and the adjustment from 1 kiddo to 2 has been a lot smoother than I anticipated. Sure there are some late nights/early mornings, but we know that phase will end soon (hopefully)! :) I think we are much more relaxed this time around, but also more diligent with getting Reid on a schedule which just makes the day go so much nicer. Luke has done great as a big brother and has only seemed to have a few moments of jealousy. He loves to give him kisses and to check on him when he's upset.
We have our one month check up tomorrow, so I'll post stats once we have those, but as far as I know Reid is a great eater and has a lot more chubbiness than Luke did which I love! He is more awake these days and seems like he is trying so hard to talk to us. I'm sure he's observed a lot and has plenty to say about it. He still loves to cuddle and would sooo loved to be held all night long. Sometimes I can't resist how he snuggles up after feedings, so content. We're braving getting out with him, more for big brother's sake, but Reid is a trooper and usually just naps in his carseat. I can't tell for sure yet, but I think he's going to have brown eyes like his brother, but maybe lighter hair. What a blessing he continues to be, we just love our sweet boys!

Already a paci fan, just like his big bro!

And for fun, here's some pics of Luke when he was a month old:

Reid Philip Moshell

We are so proud and blessed to introduce our son, Reid Philip! He was born Monday, September 28 at 4:07AM. He weighed in at 7lbs, 13 oz and is 20 inches tall.
We were all set to head to the hospital on Wednesday, with the grandparents rolling in Tuesday night, but Reid had toasted enough in the oven and so early Monday morning he let us know he was ready. My water broke around 12:30AM and with the help of our dear friend "Miss Manda", to come and sleep over with Luke, we headed to the hospital. Thankfully they got us to the O.R. quickly because with water breaking comes not so fun contractions. I'm just glad I didn't have them for 25+ hours like when Luke was born. He was still turned breech, so they prepped for the c-section and he was here at 4:07AM.
He was (and still is) perfect, and I kept sending Ross over to check on him because I didn't get to see him for 10-15 minutes, which felt like an eternity. At first, we thought he looked like Luke, but as the hours passed, we could tell he had his own unique and super cute look. I think he has my eyes, but Ross' mouth and cheeks (from looking at his baby pictures). He is such a sweet sweet baby. He loves to cuddle, and is a great eater. When we went back to the his doctor of Friday he was 2 ounces shy of his birth weight. He is such a little love bug and because this is our second time around, I feel like I have been able to soak up the experience so much more and just enjoy this newborn phase. I know it will go by so fast, and it's such a precious time for me.
I will try my best to keep the updates flowing, but if they are a little few and far between you know why. ;)

A whopping 7 pounds, 13 ounces...2 pounds more than Luke.

Getting to hold him for the first time...it felt like forever until I could get this sweet boy in my arms.

One proud daddy, and Reid made it just in time to catch the Cowboys game that evening!

A much less drugged mommy, but happy mommy. As my M.I.L. says "my cup runneth over!"

This is a picture where I see a lot of similarities to Ross' baby pictures...I love those cheeks!

Big brother, meet baby brother. So far, Luke really likes Reid (when he remembers he's here).

All snuggled up with Papa.

Meeting Grams, Grandad and Uncle Ryan for the first time.

Not meeting Uncle Scott who had bronchitis, but he said hello from a distance.

Poor Nana! She is dying to get her hands on him, but she's got a cold, so just a few more days and then she'll get in lots of cuddles. Even with a mask on you can tell she's sad to not get her share of the love.

Aunt Holly came from Austin to visit. Reid loved showing her how he could stick out his tongue and just stared and stared at her.

He loves his swing and so far has spent a lot of time there. We'll break that habit as we see needed.

Luke holding him for the first time. He didn't want to touch him, just hold him (which is fine with me). Now, he keeps asking to hold him though. Yikes!

"What? He's staying?!!"
Look out big brother, little brother is here!!

Getting Ready

Nesting for me = mucho work for Ross, but he has been the best husband and such a trooper. No complaining AT ALL for all the little and then not so little tasks I've asked of him the past couple of months. He finished Luke's new room and we successfully moved him over there without any hitches. I think he really enjoys his big boy bed and being able to stretch out.

We have some art work ideas for above the beds, but it's a work in progress. I'm wanting vintage cars/motorcycles/helicopter, but I can't decide on the style.
Also, you'll see on Luke's bed his puppy he made from Build a Bear (another post coming soon). He was so excited about that stars and stripes puppy.

We got Luke's new furniture off of Craig's List and Ross painted it to match the bedding. I was so pleased with it and even more pleased with the price...such a steal!

After finishing that paint job, he was off to the nursery to spruce it up. We used the same bedding as Luke, but needed some color in the room because it had never been painted since we moved to a new house. Ross did a great job of adding chair rail and a hint of color because it's a small room (due to the fact that I really wanted an extra bed in the nursery for the late nights) and too much color would have been too much.

It is so weird having the mattress high again and the bumper pads back in the crib. A little reality check with that one. I do love this bedding though, and I'm glad we were able to use it again!

A basket full of teeny tiny newborn diapers...let's see how long one basket last!

And one last project for me, putting baby brother's name up on the wall. I have the letters and materials, it's just a matter of doing it. I'll post it once I'm finished.

All in all, we're ready, or as ready as we're going to be! I'm just so excited to get this phase started as a family of four and to see how the dynamic changes from having one to two. We'll keep you posted with our little man's arrival information!!

The Children's Museum

What a fun filled, yet relaxing summer we've had! I apologize for the lack in post, it's mostly due to my lack of picture taking. While we've had a great summer, we've enjoyed the down time of no school and getting ready for baby brother...aka lots of pool time and naps! We also have had trips to the library galore, which Luke and mom both enjoy, and lots of family visiting.
When Grams and Granddad came down, we took a trip down to the Children's Museum for the first time. It was great fun, although a little overwhelming. We even snuck in lunch at the Highland Park Pharmacy afterwards, which I've been wanting to do for sometime. I think our next trip there will be during the school year when there aren't quite as many friends. Here are a few pictures from what Luke enjoyed doing there, and I will try to get more posts in over the next few days/weeks before the arrival of baby boy #2 (who has yet to be named)!

Giant Sand Table = Lots of fun for 2 year old boy!

Most favorite room was by far the water play, no protective smock for this guy!

The Firetruck was a big hit too, although sharing the wheel was a bit of a struggle.

Dad met us at the museum, which is really close to Reel FX. We're so glad he got to join in the fun!

Last, but not least, Digging for Dinosaurs! What a cool room this was too!

I can definitely tell we will be visiting this place as our kiddos get older. While there is so much fun things for the little ones to do, the adults almost enjoy it just as much. It's a great experience!

Viva Las Vegas!

In order to celebrate:
1. Impending 30th birthday (mine, sadly)
2. Freedom before baby boy #2 gets here
3. and just plain summer fun
We convinced our pals Team Widmer to sneak away with us for a much needed vacation to sin city. As you can imagine, quite the wild peeps we are, we had a fantastic time. It was the perfect trip in my mind, lots of sun, naps, relaxing, really good food and hanging with really good friends...and a little trip to the spa for a prenatal massage (heavenly)! I think we all had a little bit of a tough time saying good bye to our little ones, but it really was fun just having Ross all to myself and not worrying about Little Foot's schedule (who by the way was hamming it up at Nana Camp). We stayed at Ceasar's Palace in one of their new towers and I really did feel like a Greek goddess, it was lovely. I especially enjoyed not cleaning up after myself or anyone else and having fresh towels and a freshly made bed each day...it's the little things. We discovered a peach of treat, Serendipity3, which is based on the restaurant in NYC, and it was so good we ate there twice. Those Frozen Hot Chocolates....yummmm, I could totally go for one now. And the midnight banana split wasn't too bad either. I certainly left any calorie watching back in DFW, because we really ate good. We went and saw Cirque De Solei's "O" the first night, and it was amazing. I loved the style and was really imressed by the stages. If you ever go to Vegas, make sure you see this show. (And we bought "limited view" seating and saved a ton, without the limited view).
One evening we headed over to Fremont Street to a sweet little dive called Hugo's Cellar. Anyone who has been to Fremont can attest it leans on the side of sketchy, but this restaurant was located in the "cellar" of the 4 Queens and it was wonderful. So dark and romantic, they even gave Jess and I each a long stem rose. The food was wonderful and the table side salad prep was a treat, as well as the chocolate covered strawberries for desert. Afterwards, Jessica and I found these wraps (www.irisimpressions.com) that you can wear 100 different ways. I've yet to figure out how to wear mine, but I need to watch the instructional dvd. They were really cute when we bought them, it's just the figuring out that's become tricky.
We spent many hours at the pool reading books and sipping fruity frozen drinks and just relaxing. It was so nice and we did squeeze in some gambling, well the boys did, the gals just cheered them on. It was a great trip, but I was oh so ready to see my little guy....it's true that absence makes the heart grow fonder.

The view coming into our room, the boys did good and got us an upgrade. It was huge, but looking down from our 27th floor window we figured out we were above the VIP pool, as in Very Inproper People tanning topless...yikes!

Ahhhh, the freshly made bed, before I threw all my stuff on top of it.

The double walk in shower. Yes, there were two bathrooms with a connecting shower...again, heavenly, especially when you pointed both shower heads on you. I'm considering this for my own bathroom someday.

Trip #2 to Serendipty3...I loved that place!

Tribute to 1969 on Fremont Street, really good music that night.

The Lovebirds at our fancy dinner night. We were by FAR the most dressed up people on Fremont, but it was fun having a reason to dress nicely.

The last night we went to the top of the Paris Eifle Tower. It was a "little bit scary" of a ride up, but the view was beautiful. Even better was watching the Bellagio's water fountain show from up there, really cool.

Tiny Tots and Tunes

I am so excited Luke and I got to participate in Tiny Tots and Tunes this summer. Last summer we missed out due to being out of town, but we made sure our schedule was available this year and are so glad we did. Luke really loves music and has so enjoyed the class. His teacher, Miss Holly, is wonderful and just has the sweetest personality and voice. Each day we've had new songs to sing and instruments to play...she even got the parachute out, which is oh-so-fun! To top things off, Luke's buddies Avery, Rachel and Pierce were signed up too...what a mess! Granted there is a lot of running around and not necessarily staying right with mom to listen the whole time, but that's the joy of it being a toddler class! On the last day they celebrated with oodles of fun including a petting zoo, jump house, bubble class and of course a music session for daddies to come and see what we've been learning. It was precious and I can't wait for another music class for Luke, he certainly enjoys it!

*Disclaimer: Sorry in advance for mom's loud voice overshadowing the video.

Parachute fun!

The petting zoo...very intrigued by these little critters.

Avery showing Luke how to feed the animals grass.

These two...so sweet!

A little basketball break, which he loved. I could do basketball...football, uhhh...we'll see.

He jumps....sort of!

We all fall down!