Halloween Festivities

We have been getting ready for Halloween at our house this past week. Last night we carved our pumpkins and roasted the seeds. Ryan did a great job with the pumpkins. Brody liked to help, along with his older cousin Logan. This year, Brody is going to dress as Buzz Lightyear! He's pretty excited about it. His costume was a hand-me-down from my cousin's kids. Thanks Kerri! Raegan will dress as a pumpkin, which is what Brody was his first Halloween. We're going to take the kids over to their cousin's house to trick-or-treat in their neighborhood. It should be a great time! I will post pictures next week. Here are some pictures of our fun Halloween festivities. Raegan supervised the pumpkin carving, but was dressed in her Halloween shirt. As you can see, she sure can have quite the temper. Must be that reddish/auburn hair of hers!

"I Will Give Her Some Toys Mom"

This morning, we were just doing the normal things. Brody was watching a show on TV, I was emptying the dishwasher and drinking my coffee, Raegan was laying under her toy watching the lights. She started to cry, so I started to walk over to pick her up. Brody answered "I will give her some toys Mom." Here is what I found when I walked over a few minutes later......

I had to laugh, he was so proud of himself! He was being helpful, just went overboard. He's a good big brother. He is very concerned when Raegan is crying and wants to help her feel better. I just always have to make sure that his idea of "help" is safe for Raegan!

Fall is Here!

We have been keeping pretty busy here in the West household. Ryan started private practice October 1st. He is really enjoying it. His moods are soo much better after a day at work compared to residency! We are really enjoying our new home. We're able to have friends and family over with all of the room downstairs for entertaining. It's a lot of fun.

Brody is doing great at preschool. It took a couple of weeks for him to get over the anxiety of it, but now he looks forward to going. He loves to hang his pictures on the refrigerator every day he gets home. He's fully potty trained and has been for a couple of months now. He was so easy to train, I think he was really ready for it. Thank goodness! We had his 3-year old pictures taken last week. They are sooo good. I will try to post one as soon as they come in.

Raegan is an absolute sweetheart. She is 3 months old today. Wow, time is flying by! I can't believe my little girl is that old already. I feel sad that her "infant" days have passed. But, she is getting more playful and interactive everyday, not to mention more adorable by the second!

We went to the pumpkin farm this past weekend with cousins Garrett and Aerial. They had a great time. Here are some pictures to enjoy.

Raegan's Sweet Smile

Isn't she sweet!?!?!?

Brody Playing Wii

Here is Brody and his first experience playing his Daddy's Wii.  As you can see, he totally gets into it and works up quite a sweat!  He's huffing and puffing, he is working so hard.  Hilarious!!

1st Day of Preschool!

Brody is now an official preschooler!  He is going Tuesdays and Thursdays to school from 9-1pm. He seems to really enjoy it.  His first day was great, no tears (from him)!  He likes his teacher and seems really happy when I pick him up.  What a big boy!

Raegan is now 2 months old!  Can't believe how sweet and lovable my little girl is.  She is getting to be quite the chubby baby too!  We go for her first round of shots tomorrow at her doctor's appointment.  Hopefully it isn't too bad.  We had a great time visiting with my sister and her family this past weekend.  I took Raegan and stayed for a few days in NY.  We had a nice visit, but I was glad to get home to see Ryan and Brody!

Stomach Bug!

Well, Brody has his first run of a stomach bug.  He has had a fever for 2 days now, threw up yesterday.  Today he is doing better, just not eating much.  He has managed to keep everything down, so that's improvement.

Raegan is doing well.  I must admit, she is not as great of a sleeper as Brody was as a baby.  She sleeps all night long, sometimes only waking up at 5-6am.  But during the day, another story! She will not settle for a nap.  Car trips in her carseat are pretty much the only way to guarantee she will be sleeping.  Frustrating!  But, at the end of the day, she is a sweet little angel, and you can't be mad at her!

Here are some recent pictures.