Our little scarecrow!

For Dutch's first Halloween, we dressed him as a Scarecrow. He looked so cute and didn't seem to mind the hat :) We visited family and took lots of pics. By the end of the night, he was completely pooped!!!

Jacob, the skeleton, and Joseph, the monster truck driver

Happy Halloween!!!

Here are a few pics after we carved our pumpkin...as you can see, Dutch seems to be feeling much better!

Daddy's idea...


...and again!

Getting cleaned up!

Sick day...more like week!

Dutch has been battling a cold for close to two weeks now. Poor thing, he cannot breathe well to eat or sleep and now has a horrible nasty cough! We just returned from the doctor only to find out he has an ear infection in both of his ears, too. DJ and I have been running on little to no sleep at night, so we'll be so thankful once he is better! On a side note, I cannot believe he is five months old now! Time flies...


DJ put this on him thinking he may be cold!

Oh, and a very Happy Birthday to my friend, Leah! She turned 28 yesterday! We hope you had a great birthday weekend!

Wooly Worm Festival

This past weekend, DJ, Dutch and I headed to Banner Elk, NC, for the Wooly Worm Festival. We have never been to this before and it was interesting, to say the least! It is all in good fun to celebrate the Wooly worm (which, I really can't tell you what that exactly is). It was so beautiful in the mountains with the leaves changing. It was also soooo cold ( in the 30's and 40's)- quite a change from the 80 degrees we've been experiencing. We also went to Grandfather Mountain and Linville Gorge. We had a great time and it was nice to have a family weekend together!

Happy Birthday, Brittany and Papa!!!

Happy Birthday to you both! I hope you both have a great day today and a wonderful weekend! We love you very much!


To my wonderful sister - I cannot believe you are finally 18 years old. Gosh, that makes me feel really old!! It seems like yesterday, Mom announced she was pregnant and I was mad that I was no longer the baby! You have grown into a beautiful young girl and I'm so proud to call you my sister and one of my very best friends! I love you so much!!!



Love, Stacey, DJ and Dutch


And a very Happy Birthday to one of my best friends, Jenna!!! Can't wait to see you and that baby in a couple of weeks! Love ya!!

What comes with teething...

I know I mentioned in an earlier post that Dutch was teething...well, with that has come thumb-sucking and a new facial expression. The thumb-sucking is not all that surprising. DJ and I both sucked our thumbs and some of us, longer than we'd like to admit!!! I do love this new face...it must make his gums feel a little better!

And, just one more time with this cute face!!!

Applesauce, Bananas, Pears, OH MY!!!

Dutch has really just started eating "solids" and although it can get messy, he seems to enjoy it! His favorite so far are the pears, although bananas aren't that far behind. He is still warming up to the applesauce! We will start him on the veggies this week and begin with peas. I hope he likes them nearly as much as the fruits.

Lazy Sundays

We had a very busy weekend, so we are enjoying our lazy Sunday. Dutch has been teething the last couple of weeks, so he is a little grumpy these days. I will be glad once that tooth decides to pop through! He also sat up for the first time this week and has really perfected it over the weekend. He is now able to sit up without falling over and without support (although we still are very cautious!) Here are some recent pics that we have taken of the little man!

Happy Birthday, Kim and Papa!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! We hope you both had a great birthday and a wonderful weekend!!! See you soon!

To my amazing sister - You are the best friend, sister, daughter, mother and wife anyone could ask for. I am grateful that we are so close and share so many things with one another. I hope you have a great day and know that I/we love you very much!!!

Love - Stacey, DJ and Dutch