Happy Halloween!

Des' first Halloween was...like every other day. But we still carved a pumpkin! And by we I meant me. I carved a pumpkin. It was inspired by Des.

And we went all out on the costume. He was an m'n'm. We didn't have to go outside so we didn't worry about pants. Its pretty much the same story for any other day...

And Des discovered candy. He got as far as the wrappers and was sold! He never even tasted chocolate. Although G'ma Hatt sent him some cotton candy...not so sure we're going to try that either.

and we also did some work in our backyard. We had to try out Des' new coat!

All in all, it was a fun day! We only had to answer our door twice for trick-or-treaters so we even have some candy left over.

Happy Halloween everybody!

Des' new clothes

Des got some new clothes from Grandma Renee and auntie Jessi. Finally, this poor kid has some long sleeves to wear on these cold, cold October days!

And he also got a new coat! We can venture outside without feeling like my child is going to freeze. Its a good feeling.

And in other news, this is Yamori, Guardian of Cenarius. Apparently he's worth a screen shot.

I spoke too soon

Des was approved! You can find him here and look him up by his number.

Destry D.

Baby Boy
ID: 407160174

So I guess he's too cool for GAP

des yelling for more cheerios, "Give me more cheerios, woman!"

I never heard back from the GAP contest. Whatever.

Things at the Davies are interesting these days. Des has:

1. gained more weight. I'm pretty sure he's in the 20's now. 23 on my mom's scale but we all know that's a little off.
2. started to eat chunks of food like bananas, cooked sweet potatoes, cheerios, cheese, and bread.
3. discovered (only yesterday) that he can roll consecutively and get places (or toys).
4. begun to "gum" his bottom gum, like he's growing teeth or something.
5. figured out he can yell at people and get their attention. This is especially fun to do in church. To strangers. Who happen to look at him once and smile.
6. started to feed himself, or at least tries.
7. grown enough stomach and back muscles to sit up without having the boppy to catch him.
8. experienced snow falling and DOES NOT LIKE IT!!

not quite yet

I guess they're still working on approving des for the gap contest. So be patient! I'll let you know.

Fall into the Gap....

...between Tim's teeth. That's what I think about every time I think of GAP--ya, know, the store? My little brother Brian made that up about an unfortunate kid in grade school who had some orthodontic issues. Not the nicest thing, but it's stuck with me through the years.

Aaaaanyway, my buddy Jillyn suggested I enter Des into the GAP's casting call/contest online. So I did. Just like that. I took picture after picture of Des this morning and he wouldn't smile for a single one! Out of all the days in his 6 and 1/2 months of living and he chooses today not to smile. So we came back later and tried again and I managed to get a few. It actually took the dog to get him to smile. Nice. I see who really is on top of this totem poll.

After they approve him, everyone can go vote. Or just see what the big hoopla is about. But while you're there, you might as well, right? Right. So by the time you all are reading this, he should be up and running. We squeaked in just before the deadline.

So go here and support Des in his big debut!

a new car seat

If you didn't know, Des is pretty big. If you've ever held him, you'd know that but some of you out there haven't had the chance. Sorry. Its life altering.

Des' current car seat is the one in which we brought him home from the hospital. It's nice, race car red, and still in great condition (we bought it because it would last through more than one kid). It, however, only holds up to 22 lbs. After that, your behemoth of a baby will become a human projectile and swiftly decapitate you on it's way out your windshield in the event of a collision. Or so I'm told.

I might have made that last part up.

The moral of the story is, Des is swiftly rounding out the teens and building muscle mass through the early twenties (poundage-wise). He's not quite to 22 lbs yet, but getting close so we bought him a new car seat. We pulled it out of the box to test it out, see how it fits. Its huge. And pretty awesome. And poor little des can only bob his head and wave his little arms a bit because he just fits in there snug, its pretty cute.

And because these pictures were pretty cute too, I thought I'd throw them in the mix. We went to Fillmore, UT this past weekend to visit the family and take part in a craft fair with Baby Windsor. Kolt's aunt LuRey and cousin Taffee made the drive from Green River to play for the day and it was super fun! The babies loved playing on the four-wheelers in Grandpa Rob's shop.

and I just realized that I forgot to take a picture of Natalie and her motorcycle. She was loving the fact that it was just her size, had training wheels, and a box really close to it so she could get on and off herself. She was having a blast too!