A beautiful November day!

The boys woke up earlier today due to the time change so we went to the 9:00 service and then went up to Monte Sano for a picnic. We missed out on the beautiful weather yesterday due to running errands and Will's three hour nap. (He has had a hard time adjusting with Daddy back in town. My mom said I use to give my dad a hard time after he came back from TDY.)

Will loved playing with sticks, nuts and chasing squirrels. Chip grilled hot dogs for us. It was lovely weather to spend the day on the mountain. We brought a ball and Will had fun kicking it around.

I can't wait till Ben gets bigger so he can play too. Poor Ben today had a rough time in the church nursery. He is going through some separation anxiety. I thought we had made it without him doing it but I guess not!! He is in a new classroom but I don't know it that makes a difference.

The pics are from our Monte Sano picnic...the facial shots are of Will watching a squriel climb a tree.

I have been TAGGED!

If you are reading this and are a blogger considered yourself tagged too!!
I was tagged by my friend Becky so I now have to share 7 weird or strange facts about me that you didn't know.


1. I have been keeping a daily journal for my boys since the day they were born...my mom did the same for me. I just hope they can read my writing!

2. We were only married 9 months when we got pregnant with Will.

3. I once performed with John Denver when I was 11...(my church choir did at the VBC)

4. I use to be a complete neat freak until I had my boys..it is now a mild case ;)

5. I cannot sleep in socks....my feet get too hot!

6. I am obsessed with washing clothes...not folding..just the washing! Chip bought me a new front loader this year after our old one broke and I love it!!! It has all sorts of neat cycles.

7. I am terrified of tornados. The Huntsville tornado of 1989 was less than 3 miles from my house! It ruined me and now I freak out!

Ghosts and Pumpkins Oh My!!!

We took Will and Ben trick or treating tonight in our neighborhood. This is the 3rd time we have taken Will but it is first time I think he got the idea. He went to every house and said trick or treat and thank you. He also threw in the occasional BOO for those who commented on his costume. When we got home he got his first taste of candy. Will got to eat 2 little bags of m&m's. Our neighbors across the street have much older kids and don't pass out candy (they go out to dinner) brought both boys treat bags. There was a little bag of cheetos but that will wait till tomorrow.

Gigi and Uncle Robby came over to see the boys and passed out candy while we took the boys around.

Today I took Will to his first gymnastics class at the Little Gym. He loved every minute of it. It was nice to do something one on one with Will.

Daddy is home!

Daddy came home today from a 4 day trip to Boston. This was the first time Daddy was out of town since Will was a little baby. We are lucky that he does not have to travel much for his job.

Many thanks to Gigi for helping us out BIG TIME when Daddy was gone. We don't know what we could do without her!!!

Daddy came home while Will was still at school so he surprised him by picking him up today. Will said "Daddy you are not in Boston."

We had our first call home today from school. Apparently Will and a piece of playground equipment came into contact and the equipment won. The teacher called me and let me know that Will had a goose egg on his head! I told her as long he is acting normal then he will be alright. They did put some ice on it.

After we got home Will did not nap due to Daddy being home so we went outside and carved our pumpkin. Will wanted to put the seeds back in after we scooped them out. I had him reach in and grab some with his hand. He told me he wanted to eat the seeds but I told him no.

We then went to our local library for a Halloween event. Will had a blast making a Halloween collage. He would have stayed there for hours with a glue stick and Halloween stampers.

9 month check-up

Ben went in for his 9 month check-up today...No shots...thank goodness!!!

He weighed in at 20lbs.5oz (46%)...height 28 3/4 inches (66%) and of course his head was 47 cm (90%)! You know those Bagwell boys have big heads...thanks Daddy :)

Ben is 9 months!!!

Ben is 9 months old today! I cannot belive how time flies. It has been a busy month for Ben. He is cruising on the furniture, baby gates, and toy shelf. Ben is also a very fast crawler...especially if Will is laying on the floor. Ben loves to roll all over him. He is a chatty one..he is saying dada and mama..I might have heard a hi or bye but the SLP in me has to hear it several times before I count it.

Ben is a live wire! I keep telling Chip if we thought Will was mischevious, I think Ben will top him. He loves to play with balls. He likes to hold them and wave them around (and of course eat them!)

Ben is going to be a tough little boy because he has banged his little noggin quite a bit now that is so mobile. He really enjoys crawling down the hallway to Will's room or in the bathroom while Will is trying to potty!

Week in Review

This week was a special one due to Aunt Kathy from Montana coming to visit. She came to visit our house last Saturday and we went to our neighborhood fall festival. On Monday we met her and Gigi at the Botanical Gardens. It was a beautiful day. Will took charge and showed the scarecrows to them both. We then had lunch outdoors.

Aunt Kathy helped Gigi babysit Ben on Tuesday while I had an appointment and on Friday night while Chip and I did some early Christmas shopping. It was a nice visit and I am glad she got to see the boys.

Will had his fall festival at school on Thursday and according to his teacher he had a blast. He loved playing on the inflatables!

On Saturday we took both boys to the Botanical Gardens for their Halloween activites. Will had fun playing games and seeing all the other children in their costumes. On Sunday we went to Trunk or Treat at Gigi's church. Will loved going car to car getting treats. They had lots of games for the little ones to enjoy. Ben slept through most of it but did get to put on his costume for a little while.

In case you can't tell in the pics... Will is a ghost! Mommy found a no-sew costume in a parenting magazine. (never knew you could do so much with an adult sweatshirt) Will had told me months ago he wanted to be a ghost so I wanted someting not too scary..it turned out to pretty cute!