Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from Alex and her BFF Abby!

Cooper didn't want to be left out of all of the fun so he snuggled up next to Alex!

We are now waiting for Nomi and Popi to get here!! We can't wait to see them! Alex just got a bath (because she had a little accident) so now she smells so yummy. She has to turn on the cuteness for Nomi because I forgot Nomi's birthday last week. I have been so freaking forgetful lately. I though about her birthday everyday last week except for Friday, which was her birthday. The bad thing is, I talked to her and didn't even think about it. She actually had to tell me the next day that I forgot it. I felt horrible and Josh has been giving me such a hard time about it. I am hoping once she sees Alex in the special "Nomi" onesie I made for her all will be forgotten!

**the Nomi onesie... I can post it now because I know she is on the way here!**

Boo!

We went to Randy's tonight where Alex got to dress up for the first time. I was a little disappointed because we were all supposed to dress up and we had our costumes ready, but sometime during the week it was decided only the kiddos would dress up. So the cute football onesie I made for Alex got tossed aside and she went in her adorable ghost onesie. I think I'll have to put the football onesie on her for pictures at least. We found a potential suitor for Alex! It's never too early to start looking! Kyle is adorable and he already loves Alex. He gave her multiple kisses and before we left he kissed both of her sweet little feet!

Kyle (isn't he a cutie?)

The First Kiss

Josh (in Kyle's hat)

Tired little ghost!

ugh...growth spurt

The UPS and FedEx men came by to see me today! The stroller came in so we went on walk. Alex loves going on walks! Abby was ok, as long as she had a paci! I'm taking both girs out to run errands for the first time tomorrow. I'm a little scared, but I am going a little stir crazy at the house all day long!

In addition to the stroller, Alex's Christmas stocking came in! I am so excited about it. I ordered Josh's and my stockings 2 years ago from Pottery Barn. It's their classic looking red and green monogrammed velvet stocking. Last year we added one for Cooper (it's a cute little elf sock looking stocking) and the matching tree skirt with "The Stafins" on it. This year we got to complete the family stockings with Alex's! Christmas is my all time favorite holiday and I can not wait to break out all of the decorations. I told Josh we HAVE to put up lights this year!

My usually sweet, happy baby girl has been so fussy and cranky the last 2 nights. She is going through a growth spurt. She has been eating non-stop and just gets miserable at night. She cries until she turns bright red and starts sweating. Once we get her calmed down, it last for a short time then for no reason, she starts the crying again. It breaks my heart to hear her crying so much. I am hoping the crying and fussiness is just from the growth spurt.

Nomi and Popi are coming to see us for the weekend! I am so excited. I can't wait for them to see how big Alex is getting.

Cook Off!

The company cook off was today and we had a blast. I am now exhausted and starving! Funny I'm hungry since there was so much food all around me, but I was so busy I barely had time to eat a thing! Our theme was Backwoods Buffet. The first picture is our team standing in our booth. Everyone did such an amazing job working on the booth and cooking the food! Next, the Stafins (I think I'm rockin' the short shorts!), then Alex, tuckered out by a long day of looking so cute for everyone!

Everyone is pretty competitive when it comes to the cook off. There are awards given at the end for things like Best Beef, Best Chicken, Best Overall Theme, then the people's choice awards for Best Food and Best Theme. Our team took home the People's Choice Best Theme award! We were very excited! Our food was amazing. I was in charge of Funnel Cakes. It was a last minute addition to the menu. We made mini funnel cakes using a recipe I found on Martha Stewart. Martha, you have never let me down and you didn't today!

Well, Josh and I decided we are tired of cooking so we are off to go have dinner! I'm starving!

Little Piglet!

You would think I starve Alex by the pictures! We were all on the floor playing and I turned my back for one minute and I turn around to see Alex trying to eat Abby! Poor Abby didn't look to happy about it, but it was so cute!

Short and sweet today...I am trying to get laundry done and the house picked up since we have our cook off team heading over in a few hours to start all the prep work for the cook off tomorrow!

I love my Bumbo

Alex sat in her Bumbo for the first time yesterday! We had tried it out before but she couldn't quite hold herself up. She is such a big girl! I look at her everyday and I can't believe how much she is growing. She is looking more and more like Josh. Nomi thinks she has Josh's full lips and I am noticing it even more now! She is drooling non-stop. She is always sucking on her lips and tongue and there is a constant line of drool. We went to run errands last night and she was so good. I felt bad because I didn't realize how cool it was getting. Thankfully I had a blanket.

Alex is going to have Daddy time tonight. I am going shopping with Rachel for the food for the cook off. We went to the store last night to get a few things...well, 10 chickens. There are 10 whole chickens in my fridge right now. There is no room for anything else!

After a long day of hanging out with Mommy and Abby yesterday, Alex passed out on the Boppy on the couch. She looks so relaxed! I wish I could fall asleep anywhere like her....hmmm, never mind, I can!

Alex...wide awake

Alex has still been technically sleeping through the night, but bed time is starting to get a little more difficult. She eats and starts dozing off around 8. The last 2 nights she has woken up an hour later WIDE AWAKE. The first night I snuggled with her on the couch and I fell asleep. When I woke up an hour later, she was just laying there eyes wide open kicking and squirming. We finally put her down around 10:30 and she cried for a few minutes so Josh stood at the side of her crib rubbing her tummy and she passed out. Last night, we decided to put her down at 9. She was back up by 9:30 screaming. I fed her again (little piglet) and we put her down at 10. She was back up at 11:30 hungry again so I fed her and this time she stayed down until 7:15. She normally sleeps until 9:30 or so. I fed her and she just fell asleep about 20 minutes ago.

I am so excited, I ordered a double stroller yesterday so I will be able to get out with the girls. Until they both get a little bigger, I'm sure it will be a task just getting out of the house, but at least we will be able to go on walks! I like it because both sides lay down so until they get better neck control I can lean them back a little, the sun canopies are larger and it is pretty light weight. I decided on the Joovy Groove 2 Deluxe!

I also started working on Alex's Halloween costume! We are going to a party on the 30th that one of Josh's supervisors is having. Everyone must dress up. We spent most of Sunday looking for costumes. I wanted to pick costumes that all went together. We decided Alex's would be the hardest because there are only so many infant costumes. We looked and looked and couldn't really find anything we liked. Plus, most of them were thick bunting outfits and I thought she would get too hot! We then started thinking about what we had at home and decided, I am going to be a cheerleader (original I know, but I can still fit into my HS uniforms), Josh is going to be a football coach (complete with the polyester tight coaches shorts) and Alex is going to be a football! I know it's not girly or anything but she is going to look so cute! I dyed a onesie brown last night and I am using puff paint to make the seams! I'll have to post pictures after the party. I didn't want to spend a fortune on costumes that we are wearing for a few hours one night. I'm sure next year when she is bigger and walking it will be much more fun!