Spiders and Hide-and-go-seek

While I was making dinner, Jimmy rolled across the room and under the couch.  It scared me pretty good when I couldn't find him at first.  Jimmy is getting really good at hide-and-go-seek.

I found a really good deal on costumes and couldn't resist trying it on early.  Jimmy is ready for Halloween!

Jimmy has yet another church outfit, but this one has pinstriped pants and a vest with a pocket square.  Cute!

Jimmy loves playing with Daddy!

This week was pretty great!  Wednesday we had the missionaries over, and they gave us a Book of Mormon and a few pamphlets to give out.  Travis had been wanting to give a Book of Mormon to one of his co-workers, so he gave it to him the next day and it went pretty well!  Also, he also has been studying for the CPA but can't take it yet because of some application problems.  It's been a little frustrating but we've almost got it worked out.

I've been staying busy with Jimmy.  Jimmy is being really cute and can sit up by himself for longer now.  He also is pretty cute when he blows a wet raspberry.  He still like going for walks, playing with toys, rolling around everywhere, and going on outings,  On Thursday, we went on a sale with a friend in the ward and found some really cute baby clothes for Jimmy for a great price.  It was a ton of fun!  For our date night, we went to Dickey's BBQ.  Dickey's was started in Dallas, so we went to the original. It was good food.  This week is our last week in Dallas and we should be in Mesa on Saturday.  We'll be sad to leave but we are definitely excited to get back to Utah!  

So cute you could eat him...

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Party with the Aunts!

Jimmy and his aunts on their laptops

Temple trip with the sisters!

A blond, a brunette, and two redheads walked into a photo booth...

It has been a fun and exciting week.  The first half of the week was pretty much the same as any other.  Travis has been studying a lot for the CPA exam and he'll be ready pretty soon.  Jimmy is still growing and learning new things.  He is still fascinated by his feet and he is starting to sit up on his own for a little bit!  Some fun things we have done is going over to a friend's house for dinner on Sunday.  I also kept busy with Enrichment night, finishing up visiting teaching, dropping a friend off at the airport, and getting ready for Kristi and Al to come.  We have really enjoyed having Aunt Kristi and Aunt Allison with us.  The highlights have been chatting, going to an outlet mall, eating out at Fuzzy's, playing games like Settlers and Monopoly, going to the temple, and having some of Allison's BYU friends come over for dinner.  Jimmy has felt very spoiled by his aunts and we are sad to see them go tomorrow.

Toys and CPA Studying

We got a huge box of toys off of Craigslist for $20.  Jimmy is going to be spoiled!

Jimmy is a sharp looking boy in his new church outfit!

It has been a fun and exciting week.  Travis has stayed busy with work and studying for the CPA exam.  He has studied five of the six sections and should be ready to take the exam soon.  

Jimmy is growing up fast and being cute!  He loves to roll around and he is in that stage where he loves to suck on everything.  I made it a goal to find him some toys this week and found a really good deal on craigslist!  He now is spoiled with toys but he just likes to suck on them.  I think I have more fun with them than he does, but I'm sure he'll grow into them.  

I have been staying busy with various projects.  On Wednesday, I got my visiting teaching done.  I went to the temple on Thursday.  Saturday was our most exciting day because I helped set up for a wedding at the church and then I attended the wedding and reception with Jimmy.  Jimmy was a perfect little boy and everyone was very impressed.  Travis stayed home and studied for his CPA exam, but when I got home, we went on our date night to La Paloma, a legit Mexican restaurant where we were the only Gringos.  Then we went shopping at the mall and got Jimmy a new outfit for Angela's wedding coming up.  He looks pretty cute!  It has been a fun week!

Walk Like a Man

Texas Adventures

We had a fun week, even though not too many things happened.  Travis is still working hard despite the fact that they don't have a lot of things for him to do.  He talked to his boss and got permission to start studying for the CPA Exam at work.  His goal is to take the first part before we leave Dallas.  It takes a lot of studying but I'm sure Travis has got it handled.  

I have just been spending my time with Jimmy.  He's starting to move around now, which is pretty exciting.  He can't quite crawl yet but he is very good at rolling over and he likes to roll everywhere!  He's also starting to laugh more, which is one of the cutest sounds we've ever heard.  

On Tuesday, we had some friends over for a Games/Dessert Night.  We really enjoyed this new game called Spot It.  It's a pretty fun game, we recommend it!  On Wednesday night, the missionaries came over for dinner.  They had three baptisms last month and they have several investigators coming to church so it's fun to get involved.  On Friday, Travis went and helped a friend in the ward move a table.  Our date night was at In 'n Out (See Jimmy Moment) and then we played games with some friends and ate bazookies.  It was a fun Saturday night and a great week!  

Jimmy Moment - We went on our weekly date to In 'n Out and our conversation naturally drifted to Jimmy.  We proudly commented on how well-behaved Jimmy was and how he never acts out when we take him out in public.  In mid-conversation, he started making loud noises so Travis decided to take him our of his carseat and hold him.  While he was picking him up, it happened.  POOP!  It was literally all over the car seat, Jimmy, and now Travis.  Travis immediately put him down to which Jimmy then stopped making noise and just smiled.  He thinks he's funny. 

Jimmy says hi!

This is Jimmy's sad face... if that doesn't break your heart, then I don't know what will.

This week was pretty much like every other week.  We are just trying to keep busy.  Travis had plenty to do this week at work and even worked some overtime.  I have been working on family history and finding some outings to do with Jimmy.  We went to a grand opening of Yogurtland and got free yogurt and a picture with Tweety.  We also went to 7/11 on 7/11 and got a free slurpee.  I've also been practicing my baking skills and made some homemade bread and homemade tortillas this week.  They looked weird but tasted great!  

On our Friday date night, we went to Yogurtland and then to Barnes and Noble and bought a puzzle.  We had fun looking at games and kids' books.  Our favorite book was Dinosaur vs. the Potty.  We highly recommend it.  On Saturday, we went and played tennis and then Travis went to the temple while I stayed home with Jimmy.  We then had a relaxing day at home working on our new puzzle and getting some odds and ends done.  It was a great week!