Pumpkin Patch

Today we went to visit the Cowboy Junction's annual pumpkin patch!
Shocking News: Pumpkins DO grow in the desert!!!

Drew and his buddy, Austin, hanging out in the patch. For some reason we put the kids right in front of their pumpkins, so you can't even see the pumpkins - oops! We got there about 30 minutes after it opened and you can tell by the picture that most of the pumpkins were already gone! Note to self - go early next year!

I think Drew's little crying face is sooo cute! Poor baby!

Natalie, Austin, Drew & moi

my lil punkin'

Poor Drew is a little sunburned from our walk this morning :(

Drew and Emma as cowboy and cowgirl!

Private Blog...

Sorry for the inconvenience this causes, but I got pretty creeped out by 2 different blog stalkers! One was looking at our blog for 30+ minutes at a time, viewing multiple pages, multiple times per day and would not leave me a comment to let me know who it was! I can tell from my Site Meter that they looked at my blog multiple times AFTER I posted asking for them to let me know who they were.....CREEPER! I hope this new format doesn't make it too cumbersome to check out our blog, but I feel much better about this, especially with pictures of Drew being posted!

I've noticed visitors from Palm Beach Gardens, FL and London, Ontario....Who are you?? I'd love to know!

Visitors

I've noticed on my Site Meter that I've had quite a few new visitors from locations I don't recognize. Drop me a comment and let me know who you are!

My Lil Lamb

The time has come...my precious baby has outgrown his swing! Let me preface by saying that Drew LOVES him some swing. Love is an understatement. This swing is his happy place, or should I say...was. We weighed him (just on our bathroom scale) and he's coming in at a whopping 23 lbs. The weight limit on the My Lil Lamb swing is 25 lbs. Thankfully, he's a good crib napper, but it's still a sad, sad day at the Fleharty casa!

Last Hoorah in the swing!




Last nap in the swing!

Love my big boy. So hard to believe he's not a baby anymore :)

Timeline - Bellies

I've known Halie for a long time and her belly has only been bigger than mine at 2 points in our entire lives....when she was/is preggo! These pictures crack me up, so enjoy the timeline!

March '09

Halie's belly was bigger than mine for the first time in our entire lives! Hello, baby Cambry!

November '09

Things were back to normal - my belly was bigger! Hello, baby Drew!

September '10
Halie's turn again! Hello, baby Chase!


Can't wait to meet Mr. Chase!

8 Months Old 9.26.10

Our precious lil guy is 8 months old! Every month he just gets more and more fun! We just love his little personality sooo much!

Dapper Dude

"Join me on my yacht, ladies?"

I have 2 teefers!!

The week Drew turned 8 months old, he started crawling! Way to go, Drewski!

This post is a little bit late because Drew and I spent about 10 days in Carrollton. We made the trip to go to Halie's baby sprinkle and while we were there my Me-Maw passed away. She was 97 years old. Anything I type here won't do her justice, so I'll just say that we loved her a lot and she will be missed.

Snapshots

Techie

Reading the Dallas Morning News w/ Pops

MMMMmmmmm, Yummo!

First Finger Foods

This is one for the grandparents...Drew's first bite of a finger food. He tried the Gerber banana flavored puffs (thank you, Keri!) and isn't so sure he likes them! He's had them and a few other finger foods since and he's still not sure sure about this whole "real food" idea. I think he prefers the puree!

Drew Loves Molly!

Drew's Infant Dedication & Weekend

Today we had Drew dedicated at church and Matt and I finally became official members. It was a really nice service and Drew did great! Grandma and Pops came out for the dedication and are still here (playing with Drew).


We also celebrated Pops' bday. This is my first attempt at a fondant cake!

Matt and Drew wore their Longhorn gear for the Tech game on Saturday. Of course, Matt has his flag flying all day too!

Don't worry folks, there is still an underlying Aggie presence as well (heeehee - "underlying"). I had to make sure we used the Aggie blanket on Saturday. Drew's shirt says "My First Longhorns Tee" and his pants say "Fleharty!" Thanks Aunt Patty and Toni!

Gma helping give Drew a bath!

Poindexter Ladies Retreat

Last weekend Drew and I headed to Midland to pick up grandma at the airport. From there we drove down to Sonora for a weekend of relaxation at the T-Saucer ranch. Our cousin, Lolabeth hosts a family girls' retreat each year and it is SO FUN! Drew was the only boy, but his cute cheeks let him get away with sneaking in this year. Thanks to Lolabeth & Cleve T for letting us invade their home!

Grandma even bought Drew some cowboy boots to wear on the ranch. LOVE.

Can you spot the differences?

1979

2010

Indecisive

Drew just can't decide if he's a rock star or a cowboy! Decisions, decisions...

My favorite part is the socks: converse-socks and boot-socks! Love it.

Another Cleaning Post!

This time around...Toilet Bowl Rings! I think this stay-at-home mom gig is getting to me! HA.

Another amazing find for hard water....the Pumie! This is a pumice stone on a stick and it will get rid of hard water rings in your toilet bowl. It is seriously AMAZING. Most of you know that when we moved in here I had Matt replace both toilets because I thought the people that lived here last just never had heard of a toilet brush. It was BAD! Well, lo and behold...those same rings popped up on the new toilets! They are impossible to remove. We even tried CLR and other chemicals that you have to wear gloves around. Nothing worked. Nothing until...the PUMIE!! Five Stars in my book!

Drew & Austin

Drew with his little buddy, Austin!

Austin - 3 months

Drew - 7 months

These little guys and their mamas go walking in the mornings so they see each other almost every day, but they haven't gotten to hang out outside of their strollers until this morning! Too much cuteness!!

Shopping Cart

Drew's first time sitting in a shopping cart!

This was actually a few weeks ago. It was his first and only attempt to sit in the cart w/out his infant carrier. About 10 minutes into the shopping trip he slumped over to the side and bonked his noggin pretty hard. It left a red welt and I felt pretty terrible! Back to the infant carrier for this babe! He's not so big after all!

Puppy Bud

Today, I needed to vacuum the rug so I put Drew and his puppy in the swing for about 2 minutes. When I was done vacuuming, I saw this. I love how Drew has his arm around the pup! HAHA. They are best buds.

Monkey Luva

Drew is 1/2 Monkey. I'll let you guess which half.

Warning: This is not a baby post! :)

Oh, Lemi Shine! Where have you been for the last 4 years of my life?? We have lived in this area for 4 years and I just now discovered Lemi Shine. I think all of Southeast NM/ West Texas needs a new law. Whenever you move into this area the realtor should be required to tell you about Lemi Shine. HELLLO HARD WATER!

Recently our water just took a major turn for the worse. It got to the point that we quit drinking it all together and actually bought a water cooler/heater like an office would have! We have been pulling our hair out over our dishwasher too, convinced it was broken. We were looking into buying a new one because of all the white nasty stuff that was building up on our dishes. The only thing that would take it off was hand washing them in white vinegar...GROSS. So I started researching online and found Lemi Shine. The fact that it's made in Midland gave me great confidence. Those people feel my pain!

Here's an example of a bowl after being washed in our dishwasher without Lemi Shine...

BEFORE

AFTER

(washed in same dishwasher, using Lemi Shine)

Oh, Lemi Shine, I love you!

7 Months Old 8.26.2010

Guess who's getting to be a big boy??

Mmmmm, pureed bananas!

This boy is sure loved a lot!!

Fun Times with a Cutie Pie

Drew helping me do laundry...

"If you think I'm handsome you should see my daddy!"

:)