DMB's 2nd and Much Needed Haircut

So, I've been looking a little shaggy. Mommy and Daddly love my fine hair but even they admit it was time for a little trim. Doesn't help that people were starting to ask if they were EVER going to cut my hair.

The before pic. I wasn't feeling that well on haircut day. Kind of in a daze with a cold. It actually worked in my favor.

I sat super still and trance-like waiting for the cut to be over.

Voila! Not the best after pic but I promise it looks a lot better. A nice clean little boy cut. This picture does capture how cruddy I feel. I'm looking forward to being snot free soon.

Chilly Time

Where to begin? Buddy, Daddy, Michael Patrick, Tim and PacMan build a fire in the fire pit the night before Thanksgiving. It was chilly that night and the fire warmed us right up. We had a good time hanging out by teh fire. Michael Patrick and his friend slept in a tent by the fire and I hung out with them up until my bed time. I think I am ready for a camping trip in the near future. So, we have a question? Which picture do you think is the silliest? The one at the top where Michael Patrick, Daddy and PacMan are photo bombing? The one of Tia the Teapot? Or the one of Zeus lookin glike he is licking Daddy's rear end?

Room Service

So we are a little spoiled. What 18 month old and 3 year old aren't? This is going overboard though, even for us. In mid November we went to Austin with Mommy and Mimi for a bankruptcy conference. Well, we didn't go to the conference but Mommy did. We hung out with Mimi and Tia. The start of the fun was room service at the Four Seasons. It was 5 star delish. I had pancakes. Davis had cheerios and Mimi had a bagel. We had two pots of hot chocolate too. It was awesome. And so pretty and nice. So when we came home all that I could talk about was room service. Veronica stepped up and brought a big pot of hot chocolate to our house one morning. I was already downstairs so I ran up to my room and acted like I was asleep. It was fantastic. I think we will have a new standard for hotel stays. It must have room service.

Luke 40 Months

Hey, it's holiday season and I am all over it.

Halloween was a BLAST. I thought that I would only want to trick-or-treat on our street but had to make the block since it was early and I was raking in the candy. I really enjoyed handing out candy with Mimi and even volunteered to dip into my stash when we started running low. Dad and I ran over to see my aunts, uncles and cousins down the street and crash Kyle's party. Ryan was rocking his penguin costume and Uncle Rob was dressed like a..... uh..... it's hard to describe....., let's just say that he changed out of his costume early.

I'm having concerns right now since some neighbors have started putting out there Christmas decorations and "it's not even Thanksgiving time yet!" I'm pumped for Christmas and love telling you what I want for Christmas, which is basically anything that is in a catalog that you put in front of me. I really want a Handy Manny tool bench, Spiderman, Transformers and science stuff. Also, I don't call him "Mr. Ho Ho" anymore, his name is "Santa".

I'm getting better at riding my bike and have been riding to the park with Dad and brother. I really don't know how to use the brakes but I love to show you how I can ride with no feet.

My favorite movie for the last few months has been Hook (you know the one where Robin Williams is Peter Pan). I'm full of quotes and will challenge you to a fight any time that I find a sword laying around.

My first soccer season ended last week. I enjoyed my time with the YMCA Orange Crabs, but what I really love is my TROPHY! I carried it everywhere for three days and my folks are just glad that it survived without any damage. I'll show it to you next time that I see you.

Every night Daddy and I practice speaking spanish to each other and have really been working on counting. Next, we tackle colors.

Mom's going to add pictures tomorrow so check back.

HAPPY TO YOU PAPPY!

Today is Pappy's Birthday! A big birthday. We sure missed seeing him on his birthday but know he had a great time with all the cousins. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday dear Pappy. Happy Birthday to you.

Love,
Luke and Davis

Tia's Quincenera x 2

Tia's party pic at her party. Isn't that cool?

Sue Sue and Tim at the party.

Sue Sue and Tim got Tia a pinata. I got to whack it. And, I got almost all the loot from the pinata. There was candy, toys and something yummy called Mexican pudding? It tastes just like icing.

Davis whacked the pinata too. Then he took the big stick and whacked me on the head. It embarassed me and hurt like no other.

Tia had THREE cakes. 3. Her friend made this one. She also had brownies and tres leches.

I was kind of tired before the party got started but then I warmed right up. Right up. I used my best saying multiple times. Wanna hear it? "Peace and Chicken Grease!". Like it? I can say it to you multiple times.

Family pic. And yes, Mommy's dress was that short. She and Sue Sue dressed alike. They were Tia's court. Everyone was dressed so cute and fun. We had a great time. Just check out these pics.

Ahhh.

The Davisons, with a little Byman sneak in.

Davis was bartending for a little while. Mommy and Daddy saw this as a sign that we needed to go back to the hotel. Veronica babysat us there. It was a great time. Great time. Happy to you Tia.

Davis 18 Months

Holy Cow, I'm a big boy now. Just look at me. I can hold lizards, all by myself. I'm not scared at all. Of anything. I even almost touched a snake that slithered into our house the other day. I am in that funny, funny stage where nothing is funny and nothing is as I want it to be. I whine a lot to try to get what I want. But when I am happy I am pretty darn cute. I still have my serious face but if you tell me not to smile I break out in a huge grin. I say lots and lots of words now. I say multiple word statements like "Let me do it," "Give it to me," and "I don't know." I like to dance and demand for mommy, luke and daddy to sing to me. I am not very into sharing but I'm learning and trying thanks to my first brush with punishments (that involves being put into my crib when I act up). I went to the doctor for my check up (and hopefully to avoid swine flu). I weigh 27.6 lbs (50-75%), I'm 33 inches (75%); and my head is 20 inches (97%). We celebrated Tia's birthday this past weekend and it turns out that I'm also a natural born bartender. I stocked the cooler with beer. Handed the beer to the guests and offered them the bottle opener. All wtih a very serious face. Very serious. I love school and don't cry at all when I get dropped off. Looking forward to one more trip to Austin this month and turkey day. Talk to you all soon.

-Davis (also known to refer to myself as Mimi, Veronica or Luke)

Happy to You, Sue Sue

We celebrated Sue Sue's 27th birthday on Sunday at Mimi's house. We had turtle soup and a cake that Mommy and I made.

Sue Sue got a guitar for her birthday from Tim. It doesn't have legs, those are mine.

Here is the cake Mommy and I made for Sue Sue. It is supposed to be a pumpkin but I think that the bundt pan is to wide in the middle? And Mommy drew the leaf backwards. No one cared. It was a really yummy cake.

Sue Sue loved my high volume rendition of Happy Birthday to You. Davis is responsible for the title. He doesn't every say "Birthday". Just "Happy to You".

What is a day at Mimi's without bubbles? Hope you had a great birthday Sue Sue.

Boo! - Byman Style

Mommy's work started a new tradition and let kids come up to trick or treat. We did that on Friday. It was awesome. We met so many cool people and got SOOO much candy. Our buckets were filled, FILLED to the top.

After trick or treating we got to have a snack with milk in the TK kitchen. It was so fun to see what and where Mommy spends her days. Even Mimi came. People were as excited to meet her as they were to meet us. Something about figuring out where Mommy gets her personality!

We also had our fall festival at school. It was super fun. Mommy got to help with Luke's class but not mine. Apparently that would be way to traumatizing for the 1 year old class. Here is a pic of Luke's class, minus Audrey, Leah and Teagan.

There was face painting at the fall festival. Luke and his buddies were all tigers.

See the "Go Fish" booth in action?

On Halloween day we woke up asking if it was time to trick or treat. Mommy and Daddy were desperate for something to eat up the hours of the day so they found a little fair at the church down the street from our house. They were hosting a Pumpkin Chunkin and Fair. Luke got to try Balloon Darts for the first time and actually popped one. He is a stud!

There was a magic show. Here big brother is working his magic finger and saying the magic words. That worked everytime.

The church had ponies. I think this was my first pony ride. I held my stress ball (made at the festival) and the saddle for the entire ride.

Luke rode a pony too. All by himself. He is just so big now (that is what Mommy and Daddy say when they think we can't hear them).

The catapult for the pumpkin chunkin'. It was awesome and huge.

Here I am getting ready for trick or treating. Am I seriously cute, or what?

Big Brother was an astronaut. We didn't have a moon prop so he posed next to our tree in the front yard.

Here is what I was supposed to be for Halloween this year. Mommy finally took pity on my soul and future self confidence and switched me to the skunk costume.

See how bad this is. Really. Mommy still says it was cute. Daddy think she is insane (about this costume and many other things).

Here we are with some of our neighbors. About to trick or treat. We are hyped. Not that you can tell by my face. I was tired already and not sure why we kept stopping at every house just to get more candy. Seriously, we had a huge back at our own house AND all the candy from Mommy's office.

Luke and my friend Cannon from school who lives right behind us. Isn't his costume adorable too?

Look at our Mimi. She was a good, green witch because she had glitter on her face. She visited with every single trick or treater (shocking for those who know her, right?).

Mimi was pretend scaring the bejesus out of Luke. Aren't they good actors?

Another Mimi picture. Isn't this a great costume? For the record, Mommy wanted this at the top of the post but she is too worn out to figure out the inverse posting principles tonight.

Hope you enjoyed the chronicles of our busy Halloween festivities.