Thanksgiving and more...

The last few weeks have been a flurry of activity for our family. The weekend before Thanksgiving we decided to take a quick trip to Fredericksburg. Evan's first official vacation with Mom and Dad! We had a great time. We had perfect fall weather to enjoy walking around town. We stayed at a guest house, which was great because Evan had his own room for his crib.

Evan and Patrick hiking at Lady Bird Johnson Park

Enjoying some pastries in Fredericksburg

Our guest house

The Christmas Pyramid in Fredericksburg town square

Now, on to Thanksgiving. We we able to travel to west Texas and see both sides of my family. We had a great visit and Evan did remarkably well given the many hours in the car.

My mom's side of the family

My dad's side of the family

Evan looking at his first Thanksgiving card from grandma

Relaxing with uncle Chris and aunt Robyn

Wedding Fun!

This past weekend Evan attended his first wedding. Patrick's sister Helene was married to Jorge on Saturday. We all had a great time and it was fun to have an excuse to get all dressed up. Evan looked so cute in his "big boy" clothes. He was a big hit at the reception and got to meet a lot of extended family and some of daddy's friends from college. Congratulations aunt Helene and uncle Jorge!

The happy couple

Evan dancing with the bride

Our family (yes, momma has curls!). We almost forgot to take a picture until the night was almost over so Evan was already in his carseat.

Also, check out new video (right-hand column) of Evan trying cereal for the first time.

Evan's Halloween

Evan was asleep (or almost) by the time trick-or-treaters came around, but he dressed up on Wednesday for our church Mom's group Halloween party.

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Evan's Travels

Little Evan has been quite the traveler lately. First we went to San Antonio in late September to visit Patrick's family and attend his sister's wedding shower. Then, this past week we traveled to see my family in west Texas. Evan was such a trooper! He handled the 5-6 hour car ride well and even made it to his great-grandmother's house near Lubbock. The highlight of the trip was Evan getting to meet his great-grandparents. It was quite a sight to see each of them hold him for the first time. I feel so blessed that they were able to meet him. My parents were nice enough to let us stay with them while Patrick traveled to the east coast for work. Evan had a great time with his grandparents! Here are a few pictures of all our travels. More pictures to come soon!

Evan meeting his newest cousin, Nathan (he's only six weeks younger than him)

Hanging out with grandpa Pieper

Meeting great-grandma Maeker for the first time

Meeting great-grandma Pieper for the first time

Four generations!

Dancing with grandma

Evan's Baptism

We had a wonderful weekend celebrating Evan's baptism with family and friends. He did great during the baptism--only a little fussing despite being tired. All the excitement was a little much for him and he had a little bit of a hard time sleeping Sunday night. He (and mommy) both spent Monday recovering and now we feel better. Thanks to all our family and friends who joined in the celebration!

Look Who's Growing

Evan's new trick is being able to lift up his upper body. He has really good head control now. Here's a few new pictures of him testing out his skills.




Just hanging out with Dad on Labor Day weekend

11 weeks

Evan is growing and changing all the time. He'll be 11 weeks old this Wednesday. At his 2 month check up a few weeks ago he was up to 10 lb 3 oz. He's quite a big boy now. He's recently started cooing a lot more and smiling at us too. Check out the videos on the right-hand column to see him in action. He's becoming a little happier these days and crying less. Napping during the day is still a challenge but it's going better now that we have our wonderful new bouncy chair. Here are a few new pictures, including some in his "big boy" church outfit.