Wordless Wednesday

Spooktacular

Scott and I attend a Halloween party every year and it's always so fun! Our friends/neighbors throw it and I always look forward to going. Picking out a costume never fails to be the most daunting task and every single year we always wait until the very last minute to make a decision. And by we, I mean Scott. And by last minute I literally mean last minute. This year, we went Roman. Mostly because it was one of the few choices left at the costume store. I thought we pulled it together pretty well considering we bought our costumes at 6:30 and went to the party 2 hours later.

The Spurlocks pulled off another awesome Spurlock Spooktacular. They go all out with awesome Halloween decorations and a band. It's so fun and the band was really, really good.

Mom and Grammy watched Campbell for us so we could go out and have fun. We never, ever go anywhere anymore so it was fun getting to hang out with friends. We stayed out way too late and the whole time I was thinking to myself I needed to leave but I was having so much fun so I just kept staying. I was delightfully surprised the next morning when I woke up around 8:30 and saw that the monitor that's typically on my nightstand was missing. My Mom got up with Campbell at 7:00 so I could sleep in and it was like, the nicest thing ever!!
Another fun Spooktacular in the books! Already looking forward to next years.

Trick-Or-Treat // Halloween 2014

Happy Halloween everyone! I hope your day has been fun and full of great memories! I've certainly had a fun Halloween. I got to dress up my little peanut and my nuggets and it was cuteness overload!

I have a blast dressing up Ivy, Madison and Grace for Halloween every year. Mom and I plan months in advance on what we want the girls costumes to be. For a while we've thought it would be fun for them to go with a "halloween-ish" theme and this year we found a really cute cat, bat and devil costume so we went with it! Ivy hates it, Grace tolerates it and Madison LOVES it. I always put the girls in their costumes, push a bench against the front window (so they can see) and let them check out all of the trick-or-treat excitement. They love it and so do the kids! The kiddos are always way more interested in the cute pups in the costumes than they are the candy!! 

I remember sitting on my sofa last year scrolling through Facebook and melting over all of the adorable babies in their Halloween costumes. I wondered what I would be doing for Campbell's Halloween costume in exactly one year. A few months ago I saw this little duck and the second I laid my eyes on it I knew it was the one! I searched high and low for some orange tights to pair with it (they're impossible to find) and finally had to resort to making my own. Earlier this week I dyed his tights and I felt like such a crafty little Momma. Haha! I know it sounds silly but I'll always look at this costume and remember that I dyed those tights because I just had to have orange tights. 

Emmy came to our house to trick-or-treat and she looked so stinkin adorable in her little lamb costume! Since she and Campbell's costumes were so similar (not planned but too perfect) we just had to get photos of them together! 

Campbells first Halloween, and the girls third, will always be a memorable one! Happy Halloween!!

Wordless Wednesday

swing!!

Hey all! Hope you had a fun weekend. Mine was good. Scott and I actually "worked" a bit over the weekend. We've been taking photos for friends/neighbors and we had quite a few "sessions" on Saturday. It's a fun way to earn a little extra cash. We took all of our photos at Crystal Bridges because it is so beautiful there right now! Campbell tagged along. We never said we were professionals. Ha! My MIL met up with us for one of the sessions so she could stroll Campbell around while we took photos....which was super helpful. It looks like we're going to be spending the rest of our November weekends taking family photos for people. I'll do a post one day and share a couple of pics from each family. They've all turned out so great and adorable if I do say so myself!!

Grace has discovered a wonderful perk in staying at our house.

 She learned quite quickly that Campbell eating = food dropping everywhere.

Have I mentioned before how much Campbell LOVES swinging? He gets the biggest grin on his face and giggles and giggles. It's so sweet!! We are lucky because the neighborhood park is right next to our house so we can pop over really easily. I love when he loves something so much. Swinging and puffs rank up there in the "greatest things ever" category for my little peanut.

Campbell | Seven Months

Weight: 14 pounds, 1 ounce according to the baby scale we have at home.

Height: I always forget to measure his height. Lately, while I'm rocking him to sleep, I just stare in amazement at how long my baby has gotten.

Sleep: Campbell sleeps 11.5 hours every night. He takes 2 naps a day that range anywhere from 1-2 hours.

Eat: I'm still nursing Campbell 5 times a day. He now eats breakfast, lunch and dinner and we've introduced finger foods to him this month. Campbell loves to eat! My Dad calls him a human disposal. Every time I start walking Campbell to his high chair, he lets out a happy squeal. It's so funny! Meal times are still a little messy but within the last few days, Campbell has gotten really great at feeding himself. Most of the food goes in his mouth now, instead of on the floor or in his lap.

Clothes: Still in 3-6 month clothes and size 1 shoes.

Diapers: Size 2 Pampers

Likes: Eating, baths, being outdoors, Ivy and Madison, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Doc McStuffins and Wheel of Fortune. Campbell loves sitting on the floor and playing with his toys. That's what we spend the majority of the day doing. His favorite toys right now are his tambourine, stacking rings, cell phone and Sophie. He likes to watch me stack his rings then he likes to unstack them. We do that over and over and over and over. Campbell still really enjoys laying on his back and every morning, after breakfast, he plays in his jumper for about 15 minutes-20 minutes.

Dislikes: When there's no more food left. He cries and cries once he finishes his meal. He also doesn't like for me to wipe the mess off his face and hands. Campbell still doesn't like for me to rub lotion on him after his baths. He doesn't like when clothes go over his head. Sometimes he gets mad when we put him in his car seat but he gets over it pretty quickly.

Milestones: So many fun milestones this month! Campbell started sitting up which has been so wonderful and makes life way easier. He started eating soft finger foods and he also takes baths like a big boy now.

Month Seven: This has been such a great month! Campbell is so happy just sitting on the floor and playing with his toys. I hope I don't jinx anything, but naps are a piece of cake these days. I knew once we dropped that 3rd nap it would make nap life way easier.....and it has. Campbell doesn't fight them anymore. He falls asleep almost instantly and even if he wakes up when I set him in his crib, he looks at me, closes his eyes, then goes to sleep on his own. Campbell's reflux has also gotten much better this month.

All About Campbell: Seriously, Campbell is such a big sweetheart. He smiles all day long. He's pretty easy most days and is good about going with the flow. He seems to be so content now that he's able to do more "big boy" things like sitting up on his own and feeding himself. He's happiest when his Mommy and Daddy hang out with him together. Campbell LOVES when Ivy and Madison give him kisses. He gets the biggest grin on his face. We try to go for a stroll through the neighborhood every day because he loves it so much. He still takes a bath every day, thinks its funny when we pretend to eat him, and focuses really hard when we say Momma and Dada--although he has yet to say either. Campbell loves looking at himself in the mirror and if I were as cute as he is, I would too! The months are starting to fly by now and a part of me is sad about that. However, it's so exciting watching him grow and learn new things every single day. This baby is starting to turn into a big boy!