if the shirt fits

November 2009- Pecos and I went shopping recently and he insisted on this shirt. At first I thought I'd stick to my guns and not give in to his demands. The more I thought about it I realized, if the shirt fits, wear it!! Ok, so that is not exactly the cliché but I thought it sounded funny.That's right, Pecos is going to be a big brother. I'm due May 30th. Yes, I'm feeling fine and no, I haven't had morning sickness but I have battled bronchitis and a stomach bug. Yes, we were surprised and yes, we are thrilled. No, we don't know if it is a boy or girl yet but we do intend to find out. Does that cover it?

Two days after we informed Pecos of his big-brother-to-be status it was his turn to be the reporter for the day at school. Keep in mind Pecos is only at school two days a week so his turn to be reporter only comes up every 4 or 5 weeks. Of all days, it had to be his day. And this is what he reported. So there you have it, another ranch hand will be added to the gang and we wanted you to know!

P.S.- please don't send Pecos a cow for Christmas unless you also intend to send feed for it for life!

halloween derby

October 31, 2009- And they're off in the running of the Halloween derby! Well, not exactly, but that's what our little jockey thought. He's been anxiously awaiting the day he could wear this costume ever since the stick horse races on the 4th of July.

Pecos hit up the community Fall Festival to celebrate Halloween. He had a great time with this little bull fighter- his best buddy, Jace.After the event we hit up a few houses for trick or treating but Pecos started to feel bad- he's getting the crud I've had for the past week so I guess it is off to see the doctor on Monday. We ended the night early and put our tired little jockey to bed. Happy Halloween!!

happy fall, y'all

October 2009- It has been a busy fall so far. We started the month out with the completion of our little construction project- a concrete slab for an eventual carport and a patio for the backyard. And lucky for Pecos, the workers left behind a big pile of dirt. What's more fun than a pile of dirt? Pecos has spent many hours in this dirt pile.

And why just stand on it when you can lay on it and slide down? Clothes get much dirtier that way.
Plus those workers left behind a big mess to clean up. Nails everywhere! So Pecos did his part to help clean them up with a magnet.

And of course this clean up took place after yet another play session in the dirt pile. Have you ever seen such dirty feet?
We spent the day out at the 3C Ranch with the Walber's. Jace is always happy to give Pecos a ranch tour in his jeep. Pecos is always happy to ride along and has no interest in doing the driving.
Casey performed a few roping tricks. The boys loved it.

Then they tried their hand at calf roping. Pecos is signaling he has tied up the legs.

After all that roping the boys went in search of Indian artifacts- arrowheads!

Pecos left his mark in a cactus petal.

Next up- Pecos took his first big field trip for school. It was off to the Pumpkin Patch in Medina. He really likes to ride the bus.
The kids made a pomander to take home. He wasn't too sure about poking cloves into the apple.

It was double trouble- Pecos and Jace- which two are the turkeys in this photo?
The boys spotted a tee-pee and went in search of the Indians. Since they didn't find any Pecos told me they were out hunting buffalo- of course!
Off to the hay maze. Pecos was not quite pleased with the arrangement of pumpkins and did a little re-arranging to line them up to his approval.
These two had to be moved.
Okay, this is much better over here.
Oh wait, this one needs to be moved too. It was just a little too big but he gave it a good try.

These did not require moving...Pecos just sat on them.

Can you tell how much fun he had?

And finally, what do you do with a pumpkin? You pick out the most difficult pattern from the carving kit for dad to make!!!

oktoberfest

October 2, 2009- Pecos wanted to brush up on his German in preparation for our trip to Deutschland in December. Oktoberfest in Fredericksburg was the perfect opportunity to do just that. First, we couldn't pass up a picture in front of the fall display...one of the first we've seen this year since ours at our gate is not up yet.

Pecos tried on this German hat while Oma was shopping at the souvenir tent. But he decided he'd rather wear his cowboy hat to Germany.

And here he is admiring the loot he collected at the Kinder Park.

Fun times and now we're ready for the real thing!

bob the builder

September 30, 2009- We're working on a couple of projects around the house, namely a carport and a backyard patio area. Both involve concrete and a crew of no less than 8 to frame it up and finish the job. Pecos was watching all this go on and decided he needed to participate- he is such the little helper. So off to the shop to collect his tools so he could copycat everything the workers were doing. Well, that lasted all of 5 minutes before he decided he'd rather be supervisor than worker. He grabbed his chair and did some supervising. And here's the funny part- Pecos is at the moment obsessed with cowboys & indians. He is convinced the man in this picture is an indian.
And while we're in to fixing things Pecos thought he'd help Casey repair my washing machine. Monkey see, monkey do!