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Day 295 Trip to the Fair! Day 296 On this day, I finally finished Fox's Chucky Costume. Phew, I swore, I will never ever make a costume myself. Let's see what next year brings! ;) Day 297 Fox and I were playing the yard when an airplane flew by. Fox loves airplanes and got really excited, pointed and yelled "Wow". When it flew away, he asked for "More". I explained to him that the airplane went away and we'll have to wait for the next one and the kid lost his shit!  He ran all the way over to the pool fence and pouted for three minutes straight. Wouldn't even look at me! Haha. He has a lot of attitude in that little body, I'm telling you! Day 298 We spent the day with Katie's family and went to dinner that night. Love my little family! Day 299 I think I mentioned this before, but Fox loves to pretend drive in our cars. It's his all time favorite thing to do! Day 300 My little helper is cleani...

Day 288 Waiting at the dentist for Fox's second check up! Everything looked great and he did awesome! Day 289 Ashlie, Brad, Katie and I went to a Garth Brooks Concert. Apparently Ashlie and Katie are huge fans. I didn't know any songs and thought the concert was pretty cheesy. Not a fan! Day 290 Waiting with my boy for Gymboree to open. Day 291 It was a rainy Sunday afternoon, so we decided to go to a local play place that Fox loves.  Day 292 Pumpkin Patch Fun with Fox's buddies.  Day 293 We had to run some errands after work and took a little play break at the playground at the mall.  Day 294 As you all know, Fox was Chucky for Halloween. After we bought his bride, he carried it around for the rest of the night. He loved her. LOL

Weight: 24.6 lbs Height: 32 inches Health: Poor guy had his first ear infection this month. When he didn’t act like himself and had a really runny nose and light cough, we knew something was up. Luckily, we got him into the doctor quickly and he had to take his first round of antibiotics. He is such a trooper though, he was still happily playing for the most part and slept like a champ.  He also had his second dentist visit this month and they said his teeth looked perfect! Nicknames: Big Honey, Bubba, Turkey, Schatzi, Bubbles, Mr. Fox, Foxy, Pumpkin, Poodle  Eating: Still the pickiest eater ever. It’s one of my biggest struggles and worries as a mom, because I always feel like he’s not getting the right nutrients. The doctor said he was growing fine and nothing to be worried about, but I still do. You could put a big piece of chocolate on his tray and he would dry heave, not knowing what it is, but refusing to even try it. His f...

Last year, we attended our first Sankt Martin's Lantern Walk here in Phoenix. I grew up with this tradition in Germany and I love that we have a German group here that organizes the event for all the kids.  I want Fox to learn about his German heritage and hopefully he will enjoy all these German traditions and holidays we celebrate over the year as much as I do, when he is older.  The Lantern Walk was held at MacDonald's Ranch, which is where we also went to the Pumpkin Patch a few weeks ago. We came a little early, so we could play and visit the petting zoo before the lantern walk started.  This is St. Martin! Fox is holding his Lantern Stick (that he broke the night before after two minutes of me handing it to him!), but I didn't attach the lantern to it until a little later (because I had learned from the incident the night before...haha). My friend Julia came from Tucson with her kids as well, her daughter loves Mr. Fox! ...

On Halloween weekend, Fox, aka Chucky, invited some of his best buddies for a Halloween Party at our house.  We got really lucky with the weather and it was cool enough for us to have the party indoors and out! Robber and Bag of Money! I loved this costume! In usual Fox fashion, he was really shy at first and stayed in his bouncy house, just watching everyone, for the first 20 minutes of the party.  All of his friends had a lot of fun playing with his toys! Fox loved our friend Carissa. He let her carry him around and held her hand, it was so sweet! Fox also got a kiss from Snow White! Here she is, getting ready to plant one on him! I'm not sure if she liked him or was just trying to convince him to give her a turn in the Cozy Coupe! ;) Fox didn't know what to think of this either! All the ladies, minus a few who showed up later.  This picture seriously melts my heart! ...