Bateman's Hoot and Holler

My sweet, beautiful baby girl is 8 months old. It seems like WAY longer than that, in a good way, a very good way. But wow, have these 8 months gone by so fast! I know that is all so cliche, but it's true.
The first few days after Kinsey was born, I was like, "I am never doing that again (labor, mainly). I guess we are only having 2 kids!" But after 2 or 3 (closer to 3) months, I thought, "Well, maybe I could do that again..." And now, I am just enjoying...

I wanted to give a little (haha, just joking, it's big) update about what Spence has been up to! He's a busy guy these days...
At the end of August my boy turned 6! This kid is just growing up fast! His birthday was on a Sunday, so we had a fun family dinner, and then cake and ice cream with some friends and neighbors....

Halloween 2011 was a blast!
In the morning, Kinsey and I went to Spencer's school to see the costume parade. There was lots of fun, cute, and creative costumes. Spencer got a Thor costume for his birthday, and was proud to show it off for Halloween. When he saw me at the parade...

For some reason, I decided to get crafty. Well, I guess the reason was that I couldn't find the exact right halloween wreath for our door, so I got brave and decided to make one. And then a friend gave me an idea for the spray painted pumpkins, and I...