Weekend in Salina

LAST weekend we went to Salina to visit Andrea and Brenden (A & B). It was our third road trip with Wilder, and he was an excellent sport! Andrea cooked for us, as she so effortlessly and expertly does, and we enjoyed it!! (Belgian waffles, chicken salad croissants, cinnamon rolls, tacos, milk shakes, brownies...) Shawn's parents even came for a few hours on Saturday, and Andrea introduced them to the Wii! With all the extra help for Wilder, Andrea and I even had time to work on cards (me) and scrapbooks (Ang).

Thanks, A & B, for an awesome weekend...

B, next time we'll come when you have the weekend off!

Hard at "work"

Wilder LOVES his grandparents!

B topped his waffle with peanut butter and chocolate syrup!

Wild waiting patiently for us to finish eating.

Wild modeling his custom-made onesie from Liz/Derek

Growing baby boy--75th % for weight, and 40th for height

Auntie Andrea's a natural!

Shawn working his mad Wii skills

Harold's turn to bowl

Wilder bathing in Andrea's kitchen sink

So sweet!

BBQ

WE'RE always thrilled when Shawn's parents jet over to Wichita to see little Wilder and hang out with us. They're the best! They let us BBQ for them this Sunday. Wilder slept for most of their visit then woke up for their last little bit of time at the house. I was glad, so that they could see how alert he is and hear some of his coos.

The Grill Master.

Harold's unamused by Marley's imposition.

Sweet child of ours!

Hanging out with Daddy.

Family photo: attempt #1

Family photo: attempt #2

Family photo, final: that'll do!

Mommy's baby boy weighs 12 lbs 3 oz!

We think his eyes might remain blue! We'll see!

Cookie Party!

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Shawn's work, SHS, gave Wilder a cookie party/baby shower this week (they got the cookie idea from Wilder's hospital photo, which you can see on the invitation above). We had a delightful smorgas board of cookies to choose from, plus, Wilder's friend, Grey, was there! Wilder received the Brown Bear, Brown Bear book, some diapers to keep his tush dry, and a gift card to Target for some cuddly winter clothes. Wilder had fun sleeping through the party then waking up once everyone left. Then he provided lively entertainment to the clean-up crew by spitting up and sneaking a wafer into his pocket!

(he's changed ALOT, huh? and there's the wafer in his pocket)

(Shawn, Wilder, Grey, Derek)

Pumpkin Muffins

IF you're in the mood for pumpkin (with the Fall season here, I definitely was), but don't want to make bread or a pie, try these muffins! I made them this weekend; they're a nice treat!

1 1/3 c. sugar

1/2 c. butter

2 eggs

2 c. flour

4 t. baking powder

1 t. cinnamon

1/2 t. salt

1 c. canned pumpkin

4 T. milk

Cream together sugar and butter. Add eggs and beat well. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. In another mixing bowl combine pumpkin and milk. Add flower mixture and pumpkin mixture alternately to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition. Spoon into greased muffin tins and bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes. Makes about two dozen muffins.

ENJOY!

Wild with his mouth open..and bath time!

SHAWN'S coworkers joke that they've seen lots of pictures of him with his mouth open (guess he's just found lots to smile wide about). Well, looks like Wilder is following suit! 

Also, I am loving these bath time pictures; Wild is such a good sport. Sometimes I "play" and take my time on his baths. He definitely gets clean and smells so yummy afterward!

oopsie--a little cross-eyed :)

would like to point out that he has 1 1/2 dimples, folks! 

(oh, and he's in a bib because I got tired of changing his clothes every time he spit up...)

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