Thanksgiving

Well our Thanksgiving trip was eventful, to say the least! I don't know what we were thinking traveling to Dallas in the car with a 2 month old, a 2 1/2 year old, our dog, and all our stuff! Eli was very excited and had way too much energy on the way up there and Jed was just not happy being in the car seat, which resulted in a loud, stressful car trip. Whenever we got Jed calmed down, Eli would be loud and stir up Jed again, or as soon as Jed was asleep we'd hear, "I need to go potty!". When we hear that, it means Eli needs to go soon, but usually he had to go when it was most inconvenient. Eli did well at holding it, though, and we had no accidents. As soon as we stopped to potty, Jed would wake up, and the cycle started all over again. Luckily our dog is great in the car, so I forgot he was there most of the time. Once we arrived at our destination, we had an enjoyable time. It was just the getting there that was rough. The trip home wasn't as bad because we had two tired boys that slept most of the time. We're re-thinking our travel plans for Christmas...maybe we'll skip the travel part!

The good news is that we did get to spend time with family and had a good visit with them. Jed got to meet his great Grandma, Nana, which was special. Here they are making faces at each other:


My camera ran out of batteries while there and I didn't have a charger with me, so I didn't get any tday pictures with my family...bummer! I did get some pictures from Aunt Lisa that she took at our get together at their house.
The whole clan

Vivian was excited to hold Jed

Uncle Dan and Eli

Eli & the Poop Diaper

Last week, Eli wanted to watch me while I changed Jed's diaper. He ran to get his stool and set it up right next to the changing table so he could get a good view. I proceeded to change Jed's diaper, which like most, was a poop diaper. Eli quickly got down off the stool and said it was too stinky and started gagging. He had gagged before while I was changing diapers or even when he smelled other unpleasant smells. I just sort of laughed and told him to step back. John then walked in to get Eli dressed, and I said jokingly, "watch out, he's been gagging!". Meanwhile, I'm still changing Jed and getting him cleaned up (it was a big messy one!) and I heard John yelp a little and then heard Eli throw up all over the carpet! Luckily John had taken the day off so he could clean up the mess...ha! I can't believe Eli actually got sick after seeing and smelling Jed's dirty diaper! We're in for trouble because these aren't even smelly compared to the diapers to come. Now we know not to let Eli near when changing Jed's diaper. Eli makes sure he stays away, too!

Helper

Eli likes being our little helper lately. It's nice now because he doesn't realise he's doing chores yet! He helps with unloading and loading the dryer, unloading the dishwasher, taking things to the recycle bin, taking the trash and recycle bins to the curb and back in, feeding Boone, and others. He really does help most of the time, especially now that I'm usually trying to do things with one hand while holding Jed in the other. I'm impressed with his abilities!

faux hawk

"playing" together

Look alike?

Here's Eli at 5 or 6 weeks old wearing the same onesie Jed is wearing in the previous post. They look so different!

Smiles!

Here are some smiles Jed's been giving us lately:

My boys

Three Perkins, just alike!

Big E, Little J

I'm amazed at how huge Eli looks and how tiny Jed looks in this pcture!

Halloween Festivities

Last Sunday we went to a Halloween festival at Zilker park with our friends and neighbors, Mia and her mom, Jen. There were some games for the kids, but the highlight for Eli was the fire truck and ambulance. He got to go inside both as well as meet the firemen and ambulance guys. They liked the little fireman, too!













We went with Mia and her parents, Jen and Rex, to trick-or-treat around our neighborhood. We have fun with them, and we have so much in common it's freaky! The little fireman and Cinderella had so much fun, they were worn out after a couple blocks.


Our neighbor, Mo

Introducing...

Our new baby chicks! Eli and John picked these out last weekend. The yellow one is Kabob and the brown one is Tetrazini. They are one week old today.

We decided to get more chickens because our eggs are in demand, plus we like providing them for our friends and neighbors. Also, we lost one of our other baby chickens a few weeks ago when Boone accidentally caught one. It flew up and he snapped her neck. It really was an accident!

Success!

Both boys actually cooperated today and quickly fell asleep for naps at the same time! I hope there are many more nap times like this to come! Aren't they so sweet sleeping together? Ahh, now what to do with this free time?

Pumpkin Patch

We had a fun family outing at the Pumpkin Patch yesterday. Eli was actually more interested in the front loader and fork lifts they had there than anything else. It was still fun to do the hay maze and pick out a pumpkin after playing on them. He didn't like the scary decorations they had inside, which I never do either. Jed joined in the fun, too!

Boo!

Here's Jed's scary Halloween face! Sorry, Jed, couldn't resist the pumpkin hat and Halloween outfit.

New Kicks

Jed got his first pair of Converse shoes, which are really socks, and they are the cutest little things! Thanks Erik and Tiffany! Eli wanted in the pictures, too. He looks so big! Speaking of big...Jed is already 3 weeks old and seems like he's changing and growing daily. Time is already flying!

Happenings

We went on our first family outing today! An exciting trip to the grocery store! We're taking it slow. Jed did great. He actually slept through the whole thing except maybe the last two minutes before we got home. Eli loved having him ride in the back next to him.






















Jed grunts a lot when he's sleeping, waking up, or nursing, which is pretty much all he does right now. I guess I'd rather have grunting than crying. Here's noisy Jed sleeping in the sling:


Yesterday I caught Eli reading his favorite truck book to Jed and naming and explaining all the different trucks to him. So cute!

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