Quaid's first birthday

Quaid had his first birthday on November 28th. He woke up that morning to some new toys which he was very excited to see. Of course, he also loved playing with the boxes that the toys came in. Our friends, Kelly and Josh, took us out to lunch to celebrate. Quaid had a good time trying to eat a peanut butter and jelly Uncrustable and french fries. Kelly and I thought he was going to choke on the peanut butter. He seemed to like it though. Quaid and Josh had a good time babbling to each other across the table. The rest of the day was pretty laid back, because along with his first birthday, Quaid also has his first cold. He hasn't felt totally like himself, but is still happy and has been playing as much as he can. Overall, I think Quaid enjoyed his first birthday. He will be having a cake this weekend which I am sure he is going to LOVE!!

Thanksgiving

We all had a very good Thanksgiving. My parents and grandmother were able to come visit for five days. Quaid loved having them here. Tom was able to make it back in time for Thanksgiving dinner which was great and our friend Craig joined us also. The meal was wonderful. That night, Daddy and I drove down to Gaffney at midnight to go shopping. It was crazy. There was an hour wait on the interstate, but we found a back way in and hit the stores. We got home about 4:30 that morning after finding some great bargains and went to bed. I met my friend Kelly later that morning to do more shopping and have lunch. I didn't buy much, but we had a good time shopping for her grandmother. Later that evening, Daddy and I went out again and got a few Christmas presents.

On Saturday, we went to Hunter Farm to go on a wagon ride that was pulled by Clydesdales, visit the baby farm animals and see Santa while he was helping out in the barn. Quaid had a wonderul time seeing the baby goats, piglets and calves. He even got some "sugar" from the calf. He is walking full time now, so he enjoyed testing out his skills down in the barn. We had a lot of fun and it was a great time together.

Quaid's Friends

Quaid has made many friends since moving to Charlotte. He has three best friends (Dylan, Benjamin and Conner) that he plays with a few times a week, plus three other friends that we see once a week at playdates (Alisha, Aahil and Crystal). We have met many other kids that we try to see at least once a month. Quaid has the best time playing with all his friends. It has been so good for him socially and he just seems to love it.

First Haircut

Quaid has his first big boy haircut on Monday, Nov. 20th. He did so good. He got to sit in a shiny silver car and watch Dora the Explorer. Quaid even helped the lady out by combing his hair when she was all done. For his excellent cooperation, he got to pick out two suckers and needless to say, he was very happy about that. He looks like such a big boy with his new haircut.

Halloween

Quaid's first Halloween was great fun for us all. He went as Superman which made his daddy very proud. We met our friends at Pam, Derek and Dylan's house. Benjamin and his parents along with Conner and his parents were also there. The four boys looked absolutely adorable. The first thing we did was have all the boys pose for pictures on the front porch steps. We then went to the park to join in the Halloween neighborhood parade followed by eating hotdogs. After that, the moms took the boys trick-or-treating while the dads went back to the house to pass out candy. Quaid thoroughly enjoyed the M & M's. He had two small bags, plus some candy corn. The kid LOVES to eat!! It was a very fun night and a great first Halloween for Quaid.

Pumpkin Patch

On Saturday, October 28th, Quaid had his first trip to a pumpkin patch. Quaid, Diann (his godmother) and I met some of our friends to visit Hunter Farms where we got to visit a petting zoo, ride in a wagon and pick out a pumpkin. We had a great time seeing the baby cows, pigs and goats. Quaid even got to sit on a saddle like a "little cowboy". Quaid really enjoyed playing with the pumpkins. He kept pointing at them and say "ba" which is what he says for ball. We had a great time and hopefully this will become a fall tradition for us.

First Auburn Game

Quaid went to his first Auburn game on October 14th. He saw Auburn beat the Florida Gators. Quaid seemed to have a great time playing while we tailgated. He gave out lots of high fives at the Tiger Walk and he even had his head rubbed by some players for good luck. It was adorable. He seemed to enjoy the game, especially eating cookies and other yummy stuff. We sing the Auburn fight song everyday and he loves it. He is already a "little tiger" at heart. WAR EAGLE!!

Welcome to our world

We wanted to start this blog so that our family and friends can see what we are up to here in Charlotte. I think it will be a good way for everyone to see how Quaid is growing and what he is up to these days. He is a busy little boy. He has three best friends that he hangs out with a lot, library time once a week, lots of playdates, plus holiday activities.

Tom and I are doing great also. Tom is super busy with TV and I have made some great friends that I get together with every week for lunches, bunco, Moms Night Out or just hanging out with the kids. We have really settled in well here and are so happy.

Hopefully this will be a fun way for everyone to keep up with us. We hope you enjoy it!!