Our little stinker!

Weston's first Halloween!! And we got him the cutest Skunk costume!

It was sort of a tradition for me growing up to visit friends' houses on Halloween. Yes, I also went around our neighborhood trick-or-treating, but it was always so fun to visit friends (and get some pretty good loot) to show off whatever costume I happened to be sporting that year.
So, I thought it would be cool to start a tradition with Weston to drive him around to several of our friends' houses and show off this stinkin' (get it??) cute costume. We visited the Harnishes first (Becky, Dan who was still at work, and Logan who was dressed as a scarecrow!), then we visited the Hoslers (Loren, Jacqui, and Grayson, West's best buddy, who was dressed as a fisherman), and finally we visited Aunt Pearl & Uncle Matt (Parks), where Uncle Matt snapped a few photos. We're very excited for next year, when Baby Parks will be here and when we can dress him/her up in a ridiculous costume :o)

Not only did Weston experience his first Halloween, but this weekend he also experienced his first SNOW!! Yes, we had snow in October! We went to Baltimore for a quick little getaway, and drove home to Lancaster and into a snow storm. Weston was not impressed, and slept through the whole thing. And this week, temps are back up in the 50s, so the 3-4 inches we got have pretty much all melted away.

Weston will be 16 weeks on Wednesday, and we bought some rice cereal for him! We are going to give it to him this week, and we're very excited to see how he enjoys his first bites of "real food". (I'll definitely be posting some pics of this adventure later this week.)

In the last week and a half, Weston has been so alert and engaged with the world around him. He is now intentional reaching for toys, he has noticed his hands and I've caught him just staring at them occasionally, and he has been super smiley for anyone who happens to be talking to him. Josiah and I have been having so much fun watching him learn and experience new things. We are amazed at how he is changing and growing every day! What a fun adventure our sweet little Weston continues to be...

New Chapter: Day One

So, today is the first day of a very new season in the Conrad family. This new season really started about 3 months ago, when God blessed us with our handsome little Weston Gary Conrad. He came into the world on July 13, 2011, and Josiah and I felt immensely blessed by what God had entrusted us with. More on that in a later post.

This new season that I am writing about is the adventure of being a stay at home mommy and raising my son to be a Godly little man. How will I do this? Well...you might just have to stayed tuned for that one, because like I said, this is a brand new season that I will no doubt need to perfect along the way with God's grace and strength.

I am beyond excited to spend all my days watching Weston grow into a man and teaching him to love Jesus and love others. I have always had the desire to be a stay at home mom. And while the circumstances were not what I had imagined they would be (leaving a job I adored after only a short season, more on that in a later post also), I am confident that God has designed this plan to perfection, and we are trusting that He will accomplish great things in our family.

So, here goes.....let the adventure begin!!