The Stimson Kids & Their Hats.....And Ashley is 6 months

Okay, so life has been extremely busy for us and I am now running about 3 months behind on our blog. Sorry to those of you that keep checking for updated pictures. I finally had a few minutes to try to post some new pictures, so here ya go. This picture is of Cody posing with his hand crafted hat made by him and Dad. He was so proud of this hat. Isn't it a great picture?!? I love it!!! And of course Ashley below was sporting her new pink 'Gap' hat that I had been waiting and waiting for it to fit. Oh, and this is a picture of Ashley at 6 months.

Halloween 2008

Cody and his cousins, Mya & Tyler trick-or-treating at "Trick-or-Treat on Main Street", which the County and businesses host every Halloween.

(Cody is the middle one - a dalmation from 101 Dalmations)

And here is Ashley, our little Chili Pepper.

And our little Dalmation again.

Cody got to be a Dalmation and a Firefighter for Halloween because his Daycare/school only allowed a "career" costume. Luckily we had a "career" costume in the closet that was handed down from my little brother Joe.

Pumpkin Carving

So.....you want me to do what with all of those seeds and guts????

I thought that all kids loved to get all dirty, but Cody wanted nothing to do with the guts of the pumpkin that we were carving. Just look at the expression on his face.....he would touch the inside of the pumpkin and freak out that it was on his hand - too funny!

We finally got him to scrape the inside of the pumpkin with a spoon, but no way with his hands.

Oooohhhhh, that yucky, sticky stuff again!

What a proud boy with his finished product!

Ashley is 5 months old!!

Since I am still trying to catch up with making posts, this picture is once again about a month late. This was a picture of Ashley when she turned 5 months old, which was Oct. 30. She is now 6 months old and hopefully it won't take me another month to post that one too.

She started to stick out her tongue when anybody talked to her and it was so cute!! I finally caught a few pictures of her doing it.
What a ham she is! It looks as if she is thinking, "Aren't I just the cutest thing?!?!"

Talladega Nascar Race!!!

Me, Kenny, Kenny's boss and his wife all went to the Talladega Nascar race back in October. We all had a blast and it was an experience that we will never forget!! So many people, such loud cars, wreck after wreck, and a million and one rednecks. Talladega, Alabama is a very small city except for twice a year when the nascar race is there and then it is one of the most populated cities in the country.
Kenny and his new friend....Crown Royal. Kenny's boss bought us pit passes and VIP passes to go see the pits and party with the die hards. It was so much fun!!

We had scanners to listen to during the race to hear the conversations between the drivers and their pit crews. It was definitely interesting to hear what goes on behind the scenes!

This is the angle of the track at the flat strait away part of the track. Can you imagine what the corners look like if this is the flattest part of the track?!?!

More Pictures of Talladega.........

Cars and crews in the pits getting ready for the big race.

Cody was so excited that mom & dad got to see 'Doc' from the movie Carz. They had the original Hudson Hornet at the raceway. He ran a lap around the track before the race, running 141 mph. He was way cool!!

Kenny used to be a die hard Napa fan, but decided to also root for the Crown Royal car. Here he is posing next to the toolbox down at the pits.

Of course here is the old Napa car that we got to see upclose and personal. The Napa reprsentative showed us all of the cool modifications that they do the racecars and why.

Me and Kenny after the truck races on Saturday before the big race.

Ashley's First Solids

Ashley had her first solids a few weeks ago. She ate sweet potatoes and absolutely LOVED them!