Halloween 2013

 

 

Love this picture of my little lion that we took at our church's trunk or treat a few days ago.  He was on his daddy's shoulders surveying all the children running around in strange looking outfits, with absolutely no idea that he fit right in with them. For all he knew, we had just bundled him up in an Alaskan snow suit. 

 

Yesterday night, I was only able to get a few phone snapshots, hence the poor lighting/quality. 

The little lion's mommy dressed up as a preggo Dorothy in pants.  It was way too cold for a dress.  At least I was able to borrow my grandmother's red sparkly TOMS to pull the outfit together.  How many 85 year old women do you know that wear TOMS? She's so cool.







A side by side of the lion cub & his tiger Daddy at the same age.  Big cats run in the family:)

 



 

Overall, I'd say his first trick-or-treating experience was a hit. He had tons of fun with all his little friends, walked nearly the whole time, and even gave mommy all 3 pieces of his candy, which she then handed over to daddy.  He had no idea what he was missing :)

 

His idea of a treat was to push his friends in the wagon as we went door to door.  I seriously could not get a clear picture of him because he was so intent on keeping the wagon in constant motion.  That's what happens when you have a lion on the loose. 

Apples & Tractors & Cows, Oh My!

 

 

We spent a beautiful weekend taking advantage of some of the luxuries that country life and the Midwest has to offer.  We found an apple orchard in a nearby town and spent our Saturday morning picking beautiful little apples and chasing a little man around rows and rows of trees.  Although, Ephram loved picking apples up off the ground that had already fallen off of trees, and throwing them, he really LOVED the tractor.  It must have reminded him of his Pop's :)

 

 

 

Apple testing. 

If only my ugly chipped nail weren't in this picture....sigh.

 

 

 

After a short break for lunch, we visited a children's demonstration farmstead with lots of animals, birds, oh and TRACTORS.  Again, a highlight for the little man.  Although, the cows he got to see here were definitely a bonus!

 

This is his "moo" face. :)

 



 



 

 

Our trip ended where it began, with a John Deere tractor.  Oh the joy!

26 week bump {baby boy #2}

 

 

It's hard to believe this baby is almost in his third trimester!

 

This mama (thankfully) still has her energy and is able to keep up with a toddling 17 month old. 

 

This little one is still moving around a ton and my belly seems to be getting bigger by the day! 

 

We have lots of new adventures to look forward to around the time this new little one arrives so I am just praying in advance for the grace to just hang on for the ride :)

 

 

Pumpkin Patch

 Yesterday, Ephram & I got to spend the afternoon at a nearby pumpkin patch with friends. 

 

Although, technically it wasn't his first patch, he was probably only about 4-5 months old last year when we went.  This year was able to enjoy it so much more!

 

He saw lots of animals, smelled mums, braved a hay bail & corn maze, picked out pumpkins and probably his favorite, took a hay ride with a tractor pulling us! 

 

It was a crisp fall day, perfect pumpkin patch weather!  And my little munchkin with a sizeable head is actually wearing his dad's beanie in this pictures because *mom fail* I haven't gotten him one for this season yet.  Good thing this kid has a big noggin.

 

 

Ephram & I, with the help of our friends picked out a great pumpkin this year!

 

**Preggo update**

 

I have less than 15 weeks left carrying baby boy #2.  I had full intentions of taking a bump picture around 24 weeks, but that never happened.  Maybe at 26 weeks.  Little mister is growing, and at our ultrasound was measuring in the 85th percentile ((yikes!)).  Here's to hoping he doesn't surpass his big brother's birth weight by too much!  He is a serious mover.  Like, karate kid style.  I may have a big ball of crazy growing in me, but I guess time will tell :)

 

 



Hill Country Fun

 

E & I recently took a little trip down to the Texas Hill Country.  We traveled with a sweet friend, her three year old, a dog & a turtle.  Amazingly, we all made it through the 13+ hour drive sane & happy.

 

I finally pulled some of my photos from the trip off of my camera & although this is by no means an exhaustive photo documentary of our trip, here are some of the little things we did over our little vacation.

 

 Cows were a very important part of our trip!  Ephram learned how to "moo" and enjoyed seeing lots of cows, live & painted.

 

 An early lesson in 10 Penny

 

 Sometimes all you need is a box & a stick

 

Riverwalk with Lollie & Mama

 



 

His first train ride

 



 

Trade Days with Pop

 



 

So thankful for a little extra time in our home state. Texas forever.

A Birthday Tea in the Park

 

We helped celebrate a sweet friend's birthday this morning & all the ladies involved did such a cute job decorating, I just had to share some of the details.

 

The birthday girl & all her favorite munchkins!  Hope you had a lovely day, friend :)

 



15 months old

 

Mama is posting this kind of late...just another week and a half and you will be 16 months old, but better late than never!  I feel as though you've grown and developed SO much in the past month & it has been so fun and amazing to watch you.

 

I haven't done a monthly post since your first birthday, but here are some noteworthy things from the past 3 months:

 

You've started to sign a WHOLE lot more.  You sign words like: baby, popcorn, please, water, milk, and of course, more & all done. You also hold your hands in the air and shrug your shoulders to say, "where'd it go?" and you like to give lots of high fives! 

 

You are also saying a lot of words these days (and jibber jabbering in between): your favorite words are: Bob, Car & More.  But you also like to say: Hi, Bye, Ball, Kitty, Tractor, Cracker, Mama, Dada, Side (for outside), Nana (banana), Cado (avocado) and today you said Baby for the first time.  You are loving your newfound ability to communicate with us and soak up new words and signs all the time-  We love it too!

 

You are practically running these days & love to play outside & with friends.  You also LOVE to eat.  And your sweet little belly is proof that mama is feeding you lots & lots!  You love Bananas, Avocados, Smoothies, Popcorn and Strawberries best, but will eat almost anything--except for raw veggies. Mama is sneaky though and hides them in your smoothies.

 

You give sweet little hugs and kisses and even try to give Bob and your stuffed animals some lovin' on occasion.  Bob isn't a huge fan of the hugs though.  :)

 

You love to dance & bust a move whenever you hear music playing.  It's pretty darn cute.  You and your mama have been known to have dance parties when no one else is watching :)

 

You are doing a great job of feeding yourself with a fork and spoon.  Some foods are more successfully brought to your mouth than others but you love the challenge of learning this new skill.

 

You have NO idea that you are going to be a big brother in 5 months (ha!) what a surprise that will be, but I have a feeling you will be a great big brother and will probably want to be VERY hands on.  Love you little mister :)