we'll miss you, GG Girl

because I forgot

I totally forgot to blog about the pumpkins this year (last year)! So, I'll make this short and just post a bunch of pictures.

Once again, the pumpkin patch with B and Nana was fun.  This year? FULL SIZE HORSEY RIDE! And I took 1027 pictures of it! *click on the pictures for a bigger version!*

I'm pretty sure he was telling her she needed to get moving

If you can see him, he's got this huge open mouth smile and a wave (he's in the first green barrel car)

I (literally) took 147 pictures of him in these flowers...

...because most came out like this

party rock!

Turns out, I'm not a very good blogger. I can't believe I forgot to blog about his birthday this year! BAD Mommy!

In my defense, it was very low key this year (I think I've said that every year...). We were getting our floors put in, the house had an inch of dust coating everything, and it was just a bad time for us to be hosting anything. His actual birthDAY was spent in Houston at Disney on Ice. This was my mom's gift to him and he LOVED it. We were on the third row and right in the action. He loved it! Unfortunately, all the good photos are on my moms camera, but I got one with my phone of the Peter Pan part of the show- his favorite:

We had cake and presents with his some of his favorite cousins- Jayde, Jaylee, and Samantha beforehand. Great Grandma Peggy went with us, too, and I think she had just as much fun as the toddlers did!

Back at home B & Nana offered to host a little party for him at their house since ours was torn apart. it was super fun- a "Party Rock" theme, since his favorite song is the Party Rock Anthem by LMFAO. We didn't initially plan on having it be a surprise party, but I thought it would be fun to not tell him what was going on. Turns out it was super cute and we got his reaction on camera:

He was VERY excited to see Ashlea. :)

B set up the music video to be playing when he walked in

his AWESOME cake from Ann's Kitchen

his present from B & Nana...I already forgave them. ;)

guess I should blog about Christmas, huh?

I'm kinda late on this, but at least it's here now. :)

We went to Fort Scott, Kansas this Christmas to spend with the Holloways. It was lovely, low key and relaxing. OH, except that I was hobbling around on one foot because I tripped on this:


which resulted in two stitches and this:

I have an unbandaged (word?) photo, but I'll let you keep your lunch. (but look at our beautiful new floors!)

And THEN my Acupuncturist tried to kill me* with Viola Golden Flower herbs which resulted in this:


And this was on the second day! (Those are hives, by the way. And my super fleshy, super pale and super non-muscular leg)

So evidently Viola Golden Flower herbs don't agree with me, what with the hives inside the bottom of my feet (yeah, it sounds weird to me, too, and feels even weirder), the hives all over my legs, arms, tummy, and by the looks I got at the grocery store that morning when my lips swelled up at the check out. Definitely not taking those again. One steroid shot later I'm right as rain. OH and after the antibiotic I was also given for all the fluid in my lungs. Thanks Preschool!

Anywho, we did have an awesome Christmas. Lots of this was seen:

Christmas cookie dough rolling with Aunt Yvonne

Christmas cookie shaping

Christmas cookie baking

mmmmm...Christmas cooookies...

Christmas cookie decorating with Mimi

He was very unsure he was just supposed to eat all that hard work, but it didn't take much convincing.

We cooked (well, not me since I was told I couldn't) lovely meals, listened to great music, we met Jared's girlfriend (Hi Summer!), and we exchanged gifts. Awesome Christmas. :)

Before we left town we had our Christmas with Matt's family, and, as always, it was great!


And, believe it or not, my son has had FOUR Christmases. FOUR. This is a terrible picture of a picture, but I'm too lazy to figure out how to get them all together the cool way.


*added for dramatic flare. She's pretty harmless. Except for sticking me with 15 or so needles each time I see her.

75 / 75

At Little's 3 year well check he was in the 75th percentile for height and 75th percentile for weight. Big boy. :)

And here he is, just being too cute for words. Love my happy, healthy, handsome little man. :)

*another AMAZING photo by Lyndsay.

flashback friday

Three years ago.

thanksgiving at the coast, 2011

We had Thanksgiving at the coast this year and it was wonderful! The weather cooperated and it was gorgeous. Little LOVED the beach. Since the weather was awesome he was really able to get into playing in the sand.

Here's a flashback to our last Thanksgiving at the beach, in 2009....


He dove right in...

He was very interested in chasing the birds again. But we also played football, flew kites, dug in the sand, and went wading in the water.

running along the beach with Nana

Little playing in the sand with Aunt Katie

B teaching Little how to fly a kite

We had a blast and we have a lot to be thankful for!