Pumpkin Tradition!

Jim and I carved pumpkins last night. It's one of my very favorite fall traditions!  We aren't too creative (however I prefer to say we're just very traditional!  Ha!) but Jim found a funny way to change things up this year with his upside down vampire jack!  

Washing my trike!

Landon LOVES the water hose.  Yesterday we were out in the yard and he decided that his new tricycle needed a good wash.  He's such a cute little mess!  Check out his blonde spots…they're getting lighter for sure and we get comments on how cute they are all the time.  I think they're pretty cute!  Happy Friday!

Fun "Fall" Weekend!

It's officially Autumn...fall...my favorite season filled with football, visits to the pumpkin patch, trick or treating, chicken pot pie, cool weather...oh wait, seems that Mother Nature is confused because this past "fall" weekend was a scorcher!

Jim went to Texas with the guys to cheer on the Razorbacks!  They had a great time...I have a feeling there are stories I'll never hear...and Jim's still exhausted from the trip! :)

While Dada was gone Landon and I had a fun weekend filled with cleaning, playing, decorating the front porch for fall and Halloween, playdates with Burke and even a trip to the fair with Burke and her Mommy and Daddy.  Landon loved the fair!!  We rode the merry-go-round and the teacups, visited the cattle barn, saw some baby ducks sliding down a slide and some brand new baby pigs and we visited the petting zoo...which was Landon's very favorite part of the day!  I got to eat a corndog and some smoochies and all was right in the world...except that I was a sweaty mess because again, Mother Nature is confused and is once again not my friend.

Here are some fun pictures from our fun weekend!

We had a playdate at our house on Saturday.  They enjoyed some crackers during the game and it was impossible to get a picture with both of them smiling!  Aren't they precious!?

Then we went to the fair on Sunday afternoon and Landon had fun on the merry-go-round!

Wheeee!





















How'd you get out of your cage little goat?

What's with the crazy eyes man?

Hey dude...take the carrots not my hand!

This was mommy's favorite...how cute is this!!!?

You can try all you want but we're not going to pose or smile at the same time!  Get us out of here!

These teacups are awesome!!

Hey Burke, lets hold hands!

No Landon, I don't want to hold your hand!















Mom, I thought she didn't want to hold my hand...why are girls are so confusing!?

And here is a picture of our porch (or is it a "stoop"?)...newly decorated for my favorite season.  I think I'll add a few more pumpkins and maybe some more fall garland...or maybe not.  We love our new home and I've enjoyed decorating it for the season and Landon had fun helping!

Quick trip to Great Mama and Papa's House!

 A few weekends ago Landon and I dropped dada off in Fayetteville for the Alabama game (such a sad game!) and then we headed to Kansas!  Landon and Great Papa had so much fun riding the four wheeler and picking apples off the apple tree!  I forgot my big camera and I've lost my point and shoot…also sad, because I love that camera!!  Luckily my phone takes pretty good pictures!  We love visiting Great Mama and Papa's house and can't wait to go back in December!

 

 

Last day of summer!

Landon will miss his little pool but I couldn't be more excited that tomorrow is the first official day of Fall!  Did you hear that Mother Nature...please send cooler weather and fast!

Fun Landon Facts

At Landon’s 18 month checkup he:

weighed 28 pounds (74%)

was 32 ¾ inches long (56%)

still has a big brain with a head circumference of 19 ½ cm (89%)

He has 16 teeth (I think…he’s not a fan of letting us count…ha!)

He wears a size 4 diaper, 18-24 month clothes, and a size 6 ½ shoe.

He’s had 10 ear infections so he got tubes put in his ears.  They seem to be doing the trick!

Favorite Food:  He’ll eat just about anything but fruit and cheese are his favorites.

Favorite Books:  Duck! Rabbit!; Brown Bear Brown Bear, What Do You See?; Guess How Much I Love You; and his  Book of 100 Words.

Favorite TV Shows:  Anything with E-O! (Elmo), Wonder Pets, Yo Gabba Gabba and of course he still loves to watch Fishing Shows with his dada.

Favorite Toys:  His Hog Hat!, mega blocks, the tricycle at Nana and Papa’s house, his stacking blocks, his farm, puzzles, and his bath time toys.

Favorite Pet:  Cat!  (Zoe).  He likes to chase her around the house yelling “mow”!  He also likes to help us feed her and dumps the food in her bowl every morning.

Bedtime:  He goes to bed around 7:30 and usually wakes up around 6:30 depending on the day.  He also takes 1 nap every day.

He loves playing with his friends at pre-school and he especially loves playing with his cousins!

He knows a few animal sounds:  Moooo, Meow, Woof Woof, Roooaaar!

A few of his words are:  Uh-Oh, Mama, Dada, Juice, Drink, Fish, Cheese, Shoes, Kitty Cat, Bug, Bird, No, Go, Let’s go!, Razorback, Tricycle, Popsicle, Hannah, Cool!, Keys, Turtle, Bubble, Balloon, and lots, lots more!

He LOVES to play outside especially with the water hose!

He wants to be a championship food fighter when he grows up and practices by throwing food during every meal.

He has only one speed and that’s full speed.  He runs everywhere.

Here he is enjoying his new backyard!  He’s growing up so fast and we are having so much fun with him!

I want you!...

To know that I love grape popsicles.

 

Wordless Wednesday

Yogurt is my favorite for breakfast and my mommy let's me do it myself!  The spoon works okay for the first few bites but then I find it easier to dump it out. I hear its good for my skin and hair so I consider it a manly beauty treatment.

Yay!

It works…and it just so happens that my test was my 100^th post!   I started this blog 3 years ago and I’m so glad I did!  I love that I have a place to share fun stories and pictures with our friends and family and I enjoy going back and reading my old posts too.  It’s my journal, scrapbook and Landon’s baby book all wrapped up in one and I’m glad I have a few followers to enjoy it with me!

 

 

Testing, Testing...

I’ve just enabled a fun little feature that will allow me to post a blog via email and this is my test to see if it’s actually working.  Of course no blog is complete without a picture of Mr. Landon so let’s see if attachments post too!

 

Procrastination Station

I'm a procrastinator...chances are, I'm avoiding something that needs to be done right now in favor of publishing this post. I can't help it. I'm in my thirties now and it's who I am.

I have moved something like 13 times since graduating from high school. I've gotten really, really good at packing and being the procrastinator that I am I generally wait until just a couple of days before a move to start piling my things into boxes. And it worked just fine. When it was just me. It does not work fine when you throw the belongings of a husband and kiddo into the mix. It doesn't. Not at all. Luckily I had my favorite kiddo to help.

Come on everyone, join in the fun!



Time for a break! The Wonder Pets are on and this box is the perfect place to watch!



Breaks over...lets get busy guys! And will someone please clean up my face and comb my crazy hair next time you want to take a picture!? Maybe a clean shirt too!




Packing is fun and all of my diaper boxes have sure come in handy!

Landon's Poppy!

Landon's Poppy came to visit us a couple of weeks ago. He came to paint a few rooms at our new house and we are SO happy with how it turned out. Landon had so much fun playing while he was here and can't wait for Poppy to come back and paint...I mean play!

Juuuuullllyyyy, where are you??

Really, where does the time go? It seems like I just posted about our Kansas trip yesterday and that was more than a month ago! Where did July go? Did we somehow miss it? What have we been doing that could cause us to miss an entire month of blogging? I think this picture will help explain...



We closed on our new house on June 25th and we've been busy getting it ready ever since! Last Saturday (quite possibly the hottest day of the summer until this past Tuesday) we made the big move! We still have a list of things we want to do (like fill in the landscaping) but they’re all fun things that we’ll enjoy doing over time. Landon adjusted to the new digs right away…Zoe. did. not. Poor kitty kept us awake two nights in a row meowing! She’s coming around though and we are having fun turning our new house into a home. More to come!

Memorial Day Weekend in Kansas

We took Landon to Kansas for a fun Memorial Day weekend visit with Great Papa and Mama, Aunt Lindy and Uncle Carl, Poppy and Uncle Chris. Landon had lots of "firsts" on this trip! He caught his first "eesh", rode his first four wheeler and learned how to play fetch with Molly the dog.

Great Papa and Great Mama kind of like Landon...maybe just a little. Papa says that it's a good thing we don't live closer because he'd have Landon super spoiled if we did and I believe it!

Growing up, Landon's Uncle Chris and I always spent a couple of weeks with Mama and Papa during the summer. Mama always bought us a gold fish to take care of while we were there, we got to have ice cream from the ice cream truck, we went swimming, fishing, to vacation bible school at their church. We spent summer evenings on the front porch swing and caught lots and lots of lightening bugs! We also spent countless hours at the neighborhood park where there was the best curly slide and merry-go-round ever! We're pretty darn lucky!! Some of my most favorite childhood memories are from the times we spent with Mama and Papa and I'm so thankful that Landon will get to know how great his Great Papa and Mama are!

Here are a few pictures from our fun weekend! We can't wait to go back!

Landon was tuckered out from the trip up there...so, he and Great Papa took a nap to rest up for the afternoon fun!

While the men went fishing Mama, Aunt Lindy and I took Landon out to the wheat field to get some pictures.

Yep, I believe Great Papa likes our little guy...just a smidge. I think the feeling's mutual.

"Us dat!?"

So, this is what an "eesh" looks like in person. My dada and I watch people catch these on tv!

Great Papa these "eesh" are cool!

They look better on me dad.

The fish you caught was how big? I don't buy it...are you tellin' me the truth dada?

Dada, your hat looks better on me too...

Me me!! Pick me! I want to go fishing!

Wow, there are lots of fun sticks in Kansas!

Time to water the yard guys! Give me a hand over here.

Yay! I got up here all by myself! Let's talk dinner...what's on the menu tonight?

This is my Great Mama and she makes the BEST cinnamon rolls in the entire universe!

Okay Molly, I threw the bottle you're playing with. Now fetch!

Poppy...you're the best! Are you going to take me "eeshing" soon?

When I grow up I want to be just like this kid. He's alllllright.

Look Great Mama! It's Molly!

Vroooom vrooooom! Great Papa where have you been hiding this all my life?! It's SO much fun!

Yeah, that's right...I've got my future fisherman hat. Come on boys, let me show you how it's done!

Alright Dada! I think Poppy hooked a big one for us!

Wow! My very first "eesh" Get the hushpuppies ready cause we're having us a "eesh" fry!

I'm ready to catch another one!!

Hey Uncle Chris! Let me show you how I do this!

See you later Great Papa and Dada! I'll hold down the fort while you go catch some more "eesh"!

This was my Uncle Carl's wagon when he was a kiddo like me. My Aunt Lindy had it restored and I love it!

Dat's Big Bird!

Great Mama, you give the best wagon rides! I can't wait to come back to visit again soon!