Toddler Modeling Take 1!

Ever try photographing a wiggle worm?! My wiggle worm is that, exactly....he NEVER stops moving! Those days of him sitting upright, looking into the camera, grinning away when I said "Cheese" are LONG gone! Connor looked so stinkin cute in his outfit today, so I attempted a toddler photo shoot. It was basically just me getting lucky, but I got quite a few cute ones of the little guy! :)

Warm weather + Water = Pure Toddler Bliss

A little drool in the hair won't kill me, right?!

The swingset was worth every penny!

Can we say TROUBLE??!!

So....last night I was cleaning up the dishes after dinner while Connor went about his usual running around the kitchen happy-as-a-clam after filling his belly with food! Didn't think anything of it! Well...Mr. Sneaky, himself, decided to pull the pasta noodle box out of the pantry, flip it over, and sprinkle all 1000 noodles on the floor!

Connor then proceeded to step all over them breaking them into another 1000 bits and pieces. He, then, got a kick out of Cooper trotting in to get his mouth on some free food. I tried to hold my laughter in for a firm "No, sir. This is not okay with Mommy" discipline to Connor, followed by a photo shoot for memories to laugh at in the future! Funny little boy.


THEN, there was lunch today. After I removed Connor's tray that was covered in milk (because Connor enjoys flipping his sippy cup over & watching it make puddles on the tray & floor during meal times)....and looked over from the kitchen sink to find this:

After a slight heart attack, we practiced the "sit" command! Connor loves to do certain "no-no's" then watch my reaction. Little stinker...

A very special day...

She answers to the name of Melva, Mom, Grandma, G.G. & Melveeta~

She could beat you at a dancing contest~

And still can do the splits~

She gives the best hugs & has a heart that's made of gold~

You would never guess that she's.....82 years old!








We love you and hope you have a wonderful day!!!
xoxoxoxoxox

Hoppy Easter!!

Mr. Connor made out like a bandit for Easter this year! His goodies consisted of OODLES of outfits, swimsuits, bibs, snacks, bath toys & the best gift of all....a swingset!! Papa gets big points for putting it together this past weekend! Seriously, whoever writes the instructions for swingsets, must not be very intelligent! We did a lot of putting together, then taking apart, then putting together another way, and so on! Once Connor's baby swing was hooked up, we were in business! Since then, Connor LIVES in the swing! The child that fights naps, who never falls asleep in his stroller, who never stops moving....fell asleep in his swing twice yesterday!!! He looks so comfortable & will clinch to the swing when you are ready to take him out. Papa won even bigger points when he stopped by our house late last night to rig an umbrella above the swingset, so Connor will be in the shade when he swings now! What a great Papa!! :)

We had a wonderful day with family & one of the highlights of my day was watching Connor & Uncle Craig play peekaboo. Connor was cracking up! Yummy food, wonderful family & one happy little boy made for a memorable Easter! *And yes, the 'big kids' still had an Easter egg to find in Mom & Dad's house!* We're never too old for holiday festivities in Mom's eyes! Big thanks to Mom for a fabulous supper & all the goodies for Connor, big thanks to Papa for the swingset assembly, big thanks to Uncle Craig & Auntie Nicole for Connor's Easter gifts, and big thanks to Connor for being a happy little boy!

Checking out the goodies from the Easter Bunny

Reading over the instructions for the swingset...

Watching Papa work hard...

Trying out his new swing....and loving it!

Enjoying his new favorite jungle gym---climbing all over Mom's car :)

This is where Connor has resided since this very moment...

The GOOD stuff from Nana

The GOODIES from the Easter Bunny at Nana & Papa's

Peek-a-boo with Uncle Craig!

More swing time...

....and a swing nap...

Chunky chuckles!

When Connor chuckles, you can't help but chuckle too!

We had to let Coop & his nubbin' tail in on the fun too!

Extremely blessed!

Happiness is being part of an amazing family. Happiness is enjoying pizza while watching the sunset on the beach. Happiness is watching your parents look at your child with such love. Happiness is having your little boy reach out to hold your hand.

Tonight, I felt happiness! :)

Hop. Hop. Hop.

Today was an exciting, fun-filled day! We started the morning by meeting Nana & Papa at a local park for Easter festivities! We got to listen to bunny songs, do a bunny craft, have snack, run around with other little kiddies, meet the Easter Bunny, and do a miniature egg hunt! Connor had a blast! He was such a good boy & did extremely well with the Easter Bunny. All Connor wanted to do was reach out & touch his fur! Connor's becoming such a big boy these days! After visiting with the Bunny, Connor led Papa outside for some swing time! He was one happy boy this morning!

Modeling his precious Easter outfit. He looked so handsome!






Working on our Easter Bunny craft project. Connor was more into chewing on the crayons & sticking the cotton balls in his mouth, so the bunny project was more for Mommy!


Checking out the Easter Bunny!




Running around like he owned the place!