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Weekend Wrap Up

It’s been a crazy busy weekend…but what weekends aren’t these days?  My house is never clean anymore and I just finished my 4th load of laundry…sigh.  Eventually I’ll start to feel organized again I hope! 
I’m thankful for the mountains of laundry and all the lost tiny socks.  I’m thankful for a sleepless night because of a teething baby…there are lots of people out there who are longing for those things.  Who dream of those “problems” if you will.  I remember what it feels like to long for motherhood….I know this blog has a LOT of pictures of Connor and looking at them you may think “Gosh doesn’t she have anything else to talk about or take pictures of!” The truth is Terence and Connor are my life along with all the good, the bad, and the ugly.  I can’t change that, I can’t not feel what I feel for these people I love, I have to live my own life without regret…. and this is my life now.
I enjoy taking pictures of him.  Pictures are my memories.  Even now I catch myself looking at the picture folder labeled “Connor” on the desktop and wondering where all the time has gone?  I get so caught up with the little tasks of the day and my own selfish needs I never want to forget….this is what I wanted so badly.  When I whine and complain about a crying baby or Terence does something I don’t like I just have to remember that.  I wouldn’t change if for the world.  The dark circles under my eyes, the smell of diapers in the air, the stains on my carpet all remind me that my home is full…..and I am blessed. 
I am continuously praying for all of you longing for these things.  I can say “I know” and “I can relate”…..but until those prayers are answered for you I know that you think “Well her prayers were answered why aren’t mine???”  I can’t answer that.  I know how I would feel….hurt, angry, bitterness.  These things can eat you up inside, and they were starting to in my own life.  Life can change in an instant.  All I know is God has an ultimate plan beyond our own understanding, and His plan is better than any plan we could have mapped out ourselves.
xoxo Becky
WEEKEND WRAP UP
We helped Connor celebrate his birthday Friday night with our friends Adam & Christa at Joe T’s in Fort Worth.  They have a great outdoor patio and the weather was perfect!  We enjoyed chicken fajitas, cheese enchiladas, and some margaritas 🙂  Thanks Adam and Christa for helping up celebrate ya’ll are so dear to us!

Connor had his first visit to Toys R Us this past weekend as well.  It was so funny!  We walked down every isle and he was just beside himself!  Everything was “Ooooooh!!!!!”  His expression was priceless.  God I love this kid 🙂  He definitely keeps like interesting and fun!

We tried out some wagons and saw some cute owls.  Dad was really interested in looking at the remote control cars.  I’m sure this is the first of many trips to Toys R Us!!!
We got a cute Noah’s ark set
Isn’t that precious???
I hope everyone had a great weekend!!!

1 Year Ago Today

Happy Birthday my sweet boy!

Connor-

Today you are one year old.  I cannot tell you enough how much joy and love you have brought into our lives this past year.  It’s been so exciting every day watching you grow and learn something new and seeing the world through your eyes.  It’s definitely been the most challenging year we’ve ever had, but we wouldn’t change it for the world.  Every day is a new adventure and I never knew I could feel such love in my heart. We love you to the moon and back!

If you missed Connor’s birthday party post go HERE

Love,

Mommy

How it all began –

Dating days (circa 2000)
Married August 4, 2001
Just the two of us (circa 2008)
July 2009 we found out about YOU!
October 2009 – It’s a BOY!
Pregnant with Connor
……8 1/2 years after we were married……
We finally were blessed with you!
All that wishing & waiting was so worth it!
Right before you entered the world
March 4, 2010
(We were so nervous and excited!)

9 lb. 14 oz.

21 inches
10 Days Old
Getting used to my new home 🙂
Growing up every day!
Now you are such a big boy!
We wrote “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” on our driveway yesterday
You had fun with all the chalk
You are definitely a boy….you get into everything!
Look at that chalky booty!
I love you so much!  God is so good and I thank him every day for your life. 
 I don’t know what I’d do without you my sweet precious boy!
HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY!!! 

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Thanks!

Becky

Crazy Folk

Last weekend I was texting my Dad who was visiting my Aunt Mary and cousins in Alma, AR. 
Anyway, I texted him the first picture of Connor making a silly face puckering his lips. 
Dad texted me back with a picture of my Aunt, then a picture of both cousins trying to make the exact same face as Connor!  It cracked me up!  I miss my Arkansas fam so bad they are silly folks:)

AMAZON ORDER *FAIL*

See the cute owl key covers below? 
Those are the key covers I ordered on Amazon last week……

And these beauties are the actual key covers I recieved in the mail! 
They are called “DooKeys” “The right poo for you!”
WTH???
I immediately wrote an email to the seller explaining I didn’t order the “Doo” key covers and I had wanted the owl ones.  He responded with an attached packing slip and said he was sorry and that they had trouble getting inventory for my item so they sent those instead???  Hello???  That’s nice of you to tell me after you ship the order….I am just going to keep the “Doo” covers because I don’t want to deal with shipping them back and nobody will really know what they are supposed to be right?  Icing, whipped cream, a pile of something?
What’s Ya’lls worst Internet screw up?  I’d love to hear the stories 😛

Flying High

I got to play with my new Nikon D7000 this past weekend and it was so much fun!  I am in love with this camera.  I said before that I will do some tutorials and things, but I’m not quite sure what to do them on yet.  I’m so glad we got this camera before our trip to New York in a few weeks, I can’t wait to take some cool photos while visiting. 
Here are some we took at the park in our neighborhood:
This has got to be one of my favorite shots so far
Timing is everything….sometimes I take about 50 photos and I’ll like maybe 3-4 out of all of them. 
I just keep shooting and shooting and eventually you get that money shot!
Gulp!
Standing up in his squeaky shoes
Did I mention Connor took his first steps this past weekend???
We have a walker on our hands and it scares me to death! ha..ha..
I thought these trees were cool 🙂
More interested in his toy than giving Momma a kiss 😛
Sunshine
Connor you make the funniest expressions
Right now you love to stick out your tongue and play with your lips

It was really windy!
I was channeling my inner Titanic scene….

He loves his Daddy so much
I love taking pictures of my child.  I need someone else’s kid to stalk and photograph 24/7
Connor is so cooperative bless his heart! 
I love photography, but like I said I am no professional. 
It’s just a passion of mine and thanks for letting me share that with you 🙂
Got my hair cut shorter today.  I like it, I just wanted the bottom trimmed a bit.  It was just so dead and getting to be a frizzaster! 
I also ordered my first Birchbox and I will share how I like it when it comes in!

Weekend Wrap Up

I had a fabulous weekend!  My friend Amber took me to a place called The Brownstone in Arlington and it was so cool!  I could have stayed in there for HOURS I tell ya!  It’s got lots of sellers that resemble Etsy and everything was so cute.  I need to have a garage sale or something so I can go on a shopping spree 😛

Delicious cupcakes 🙂
Connor enjoying some Mexican rice too!
So many cute finds at The Brownstone in Arlington.
I hope that when my Mom and sister visit next time I can take them there.
Thank you Amber for introducing me to this place and now I shall forever be broke!!!
  • I really want to get this mustache pillow for my Bloggy Triplet Summer.
Do you have one yet Summer???
IN OTHER RANDOMS:
  • I love getting samples of new makeup and skin care.  I recently heard about Birchbox.com and I really want to subscribe to it.  For $10.00 a month you get a box full of makeup, skin, and hair care samples.  You fill out a profile on their website and each month you get a new box full of deluxe samples!  So fun!  Do any of you already subscribe and like it???
  • I also learned my lesson about shipping packages recently.  I had participated in a Valentine blog swap and I mailed my package off to my partner Diane with no tracking or insurance.  FAIL.  I have honestly never had a problem shipping things with the Post Office.  Ever.  When I realized she hadn’t received it I got so upset….I am just hoping the Post Office finds that because I had lots of goodies for her and I feel so bad she never got it!!!  I could just scream!
  • I picked up a pair of gray slacks I just bought a couple weeks ago at the cleaners on Friday.  This was the first time for me to use this particular dry cleaner.  Well, they had originally lost my pants…so I called and they said they had them there.  I picked them up and never thought twice about it until I tried to put them on today and they didn’t fit!  They were a size 0 PETITE!!!  Those are obviously NOT my pants yo!  I swear…I am never going back there.  And the worst part is those people barely speak English so how am I supposed to even begin to explain this fiasco?
Well, that’s about all for now….I had a lot of playing with my new camera so I shall show some pictures this week and I think I may do a few tutorials too!  If you have a photography question just email me or something and I’ll do the best I can to explain…I am not a pro, but I do love to take pictures!

Family Time

Last weekend we went to the park to visit the duck pond.  The weather was so nice, but when we made it to the park it was actually kind of chilly.  I wanted to get a few more pics of Connor in his birthday shirt, but he just wasn’t in the mood dude!  I got a new camera a few days ago and I’m SO excited about it!  I am sure I will be playing with it all weekend.  I am a little picture obsessed can you tell?

Every time I put him down he would FREAK.
I don’t what is going on lately but this separation anxiety thing is not fun!
The squirrel

This squirrel was extremely friendly….maybe a little too friendly.  I mean it literally walked right up to us and I think it would have crawled up my leg if  I hadn’t run away from it.  WE.NO.HAVE.FOOD.

Weeeeeeee!!!!
Hope everyone has a fab weekend!
xoxo – Becky