I wanted to share this baby food we found at Whole Foods.  Connor LOOOOOVES it!  He even eats the veggies without at problem.  It’s called Sprout and Tyler Florence from the Food Network is one of the creators.  I think even I would eat this baby food!

You all know my love of photography.  Connor is pretty much my “model” for most photo shoots….poor kid!  I don’t have another subject ya’ll!  Anyway….a really cool back drop for photos is to take some wrapping paper and lay it out or hang it on the wall.  It looks really cool and I took some Christmas paper last night and played around with it.  You can also place whatever you want on it…food…decor…it’s a cool background.

Last weekend we met Terence’s sister and her baby girl Arielle in the park to attempt some Christmas pictures of the babies.  A lot of you have commented on the picture in my header and so I decided to post some of the pics we took.  Connor and Arielle see each other every day and are BFF!  They smile and giggle when they see each other it is so cute!  It’s definitely hard to get babies to look at the camera that is for sure…..so without further ado here are some of the pictures…..

 

 

 

 

We had an impromptu meeting with Santa at Decorator’s Warehouse this past weekend. We were out with our friends Amber and Kylon and Santa was in the store….so I plopped Connor up on his lap and he was just fine! I bought a Santa package at the mall already, I wish I would have known about this Santa before I got that! Oh well 😛

I had the day off yesterday for Veteran’s Day. I decided to take advantage of my free time and get the Christmas decorations out! I feel so much better having this out of the way now and I can relax and enjoy it. I know it’s EARLY…don’t judge. I still want to get a few more decorative items to put around the house and I need to get our stockings embroidered, but after that I think I’ll be finished.

 When I took the tree out of the box Connor freaked out a little bit. He didn’t know what to think of the BIG green thing! Ha..ha..so far he has steered clear of the tree!

I still need to put the star on top.
I love these jars with ornaments in them

AND….what would my tree be without Starbucks ornaments???

It was so nice to have the day off yesterday and be a “stay at home mom” for the day! I loved it and it’s so hard for me to leave this little guy every morning. He’s my love.

When Terence got home yesterday we took full advantage of the Veteran’s Day discounts and got a free pizza at BJ’s Restaurant, Terence got a free lunch at Chili’s, and we went to Lowe’s and got 10% discount off an air filter! Woohoo! I’m so thankful for all of our soldiers and all the sacrifices they’ve made for our country. We really are blessed to live in the United States ya’ll! If you want to read about Terence’s Iraq experience HERE you can.

Connor was in such a happy mood last night he was jibber jabbering all night. It was the cutest thing so I snapped some pics of him and his Daddy 🙂

My Mom bought this outfit for Connor last November at the Cracker Barrel. Here he is wearing the dinosaur outfit this year. What a difference a year makes! Cracker Barrel has the cutest baby clothes!

“ROAR!”

Hope you are all having a great Friday friends!

A “Nothing Bundt Cakes” just opened down the street from where I work. The manager brought in a huge platter of samples last week for us to try. They were pumpkin samples….they were delicious….they were spectacular…..and they will NOT be good for my hips! My favorite flavor was the pumpkin and coming in second was the chocolate flavor. The cake is moist and melts in your mouth! Above are the “bundtlettes“, which are about the equivalent to a cupcake. Sooooo good!
Connor is loving blocks right now. We build them up and knock them down at least 20 times a night! He ate ALL of his spinach tonight with no problem! Yeah!!!! This little dude is growing like a weed….and everyone tells you they grow so quickly, but until you have your own right in front of your eyes you never realize how fast it really does pass. I want to cherish every moment and never forget the blessings that are right in front of me. Thank you Lord.

I’m so THANKFUL to have Thursday off this week! Woohoo! Yeah for federal holidays 🙂

Terence and I got an early Christmas present….an XBox Kinect. It’s a LOT of fun and I like it a lot better than the Wii. You don’t have to use a remote to play and you use both your arms and legs in the games. The system scans your body and recognizes when it’s your turn to play. Terence and I were exhausted after we finished playing and yet can’t wait to play again!

(Big boy standing)

Only 8 months and he’s already on the move!

He is into everything I tell ya!

I love this little guy SO much!

“Mom…you are so silly!”

“Don’t embarrass me!”