First Haircut

Seeing as how Max is almost 20 months old, we figured it was probably time for his first haircut.  He hasn't had much hair to trim but it did start to get a little out of control on the top.  Not the sides or the back, just the top of his head.  It looked a little silly!  So Yaya got the ole' trimmers out and went to town. He did great!  Not a peep came out of his mouth, unlike Tommy's first haircutting experience, which was complete Terror!

Here's the photos, he really can be so cute at times.  It helps to make up for all the days that he's a complete pill {which, sadly, is more often then not}!



My little man is getting so big!  It goes by so fast, it really is crazy!  He is walking all over the place and just wants to play like one of the big kids.  He's a little pigeon toed as well as kinda bull legged, it cracks us up to watch him walk, especially when he's only in a diaper!  He already knows exactly what he wants and when he wants it, food, toys, etc.  He is a great little sleeper for us, which I am so grateful for!  He'll go down so easy at night and sleep all night long in his own bed!  That's such a blessing!  He'll also take a 2 hour nap in the afternoons for me, awesome!  He loves his bottles and playing around with his siblings, he's figured out how to get in and out of the kitchen cabinets {that have child locks on them} and basically just knows how to push all his mama's buttons!

We love you Max, life wouldn't be the same without you, so glad you're part of our family!

#JANphotoaday

So, as some of you may know, I'm a little addicted to Instagram.  This past month there was a photo challenge started by Fat Mum Slim and I thought it would be fun to play along.  So, here you go....

My Month in photo's:

My Heart is Full...

I've come across THIS blog tonight and can't believe her story.  It is truly touching and is worth the read.  It helps each of us to remember just how precious our lives are and how possibly easy our trials can be  compared to others around us.  She's an inspiration and I will be praying for her and her family for sure.

Snowman Daycare/Playdate

My incredibly talented and good friend, Molly, decided to do a little drop in babysitting over the Holidays.  Well, in true Molly fashion it wasn't just a drop off and let your kids watch TV the whole time.  She went all out with a theme for each day, games, treats and lots of fun activities.  I came along to help out and join in all the fun.  I believe she may even do it again throughout the year, cause every momma needs a little break once in awhile, right!?!?
Anyway, here are some of the fun things we did.  In no particular order...

First, a little playing in the snow {shaving cream}.  The kids LOVED this!  What child doesn't want to dive into a big pile of white goo?

Then onto a little Arts and Crafts time.  Snowman style.

Lola's seemed a little down, but cute non-the-less.

Next, making a tasty treat.  Snowmen cupcakes.
After that a little "Frosty The Snowman" cartoon to finish the fun up.

See what I mean, darling!

It was also great fun because the kiddos got to see each other all together again since last school year.
Tommy loves playing with these fun friends and we don't get to hang with them enough!

Thank you, Molly for hosting such a fun play date for these crazy kids.
A great memory to add to the books and possibly a new tradition in the making?

Tommy's Christmas Program

Tommy's new Preschool this year puts on a big Holiday show for all the families to enjoy.  They must have learned a good 15 songs for it, complete with props and actions.  Too cute, right!  He was beaming with joy to preform for the rather large audience, and we all loved it!

Now I just need to figure out what to do with that sparkly shirt he made. 

Happenings

We got a little after Christmas present.

A Couch!  It's been a long time coming, 9 years to be exact.  It's a great addition to the family and now we can all fit on the couch at once!

Lola got herself a new "Big Girl" bike!  Thank you Aunt Yaya!

I cut bangs.

Tommy is starting to sound out letters and make words.  He is learning so much in preschool and comes home every day so excited to learn more!

Our pew at church, on a good day.

Lola's hair honestly has it's own personality.  Never telling what it's gonna do!

I found some of the coolest bowling chairs at a local thrift shop.  They reside perfectly in the new play room we are working on {pics to come}.

Sneak Peek at the playroom.  Yes, that is a swing in the house.

Lola had her very first visit to the dentist!  She did great and everything looks good.  Let's hope it stays that way!

Neighborhood kids building forts in the front yard.  We are outside lots with this beautiful weather, I don't know how we survive in the summer, honestly!

The common cold has seriously hit us.  Boo!

The crazy huge vine in the back yard finally got too big to stay on the wall.  This will be a crazy huge project to clean up.  Someday, right?

Anyway, lots of fun, a little bit of crazy and a whole lotta love around this time of year!  Peace.

Instagram Mashup

I was featured on Freshly-Picked!  It was a few weeks ago, and I forgot to blog about it.  Anyhoo, go on over HERE to see my IG photo.  She featured me HERE too.  So fun!
Thanks, Susan for the feature!


{While you're over there check out her darling baby Mocs, I'm kind off obsessed with them!}

Christmas Eve: a little back tracking

We have to have the classic picture in front of the tree in our new jammies.  How could I forget?

So sad this season is already over.  I'm not ready for the new year, this is the second year in a row that I failed to make any resolutions, lame, I know.  It's not too late.  I need to have my new calendar year start in February.  Then I'll be able to make my goals and possibly stick to them.  Maybe?

Children's Museum of Phoenix

This past weekend I was lucky enough to have Tyler working on projects all around the house so in order to keep him happy and the kids out of his way we went on a little field trip out to Phoenix.  I thought I had a groupon for the Children's Museum {found out once we were there that it was for a completely different museum, lame} but alas, did not.  So we payed our overpriced way to go inside for a little afternoon of fun.  I really do love this place!  I wish I could recreate piece's of it in my own home, I'm just crazy enough to TOTALLY have a noodle forrest in my living room!

Here are a few of the fun pictures I was able to capture from the day.

The Trike Wash:  I love the reflective glass they have here.  I would build an entire house with this kind of glass as my windows!

This fun little fabric forrest was new to me.  I loved being able to find and make all sorts of different sentences with all the words.  So darling!

The Noodle Forrest: an all time favorite!

Max was having a great time at the race track.  He was right in everybody's way, but he didn't seem to mind.

Tommy was taking his cashiering job very seriously! 

Search and Find:  another cool idea I want to recreate in our home somewhere.

The giant tree house fort thing.  The kids could walk all around this thing for hours.  As could I because it's big enough for adults.  A huge plus!

Max was loving the 3 year and under room, he would press a button and the doggie picture would bark at him.  He was in heaven {even though he really hates dogs}.

This was fun to play with the sand and see the colors changing from underneath, however, I would NOT want this in my home.  Sand is not my friend!

Art Studio: Max was cracking me up in his oversized smock.  He was walking all around the room not sure what was going on.  Finally we were able to direct him towards the paint and then, of course, we couldn't keep him away from it.  Needless to say, we didn't spend too much time in this area, due to Max' screaming to paint more!

A very creative moose in the Art Studio.  I love taking something and presenting it in a unique way.  This was made from sweaters and wood sticks.  Loved it!

One last group photo that I was trying to make look artsy {the random guy I asked to photograph it must not have had my same vision}.