A Wonderful Day

Well, my first Mother's Day was as perfect as it could be!  Cole and Connor made it such a special day for me.  This morning I woke up to pancakes, cards, and presents!  What more could a girl want? :)  And I am really looking forward to that massage!  

This morning at church Connor made his first "artwork" and it was for me!  I love it and it is already up on the refrigerator. :)

These evening we celebrated Mother's Day with my mom.  We went out and had a "Mighty Fine" burger!  I am so thankful for my mom.  She means the world to me!  It has been so nice that our schedules have allowed us to spend more time together this past year.  I treasure her friendship and appreciate all she does for me.  I know I don't say it enough so thank you Mom for all you do!  I love you!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day!

Happy Friday!

Have a great weekend!

Surprise Visitor

After Connor's morning nap we headed to the playroom at the front of the house.  As I walked by the front door I saw something outside, but I couldn't tell what it was.  To our surprise we had a turtle sitting on our front porch!  We have never seen a turtle in our neighborhood before, but we assume it probably came from the retention pond at the back of the neighborhood.  I took Connor outside and he got to see his first live turtle! 

We checked outside this afternoon and found our friend hanging out in the flower bed.  I'm not sure if he is lost or just decided he wants to live with us! :)  I think tonight we will probably take him back to his pond where he belongs.

Happy 11 Months Connor!

I am 11 months old!

What I can do now that I am 11 months old:

-"Cruising" really well now

-Standing alone for a short time

-Learning how to climb

-Starting to talk a lot more

-Can say "up", "dada", "diaper", "bbbzz" (like a bumble bee), "cack" (quack- like a duck), "bubu" (bubbles), "bye bye".  He tries to repeat "thank you"

-He understands words like "bath", "bottle", "outside", "eat", "paci", "all done" and lots more I am sure I am forgetting.  Actually, I think he understands more than I even realize. :)

-Loves to sing and dance

- New favorite song is "Deep and Wide"  He loves to make the hand motions.

-Loves exploring the house

-Likes to chase the vacuum cleaner

-Always enjoys his bath.  Loves to splash and play with his toys.

-So sweet when he gives hugs and kisses (especially when they are a surprise) :)

-Still teething and working on his 6th tooth

-Learning how to point at pictures in books

Here are a few videos from this past month.

Connor loves to sing and dance.  There is a microphone on this toy that he loves to use!

The duck says "cack, cack"

Backyard Fun

This past week Connor was a very lucky boy.  His Nana and Poppa took him to Toys R Us to pick out a swing set for his birthday.  We found the perfect one and finished putting it together on Thursday night.  Nana and Poppa came over to help and watch Connor play.  He LOVES his new swing set!  Thank you Poppa and Nana! 

Picking out a swing at Toys R Us

Checking out his new slide.

Connor had fun playing with his grandparents.