Bye-Bye Baby

Well...It looks like my little man is no longer a baby :( He will be 2 in July and in the past month he has become the most independent little boy I have ever seen. I can't help him with his food anymore he either holds it or he doesn't eat. I can't put his shoes or as he says shooks (Shoe + Sock) on him anymore he screams until you let him do it himself. Even if they are on the wrong feet you better not touch them!

Independence is always a great thing to teach children, but when it is your own it is almost heartbreaking when they get to this stage. Mommy is no longer needed unless they are hurt or sleepy. I guess one day I will not be needed for this either so I should enjoy it while I can, but its hard to watch them grow.

He is growing up so quickly and becoming such a little man. He has the biggest heart of any 2 year old I know. He is genuinely concerned about the people around him. You can's sneeze, cough, fall, or hurt yourself without him asking 'You okay?, You Okay?' I guess he gets it from us because we always ask him if he gets strangled or coughing "Are you okay buddy?" and his response is 'Yes I okay Mom Mom"

He loves his sister more than anything in this world and will not let her out of his sight for very long. First thing he does when he wakes up from a nap or comes out of his room from playing is find her and give her a kiss. If she is sleeping he will say "Where Sissy at?" and I have to take him to her so he can give her a kiss. If anyone is holding her he will walk up to them put his arms out to reach for her and say "My Sissy" as he is bobbling that head like he always does.

I love my little man and as much as I love watching him grow and develop It makes me sad to know that this time next month we will be celebrating a 2nd birthday :(

We are decorating 'Hot Dog' style. His favorite show..well the only show he will actually watch...is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. To him it is called Hot Dog, Hot Dog and he cannot get enough of it. So his 2nd birthday will be Mickey Mouse from top to bottom. I cannot wait to have his little pictures made in his cute little shirt!!

Look for pictures next month :)

Fathers Day Fun

This weekend we had a blast!! We spent most of it with family celebrating the Father's and Grandfathers! :)

 We celebrated this amazing dad!! #tbt (on Monday) This is him and my little man at 9 months old. :) Makes my heart smile!

And we celebrated this man! The best daddy a girl could ask for and the most amazing papaw to my children. He taught me how to play baseball, do gymnastics, and how a man should treat a lady, to never accept anything but the best and to always trust the Lord cause he can get you through anything! I love my daddy!!

Then we went to the lake with some friends and played corn hole on the dock! Never mind how bad I look, but we had a blast!

Hope you all had a great weekend as well!!

Finally Friday...Free Again!!

Got my Motor running for a wild weekend...Okay who am I kidding with two kids every weekend is pretty wild although we probably no longer share the same definition of wild!

Linking up with Lauren from Lauren Elizabeth for Fab Five for Friday!!

Here is a few of this weeks favorite moments....

1. DIY Baby Shower Invites...the rest of the DIY Party coming next week (Come Check it out!!)

2.  Participated in a Book Exchange this past week! :) Love for my little ones to have new books for mommy to read to them!

3. Daddy and his little clone! I cannot believe how much she looks like him lately. I love moments like this...he loves that little girl so much!!

4. 3 months old ALREADY!! I cannot believe the transformation right before my eyes! She is getting so much personality...look out world here she comes!

5. New logo up on the blog! Em's newborn/Easter pics :) Love both of my babies so much!!

Hope you all had a great week! See you on Monday for the Weekend Shenanigans with Sami

You know you are a Mom when...

So we have all heard the sayings, the funny phrases, and seen the cute little quotes on Pinterest...Here are a few of my favorites :)

Last One I promise!!

And THAT is how I know I am a mom!!

Come Share your favorites too!

Another Weekend in the Rear View...

Another exciting weekend for this little family...Here is the lowdown.

1. Em got to spend some quality time with one of her favorite Aunts while mommy cleaned the house!!

 2. My little man decided that clothes were optional and played outside all day Saturday without them.

 

3. My little angel and her baby! How sweet is this??

4. I am participating in a book exchange! You send one book to a child and your child could get up to 36 in return!! Sounds great right? Well leave a comment below and I will send you the details!!

What I Love Wednesday

Well...Its Wednesday and this week is my short week so tomorrow is my Friday!! I could not be happier!

Here is what I am loving this week...

1. I love that my milk is finally enough to satisfy my little one. All you breastfeeding mommas out there know how frustrating this can be. Going back to work has been really hard on my body and I had not been pumping enough each day to keep up with her while I am gone. She was using frozen milk I had stored. BUT this week that all changed and I have finally pumped enough to even have extra every day!! AND this I LOVE!

2. I love that when I wasn't feeling well last night my BF picked up a pizza so I didn't have to cook, gave little man a bath, put him in his PJS and put him to bed ALL WITHOUT ME EVEN ASKING. To some of you ladies this might not seem like a big deal but it was huge at my house. He is always helpful but usually I have to ask him. Yesterday he took it upon himself. It felt like Mother's day all over again!!

Best Daddy Award!

3. I love that I am off on Friday and get to spend the whole day with my kiddos!!

4. I love that the weather has been beautiful and hope it stays that way this weekend 8)

And that is what I am loving on this Wednesday morning!

I also love this special relationship we have. He is such a NUT! And I love him!

Weekend...Where did you go?

Does anyone else ever feel like the week drags on FOREVER and when the weekend comes and you get two whole days to do nothing or in our case everything..it flashes by in an instant??

UGH well this weekend was a great one but once again way too short!

Here is a little peak at some of our exciting events.

 We played on the swing set...and this was apparently their favorite way to swing.

 Baby Em rode a bear. Obviously she was pretty excited about it..NOT

 We had our first encounter with the Bunbo seat and she LOVED it.

 

 My baby boy played in his pool and had more fun with the water hose squirting every body else than he did playing with his toys. Isn't he such a cutie!!

 Mommy had fun dressing sissy up as a monkey! BUT a cute little monkey!!

Look at my little beach Bum she is ready for a vacation!! Take notes daddy!


That was our wonderful weekend. What about you?