Boy loves his mama

When did this little baby turn into such a big boy?!
I feel like time is flying by. And I know I post about this a lot, but man, its true!

He loves books! I love that he loves books!
Every Thursday we attend the Litchfield library evening story time with Mrs. Pease. She is amazing! Dancing, guitar and singing, stories, and free :) then we always check out new books for the week to read at bedtime. It's a great program and we are lucky to have it.

Today we had to run to willmar for a recheck on his ears since his adnoid surgery and 2nd set of tubes put back in earlier last month. Everything looked great and he's a totally different, happy kid! Anyways, he read books the whole way there. I love listening to him "read" out loud with an upside down book!

Lately he is totally "in" to his mom just as much as he has always been with his dad. I like it.
We play all day and snuggle for naps!

That's my mamas boy!!;)

Just enjoying the fall

I love love love fall!
First off, who doesn't love fall clothes: jeans, sweaters, leggings and sweater dresses. Plus kids clothes: jeans, boots, sweaters, cute jackets, and stocking hats.  The shoes Breck is wearing are pretty special and cool.  I found them in my mom and dads attics and they were my little brothers 27 years ago! Score....Christmas shoes. I love them! Luckly he has no use for them yet as him and his wife are expecting a baby girl now any day!

And who doesn't love being out doors!
Breck and I have been enjoying it by spending the afternoons outside finding gigantic leaves, pine cones (for two pintrest projects to come), and of course tossing a mini pumpkin around :)

Jerods been out deer hunting and Breck constantly wants to go with. Jerod tells him when he gets bigger he can. Now every morning he wakes up and says "daddy I'm burger aka bigger". so cute!

Someday my friend, but not to soon.

Monster mash Halloween bash 2012

This year a couple friends and I planned a family Halloween party for other moms, dads, and kids to attend before trick or treating!
It was fabulous! So much fun to see over sixty people attend.
We had a dance floor with Halloween tunes and a spider web on the floor to groove on, balloons everywhere, crafts, Jimmy's pizza, spooky juice, and a photo booth!
Lots of families joined in in the celebration and dressed up including yours truly as Minnie mouse! Jerod told me his costume was a tired parent ;)
I've realized just how much fun I love creating and hosting events! Mostly to see the end result and everyone getting together in our fast pace lives even if its only for a couple hours  and having fun.

I'm not sure if the kids had more fun or the moms and dads, but let's just say it was a success!

Trick or treating

Halloween day was busy!
A friend and I planned a Halloween party (my next post) earlier in the evening then off for some trick or treating!
We jump in the car and hit some of our favorites and when the boy is done some of those favorites get missed...sorry to those we missed this year!
We always make a special stop out to meemaw and grandpa toms. I think grandpa has more fun then the kids has he has the front porch all decked up with bats and witches along with himself dressed all goofy!
Breck kept telling him to take it off (the ears and garland around his neck).
Then off to grandma nina's house to show off his bat costume and load up with candy and kisses. All this takes over an hour...then home to hit up the neighbors who always have a special treat waiting for Breck!
After a couple sweet treats, time for sleep.

Not sure if he crashed off coming down from a sugar high or the excitement of a long day! But sleep was good.

Haunted house

Breck experienced his first haunted house this year as we took him out to my dads co-workers annual Halloween haunted Hauser fundraiser for her sons special Olympics bowling team.
Breck decided to go through the barn of course because his cousins did.  So in jerods arms he held in tight to his glow stick.  As they made the corner a witch popped out with a boo and Breck lost it! He dropped his glow stick and snuggled in jerods arms half nervously giggling and crying!
Poor little man...what awful parents you have :)
That night as we tucked him in, he told us there was a monster in his bed! Oh great....what did we do!
Luckly he slept all night and hasn't mentioned it since.

First and last haunted house....for a long time!

Fun goo!

I'm not sure what this called, but I do know the kids loved it and it didn't make a mess!
It's equal parts of liquid starch and glue with a touch of food coloring.
It will be really wet at first but keep working with it and it will get smooth.

The kids also discovered that you can put a straw in it and blow to make a giant bubble.

Keeps kids busy! And also a lot of fun....for moms tooo.

October 25th

My Facebook post this a.m: I remember the excitement of waking up the first snowfall!
It's true. And I still get that excited feeling seeing those big fluffy flakes fall from the sky.
But what gets me even more is this boys face! Those big blue eyes and the excitement in his voice as he asks to go outside outside and pull him in his "New" used (garage sale find) sled!
Not enough snow this time, but hopefully soon my sweet boy!