Joe's birthday morning in pictures

Michael holding a "Happy 31st Birthday Daddy" sign. 

{waiting for daddy to see}

{Daddy saw, now it's time to be bashful}

Happy Birthday Joe!

We love you so much and can't imagine life without you! 

You bring so much joy to our lives and you do so much for us!

Today I'm taking little cherry cheesecakes to work for Joe to share with co workers.  

Tonight we'll dine on flank steak, jazzed up mashed potatoes and broccoli. 

Meet Pugsley

This is Pugsley.  He is Michael's favorite stuffed animal.  His name came from a Ty beanie baby Pug.  We wanted to name him Rufus but Michael liked Pugsley better so it became his name.  He takes him just about everywhere.  He's come with us to visit family and sometimes friends.  Other times he's not allowed to leave the house, feared that he may get lost.  He's getting a little frumpy looking since he's been around for almost a year now but Michael loves him dearly.  The best part about him (in my opinion) is that he cost less than $3 new, on clearance.  Michael loves giving him kisses and talks with him daily.  He's even ended up in timeout for doing something bad, in Michael's opinion(I was sad I was not fast enough to catch this on video).  Michael cuddles him in the chair before bedtime while reading books and takes him to bed.  Puglsey even motivates Michael to do things like getting ready for bed or helping clean up toys. 

We all need a buddy in life and Pugsley is Michaels'

Getting Older

On Saturday Joe took Michael and I to Red Robin to use my free birthday burger certificate.  I turned 27!  I had the California Chicken sandwich and it was delicious!  We had a great time and Michael even got to see Red.  He wasn't even scared but refused to give Red a high five.  He would wave and say "Hi Red" and "Bye bye Red".  He couldn't take his eyes off him.  It was cute.

Of course the only picture where Michael is looking I close my eyes! 

He is pointing to Red in the second picture.

Later that evening Joe put Michael to bed while I went out with a few girlfriends to Disney's A Christmas Carol. I highly recommend the movie but it's not for young children.  We watched it in 3D and I loved it!  The last time I remember seeing a movie in 3D was Terminator 2 at Univeral Studios Hollywood about 7 1/2 years ago. 

I thought about posting a picture of me in the glasses but after putting them on Michael I knew I wouldn't look as cute. 

Happy Halloween

Tonight we attended our ward Halloween party/ trunk or treat.  Michael won best costume for 1-4yr olds.  There were a ton of kids so we were impressed he won! I'm sure it had nothing to do with his big beautiful eyes and chubby cheeks.  ;)  Hope you had a fun and safe Halloween!

I can laugh at myself

Can you?

 This is why I am not a cowgirl.  Wrangers do not flatter a woman with no waist and long legs. I wore this to an Activity Day Girls Halloween party last Friday.  This was my first and last time wearing Wranglers.

My brother came home from the Costa Rica San Jose Mission last night.  We weren't able to be there but we emailed him a picture:

Shelby, my sister, was able to take a trip with some friends to San Jose recently and met up with Austin. They had a good time visiting with eachother and she had the chance to attended a baptism. 

Apparently he almost didn't make it home because there was an accident causing traffic to the airport out of Costa Rica.  He and another Elder leaving together, prayed and they were able to make it.  Thankfully he's made it home safe and sound.     Welcome Home Elder!

 

Sand box

Last weekend Joe built a sand box for Michael.  We invited some friends over to come and test it out.

I think they love it!

I'm excited to be able to take Zoila and Adrian's Christmas photo this fall and do a maternity shoot with Zoila!  I'm excited for the practice.  Isn't he just loveable.  We call him fuzzy because of his hair. 

Grandma said over the phone the other day that she'd watched Michael's birthday video too many times.  So by request here's a new video.  Sorry I haven't been blogging lately.  Not a whole lot has been happening -except life.   

Enjoy.

Michael's 2nd Birthday

Michael's Two

Our little boy turns 2 today.  He sure is growing up fast.

We love you baby boy- even though you're not a baby anymore.

What gets this boy up?

Usually when Michael wakes up he'll yell for me to come get him.  I go to lift him out of his crib and he'll lay back down.  He likes to tease you see.  So I tease him back and walk out, waiting for the yell of "Mama" again.  This morning though I had a secret weapon.  When he layed back down I told him we were having waffles for breakfast.  I've never seen him so excited to have breakfast.   Last night was his first time having waffles and he sure enjoyed them.

   Happy to be up and eating waffles for breakfast!

I guess whip cream is the latest hand cream.

This is our forecast for the day:

Any suggestions for fun things to do on a rainy day?

Hey do you see that up there?  If you're not on my blog you should check it out. I got a cute new header thanks to Karrie at Fistful of Coupons.  I won a custom blog header from one of her giveaways.  I love it don't you?  Thanks Karrie!

Our trip home

Michael and I were able to make it to the fair Friday evening with my mom and my sister.  We walked around and let Michael enjoy the animals. We of course couldn't leave without buying greasy fair food!  We chose a double corn dog and a strawberry funnel cake.  Mmm yum. 

Michael enjoyed watching this ride of course because it had flags on top.

Michael's allergies started to get the best of him.  He had red eyes and a runny/itchy nose.  I was having a hard time with my allergies as well. 

My Grandma McClellan's funeral went really well and it was nice to see lots of family we hadn't seen in a while.  It was fun to hear stories I'd never heard about my grandma even though some were repeated to grandchildren over and over again. I guess I always missed out on those stories.  One of them was about how my grandma was outside her home and had gotten bit by a dog on the rear.  She went to the Dr. and he said, "So you've been bitten by a dog?"  She said, "Yes".  He asked, "Can you tell me where?"  She said, "On 3rd and Jefferson."  Which of course was her address. 

Joe kept an eye on Michael at the funeral.  He seemed to keep busy.

While we were in WA McKenzie had his Eagle Court of Honor.  It was nice to be able to attend.

Congrats Kenzie!

Our trip home wouldn't be complete without some fresh picked raspberries!