Showing posts with label Traditions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Traditions. Show all posts
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Two Year Pictures
Here are some of my favorites (well... they were all my favorite, but I figured I wouldn't post a billion 84 pictures) from our photo session with Sarah. Thanks again!!
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Easter Play Date
Today, Kelly hosted an Easter play date. The kids had a blast! Kelly has a huge backyard which was great. There was an egg hunt (I'm sure Harry will be finding eggs around the yard for the next month), bubbles, riding toys galore, and lots of yummy food!
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| Handsome boy! |
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| Look! I found one! |
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Happy Easter!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter! We spent our day with our family. I didn't even think to take a picture of Hunter's Easter basket before we gave it to him, so I snapped a quick one.
Hopefully Thirty-One will still carry this when we have our next baby so I can have one made for him/her.
Hunter is a little suspicious of the "Easter Bunny" ever since I tried to get him to sit on his lap. In my defense, he's the one who saw the "hop-hop" and wanted to go see him. But once we got next to him, he had a death grip on my shirt and wouldn't even look at the bunny. Needless to say, when we asked if he wanted to see what the Easter Bunny brought, he said, "NO!" haha
Easter egg hunting at my dad and mom's house.
We are a little red-neck, so what?
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Favorites From 2011
I did this last year and wanted to continue the tradition. I like looking back on what we did over the past year!
January- This was Hunter's very first The Little Gym show week! It is so amazing to look back at that post and see how much he has grown and developed in almost a year. He still loves every minute of TLG (and so do we). Our New Years post was my second favorite.
February- A post on our crazy weather. It had snowed and then it was in the 60's. I got to dress Hunter up in his snow bunny suit and then we got to go play at the park a few days later.
March- What Hunter was up to at 9 months. I love looking back at what Hunter was doing each month before he turned 1.
April- Hunter's 1st Easter. He enjoyed his basket of goodies, but not so much the Easter grass (don't worry buddy, I'm not a fan either!). Hunter's first use of sign language and his zoo trip were close seconds.
May- Hunter taking his first (technically second) steps! I love watching him walk with his sea legs... not quite sure what is going on, but still really excited that he is moving his legs like that. I loved this post because it reminds me how blessed I am to have such great friends. I also loved this post because it was the last monthly update before our little man turned 1.
June- Hunter turned 1!! I wrote a series of posts about his 1st birthday party. I still can't believe we have had him in our lives for that long. It still seems like yesterday that I was snuggling him in the hospital!
July- We went for our first family vacation down in NC with the Lewis family. It was so much fun and so relaxing. I would love to do that every year! I also admitted to being a crazy mom and I started our kitchen remodel (which, as you saw from my new years resolutions, I still have to finish). I also wrote my first guest post.
August- Carl and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary. I posted Hunter's 1 year photo session with Sarah and the progress of the kitchen remodel. It was also a sad month as I had my first real experience (old enough to realize what was going on) with someone I knew passing away. We had a family fundraiser for Joe Weschler to support his wife and son who survived the car fire.
September- I left Hunter and Carl for the weekend for the first time. I went to D.C. for Katie's bachelorette party. We also had a mini photo session with BeniBee before she moved and I posted videos of Hunter talking. I also posted this funny picture set of Hunter with some rocks and announced Carl's new school journey.
October- My childhood best friend and my high school best friend got married (to each other) and I was so honored to be a part of their wedding! It was fabulous. We had a baby sprinkle for Kelly and welcomed baby Alyssa this month! Hunter had his first 2 word combination!
November- I finally posted about Halloween, ha. I was interviewed for the first time by a writer. I posted about Hunter's development and some things I was very thankful for.
December- Christmas! Hunter was old enough to be excited about things, but still not old enough to understand the concept. He loved opening a few gifts and playing with toys. We saw a lot of Santa this December! We went to Christmas Town for the first time and Hunter rode rides for the first time. Kelly took some pictures of our family and Hunter turned 18 months!
January- This was Hunter's very first The Little Gym show week! It is so amazing to look back at that post and see how much he has grown and developed in almost a year. He still loves every minute of TLG (and so do we). Our New Years post was my second favorite.
February- A post on our crazy weather. It had snowed and then it was in the 60's. I got to dress Hunter up in his snow bunny suit and then we got to go play at the park a few days later.
March- What Hunter was up to at 9 months. I love looking back at what Hunter was doing each month before he turned 1.
April- Hunter's 1st Easter. He enjoyed his basket of goodies, but not so much the Easter grass (don't worry buddy, I'm not a fan either!). Hunter's first use of sign language and his zoo trip were close seconds.
May- Hunter taking his first (technically second) steps! I love watching him walk with his sea legs... not quite sure what is going on, but still really excited that he is moving his legs like that. I loved this post because it reminds me how blessed I am to have such great friends. I also loved this post because it was the last monthly update before our little man turned 1.
June- Hunter turned 1!! I wrote a series of posts about his 1st birthday party. I still can't believe we have had him in our lives for that long. It still seems like yesterday that I was snuggling him in the hospital!
July- We went for our first family vacation down in NC with the Lewis family. It was so much fun and so relaxing. I would love to do that every year! I also admitted to being a crazy mom and I started our kitchen remodel (which, as you saw from my new years resolutions, I still have to finish). I also wrote my first guest post.
August- Carl and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary. I posted Hunter's 1 year photo session with Sarah and the progress of the kitchen remodel. It was also a sad month as I had my first real experience (old enough to realize what was going on) with someone I knew passing away. We had a family fundraiser for Joe Weschler to support his wife and son who survived the car fire.
September- I left Hunter and Carl for the weekend for the first time. I went to D.C. for Katie's bachelorette party. We also had a mini photo session with BeniBee before she moved and I posted videos of Hunter talking. I also posted this funny picture set of Hunter with some rocks and announced Carl's new school journey.
October- My childhood best friend and my high school best friend got married (to each other) and I was so honored to be a part of their wedding! It was fabulous. We had a baby sprinkle for Kelly and welcomed baby Alyssa this month! Hunter had his first 2 word combination!
November- I finally posted about Halloween, ha. I was interviewed for the first time by a writer. I posted about Hunter's development and some things I was very thankful for.
December- Christmas! Hunter was old enough to be excited about things, but still not old enough to understand the concept. He loved opening a few gifts and playing with toys. We saw a lot of Santa this December! We went to Christmas Town for the first time and Hunter rode rides for the first time. Kelly took some pictures of our family and Hunter turned 18 months!
Saturday, December 31, 2011
New Years Resolutions
I stole this idea from Amanda. I think about things I should do in the new year, but I typically never do them. Maybe if I put them in writing I will actually do them! With that said (and if you hop over to Amanda's blog, they are going to be almost the exact same as hers, haha, great minds think alike!)
1. First and foremost, this is my number one priority. Going through grad school with Carl working full time and me working very part time, we have some debt. We've played around with a budget and actually stuck to one for 2 months and then fell off the wagon. This year, we will stick to a budget and pay off debt. I would love for the only things to have by the end of 2012 is our mortgage, my school loan, and Carl's school loan. Luckily, we don't have a car payment, so this shouldn't be hard. I've started reading Dave Ramsey's book (thanks Ashley).
2. Keep our house cleaner. Don't get me wrong, our house is by no means "dirty". But I don't vacuum every day like I should. Our office isn't very organized (I know... something in my house not organized with my crazy OCD). We have a small house with a lot of stuff. So I want to make better use of our space! I get rid of stuff all the time. Currently I have Hunter's changing table ready to give to the thrift store, I just wanted to make sure none of our friends needed one (so if you do, I haven't set the pick up yet... but I will next week. Message me if you want it!).
3. Run a 5k. I started the Couch To 5k earlier this month, but haven't kept up with it. I was feeling really good running (the first day was awful) and Hunter was enjoying riding along.
4. Be more crafty. I already made some leg warmers out of an old sweater with an idea I found on Pinterest. I have a Valentine's Day wreath I want to make. I just want to do some fun things and show Hunter that we can make cute, cheap things!
5. Finish the kitchen remodel. Really, I just have to paint the walls. How hard could that be?! After those cabinets, the thought of picking up a paint brush makes me feel sick to my stomach. I just have to get over that. Our kitchen looks funny and I need to fix that.
6. This one I need the help from Carl. Finish getting everything else in the house ready so we can eventually sell it once he is finished with school. We need to tile our back bathroom (I say we, I really mean Carl), put a fresh coat of paint in the bathroom, paint our bedroom, and probably re-carpet all the rooms. The carpets could probably wait until right before we put the house on the market. And then we have to get the yard and flower bed ready. Need some curb appeal.
There. It is out there for anyone to read. These are my goals for 2012.
1. First and foremost, this is my number one priority. Going through grad school with Carl working full time and me working very part time, we have some debt. We've played around with a budget and actually stuck to one for 2 months and then fell off the wagon. This year, we will stick to a budget and pay off debt. I would love for the only things to have by the end of 2012 is our mortgage, my school loan, and Carl's school loan. Luckily, we don't have a car payment, so this shouldn't be hard. I've started reading Dave Ramsey's book (thanks Ashley).
2. Keep our house cleaner. Don't get me wrong, our house is by no means "dirty". But I don't vacuum every day like I should. Our office isn't very organized (I know... something in my house not organized with my crazy OCD). We have a small house with a lot of stuff. So I want to make better use of our space! I get rid of stuff all the time. Currently I have Hunter's changing table ready to give to the thrift store, I just wanted to make sure none of our friends needed one (so if you do, I haven't set the pick up yet... but I will next week. Message me if you want it!).
3. Run a 5k. I started the Couch To 5k earlier this month, but haven't kept up with it. I was feeling really good running (the first day was awful) and Hunter was enjoying riding along.
4. Be more crafty. I already made some leg warmers out of an old sweater with an idea I found on Pinterest. I have a Valentine's Day wreath I want to make. I just want to do some fun things and show Hunter that we can make cute, cheap things!
5. Finish the kitchen remodel. Really, I just have to paint the walls. How hard could that be?! After those cabinets, the thought of picking up a paint brush makes me feel sick to my stomach. I just have to get over that. Our kitchen looks funny and I need to fix that.
6. This one I need the help from Carl. Finish getting everything else in the house ready so we can eventually sell it once he is finished with school. We need to tile our back bathroom (I say we, I really mean Carl), put a fresh coat of paint in the bathroom, paint our bedroom, and probably re-carpet all the rooms. The carpets could probably wait until right before we put the house on the market. And then we have to get the yard and flower bed ready. Need some curb appeal.
There. It is out there for anyone to read. These are my goals for 2012.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Christmas Town- Lights
I know I've said it before, but I just want to re-iterate... I'm terrible at editing pictures and I took these with my iPhone (so they are not going to do the lights justice). So here they are, unedited and taken with an iPhone:
It was absolutely beautiful! Next year, we are definitely getting in the line for the skyline before it opens!
It was absolutely beautiful! Next year, we are definitely getting in the line for the skyline before it opens!
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Christmas Town
Living Social was running a deal last month for Busch Gardens' Christmas Town. It was over half off of the tickets so I jumped on it! I didn't want to pay $50 for us to go, but I was willing to pay $24.
It was BEAUTIFUL! They did a wonderful job decorating. We really didn't do much while there except for looking at lights and letting Hunter go on rides. We did see the Elmo Show which Hunter, I think, liked. It was long enough to get the point across, but short enough to keep his attention. They did a wonderful job with that. I We wanted to see the penguins and also go on the skyline to see the lights from the air; however, the wait was an hour for each one and it was getting late by then. Next year, we will have a plan!
Here are some pictures and videos. I will post some of the decorations in another post. Sorry the quality isn't good, I used my iPhone and I am not very good at editing pictures.
It was BEAUTIFUL! They did a wonderful job decorating. We really didn't do much while there except for looking at lights and letting Hunter go on rides. We did see the Elmo Show which Hunter, I think, liked. It was long enough to get the point across, but short enough to keep his attention. They did a wonderful job with that.
Here are some pictures and videos. I will post some of the decorations in another post. Sorry the quality isn't good, I used my iPhone and I am not very good at editing pictures.
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| Having a snack while waiting for the whole park to open. |
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| Dancing on stage |
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| Visiting the Clydesdale. He loved petting him, until he moved, haha. |
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| Once the horse moved, he did not like him anymore. |
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| Watching Elmo |
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| This was how he looked the whole time. |
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| On his first big boy ride... LOVED IT! |
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| Train ride |
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| Next year, we are buying a ton of lights for our tree so it can be this bright |
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| Another ride... when I came to get him out, he told me, "No!" |
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| And another... |
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| And another. |
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