Visiting the Zoo

We took Boll Weevil to the zoo for the second time. He was only a 2 months old the last time we went. Let me just tell you that he loved it. He took in everything. I know that this will be one of many visits to the zoo.

Alot of Excitment

A lot of things have happened since I last blogged:As you can see from this picture Boll Weevil is now into everything. He is still crawling a lot faster than he his walking, but he does have his first steps under his belt.

Boll Weevil has had his first Thanksgiving and he loves turkey and dressing/stuffing.

He also had his first trip to the ER - ear infections and high fever in the middle of the night are no fun for anyone in the family.

The biggest news of all is starting at the new year I'm going to be a stay at home mom. I am so excited about this. Bo and I have gone back and forth on this issue so many times. Finally we decided to give it completely to God, and funny how everything fell into place for me to stop working at this time in our lives. Bo and I are both looking forward to this. I know this transition will come with its own set of challenges, but I don't want to look back when I'm old and grey and say it is something I wish I would have done.

So is there anything new going on in your life?

Happy Anniversary!

My parents celebrate 37 years together this month!! Wow! 37 years seems like a lifetime together. I'm so glad that they are still married, but I realize from them that marriage has its ups and downs. If you work around these bad spots you will have a life long partner. I hope that my marriage last 37 years. Love you Mom and Dad.
- This was the most recent picture I could find of my parents and I together. Most of my pictures are of my nephew, niece or my baby.

New Friends

We went to my parents house this weekend and they were keeping my brother's dog. This is the first time Boll Weevil has really been around a dog, and he loved it.

Pumpkin Patch

Last weekend we went to the pumpkin patch and had loads of fun. It was extremely hot, almost 90.

Bo and Boll Weevil got to meet the goats. Boll Weevil wasn't to sure of them.
Boll Weevil did really enjoyed the box filled with corn. He only tried to eat it once, and then decided to just have fun and play.

After picking our pumpkins Boll Weevil had enough and took a nap.

After he woke up he had to have his pumpkin sit in his seat with him.

I'm sure we will do this again next year because our family had so much fun.

Happy Birthday Aunt Grammaw

This weekend we celebrated Aunt Grammaw's birthday. The theme for her birthday was the color green. My nephew picked out the theme because green is his favorite color, and like all good Aunt Grammaw's she went with it. So I went with it also and made her a green laundry bag to take on her trips. She requested a laundry bag and it was so easy to make. I think she likes it.
Happy Birthday Aunt Grammaw!

Going for a Ride

We went and visited my family this weekend. A trip home always means a trip to the mall to ride the carousel. Boll Weevil loved the ride and I enjoyed seeing my family.

Weekend Round Up

My parents came to visit and Bo and my dad hung the ceiling fan in Boll Weevil's room.
Bo did the manual labor and my dad read the instruction. They really enjoyed their time together.

My mom watched Boll Weevil for me which means they sleep on the couch while I folded clothes.

Thanks Mom and Dad for coming we all really enjoyed our day with you.

Way Late Mother's Day

I had written this very interesting post right after mother's day, and then when I went to post it I realized I had lost it. So these picture of the gifts I gave my mom and mother-in-law just had to wait until I was ready to post.

So here they are...

My mother's gift. Her grand kids call her Mawly. So my brother and and I and our children spelled out Mawly for her. You should try finding a frame for 5 pictures to be inserted into. I couldn't. And I'm sorry Mom I couldn't afford to have a special one made for you. So I just added some flower pictures that I took several years ago on a trip we took. She loved it. She wants to put it above her double doors leading outside. I would like to let you know that some of my models would not cooperate with me. So the pictures aren't the best of them. Yes, my niece E is crying in picture and she wouldn't hold up her L.

This one is for my mother-in-law. We have started calling her Gran. Bo and I both think that this name really fits her. Since I was only working with one child for this gift and he was my own I could take as many pictures as I wanted to of him. But he got tired after several shot so I really only got one picture with each letter. I love the way this turned out.

Bo was suppose to take Boll Weevil's picture with the M-O-M, but I haven't seen it yet. I guess I'll get it next year for Mother's day. (Hint Hint)

More Eating

We tried peas for the first time and they seem to be a hit. He really wants to control the spoon.

Happy Father's Day!

Bo's First Father's Day! It was a great day, and one we have both been looking forward to.

Trying Oatmeal

Sorry for the lack of post, but my Internet hasn't been working. First the modem went out and then the router went out this week.

But I wanted to let you know what Boll Weevil has been up too. He has tried Oatmeal for the first time and well he didn't really like it. He is now enjoying it a little bit more.

A Day to Rest

Last Sunday on the way home from church Boll Weill fell asleep. He stayed awake the entire time in church. He even greet everyone on the way out, but as soon as he got in his seat he was out. I think we all need to relax and take a Sunday afternoon nap.

We answered the Call

Bo and I took Boll Weevil to the beach this weekend, and I'm pretty sure he had fun. We went with Bo's family. So he got to see his Gran, Pa, Aunt H, Uncle M, and Cousin J which he always enjoys.

This is Boll Weevil after we visited the beach. The water was cold, and he didn't understand why the water keep on coming in and out. He did seem to enjoy the sand the most.

Bo dipping Boll Weevil in the water.

Bo always gets the job of bringing all the beach stuff back up to the condo. (I really couldn't ask for a better husband or father for my child even if he was upset that I was taking his picture instead of helping him.)

We couldn't have asked for a better weather weekend. I can't wait for us to go back to the beach later in the summer.

A Martha Stewart Craft

Lets just say that this project had some ups and downs to it.

Pictured above are Tissue Paper Pom-Poms that I found directions for on Martha Stewart's website and may blogs have also featured these.

The Up side -

1. They are extremely easy to make.


2. They look great even when hung together and not floating from the air. We decided to hang our outside under one of the tents.


3. They didn't take much time to make at all.


4. The items needed to make them weren't that hard to find at all.

The Down side-

1. They take up a lot of room.


2. To make them look cooler I probably should have cut the ends a little differently. But working with 8 layers of tissue paper is kind of thick.


3. Monofilament! Well this was the hardest piece to find in the craft store but lucky for us a nice worker finally found some for us. And then it keep on breaking on us. So next time I make them Bo says I'm just going to have to use fishing line.


4. They are kind of hard to hang on a windy day.

Overall, I will make these again and use them for decorations at future parties.

Baptism

Today we had Boll Weevil baptised. He did great and took it all in. He only made a sound once when the water was sprinkled over his head. Bo and I had lunch at our house afterwards for about 30 family. To say that we are tired would be an understatement.

3 Month Pictures

Boll Weevil is 3 months old. So I took him to have his pictures taken. He got really tired during the middle of it. He even fell asleep.

First Fishing Trip

We always spend Easter afternoon at the farm and we always end up down at the pond for a few hours of fishing. I don't fish, but I do enjoy spending time with my in laws so I go sit by the pond and watch them fish. This year Boll Weevil had to go check it all out. Here he is watching the fish swim in the cooler. He was facinated by this.

Then is Gran got a good size fish on the line and she tried to show it to Boll Weevil, but it fell off the line into the cooler splashing fish water everywhere. Boll Weevil started to cry and the rest of us jumped. It was pretty shocking. Needless to say that was the end of Boll Weevil's fishing for the day.

This picture is me trying to comfort him and tell him that it is going to be okay.

Later he let his dad take him down by the pond to see what his Gran was doing.

Just like old times

My aunt is tracing off an Oliver + S pattern.

While I was on maternity leave my very creative aunt came to visit my parents for a week. I packed up my sewing machine and the baby and headed home. I had loads of fun and the baby got 3 new outfits. My mom, my aunt and I stayed up until 1 in the morning sewing and laughing, just like old times. The 3 of us have always been creative and many times we help the other out with a project and we are always bouncing ideas off each other. I have to say the weather was great that week and the company was even better. Pictures of outfits to come tomorrow.

New Niece

I'm an aunt again!

This is my brother-in-laws baby, Bo's Brother. She was born yesterday around 3:30 p.m. She was 6lbs. 8oz. and 19 and 3/4 inches long. Congratulations M & H!