Our only child...

Right now it's just him and us...

Our little family of 3 is all he's ever known. These are the last few weeks that he will be an only child, the baby of the family...even though I've made him pinky promise that he will always be my baby.

I wonder how he will adjust when it's not just him and us...I know we're headed for quite a transition period, and I haven't really had time to think about how he'll deal with it all.

I know he'll be an amazing big brother...he's grown up so fast and makes me so proud everyday.

How did we get so lucky? He's the best person in the whole world, and he's our son...

...our boy...

...I love him so much.

By giving children lots of affection, you can help fill them with love and acceptance of themselves. Then that's what they will have to give away. - Wayne Dyer

birds of a feather...

This was my Friday night, and it was super exciting...thanks for all of your help Care, you're THE best!

I’ve wanted to make a bird mobile like the one I showed in my inspiration post back in March. But I’m not a sewer so I was seriously contemplating buying some birds from etsy and crafting a mobile on my own. However, I had so much fabric left over from my embroidery hoop project, that I thought, I could certainly find a way to DIY these birds!

So although I’m no seamstress, I certainly am a hot-gluer (I don’t have any fingerprints to prove it!), so with some hot glue, fabric, stuffing, felt, buttons, ribbon, and a home-made template, I was all about it! Check out my flock:

I think this one is my fav...I love the green and pink color combo! Carey was totally my "sous-chef of crafting"! She basically matched up all the buttons and color combos, and stuffed and did whatever I told asked her to :)...AND she made flower hair bows that are seriously Ahhh-mazing! I can't wait to play beauty shop with them!

another fav...

I bought little beads for eyes but kind of liked them without because the fabrics are so busy…thoughts?!?

PS: I finally bought a quilt (on etsy, of course!) that should be arriving today…boo ya! I’m super excited so hopefully I love it as much in person as I do in the pictures…here’s a sneak peek!

my boy...

Children have a remarkable talent for not taking the adult world with the kind of respect we are so confident it ought to be given.

To the irritation of authority figures of all sorts, children expend considerable energy in "clowning around."

They refuse to appreciate the gravity of our monumental concerns, while we forget that if we were to become more like children, our concerns might not be so monumental. -Conrad Hyers

intimidation!

Jack's favorite game to play with Daddy is "Blue-42". It's a combination of wrestling/football/jumping...basically, a slightly dangerous game that has caused minor bumps and bruises on both Jim and Jack, but in the end...it's Jack's favorite and he always jumps right back up to play. I caught them in the act the other day and had Jack show me his "Scary Face"...

To play the game, one of the boys with yell, "Blue-42...blue-42, GRover, set, hut-hut, hike" and then run to tackle the other. It's pretty entertaining! (Jim's trying to work on Jack's form tackling and teaching him not to lead-in with his head...it's a work in progress...)

If that isn't the cutest scary face I've ever seen! Let's just say that in 15 years when he flashes this scary face on the football field, I think his opponents will KNOW intimidation...

or something like that...

O beautiful for spacious skies

A few pics of our proud American boy at the 4th of July parade...after the firetrucks passed, it was pretty much all downhill for Jack, except that he did touch SpongeBob in real life...but the firetrucks were still the highlight! See his excitement!

Jack couldn't make it through the whole parade...the sun just wears that little guy out! So we crossed the street about halfway through the parade...so we were pretty infamous for a few seconds when we walked in the parade!

Dressing patriotic

On the 4th we headed downtown for the VP Fair Parade. As we were scrambling to get ready, Jack decided to choose his own outfit...

Needless to say, we added a shirt and substituted a Cards hat for his winter one, because although adorable and hilarious, definitely not practical!

And little mister knows he can only have his paci at night-time, but he was resting and just needed a break before all the parade excitement! :)

Snapshots from vaca

A few snaps from our family trip to Silver Dollar City in Branson...

We made sure that Jack was tall enough to ride the rides, and he just got over that "NO RIDE" line to fall under the "Ride with an adult" category. Luckily, Jim will be able to ride with him for years to come, because pregnant or not...I just can't!


Here's Jack getting on his very first ride...


And taking a ride with Ava and Grandma on the jumping frogs

And note for future reference: this boat ride below...PROB not the best for little ones. Although I think I freaked out more than Jack did as it zoomed around and around (for like ever!) he was sure that he, "No like that one!"

But the best ride was the wagon, 'cause it meant Daddy or Pe-paw had to drag it up, down, under, over...and who doesn't want an extra workout on their vacation?!

Here's the one picture I managed to snap of Jim and I on vaca...

And now it's time for a mini-stay-cation for the long weekend! Here's to an extra day with the boys!