Dear Lord...

Please let mommy give me ice cream for supper tonight and make her let me stay up until 10pm so I can play with all my toys because I don't like to go to bed. Thank you. Love, Connor

Wordless Wednesday

*NO Mt.Dew's were consumed by my 15month old* :)

Parents Night Out

Saturday night Jake and I had our parent's night out and it was a lot of fun. For dinner, we went to our FAVORITE place to eat here in Indy called Yat's. They have the best cajun food ever! After stuffing our faces, we met Penny, Craig, Dexter, Jessica, and Anne at the Pacer's game. They were nice enough to get us the tickets! We sat up pretty high but there is not a bad seat at the Fieldhouse! Plus, I was very excited because I got to use my 70/300mm telephoto lens and it did an awesome job! From the pictures, there was no way you could tell we were sitting up so high. The game was actually very exciting and the Pacer's managed to bring home a win at the end. It was a fun night!

Warm December day

It was so nice out the other day (upper 50's) that we decided to take Connor to the park at the school that is right across the street from where we live. We hadn't gone to it yet, because it has always been too cold, but I am glad we did. It is so big and there are like 3 parks at the same spot! There is also an old schoolhouse which the children use as a greenhouse I believe. It is just a nice quiet area...when school is out of course. :) It was so nice to just get outside, Connor loves it so much and it does him a world of good to get some fresh air. We try to bundle him up real good and still take short walks when it is cold, but not too cold. Connor loved the park this day, he just ran around and played with daddy and had a blast. It was a nice change from the frigid weather....although we have yet to see any snow.

Wordless Wednesday

He's running into 2009....Happy New Year!!!!

Christmas 2008

We had a fantastic Christmas! On Christmas eve, Jake, my dad and I, took Connor to the Children's Museum downtown to play for the morning. We stopped and had breakfast at Dunkin' Donuts first and then headed there. It was a lot of fun. When we got home, I did a lot of cooking and got everything ready for Christmas eve dinner because Jake and I were having my mom and dad over to our place after church. We went to Christmas eve service at church and came home, ate way too much and played the wii. Connor got to open one gift and he got his little grow and go giraffe which he really likes! Christmas morning Connor went running to the presents when he woke up, it was precious. He loved opening the gifts, although it took him FOREVER! He likes to rip a little bit off of one and then move to the next, it was pretty funny. We enjoyed a lazy morning around here and then headed to my parent's house for dinner. We had a wonderful meal over there and just a lazy, relaxing day....exactly what I wanted.
Amongst all the material things that unfortunately seem to overshadow the real meaning of CHRISTmas so much in today's society, we were also celebrating a birthday. May we always remember that Christmas is not about "things". I feel so blessed beyond belief to have a healthy family that surrounds me with love and wonderful friends who are beside me when I need them. Most importantly, I know a God whom even though I fall short of his love daily, he forgives me and blesses me beyond measure. Hope everyone had a VERY Merry Christmas! (Warning-This post is picture heavy!)

Santa, Friends, and Parent's Night Out!

This past weekend was a busy one...December seems to be packed for us, but it's o.k., because we have been having a great time. On Friday night, we took Connor to see Santa at the Greeenwood Mall. This is where we took him last year (he was only 3 months old) The picture was adorable and he was too young to be scared! This year, we were a little concerned. He is just now hitting the stage where he has some stranger anxiety. Well, we got him on Santa's lap and you can just see his reaction.....not a fan at all. We high tailed it out of there (I just had to buy the picture first) and he was happy once he was out of Santa's sight! After seeing Santa, we went over to our friends, Erica and Jared's house for a nice dinner and visit. We may have pushed Connor a little too much b/c he was pretty tired and way past his bedtime. Saturday night was adults night!!!!! Yay! We had our couple's dinner for our small group at a wonderful Italian restaurant called Vito Provelone's. Grandma and Grandpa had Connor and mommy and daddy enjoyed a wonderful night out with friends. After eating, we all headed over to Nancy and Mike's for some games and didn't end up getting home till' 3 am and then up at 8 for church! It was so nice to be out with friends!! It was a great weekend!



As you can see, he was none too thrilled with the jolly guy

Erica and Connor

Yes, I took a picture of food...the awesome spinach tortellini, isn't it pretty?

Our awesome connection group leaders, Nancy and Mike