Wordless Wednesday

Enjoying a warm day in February, very windy...but he didn't seem to mind much.

I Am Second

This is a website called I Am Second that I stumbled across tonight and I had to share. I found it very inspiring and a very good reminder. It is a movement that shares people's stories about where the significance in their lives lie. Their stories are raw and personal and they are all different. There are t.v. stars, sports figures, musicians, and regular every day people that share their struggles. I enjoyed the videos very much and think this a very cool campaign. I can say with all my heart that there is no doubt that I am most definitely second...and I am so thankful for that.

Here is a clip of Josh Hamilton's story...he is a player for the Texas Rangers. This is just one of the many videos on the site.

Wordless Wednesday

OH I just love that little boy so much!

SNOW DAY!!!

So we got one heck of a snowfall here in Indy. I knew they were calling for 4-6 inches and Indianapolis ended up getting almost a foot!! Jake was like a little kid when he came in the bedroom this morning and told me that work had canceled. He came back to bed and we slept in, it was so nice. When all three of us woke up, we headed to Wal-Mart to look for a sled. The only one they had was $31!!! Outrageous! Needless to say, we didn't come home with a sled. We got Connor all bundled up and took him out in the snow to play and he LOVED it!!! He cried so hard when we had to come in, it was so cute. This was his first time playing in the snow, so we weren't sure how he was going to like it. Now, he is napping and Jake and I are enjoying hot chocolate and chocolate chip cookies. I made some turkey chili in the crock pot for later, what a fun snow day!!!

Indianapolis Ice

Jake and I have gone to a few Indianapolis Ice hockey games in the past and we decided this past Friday to bring Connor along. We were a little weary how he might be, but he ended up really surprising us. He did amazing! He stood between Jake and I and jumped up and down and clapped when everyone else clapped, he loved the popcorn and ate half of his dad's bag! He tried to sneak some pepsi as well and he would have drank the whole thing if we let him! We stayed for the first two periods, but by that time it was 9 pm and I didn't want to push him too hard so we ended up leaving, and I think that was a good idea. It was a fun family Friday night!!! :)

Another visit!

Along with the visit from my friend Kendra, we had a visit from my Uncle Mike (my mom's brother) and my cousin Sarah. I haven't seen them in quite some time and neither one of them had met Connor. My uncle had suffered quite a setback last year around this time and had many health problems so we were so happy to see him doing well and back to himself! When I was little, I was afraid of him, I am not sure why...but now my family doesn't let me forget it! ha! Anyway, I obviously got over that and so we wanted to see how Connor would act. Well, Connor wasn't afraid of him by any means, but he definitely wanted to keep his distance! :) Uncle Mike gave him M&M's so Connor would take one and then back up and eat it. When we left, I handed Connor for Mike to hold to see if I could get a picture....well, you can imagine how that went....I will post the picture below. I had a wonderful time visiting and was so happy to get to spend time with the both of them.

Connor's new BFF

So Connor now has a new BFF and it is my friend Kendra. Kendra had been living in Los Angeles and just recently moved back to Illinois. Since she lived so far away, she had not met Connor yet, so we were very excited to see her! It had been way too long! She came to see us and Connor was napping...well when he woke up, he immediately went to Kendra and hugged her for about two minutes straight. This was the beginning of the BFF's! He got to share her pizza with her and her soda so he definitely loved that! He didn't want me for the rest of the night, or in the morning. He only wanted Kendra! We were so glad to be able to visit with her and next time hope it can be longer! It's great to have her back! Here are some pics of the new BFF's.