Big boy haircut!

Connor got his second hair cut the last night. He went to Cookie Cutters for his first hair cut, but they charge an arm and a leg and it's ridiculous considering he has virtually no hair and it takes them two minutes. Soooo I asked our friend Janell who cuts mine and Jake's hair if she could do Connor's and she said not a problem! I was worried b/c Connor is so busy, busy, busy all the time, but he sat on daddy's lap like a pro and did great! Janell was wonderful with him and his hair looks great! He especially loved the sucker he got at the end!

The finished product, daddy and Connor both got haircuts!


Of course, both of my boys had to have a sucker! Ha!

My little helper

So Connor's new thing is "helping" mommy put away stuff in the fridge or just re-arranging it, every single time I open it. No matter where he is, if he hears me get in the fridge, he comes running and scoots his little butt in there and does his thing. His favorite thing to pick up and move around is yogurt...which wouldn't be a big deal, except his other favorite thing to do is throw it straight at the ground which in turn causes quite the yogurt mess and then mommy doesn't think it's so fun anymore! :) Gotta love him...

Just because...

O.k. so it doesn't have anything to do with my family, but I LOVE this video...it cracks me up, and I promise you, the song is addicting!

No more Bouncer Town for awhile....

So it's been a pretty dreary weekend here in Indy. Last night we hit up Target and few other stores and then today Jake worked till' about 2. We thought we might take Connor to a place not to far from here called Bouncer Town. It has a bunch of blow up toys for the kids to jump and play in, and a special area for kids 3 and under. We thought it would be perfect for this rainy, dreary day so we headed out. Of course, everyone in Indy had the same idea so it was pretty packed. We put Connor in the bounce zone and he just sat there like he was being punished...it was so funny! We tried to get him to move around but he just wouldn't. We moved him to another section but he just wanted out! We were in and out of there in about 10 minutes! Bouncer Town was not the hit that we thought it would be! Oh well, we will try again another time. After that, we hit up the mall for a bit and then to Paradise Cafe for dinner. Connor was a goof at dinner and danced all through his meal. He was being quite funny and so much fun. We ended up having a low key, really nice night. We also got home in good time so the little man could get to bed for church in the morning. He likes to sleep in, but once he is at church in the nursery, he just lights up. He loves it there!


NOT liking Bouncer Town too much...this is what he did!!! LOL!


Ready to GET OUT!!!


Walking around the mall




Laughing at daddy at dinner


He looks soooo big here!

Vans and sunglasses

My two closest friends from home Jessica and Kendra just sent Connor his bday gifts in the mail and Connor just absolutely loves them! They keep him looking like the coolest one year old around. (well, because he is the coolest one year old around!) Kendra has not met Connor yet because of her living in California, but she will be moving back soon so she will meet him then! I kind of made them honorary "aunts" because I have no siblings and well Jake's one brother doesn't see him that often, so I look forward to Connor getting to know them as he gets older, and always having them in our life! We love you "Aunt" Jess and Kendra!


Here are some pictures of Connor sporting his second pair of Vans from Jess!!!



Here he is KNOWING he is cool in his new shades from Ken!

Halloween 2008

Halloween turned out to be a really fun night! My mother for some reason this year, had a change of heart, and instead of hiding in the house with the lights turned off or making my dad give out candy, she decided to get a big ole' tub of candy and sit outside to pass it out! Speaking of pass out, I almost did when I heard she did that. (She's like the grinch of Halloween, if there was one) I guess having a grandchild has softened her views on Halloween! ;) Jake and I didn't really have any plans, other than take Connor to a few houses of people that we knew so we headed over to grandma and grandpa's. It was a GORGEOUS night!!! Connor had a blast just driving his little motorized kawasaki around the yard showing off for all the trick or treater's. He was a big help and wanted to pass out the candy as well. We took him to a few houses, but for some reason he got shy and wanted mommy to hold him (which is soooo unlike him!) He went running right to grandma and grandpa though when he saw them! We had pizza and just enjoyed the night. It turned out to be a lot of fun and maybe, just maybe we have softened my mom a bit and she will continue to hand out candy every year....I'll believe it when I see it.

Carving the pumpkin

So if you are noticing the date on these posts, I am playing catch up. While catching up on my shows on the DVR, I am also catching up with my blog. Last week, after we took Connor to Stonycreek to get his pumpkin, we went ahead and carved it the next night. Connor, of course, wanted to be in the middle of things and "help" as much as possible...even if helping meant sticking his hands in the bowl of the seeds and guts of the pumpkin. He was more thrilled to be able to stand on the table than anything! We wanted to get a shot of Connor and the finished product but someone by the name of daddy didn't get done carving his "masterpiece" until about midnight, so Connor was fast asleep! While the boys were messing with the pumpkin, I cooked up the seeds so Jake and I had a nice snack when the pumpkin was all done. I just love this time of year!