Birthday Boy!

Our little prince is 2 years old today....unbelievable...and yes, I have shed tears today. He's growing up way too fast! We had a small birthday batch for him. Pictures will come soon...I promise!

Sooo...that's part of why I have been MIA...I promise I will get better...it's really been the craziest of weeks...ever!

Happy Birthday, sweet prince! We're so thankful for you!
All my love,
Mommy

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HI! It's been a while, I know...extremely busy days is my excuse :)

All joking aside, it's been crazy...crazy busy. So much to do and so much to be done.

Prince turned 23 months old yesterday...and I know this is probably redundant but I can't believe my baby is almost two...he's getting to big and too old, too fast. It really is unbelievable how fast these two years have flown...seems like only yesterday he was a newborn and now he's an active and independent toddler. Wow

Sometimes I wish I could freeze time...

Ever felt like that before?!!? It's sobering to think that two precious years have passed already. sniff, sniff Don't mind me. I'm emotional today and I really hate changes...not my favorite thing ever, for sure!

I think he's pretty much the cutest little stinker e.v.e.r ...

And no, he's not always so serious...he just doesn't like posing for mommy too long ;) He already asks me: "Are we done?" He doesn't know that mommies are never done taking pictures.... snicker

I have to admit he's awesome about it most of the time.  He is talking a whole lot more every day...it really is amazing how fast they start learning new words..it amazes me to hear him actually make intelligible sentences. Yep, I definitely have a talker....and eater too! That boy has been eating a lot ...probably going through another growth spurt. Those seem to be very common now days :)

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Abruptly changing subjects, we got more birdies hatching soon ... so excited! This nest is right on our front porch so prince and I look at it quite regularly...and we can't wait to have baby birdies, that is if the snake doesn't find the eggs before they hatch :(  Let's hope not...

I am really hoping we get to see these birdies hatch...what fun it will be.

Wishing you a peaceful weekend ;)

Handsomeness

This handsome little guy makes my heart melt! It is impossible to look at this sweet smiling face and not feel so blessed.... 
blessed to be his mommy, blessed to call him mine...

Have I mentioned I love being a mommy?!?!

Lil' growing prince

Look who's 22 months old already?!?! Where has time gone?

Finally December or Already December?!?!

Happy December!!!! It's hard to believe Christmas is really just around the corner, and the year is already ending!

Our fall decor has all been put away, and out came the Christmas decor. I love Christmas and I love decorating for it :) This year I had an eager little helper to help sort through the boxes of Christmas stuff and "help" decorate! He thought it was so much fun. Last year he was still too little to help, but this year we had a blast decorating our tree.
This year, my awesome hubby got us a real tree! We love it! It's still smallish, but we plan to plant it by our house as soon as Christmas is over! We're just so excited about it!

And our tree smells wonderful!

I absolutely love walking in the house and smelling it!

Happy December!

A New Best Friend

Meet Hero....

He's the prince's new best friend! They have so much fun together, whether it's playing or being photographed, they're always so cute together :)

This was another one of those things that daddy said a boy needs...wonder how many more things boys need?!?!?
Hero was a gift to the prince from his grandpa, and I am beginning to like him, he's a pretty good dog. I will be happy as long as he doesn't tear stuff up :)

Life around here has been busy, it just never slows down, does it?!? And to think it's November already!!!! Wowzers! Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner! I've already started some Christmas shopping and I am so anxious to get it all done and out of the way. I love this time of the year.

I've also been terribly busy trying to get some orders done. With Christmas right around the corner, people are ordering gifts and such, so I have much sewing, and needle-working to do in the next couple of weeks.

Sigh....life's good! And...I get to spend Christmas with my sibling who I haven't seen for a year and a half! Oh joy!!! I'm getting super excited, can't you tell?!?!

Have an amazing weekend, you all!

Tommytoes

What is my son's favorite snack, you might wonder?!?!

Not cookies,
Not chocolate,
Not yogurt,

Tomatoes....

You read right, tomatoes, of all things are his very favorite snack! Whenever I open the fridge door, he runs to ask for "matoes"

What a crazy kid!

At least they're healthy, right?!?!

Fall Cuteness

Today I was able to take the prince's Fall pictures...
yes, I think I went a little overboard but...
Who can resist being "trigger happy" when you have such a cute subject to work with?!?!?

He was such a great sport about the pictures, and I just can't decide which one is my favorite, so I am asking you readers for help!
I need one for a calendar for the month of November, but I am having such a hard time deciding :)

Help, anyone?!?! Which one is your favorite?

 From a proud momma hen :)

Where did the prince go?!?!

I am constantly asking myself, "where did the baby go?" or "where is the prince?"

He's known for taking off as fast as his chunky little legs will take him, and boy, he can can disappear in a second. He loves being a country boy. He loves the open space and the freedom to roam around. It does give mommy a lot more work, to be constantly watching, constantly wondering where he is and what he's doing.

Can you see what I see?!?!

He's definitely all boy....:)

 Happy, Happy weekend!

Silent Silly Sunday...

Just to make your Sunday a little brighter!!!

Happy Week!

A mommy's mushy post...again ;)

Today is the prince's 18 month birthday and I can't believe how fast this last year and a half has gone by!
Our lives were blessed and made richer with the birth of our precious son! The joy this little prince has brought to us can't even be described.

Prince just a couple of hours old :)

To our precious son,
Words can't describe the awe and the joy you've brought to our lives!  You're a gift from God and your daddy and I are so thankful that God sent you to us! You're growing so fast and it's been so fun to see you growing, developing skills, learning new things! We cannot imagine what our lives would be like without you! 
We love you, sweet prince!
Happy 18 month birthday ;)
 All our love, 
Mommy & Daddy

Prince today ;)

In honor of his 18 month birthday, we're celebrating making cookies...what fun we'll have together!
Thank-you, Lord for the privilege of being a mommy!

Happy Monday and Labor Day!

Photo credits: Omar Schrock 

Hope everyone has a wonderful Labor Day and an amazing week!

Changes

Our family has been experiencing some changes lately...good changes, that is!
We're finally moving out to the country side where we're building our new home. Our home isn't finished yet, but we hope that living close by, we'll be able to work on it more often and get it done sooner.

So my days have been filled with cleaning, packing, moving stuff...we're partly moved already, but still have most of the things to move on Wednesday or Thursday, depending on the day hubby can get off work.

I'm not very good with change...and I've been a little emotional and weepy, but I know we're going to have a wonderful time there, and it will be the best for our family!

Here's what it looks like around our new place...

This beautiful tree can be seen from my front porch.

The view from the kitchen door...

The view of the side of the house, and my clothesline :)

It's beautiful... but very different from what we're used to, so it's going to take some adjusting to go from city life to country life, but we're excited as we start this new chapter in our lives.


As for the prince, he's loving the new adventure! He has a "pool" and he loves being able to play in the water freely! Mommy even joins him in the endeavor to cool off.
I think he's going to like being a country boy!

So join us as we start a new chapter of our lives...I might have to change my blog name to something "countrified" :) What do you think?!?!?!

This child of mine

Yes, this is another post about my incredibly cute little prince! Go ahead and skip this if you don't want to read all the mushiness and see the many adorable pictures of his little face :)

I think my kid is pretty special, but then what mommy doesn't!?!

The prince is in such a phase of adorableness...and the most difficult, fidgety phase I've ever seen!
He is always on  the go!
It  really takes a lot of energy to keep up with him. (Not complaining though!)
His attention span is close to zero, so makes it hard to keep him creatively busy...

Today was the first time he actually sat down and "colored" a picture...!!!!
I was getting my lesson ready for Sunday school and he wanted to do something, so therefore I decided to try once again to get him to color. I was soooo delighted when he actually sat down and colored. It was only for about 5 minutes, but hey, that's a start! I can handle more of this!!

Check out his beautiful piece of art!

Yes, it's hanging on the fridge...I seriously couldn't wait for this day to come! I always looked at other mommy's fridges almost falling over with pieces of arts (okay, slight exaggeration there..) and I seriously couldn't wait till I had mine covered with my child's arts :) It's so much fun!

The prince also loves matchbox cars. And I know they say age 3+ but he was given one and it's his very favorite toy for some odd reason. Since he does not put everything in his mouth any more (knock-on-wood), I figured it's okay to let him play with it. Today his grandma gave him another matchbox car and he's just in love with it. He's even taken it to his crib for nap time!

What fun he has with his cars! That's another blessing that will entertain his for a while.
And of course he loves to eat! He will eat anything he can find...even if it's on the floor; to mommy's total disgust. Another reason I have to keep the floors clean at all times! Even when mommy's brownies burn, he thinks they're pretty awesome...

"Yummy! It has SUGAR!"

So mommy's with toddlers, what do you do to keep your little one's mind and hands occupied?!?! Any tips for this phase? What's worked well for your toddler? I'd love to hear your ideas and input on this!
Happy Friday!

My first two days of the week in pictures!

Howdy! It's been a delightfully refreshing last couple of days for us in our neck of the woods. We've been having amazing weather! It's been awesome...in the 60's and 70's, oh so nice! The prince and I have been sleeping extremely well! Very nice for a change!


This mommy has been enjoying the opportunity to bake every day and snuggle a little longer with the cutest little guy in the planet!

It's so awesome! I love cuddling him...it's a good thing he still enjoys being snuggled, 'cause I'm not about to give my snuggles up, nope, I'm not!

My little cuddle bug trying to stay warm!

And I totally love being a mommy. Truly the best and most rewarding job in the whole universe. Would not change it for anything in this world! Yes, it does have it's hard times, but it's so worth it just to see a little smiling face waiting to be picked up every morning, or a sweet voice saying: "mommy"...too wonderful for words!
I cried today when the prince ran over to where I was washing dishes, and cheerfully handed me his special find! I think he thought it was a flower...it's actually just a small piece of fern, but it meant the world to me! It was the very first time I got a "flower" from the prince, something he hand picked himself. It was just too precious to words!

I have to say it's the prettiest, most special fern I have ever laid my eyes on :)

Yes, I love being a mommy!!!