Saturday, December 17, 2011

It's Thomas! {Halloween}

Wow. I am really behind on my Connor blogging. Sorry, peeps. 

I just realized that I never posted a Halloween blog. I guess I better get on that before Christmas, eh? 

Well, here goes. Halloween was AWESOME this year! It all started with a very successful pumpkin carving. Connor was really into making sure the pumpkin was clean of all gooey strands.


Next, he watched in awe, as Tom carved out 3 triangles (2 for eyes, 1 for nose) and a crescent (for mouth).


Voila! Our jack-o-lantern came to life!


Connor exceeded our expectations this year as far as wearing his costume and going to houses. We have had his costume for a while in our house. I pulled it out from time to time asking him if he wanted to put it on. His response was always, "no, thanks." Well, that day, things changed. It was a school day on Halloween, and wearing a costume was mandatory. We brought his. He wore it! How cute are they all?


That night, he not only wore his costume the whole time, but went to every single house all by himself with his little friends. I think the best thing about the 2-year-old Halloween was that he could of cared less about the candy. He just knew it was cool to put it in his bucket, but didn't really understand the magnitude as to how yummy it is! 


Everything was going really great all around the block, until a big, bad wolf came running down the sidewalk and scared the beegeezes out of Connor. I have to give credit to the boy's mom because he took his wolf mask off and came over to say hi to Connor and tell him it isn't real. His mom didn't even ask him to do it! I hope Connor grows up to be such a nice boy...

All in all, it was a de-FRIGHT-ful day and night!











Happy Halloween!

Connor and Landen


Connor has a new friend on the block. His name is Landen, and he is 4-months old. He is the son of one of my dear friend's, Crystal. The bonus is that they only live right down the street! With the business of having a new baby, Connor's new school schedule, and the holidays, she and I haven't been able to get together much. But, times, well, they are a-changin'. Crystal and Landen came over for lunch the other day. Connor loves little babies. The minute Landen came through the door, he had his hands all over him. Our little man loved holding Landen and feeding him his bottle. I hope for more get togethers with our friends soon!



Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Christmas Cookies and Secret Santa

Tis the season for giving and eating cookies! 

Connor and I decided it would be fun to have his school friends over for a little cookie decorating and gift giving. We did a "not-so secret" Santa for each child, after decorating our cookies. Connor was a great host, holding out on his present until the very end. I guess he decided to be a patient 2-year-old that day. 

In the meantime, Connor and his friends had a ton of fun frosting and sprinkling (and licking and eating) their cookies. 






















I loved having a full house, even if I was cleaning up sprinkles for 3 days ;).