christmas lights!

last weekend hubby put up the christmas lights! 

ITS THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN AND I'M SO HAPPY ABOUT IT. 

yes that was necessary to have that all caps. 

man oh man if you only knew how happy i am that its the holiday season. 

i know andrew has no idea whats going on or won't even remember for that matter but being santa and watching him experience christmas things for the first time is going to make my heart explode! 

here are some photos of putting up the lights below!

happy holla days!!  

^^my favorite are the blue but can't go wrong with red. :)^^

^^watching daddy from inside because it was to cold.^^

and to end it with a iphone photo and that awesome quality it gives. HA 

we took andrew outside to show him the lights afterwards and he LOVED it, Was totally amazed. 

can't wait till we put up the christmas tree this weekend to see his reaction then!

post about brandon doing the lights two years ago found HERE 

leaves and leaves and more leaves!

last weekend we raked up all our leaves and my goodness we had SO many. 

it was a fun little family activity and it was a nice lovely sunny day and i don't think we're going to get many of those soon... gotta get all the vitamin d we can! ha 

brandon was raking and he got stung by a wasp. poor hubby. 

andrew was all about the leaves... he even thought they tasted good. ;)

and ps. i was the one who started raking up the leaves and started the pile but no picture to prove it. 

ha in other words i did help and i didn't just stand there taking pictures. ha! 

^^the moment he got stung by the wasp. ouch!^^

^^such a smiley baby and i mean those blue eyes!^^

^^what a little turkey... was smiling for me then turned into a total cheesier. i could eat him.^^

i spy a little baby in the leaves! 

happy few days of fall left!

happy 8 months andrew!

happy 8 months my sweet angel! 

i say this everytime but how is he 8 months?!! 

brandon tells me that no matter what he's going to grow up so i might as well enjoy each stage. (which i do.) it just hurts my mama heart to see how fast he's growing up. 

this last month with andrew was super fun. 

he keeps me on my toes and always makes me smile. he's the best little friend. 

*little andrew within the last month*

-loves to be outside and if he can't go outside he loves looking out the window!

-he's scooting like crazy. he will be crawling by next month i bet. 

-squints his eyes 

-fakes cough and cries 

-thinks when brandon or i clap its funny

-slept through the whole night (first time ever doing that) 11-13-15

-has 7 teeth 

-eats all the time. (bottomless pit!)

-wearing 6 month clothing

-size 2 diapers 

-says mama and dadda but chit chats all the time

-snuggles 

-scoots to mama and whimpers for me to pick him up

-likes to kiss his mama the best

-learned to suck out of a straw

-started eating stage 3 baby foods and some big people food

-thinks daddy is the most fun and loves to do "da da da" with him 

-whimpers for food or more food 

-loves animals but mostly dogs

-had his first cold 

-takes 3 naps a day and anywhere from 45 minutes long to 3 hours! 

-loves to drink water

-grabs and eat everything in sight 

-moves his hand across his mouth to make noise

-goes to bed around 8:30-9 and wakes up from 6-6:30!

-sits up by himself 

-shakes his head no

-has learned to push food out with his tongue if he doesn't want it 

-bits the spoon 

-gargles all the time 

-his favorite place to be his home. (just like his mama and daddy!)

WE LOVE YOU LITTLE ONE! 

happy 8 months baby boy! 

last month update found HERE

autumn time

autumn really is the prettiest.

this was one autumn day and the colors were just to good so we snapped a few photos. 

enjoy! 

^^andrew's been really interested in animals lately and he was all about this horse. he was so amazed by it! it's such a neat thing to watch your children notice and experience things for the first time!^^

^^looooooved that horse. when we were taking pictures in the field the horse was running in front and he thought it was the best thing ever!^^

^^i'm thankful for these two boys in my life... love them so.^^

^^my little angel. i love you andrew!^^

^^dad's are just so much more fun than mama's.^^

he's our world and as you can tell he's super thrilled out about it. ha! 

happy few days of autumn left!!

ETSY SHOP! ETSY SHOP! ETSY SHOP!

GUYS BEST NEWS EVER! 

my mama opened up an etsy account with all the darling things she has made so far! 

here below are some little sneak peaks of what she has in her shop... and there is also baby quilts! 

which are the most soft and cozy blankets ever. 

also christmas banners and DARLING christmas pillows!!! GIMME IT ALL! 

i want everything!! 

we just changed some prices so if you have went and looked at it GO AGAIN. 

i love having these table runners on my kitchen table and couch table during the holidays. 

it makes the house so much for festive! 

these are wonderful christmas gifts or even just for you! 

go check it out... trust me you won't regret it! 

{sewshelliesews} - click there for a direct link to her etsy account! 

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brandon's 29th birthday!!!

hubby turned 29!!!! 

we celebrated for a couple days and it was lovely! 

sunday the day before his birthday we celebrated by going to his mama's and having one of brandon's favorite dinner meals... ribs! they were sooo good and had birthday dessert! 

later in the evening my family came over and had cake and ice cream to celebrate his birthday! 

he is so loved by each family! 

monday was his real birthday and originally we weren't going to see him at all on his birthday since he had work and had to go straight to school but he was lucky enough to get the morning off on his birthday. he slept in and then woke up opened a few presents 

then i cooked him his favorite breakfast.. biscuits and gravy. 

andrew then went down for a nap and all brandon wanted to do was to relax. 

so brandon and i watched a movie! after that the fun had to end and he went to work and school. 

on tuesday we went to tepanyaki. that place is amazing. andrew came with us. where we go, he goes. 

we didn't know how he would act there and he was totally amazed the whole time. we sat by 2 older couples who looked the age of grandparents and instead of everyone watching the chef cook, everyone was watching andrew. the older couples kept saying "look andrew... watch andrew!" it was so sweet and the chef even cooked andrew his own bowl of rice! ha ha 

 all brandon wanted for his birthday was a new phone so he got that and he was a happy boy. 

brandon i hope you had the best birthday and can't believe next year you're 30!!! 

so old... haha love you. 

some photos from the week celebration! 

^^brandon's sunday birthday dinner. (andrew you're so darn cute!)^^

^^birthday cake with one candle ha!^^

^^birthday morning. so happy he got to have a birthday morning with us!^^

^^helping dad open presents.^^

^^andrew gave daddy this present... a little bronco football!^^

^^his new phone case he's been so excited about!^^

^^a lovely cell phone picture of us at dinner... look at andrew's face. he was so amazed. 

stay little forever please!^^

and who knew throwing a baby into balloons was the best thing ever? andrew loved it. ha ha

pretty sure we could have done that for two hours and he wouldn't mind. 

happy birthday babe hope you had a great one! 

HERE you can read 29 reasons why i love him so darn much!