"Girl" Cheese Sandwich

Today, at the Apollo Burger drive up window...

Me: Hey Jax, do you want a grilled cheese sandwich?

Jaxson (totally offended, with scowling eyebrows): Mommy. I want a boy cheese sandwich, not a GIRL cheese sandwich!

Photoshoot

We had our family pictures taken last week - our first real attempt ever. It went pretty well considering it was COLD outside and we had a 3-year-old (who makes some kind of weird face whenever a camera is around) and a 1-year-old to deal with. My friend and neighbor, Keli Blain, took the pictures and she did a fantastic job! Even though THIS is what was actually going on

most of the time...

She managed to get awesome pictures that we love. I think she's so good because she's a mom with 3 little girls, so she knows just how to capture a kid's attention and hold for long enough to snap some perfect shots. Here are a few of my favorites:

If you want to check out Keli's other stuff and information, go to: http://kelibphotography.blogspot.com

Finally!

Jaxson has been waiting and waiting and waiting for some good snow this year. It finally came! As soon as it covered the ground we all had to snow-suit it up and head outside. We didn't think Wyatt would like it very much, but we were wrong. Other than the fact that he couldn't sit up by himself or move his arms, he had a great time. He was in heaven slithering through the snow on his belly.

BiRtHdAy BoY

My little, tiny baby turned one last week. HOW IS HE ALREADY ONE?! I feel like I just barely had this kid. Wyatt is such a fun part of our family. He is very dramatic and is either really happy or really mad - you don't get much of an in between with him. He is a charmer and will stare at people and smile forever until they finally look at him and smile back.

He is a TEASE and already loves to push his parent's buttons. "What?" you say. "He's one, they must be exagerrating!" No we're not. He is so hard to say No to because it is always hilarious and I usually have to hide my smile as I tell him "no no". And tell me how, somehow, down through the genepool Wyatt inherited the exact same expression my older brother used to make all the years he teased and tortured me??? Seriously.

But he is so fun and we love to see him learn new things everyday. He's very passionate about food and loves everything so far (except birthday cake, apparently, as you'll see in the pictures). He worships Jaxson and army-crawls all over the house following him around. It is so cute to see them play together and hear them laughing at eachother. He thinks peekaboo is the funniest thing ever and never gets tired of it. He brings joy and laughter to our home everyday, and I almost can't remember what our lives were like without him! Happy 1st Birthday, Wyatt! We love you!

His favorite present of the day.

I love the expression on his face. "Um...I'm pretty sure that is my book..."

More presents...

This picture pretty much sums up how he felt about his cake.

We got him to pretend he liked it for a minute so we could get a good picture, but he really wanted nothing to do with it.

JACKPOT

I never posted these, but this was really funny. On Halloween, Mark was out trick or treating with Jaxson and Wyatt was home with me. In between doorbells, I ran upstairs to get something and this is what I found when I came down, like 10 seconds later.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

So, the other day I was putting up our Christmas decorations, and Jaxson was really excited. It took forever to put all the fall stuff away and haul all the Christmas stuff up from the basement, so by the time I did that, it was nap time for him. He took a nap while I decorated away, and he slept for a couple of hours. He woke up just as I was finishing the tree, and he stood at the top of the stairs (looking down into our living room). He saw the garlands and lights and Christmas tree with huge eyes and he goes

(in complete awe)

"Oh mommy, there's Christmas EVERYWHERE!"

It was so cute. It reminded me how magical Christmas is when you're little. How fun to get to experience that all over again through your kids!

Santa's Workshop & Boutique

We're hosting a big craft workshop on Dec. 6th - kinda like a Super Saturday, but at a school in Murray instead of a church. There will be food, prizes, and vendors (Lia Sophia, ModBe, Usborne Books, Scentsy, Just for Girlz bows, and Discovery Toys). It should be a fun day, come check it out! If you would like to come make some cute Christmas presents, click on the link below for more info:

http://www.CreateSomethingCute.com

Orders for items made at the workshop are due Dec. 1st, but you can come shop that day even if you don't want to make something!