October 31, 2011

Happy Halloween!

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Did you all have a good Halloween?
We did! Noah got lots and LOTS of candy.
And I'm about 99% sure I will wake up tomorrow
morning to a little voice asking for "more candy."

Noah dressed up as the Man in the Yellow Hat
{you know, from the Curious George books}
and ya'll, he looked absolutely a-dor-able.

This year I decided to attempt a home made costume for Noah.
It was not as easy as I thought it would be gathering all of
the things I needed, but it was totally worth it all in the end!
Noah loves wearing hats and boots, so this was
the perfect costume for him. He loved it!

hat-- dollar store spray painted yellow
shirt-- white shirt from crazy 8 dyed yellow
tie-- felt and elastic from hobby lobby
pants-- old pair of khakis from noah's closet dyed yellow
belt-- camo belt from walmart spray painted black
boots-- consignment store
curious george-- birthday gift from mimi
{can find at Target or Pottery Barn}

Hope you all had a safe & fun-filled Halloween!

linking up here & here.

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October 28, 2011

Free Thanksgiving Printable

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Click here for an 8x10
and/or here for a 5x7

Enjoy!

Linking up here, here,
here, here, hereand here.

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October 25, 2011

Amarillo Vacay

I've finally come to the realization that getting caught up on the blog may be impossible. Ha! I'm still playing catch up from August! But that's okay. I try my best to blog what I can and try not to stress too much about what I don't.

So anyway, a couple months ago our family took a mini vacation to good ol' Amarillo, Texas so we could visit our family and friends. What a great time we had! It's always hard to say goodbye because that place holds so many wonderful memories for us. We are headed back that way for Thanksgiving, and we are looking forward to seeing everyone {and Taco Villa} again. Here are a few of my favorite pictures from when we were in Amarillo.

Noah loves helping Papa water his flowers. He looks forward to it every time we go visit Grammy and Papa.

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Noah soaked himself head to toe one evening after he helped Papa water the flowers. It was so much fun watching him play with the water hose. He was the cutest thing.


Sweet pics of Noah and his Grammy on the swing in their back yard.

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Noah got to visit the discovery center while we were in town. His great grandmother, Gigi, went with us, and we all had tons of fun. What a great place for kids; I was totally impressed! Noah absolutely loved playing in the bubbles. Surprise, surprise! :)

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Noah checking out some x-rays. That's my boy!

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This picture of Noah and Gigi makes my heart happy. Was so glad she was able to come with us.

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Papa and Grammy had a little get together in their back yard one evening and we got to spend some time with a few of our close friends. We ate yummy food, played with water balloons, swam and just enjoyed each others company. The water balloons were of course the hit of the party.

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The kids kept Papa pretty busy blowing up balloons. Glad he didn't pass out! :)

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Yep, that is my crazy husband on top of the house with the water hose squirting everybody.

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Attackkkk Uncle Quentin!

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Fun times!

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October 24, 2011

Let Them Be Little

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Noah fixing the pumpkin with a broken stem.
There is just nothing cuter than that.

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linking up with iheartfaces
photo challenge: let them be little

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October 20, 2011

Happy Weekend!

Have any fun plans this weekend?

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We do!
We're going to the Pumpkin Patch!
Yay! I look forward to going every year.

And speaking of pumpkins...
How great is the idea of embroidering
a pumpkin instead of carving it?

I saw the idea on Pinterest today
{of course!} and I just love it!
Might have to give it a try.

Have a great weekend!!

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October 19, 2011

iPhone Pics

I so need to be better about posting iPhone pics.
As much as I love my dslr, it's not always practical
lugging it around with me everywhere I go.

Thank goodness for my iPhone camera!
I use it all the time.
I mean, really, what would I ever do without it?
It captures so many sweet day to day moments.

I am going to try my hardest to post some
iPhone pics every week...even if it is just a few.
Wish I would have started this a long time ago,
but better late than never, right?

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The weather has been just perfect lately!
I never thought we'd see 60's and 70's.
Yay for Fall weather!!

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Noah riding the Carousel at the mall.

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Enjoying our beautiful weather at the park.
Noah loves the swings! And he is quite the
brave little guy always wanting to go "higher!"

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Mommy and Noah snuggling to keep warm
on our train ride. It was a chilly afternoon!

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At one of our nearby parks, there is a huge rock
Noah loves to climb. Yesterday he and a little girl made
their way to the top and sat there together.

And then Noah did the cutest thing...
He decided to show the little girl his new boots.
He's pretty proud of them because he got to personalize
them with Dora and Diego buttons. It made me smile seeing
him pull his pant leg up to show her the buttons. :)

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Lookin' cute in Mommy's new glasses
 on the way home from church.

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Noah in the Dollar Store wearing the hat
we found for his Halloween costume. I can't tell
you how excited I was to find that hat! I had been looking
all over town that morning while Noah was at MDO.
He put it on, and it was exactly what I was looking for!
I excitedly said, "Yay!!! It's perfect!!!"
Now any time Noah puts it on,
he says, "It's perfect!" :)

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Noah making water hand prints one
morning after a good rain.
I love how he just has one shoe on. Ha!

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Taking a nap on the way to San Antonio
with his cute little dolphin that Mimi sent him.

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Noah and Daddy in San Antonio.
Enjoying some breakfast before heading to the Zoo.

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Noah learned a valuable lesson a few weeks ago:
We do not take things that are not ours.
We took Einstein outside one afternoon to use the
potty and before I knew it, Noah had a pretty
red Gerber daisy in his hand. Oops!

So we took a trip over to Lowe's to pick out some
replacement flowers for the lady who planted the original daisy.
When we went to deliver the flowers, the lady opened her
door and Noah quietly said, "Sorry for picking your flower."
Of course, she was very sweet and understanding and
accepted his apology. She even planted her new
flowers the same day we gave them to her.

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We spent several of our Summer nights cheering
on the Rangers. Noah loves going to the ball park!

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Noah's first close encounter with a pig.
It was really funny to watch!
A sweet friend of ours invited Noah to a
party where he got to ride on a hay ride,
pet animals, and even ride a horse!

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While Josh was out of the country for two long weeks,
Noah and I went to Oklahoma to stay with my parents.
We loved being with them, and I was so thankful they let us
stay with them for almost a week. Helped me out a lot!!
My parents just got a new lake house, so we got to see the new
place and spend the weekend there with my parents.
It was beautiful!!

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Yay!!! Daddy's home from Vietnam!
I love this picture. :)

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Noah washing the animals at the Build-a-Bear place
in the mall. He loves to go in there and just play.

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Taking a Jeep ride as a family one evening!
Noah loves riding in Daddy's Jeep.

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Waiting to eat some yummy pizza at Mellow Mushroom!

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Noah and Mommy at the new SEA LIFE Aquarium at
Grapevine Mills Mall. We really enjoyed it and learned a lot.
Daddy got to go with us too!

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Decorating Mommy's arm. :)

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Noah loves to wear boots!
He will wear them any chance he gets.
Such a little boy!

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