date night

sometimes pops has to work late and mclain and i are real sad about it, so we like to distract ourselves. last night was one of those nights, so mclain was sweet enough to take me on a date....

he wanted to go to sprouts so we could get all the ingrediants for butternut squash soup...he say's i make the best (don't tell him it's becky's recipe, he thinks i made it up ;))! but once we got there, i realized he had a hidden agenda. he LOVES novelty hats and had to try them all on.....

 

football? no.

 

 sock monkey? maybe

 

turkey that we'd seen on pinterest? no, too big

 

this was my fave...i love me some moose!

 

 this was mc's pic!

 

 it might be even cuter from the back!

since we couldn't agree on which hat was the cutest and i really want to wait until they're 50% off, we decided to get ice cream to ease the pain.

 

and with it being the christmas season, we had to go with chocolate mint :)

 

pops made it home in time to tuck mclain into bed and we ended the night with coffee, dessert, and great conversation with great people, including a surprise visit from kelly with coffee and husband.  i am so thankful for nights like last night. you don't see it coming, it's not planned, but it ends up being perfect! 

 

what hat did you like best?

 

have a wonderful weekend!

 

hugs and kisses~m, s, mc, b, b, t, m, m, b, n, bc and t

what a gentleman!

seventeen years ago, God blessed our family with this special person. he is one of three reasons i always wanted to be a mom of all boys.

 

 

christian, you have a heart of gold, you are always thinking of others, you love well! very few high-schoolers would give up part of their spring break and part of their summer vacation to willingly spend time with family, but you were so eager to meet and hang out with mclain and for that i am grateful. you are very special to me and i look forward to mclain knowing you, looking up to you and learning from you. i am so proud of you and the gentleman you have become. you deserve the BEST in life and are destined for great things, don't settle for anything less. 

 

*spending his spring break loving on this cutie*

 

*mclain loves his uncle christian*

 

we wish you a very happy 17th birthday!!! we wish we could be there to celebrate you on your big day. (maybe on your 19th, you'll be at texas tech and we'll have a grand celebration ;) wouldn't that be the best?!?!)

we love you dearly and we consider ourselves blessed that we can call you 'brother', 'friend' and 'uncle'.

 

hugs and kisses~m, s, mc, m, b, t, b, b, n, m, bc and t

9 months of greatness

9 months old and lookin' good!

 

height: 28.8in. 80%

weight: 21 lbs 12 oz. 75%

head circumference: 18in. 75%

his 9 favorite things....

 

1. his new friend jaxon

2. light switches

3. toast

4. reading tearing up the newspaper

5. his buddies

6. his shoelaces

7. splashing in the tub

8. clapping

9. singing the ittsie-bittsie spider, patty cake, and the tech fight song!

 

guess what, nugget? you're our favorite!!!

brrrrrr.....it's cold in here...

splashin' is serious business

hangin' with my buddy aka turtle

christmas lights are the BEST!

favorite j's

rollin' with my homies

too much eggnog

 

hugs and kisses~ m, s, mc, t, m, b, b, m, n, b, bc and t

it's beginning to look a lot like christmas

hope you had a wonderful weekend! we are getting into the christmas spirit over here with our first christmas party, the muppet christmas carol, and our first carol of lights as a family!

bing*christmas in a cup*frosty's down*cagles*successful pinterest wrapping*our failed attempt at a family portrait*carol of lights*mc's first christmas tree and his pops' DIY manger from when he was a tiny-tot

i just love this time of year!

what about you? what are some of your christmas must-haves and must-dos?

 

hugs and kisses (under the mistletoe)~m, s, mc, b, b, t, m, b, m, n, bc and t