Tis the Season....

for a farting Santa butt (or as Kyle would say a "tooting Santa bumie") Christmas tree ornament.

Farting Santa ornament was a gift to Brian from Dawn and Randy last year. Thank you for such a festive Christmas decoration that we will enjoy for years to come.

Some Random Pictures

Just thought these were cute and I wanted to share.  These were taken a while back when it was not too cold to play outside in the leaves.

Happy First Birthday Alex

I can't believe Alex just had his first birthday. This past year has just flown by. He is such a happy, joyful boy, that just loves everything. He is always smiling and has a mind of his own. His laugh is just infectious and he is a very busy boy.  But he will stop and come to me for some mommy and Alex cuddle time. He loves his big brother and his big brother loves and adores him.  I love seeing how my family has grown and watching the two boys play together.

Big brother Kyle showed Alex what all this present opening stuff was all about.

We had an Elmo birthday party for Alex.

 Of course Alex got to dig into one of those yummy cupcakes after we sang happy birthday to him.

This stuff called sugar is pretty good mommy. I think I like it. 

Ok I have had enough time to be cleaned up.

We love you so much Alex and can't wait to see what your next year brings!

Brothers

Kyle sure can keep Alex entertained. These little moments make me so so happy, that something so silly and simple can make Alex laugh so much and Kyle just loves to try and make him laugh. 

Friends Forever

My friend Stephanie  and I have been friends since 2nd grade. Her husband Ben and their two kids, Abby and Owen are part of our family! A few weekends ago we went to Quiet Waters Park to play. Of course I decided to take some pictures of the kids together.

We told Abby and Kyle these would be shown at their rehearsal dinner. 

I hope that Kyle, Abby, Alex and Owen can remain close friends for years to come! 

The Mules Family

My wonderful cousin Erica and her family let me take their pictures a few weeks ago. It was so much fun! Arley and Libby were smiling the whole time and I think we got some great pictures (Doug and Erica were smiling and I got some great pictures of them also, but they did not need a bribe of cookies and cars fruit snacks). I enjoyed spending an afternoon with them and thank Doug for his sacrifice of having to record the Ravens game.

Thanks Mules family! 

Soccer Season Ends

Kyle's first soccer season came to an end. I think he enjoyed playing, sometimes it was hard to tell. I know that he really loved just getting out on the field and running around. And he did a great job at that! He also did a great job dodging the soccer ball if it came to close to him. Daddy is very proud of his dodging skills and Kyle soon will be playing dodge ball with daddy I am sure.

Each of the players got a trophy with their name on it. Kyle is very proud of his trophy and has it on his dresser next to his soccer picture. 

We are very proud of Kyle for playing soccer. He tried his best and had a great time playing!