Basketball

A few of Connor's basketball practices were cancelled due to the snow...and last week I couldn't go because Sawyer wasn't feeling well...but we were back at it this weekend.

Craig is coaching Connor's team...and says he's seeing great (okay, maybe not great, but some) progress.  Connor seems to be receiving Craig's coaching pretty well!This time the teams were pretty scrappy...Craig s

This time the teams were pretty scrappy.  Craig could've blown the whistle all game...but its kindergarten...so...

The boys in action!

Connor also got clocked in the nose by a very sweet little girl.  He was a little upset...but she cried for about 10 minutes.  She was sorry she hurt him!

Connor has been very proud of himself..he's memorized his Bible verse each week!  Go Little Razorbacks!!!

Uninvited Guest

Monday at lunch time Connor and I were walking into the rec room when he noticed something on the porch.  I looked and thought it was a cat that had crawled up into the eaves of the porch roof....I was wrong....
Instead, it was this little (not really all that little) critter.

a racoon was paying us a little visit.
My dad tried to shoo him away...Craig ignored him, and Connor wanted to call animal control (I admit I'm the one that suggested that in the first place)

We think he was just scared and hungry...and after seeing Sam - our attack dog- he climbed down and took off.

Either which way, it was kind of cool to watch.  He broke a little flower pot...and gave us an interesting bit of entertainment.

11 Months

How can it possibly be that my baby is 11 months old already?  Time is no longer flying...it is leaping at lightening speed.   I feel as if everywhere I look there is another precious moment to capture.  If only my brain could hold it all.  I recently read a blog that quoted someone as saying...don't rely on your memory for it is like a sieve.  Boy do I related to that!

Anyway, Mitchell Hayden is now 11 months old...plans for the big birthday soiree are already in the works.  In the mean time, enjoy these pictures from your photo session with Daddy!

So, what are you up to...other than being totally adorable.

Well,

• you are drinking some whole milk out of a sippy cup...you've been known to down an entire cup at a meal
• you are trying new food all the time...favorites include meatballs, vanilla wafers, and all fruits
• you are still working on your crawl...you've got the rock and roll down pat...but are oh so close to moving
• you smile all the time and have a pleasant personality
• you're sleeping through the night.  you go down at 8:30 and usually wake around 6:30 to nurse, though sometimes you've slept until 7!
• you love playing with your toys and enjoy trains and things with wheels or moving parts
• you love your brothers
• you have started to clap and wave...though we really love when you flap your wings like you're going to take flight!
• your hair is starting to grow, but despite our best efforts it will not lay down!
• you get excited and upset when mommy and daddy come into or leave the room
• you've started to notice the tv a little
• you remind us each day how very blessed we are to have you in our family

These are your favorite jammies...though we'll have to retire them soon as your legs are getting too long for them.  You are growing so fast.

This has got to be my favorite picture.  I love that adorable smile.  So cute.

so it snowed

and snowed and snowed....  During the first storm (Feb 6) we got about 12 inches of snow....I had to work, Craig had to work...the boys wanted to play.  Not the best combination..but we made the best of it....Craig and the boys made this snowman.  Complete with a carrot nose, halloween candy eyes, craisin lips, and button...to cute!

Speaking of cute...check out this little guy.  He's had quite a few firsts lately...

 

Mitchell is starting to drink whole milk out of a sippy cup.  It took a few days to get used to it...but now he's guzzling like a champ. I'm still nursing, but starting to wean him.  I figure I'll go through the milestone first birthday.

Mitchell also got a bit of a sweet treat....his first (and certainly not his last)  chocolate chip cookie!

He took to it like he knew what he was doing!

Valentine Prep

So...we had good intentions when it came to Valentine's Day.  We started early...really early.  Connor wanted to make home made Valentine's for his entire class.  We got out the art supplies and got started.

Jackson and Sawyer decided to join in...so while Mitchell napped, we crafted....

and stamped, and cut. and stickered....

We had a great time.  Jackson is working on using scissors.  A skill he hasn't quite grasped (but at least he's trying which is more than he did for a long time.!)

Along the way, I had this great idea for Valentines to send to friends and family...

Something like...I heart you...or I hold your heart...

The pictures were a cute start...but that's about as far as I got.

Good thing we started Valentines early....because after we did this, we got hit by the first of our big snow storms!

Filling in the Blanks

It has been a good bit since I've written...so there are a lot of blanks to fill.

I'll start with a proud little guy.

This is Jackson...and the super huge...pretty hard puzzle that he managed to master with very little help from mom.  Great job, buddy!  (He posed so patiently while I tried to take a picture where you could see the puzzle without a lot of glare.)

On a cold afternoon in January, we pulled out all the stops...and turned to the Elmo bubble machine for some fun.  It's a little old hat for the big boys...but they still get excited.  For Mitchell..this was a first...

He couldn't get enough of Elmo or the bubbles...before too long he was covered with bubbles and drool.  It was so cute to see him concentrating...and trying to grab the bubbles!

Excuse the positioning of the next two pictures.....

This is the carpet that used to be in the laundry room...it had seen better days...and with Mitchell days away from crawling...we thought we should do something.

so after a trip to Lowes...and a couple days of not-so-hard work...we have a new floor.

Pictures to come....

This is just a cute shot I thought I'd share.  Uncle Dwight stopped by to give us an old VCR he and Aunt Lynn aren't using.  (thank you, thank you, thank you...who knew our kid would be so addicted to old vhs disney flicks!)  Anyway...Dwight stuck around for awhile.  Here he's holding a sleeping Mitchell...while entertaining an energetic Connor who was playing the hat switcheroo with him!

Slow Go

It has been quite a week for us....but after two major snow storms...and very little sleep...we're getting back to normal.

We've had some fun moments in the past few weeks...I'll blog them as soon as I can...I also have some cute pictures. Plus, I fixed a few problems I've been having with my blog...

Anyway...I'll be back soon...