Fall is my favoritest season of All..

Really, I love fall. It brings back so many memories from childhood and even just last year. I love the trees turning. Football. Dead grass. First fires. Amazing Race beginning. Trick or Treaterss. Jeans. Sweaters. Snuggling. Fall colors and decor( I have already been putting my stuff out-he he). The anticipation of Christmas. The first cool day. Sitting on the porch. Gingerbread lattes from the Star. Both of my boys birthdays(KW 11/14, JW 11/17). Wearing my hair down after months of pony tails. Baylor bonfire and parade. Remembering the beginning of school- new outfits, trapper keepers and pencils that somehow made the thought of doing schoolwork again exciting- at least for the first week. So even though it is 1 million degrees out as I lament, I am preparing myself for this glorious time of year and looking down the street for it- like the parade:)

stay at home mommyhood...

I am so blessed to be able to stay home with Keller, I mean really. Daily I am so thankful that this is the season I am in. Some of my favorite things about our day is our trips to the grocery store and Target- its great catching up time for the two of us since we do not get that much:) But really I do love those times because he loves it- he smiles at everyone and just talks and wants to touch everything. Also I love playing and watching him crawl now-very entertaining. I also enjoy moments like these where I have put Keller down for a nap and I get to reflect on what a joy he is. Something else fun we get to do is every few weeks, some of my other mommy friends and I get together at someones home and do lunch with all of our little ones.(pic included) So all that to say, it is wonderful but it has its challenges too. I basically do about the same thing every day and at about the same time and while I am actually a creature of habit and love routine it can get a bit monotonous i.e.- Mondays, clean the kitchen, Tuesdays, do the laundry,Thursdays, sweep and mop .etc... and while I am glad that I am healthy to be able to do this and have a home that I love, it can get old. So to my other stay at home mommy friends, I think its good to encourage each other with what we love about this season and to the ones who want to be stay at mom's, there are advantages to it too. I think I am learning to love my season, no matter what and not wish it away because it will pass for all of us so I want to experience all that God has for me in it!

Almost nine months

It is official. Keller is mobile. Last Tuesday James and I were hanging out with KW in his room and James said, " I think he is crawling." Sure enough. Once he figured out that this scooting on his knees could get him from the ball to the dog, he is unstoppable! It is so cute to watch. Last night we watched some of the video we have taken over the last 9 months and we were amazed at how much a baby can change in that time. I remember being so proud when he started batting at his zebra on his play mat and today he is crawling. He also got his first tooth last week and started pulling himself up...it's no wonder I have already taken a nap today. Saturday during his morning nap James and I crawled around the house on hands and knees to see what the little guy could get into and we officially baby proofed the house. This is such a fun journey of watching someone discover the world around them. Pictures of the crawling and tooth will be coming shortly.

Shout out!

Just wanted to give my honey some love cause he hasn't gotten much screen time on the blog. James, my love, is the bestest of the best. Beyond my wildest dreams ever! He is the most awesome husband and daddy!My favorite person to be with in the world. We have a ball together and fall more and more in love every day. So this ones for you baby, love you...

Mom's Top Ten

Keller has had a busy busy week. In the last week, literally, he started crawling, pulling himself up to an almost stand and has gotten his first tooth! Phew. Needless to say it has been busy and at some moments pretty exhausting. He is such a delight though. I will take every challenging moment because the magnificent ones far outweigh the hard. So I am including a Top Ten things we love the most about Keller today as well as some photos from our time with Robyn, Laura and little Miss Annie.
10.The way he looks when he wakes up in the morning- happy, sweet and ready to face another day of all that life has to offer.
9. His personality- so adorable. He is very loving and friendly and rarely does he meet a stranger.
8.His laugh-brightens up any gloomy day.
7. His determination- he got Mommy and Daddy's strong will which is a good thing and then sometimes poses its challenges.
6. The way he interacts with animals- I told a friend today, I wouldn't be surprised if he becomes a Vet one day.
5. His chubby wubby thighs- no need to expond.
4. How much he looks like His daddy- lucky because his dad is a looker!
3. How he gives kisses- he has just started this too with his mouth wide open:)
2. The way he looks when he sleeps- melts me like butta every time.
1. The anticipation of who he will be. His name means Pure Companion and we pray that for him everyday- that he would be an amazing friend to many and more than anything that he would know the friendship of GOD!

No longer a baby...maybe

It is true. I think Keller is entering into the toddler world and saying "ta ta" to baby days. The last 4 or 5 times I have gone to get him up from his nap, he has been sitting up in his crib just chillin'. A few times he has probably done it without realizing he did, perhaps in his sleep so he has a look on his face like, how did I get into this predicament? Then there are the times he knows exactly what he is doing- see photos. So yesterday, I was downstairs folding laundry and I turned on his monitor to see if he was stirring because nap time was about over and I heard a strange muffled sound on the monitor. So I came upstairs to find my son trying to SOS me through the monitor. He was on his knees in his crib trying to remove the device from the wall. He is proving to be quite precocious....

Swim!Swim!Swim!

Keller and I completed our first week of swim lessons. He can successfully kick..well sometimes. He likes to reach for his toy, go underwater and bat eyes at the baby girls in their bikini's!