A New Chair for Miles

How fabulous is this chair!!!! We were lucky enough to find it at Ross the other day and I have been wanting to get Miles a chair for a while, but they tend to be so expensive. Lucky for us, this was right in our price range.

Miles loves it and is a little possessive as you can see in the next few shots.....

...quickly, almost immediately removing his Lion from the chair....

....carelessly tossing his lion to the side....

....reclaiming what is rightfully his. :)

Addi's Cake

 
I haven't been working at the bakery at all since wedding season has been over, so you can imagine how thrilled I was when my friend Kathy asked me to make a cake for her daughter's 4th birthday. Kathy did a fancy tea party (as Addi requested) for all of the girls and so we came up with this for her cake. I am so grateful that she asked me since it was so much fun for me to do. I hope it was a success!

Are you jealous?

 
Yep, we made these babies at home. I can't even believe I finished mine, and I did finish before James in case anyone was wondering.

Family Photos

I am once again grateful for my talented friend Danica who took some great family photos of us a few weeks ago. It was so easy to smile at someone that is your friend and is really making you laugh :)

Miles loves Danica and she can always get a good grin out of him.

Miles and Dad.

Miles and Mom.

The whole fam.....we did the photo shoot at the park that we always go to. The trees were so beautiful, and we got a lovely warm day just out of the blue, perfect. Thank you so much Danica for helping us capture these memories.

A Texas Thanksgiving.

Over the Thanksgiving holiday we headed out to Texas to visit James' family. We didn't tell anyone but Christi that we were coming and James surprised the rest of his family on Sunday morning. It was so fun to give them such a happy surprise.

Here Miles is with Grandpa and Grandma Dayley. He had a lot of fun with them while we were there. I wish we had taken more pictures of everyone else in the family. Miles had so much fun with his cousins. Especially Natalie who was such a great help while we were there. He loves his Aunt Christi and the fact that she let him jump on her bed whenever he wanted (and fed him marshmallows) :)

OK, so we finally got to see some baby pictures of James during this trip, and its been confirmed that he looks a lot like James.......BUT he also must look like me because there were some definite differences......so Hooray! I am in there somewhere.

Miles had a fantastic time staying at Christi's house. She has two dogs and two cats. Nicole has a dog that she would bring over and Grandma has a dog that she would bring over, so you can only imagine how excited Miles was the whole time with all the animals running around.

By the end you can see that he got a little too comfortable with the animals.....poor Percy. He got his tail pulled more times than I would like to admit. And yes, what you see there is a hot pink Christmas tree. We got to help decorate Christi's tree the day after Thanksgiving. It has been almost 7 years since I helped decorate for Christmas (I am usually traveling home and it is done before I get there) so it was really fun to get to do that with them. Not your traditional tree, but it is pretty fabulous.

Thanksgiving!

Since I am not home with my family today to share thanks, I figured I would use my blog to express what I am thankful for this year. I am so thankful today for my family. For James and the love that he continues to show me, his patience, sense of humor, and faith. I am so grateful for Miles and the joy and laughter that he brings into my life everyday. I am grateful for my brothers and sisters who inspire me in all different ways. Joey is so laid back and finds humor in everything. Christopher is secure with himself and always the peacemaker. Amanda is able to find magic in everything, and is so adventurous and genuine. Jen is incredibly generous and independent. Amy shows patience in all things, is meticulous, and authentic. I am so grateful for my parents. They continue to be great examples of love in my life. I strive to become the person they hope I can be. I love my family so much, and feel so blessed to have each of them in my life.

Art Project.

 
I know that this looks terrible. All this paint and my beautiful wood floors....two things that you wouldn't think went together very well. :) But James and I really love to paint. We are both pretty awful at it....as you can see. But it's something that we have done since we were first dating. And you can always paint over old projects ;)

Bambuzzbe

That is what Miles calls his new bumblebee.....bambuzzbe. Its so funny. He loves it! He was chasing me around with it tonight and every once in a while he would run through my legs with it. It is so fun for him to control, and it wears him out....which is great for me :)He loves it, he even tried to bring it up the stairs tonight for bedtime. A great big "thank you" goes out to my parents for the fabulous early Christmas present. We love you and wish you were here to watch him enjoy his gift. oxoxox

Please Touch Museum

Today James took the day off of school, and we spent our rainy Friday afternoon at the Please Touch Museum. Miles had so much fun exploring, climbing on, and touching EVERYTHING.

Here he his training to be an astronaut. He is obviously an excellent candidate.

The area we spent the most time in was the car pit stop. He was hopping in and out of the trucks and cars, getting on the bus, trying to change tires, and saying his version of the word CAR over and over again.

Our little speed racer.

We rode the carousel since our package included some free rides. Miles was not in love with the ride and wouldn't sit still, so we got no pictures of his smiling....we are in this pic if you look really close in the left lower corner. :)

Happy Birthday Mom!!!

Today is my Mom's birthday. And if any of you know her, I am fully aware of how jealous you are that she is my mom and not yours. She is incredible. She is so generous, thoughtful, nurturing, supportive, faithful, and loving. I feel so blessed to have her in my life. She has forgiven me for my faults, encouraged me through my trails, and comforted me through my heartbreaks. She encompasses so many of the qualities that I strive to have. Most people work to be the kind of person that she is naturally, effortlessly. I admire her so very much and wish that she was able to know the great and positive affect that she has had on my life and the others around her. I am so grateful to her for the sacrifices that she has made in honor of me, for the love that she has freely given, and for the support she continues to be in my life. I love you Mom. Happy Birthday