The best present....

This was the best present under my tree this year!

Merry, merry Christmas!

This Kid....

This kid is going to give his momma a heart attack.

What I love - Month 38

1. I love when he snuggles into our bed early in the morning and then lays spread out on top of me across my back to be close to his momma.
2. I love that he is naturally curious and is always saying "Why'd you do that momma?" or "Wh'd you say that momma?".
3. I love that he loved Halloween!
4. I love that he tells me I am his best friend! "Momma, you're my best friend".
5. I love that he loves puzzles.
6. I love when he tries to stall before bed by saying "One more show" or if I say "5 more minutes" he counters with "10 more minutes momma"!

What I Love - Month 37

1. I love that when he wants me to carry or rock him, he says "I carry you Mommy" and "I rock you Mommy".
2. I love that he plays hopscotch in the driveway every morning before school.
3. I love that he about passes out with anticipation to come wake me up on Saturday mornings when his dad lets me sleep in.
4. I love that he drags my Mr Bones Halloween skeleton around the house by his top hat. In the mornings he exclaims "Its my Halloween stuff!" when he comes down the stairs.
5. I love that he plays "show and tell" at home.
6. I love helping him make his own chocolate milk after he gets out the milk, the syrup and the spoon.
7. I love listening to him and Grandma hide in the closet at her house. Its their own special thing.
8. I love when we are out in public and he wraps his arms around both my legs. I used to do the exact same thing to my dad.
9. I love that he loves cheetos and apples.
10. I love that a little girl in his classroom calls him Zachie-poo when I come to get him each evening...."Zachie-poo, your mom is here!".
11. I love overhearing him sing songs to himself.
12. I love that he constantly surprises me with things I didn't know he knows.
13. I love that he knows the words to our song "My Boy" which is actually to the tune of "My Girl" by the Temptations.
14. I love that he LOVED Halloween!

Pumpkins!

Cousins

Boy do I wish these two could hang out more often.

Rock Chalk!

This was the first year that Big Jay and Baby Jay

made an appearence in the parade at the

Maple Leaf Festival.

A boy and his dad

When?!

Seriously! When did my baby

become such a big kid?!

What I love - Month 36

1. I love when he says "Let's do this together Mom". Whatever it is, I am in!
2. I love seeing him with a milk moustache.
3. I love when I am sewing and he sits at the table to color alongside me.
4. I love the look of pure fun on his face when he rides high on his dad's shoulders.
5. I love that he always wants the tags cut out of his pjs.
6. I love that after putting him to bed at night, he sneaks into our bedroom and falls fast asleep face down sprawled out on our bed. I love scooping him up and carrying him to his own bed once he has fallen asleep.
7. I love that he can spell and trace his name on paper.
8. I love that he yells "Come on people" when we are stopped at stoplights.
9. I love that he wants to brush his teeth up to 8 times a day because he can now do it himself.
10. I love at the State Fair of Texas he still loves the animals and corn dogs.

State Fair of Texas 2010

This weekend we spent a day at the great State Fair of Texas!

We seem to have a tradition developing where we start with

feeding the animals, then we stop to eat famous Fletcher corn dogs

(the official food of the state fair) before ending the day

with a ride on the carousel before heading home.

Although you can see this year we added playing in the

fountains to the list.

We had a great time!

These frisky little goats would steal the entire

paper cup right out of your hand!

Z calling over the giraffe

(see him holding out his little cup? so sweet)

Z also really enjoyed watching the kangaroos,

which happened to share a pen with an

enormous turtle. You can see him in the corner by Z.

Corn dogs! YUM!

More ketchup? Yes please!

Fountains with mom!

Fountains with dad!

Carousel with mom!

Do you recognize this boy?

Because I don't.

I mean, he is not a baby, he's not a toddler, he is not even a little kid.

He is a big kid.

A big kid that speaks in complete sentences,

can spell his name and trace it on paper,

and a kid that yells "Come on people" when we are stopped at stoplights.

If he doesn't stop growing I might cry.

More happiness....

Happiness: My boy falling asleep on the couch

with his puppy dogs

after a mid-day bath on a lazy Sunday.

Hi Z,

Please stop growing up.

Please.

I picked you up this morning and almost cried.

Love,

Mom