Family Pictures 2012

Here are our family pictures we got this year (in October).

We went with a newer photographer & I was really pleased with how they turned out!

Have a great week everyone!! :)

 

 

 

Halloween 2012:: UP Costume-- Carl

This year Maddux was the old man "Carl" from UP! His costume was the easiest-- I only wish he would've let me get a better picture of him!

I love homemade costumes! I think they look so much better than the store bought ones last year Maddux was a ocotopus!
CHECK THAT OUT HERE

 

 

The idea came from HERE

 

 

I'm going to give you a list of all the items we used & where we purchased them from!

 

Costume Specifics

White dress shirt: Target

Brown Pants: Old Navy

Suspenders: Amazon

Bow Tie: Children's Place

Shoes: Walmart

Coat: clearance item at Babies R US-- Info below

Glasses: Build-A-Bear

Balloons: Walmart-- Info below

Cane: Homemade-- Info below

 

 

The Coat Info::

Since we live in Indiana we really wanted to make sure Maddux would be warm on Halloween but we didn't want him to lose the look of his costume so when my mom saw the coat on clearance at BRU we knew it would be perfect!

 

The Cane::

As you can see in the pictures above the cane was homemade-- my parents actually put this together for us! They purchased pvc pipe from home depot and cut it to madduxs height then connect the pieces spray painted it black & then they added the tennis balls to the end! It was a simple DIY that again I felt really tied the outfit together! :)

 

I don't know what made me go into Build-A-Bear to look for glasses but I'm SO glad I did! They fit his little toddler face perfectly! I hated how all the other glasses were falling off his face & he hated it too!

 

 

The Balloons::

We used about 15 balloons! We blew up them ourselves with the helium tank we then tied them to the ribbon and attached that to a clip that made it easy to attach or take off of him when getting in and out of the car.  Other costumes I saw simply had the balloons attached to something else that wasn't part of the outfit and they would sit them in the pictures but I wanted people to get the full effect whenever they saw him so this is what worked for us!

How we announced Baby #2 aka Mystery Baby

Like I said earlier this week we found out on Hubs bday so I wanted to make it special for him! I had been thinking I was pregnant the previous weeks but hasn't mentioned it a whole lot because all the months of having AF come it was a let down and I tried to not get myself or anyone else to excited! I had also taken a pregnant test the week prior with it coming up negative which lead me to believe that August wasn't our month.

Well fast forward to hubs bday I wake up and decide to pee on the stick because I was suppose to start that day! Well much to my surprise I see 2 lines! I instantly call the doctor they say I can come in for blood work so I rushed down to the doctors with Maddux at my side to get this blood done as soon as possible so I can get the results back so I can tell Jayce all the specifics when he got off work that afternoon!

We go down get the blood work and hubby calls and wants to grab a quick lunch with us in about a hour or 2 so I run to Walmart and grab some plain white shirts and some fabric paint markers and go home on a mission!

I made a shirt that said::
only child EXPIRING May 2013

Luckily I got it on him as hubs was pulling in the drive way! He got out of his truck and walked over notices his shirt held him up and read his shirt and looked at me and was like seriously? Then they spun around jumped up and down that sort of thing! A truly special moment that I will forever remember and cherish!

I personally wanted to hold off announcing it to most of or family and friends but it was his birthday and he was proud so that wasn't the case he wanted everyone to see Madduxs shirt! We went over to my parents even though my mom already knew due to my uncontrollable excitement and needing to tell someone! We also had dinner with Jayces parents and siblings that night so they all found out and to top it off he posted a picture of him and Maddux on Facebook so it was quickly announced to everyone the day we found out I was only around 3-4 weeks!

baby's first picture!

*around 7 weeks*

 

baby's second picture!

*9 weeks 3 days!*

Maddux-- 20 Months!

My last update of Maddux was 11 months! Can't believe how much has changed since then... I mean I thought he was full of personality and fun then but oh em gee this child is a hoot and forever changing and growing it's just so much fun! :)

Stats

Weight: 30 lbs

Diaper Size: 4

Clothes Size: 24 months or 2T

This was Maddux on Halloween

We celebrated his second Halloween & he was Carl from the movie UP!

I will do a post on his costume soon! :)

Maddux is talking allllll the time

he is starting to say 2-3 word sentences

such as

Hi Mommy!

or

I don't know!

his vocabulary is awesome his doctor was impressed at how well he's talking!

His favorite toys are::
Stuffed animals

his car slippers

balls

He also loves playing with his cousins!

Maddux is a complete joy at this age.

He's busy and demanding but so much fun!

It's so much fun watching his imagination go wild!

We love this little boy with every ounce of us and thank God for him daily!

 

 

How about you guys? Any of you have kids Maddux's age?

Wedded Bliss Wednesdays--Fathers

click the image above to go connect with others and participate too!

 

Today I'm linking up with Allie & Kay for Wedded Bliss Wednesday! This is my first time participating in this link up since I just started blogging again! As soon as I heard of this link up I knew I had to get involved because marriage is something that I am extremely passionate about and have very strong beliefs about! So, lets get onto this weeks questions!!

 

 

1. What is/will be your husband's best trait as a father?
Jayce is a really caring person.  He is 100% committed in everything he does. He makes parenting completely 50/50 which is how we believe it should be, so having him be so involved makes it so nice and I think our kids will be able to look back on their childhood and have both parents in all of their memories which a lot of people don't get because the father was always working to provide for the family--which is understandable I'm just glad our kids won't deal with that.

2. What is/will be your husband's favorite thing to do with the kids?
Jayce looooves to play with Maddux! He likes to play anything sports but his favorite thing and Maddux's is when Jayce gets him (tickles and kisses him) Maddux is so obsessed with this that a few times a day Maddux will just lay down on the ground and say "get, get" which obviously means he's telling Jayce to get him! It's the cutest thing for a mom to watch!

3. How does/will your husband help out with the kids?
Jayce is really hands on. I normally don't need to ask him to do things he just does it! Jayce only works Friday-Sunday so he is home all week with us which is a huge help! He is best at occupying Maddux while I get things done around the house or cook!

4. What do you hope your children learn from their dad?
I love the person Jayce is he is simply the best person I know! He had a different childhood so he knew from a young age what kind of person an parent he wanted to be and he has became that and so much more! I want to see Jayce in all aspects of my kids! He is a very passionate and responsible person but nothing is better than his fun loving personality!