Sunshine, Swimming, Splashes, and a little Grass!

Our sweet Connor LOVES to swim! Poor Liam, not so much! lol

First off, Liam doesn't like to be splahed, so he perfers papaw's company.

Well, that is, until papaw sets him in the grass! :/

He was NOT a fan! Hahaha!!

Poor Liam!! Don't worry, Momma rescued him!

These boys, on the other hand, just ate up the sunshine, swimming pool, and splashes!!! :)

They sure played hard!

You would have thought Connor would have been the one worn out on the way home!

Nope.

Little Liam was the only one tuckered out! lol

Sweet boy.

*14 Month Update*

My precious baby boy, I can't believe it's already your 14 month update!!! Time sure is flying by, and it seems that each month goes faster and faster.  I have to say that I am just LOVING you at this age! I love you always, but there is just something so sweet and fun about a little one year old exploring, learning, and growing! You just get SO excited about everything, and I love it!!!

Here's a few things you are up to this month:

• You are my little Momma's boy! You really give me a workout! It isn't easy to carry a 23 lb baby around on your hip all the time! LOL  Since we have been on summer vacay, you have really gotten used to having your Momma at your beck and call 24/7! :) (It's okay, I don't mind!!)
• You are my little piglet (in several ways actually)!! You LOVE to eat, and will pretty much eat anything we put in front of you.  You also squeal just like a baby piglet would!! LOL  Anytime we pick you up to stop you from doing something you shouldn't be doing, you get mad and squeal!!! It is sooooo funny!
• You love little chairs! We have a little table set that has Liam sized chairs and you have to sit in them all the time! You smile sooooo big when you climb into the chair! LOL  There is also a little chair that is perfect Liam size in the nursery room at church, and you think it is just for you! :) Anytime we go somewhere that has little chairs like this, you light up like a Christmas tree!! Hahaha!
• You are a blankie baby!! You think you have to take your blankie with you everywhere you go! I can't blame you, though! You are probably genetically encoded to love blankies! Your momma was the biggest blankie baby EVER!
• You are really staring to get into books! You love to look through the books we have and love it even more when we read them to you! :)
• We discovered that you do NOT like grass! Haha! We were playing in the kiddie pool at your Mamaw's house, and when Papaw sat you in the grass to play, you were so NOT happy! LOL!
• You are climbing on EVERYTHING! 
• You absolutely LOVE it when your daddy plays the guitar for you!
• You are the happiest one year old we know! You are all smiles, all the time.  It is my absolute favorite thing about your personality.  I hope you are always as happy as you are now.  I love seeing how much you enjoy life! You really brighten up the world for everyone around you.

Swimming at mamaw's just wasn't up your alley! lol

You prefered to hang out with your papaw! :)

You loved our maze of tents we set up in the living room for you and Connor!

Hanging out with papaw, instead of swimming (again!) ;)

Rockin the chucks!

You LOVE pouches!!!

Hmmmm.....

We love you so much, baby boy.  We can't wait to see all that you will do next.  We love you to the moon an back an infinite number of times.

Love,

Momma and Daddy

35 fantastic months!!!

Connor James, you better just sssssssssssssslow down!!! You are growing WAY to fast! What happened to my 10 lb 1 oz. baby boy??? I can't believe we are 1 month away from your 3rd birthday!?!?! This momma is just so not ready for you to be a big 3 year old! :(

Can you believe how small you used to be????

Oh, I just cuddled you all. day. long. And you would let me!!! Now I have to chase you down to get my hugs and kisses! You are just on the go, all the time!

We are so blessed to watch you learn and grow each month.  Here's some of what we just LOVE this month...

• So last month you surprised us by counting by 10s, WELL. Now you are counting by 5s too!!!! WHAT????? And you taught yourself! You really are a very smart boy.  I think math is really going to be your thing.  You seem to really enjoy it!! (Deep down, your Momma math teacher is loving it!)
• You are officially sleeping in a twin bed all night, every night.  WOAH, BIG BOY!!!
• You LOVE to hang out at the library, probably because your Mamaw is the director of our public library!! You love to play with the toys, check out books, and make the occasional visit to Mamaw's office. haha!!
• You love playing in your sandbox!'
• You LOVE puzzles! :)
• You are LOVING the kiddie pool this summer! You have been having a blast with your cousins Colby and Tyler in the pool.
• You love to color.
• You are a huge fan of Leap Frog series of movies.  You watch Scout the dog go on all kinds of adventures! You also really like Dora the Explorer!
• You love to read books with Momma and Dada.  I love how you grab a book and come plop down in our laps without warning!! You can bombard us with books anytime! :)
• You are making leaps and bounds of improvements in your speech.  I don't think I'll ever tire of hearing you talk! I love it!!!
• You are officially going to be going to pre-school this fall.  I'm so excited for you! I think you will absolutely love it!! And you have an amazing teacher!!! 
• You are one lovable little boy! You hug and kiss on us and we just can't get enough! We love you, baby boy!

Silly boy!

I can't believe you are old enough to be in a twin bed! :(

I love how you need 3 blankies and 4 buddies! Ha!

Puzzle Lover!

Wagon fun with little brother!

Loving our maze of tents in the living room!!!

Oh, how we love you, sweet boy! We love you. We love you. We love you! You are such a light in our lives and we are beyond blessed to be your parents.  We can't thank God enough for putting you in our lives.  You are one bundle of fun, adventure, and spunk!!! Happy 35 months, bubby! We love you to the moon and back an infinite number of times!

Love, Momma and Dada

Summer Adventures...

What's one of the best things about summer???

We take impromptu trips to Chuck-E-Cheese with your Mamaw, Papaw and cousins!!!

You both had a BLAST!!!!!

Liam and Tyler taking off in a race car....

Connor was off on a derby horse!!!

Riding along with Chuckie, himself!!!

Colby and Ginny were pros at basketball!

Big brother Connor even took his little brother for a tugboat ride! How sweet!

Liam was a fan of the Teletubbies! <3

Someone was SUPER EXCITED to be there today!! Haha!

Nothing like a tractor ride with a big purple dinosaur!! :)

Thank you Mamaw and Papaw for a great time!!!!

Our Papaw is Special

My dad, (your papaw) is special.

He was chosen to be one of the faces of cancer in a statewide campaign.

We were so excited for him!

Your papaw has been a survivor of melanoma skin cancer for over 30 years!!!

Each survivor selected had a photo shoot done that would be on display in many areas across Kentucky.  

Each participant was to do or show something in their photo that is important to them.

Your papaw chose to have his picture taken with his 6 grandchildren! (awe!!)

We got all dressed up to go to a picnic where the photos would be revealed and each survivor would be celebrated!!!

Here's the finished product, which was on display in the Meade County Public Library, as well as many other locations across the state!

We sure are proud of our papaw!!!

Liam Andrew is 13 months!!

My sweet baby boy, can you believe 13 whole months have gone by?  We are beyond blessed to have you in our lives and we just love to celebrate all that you do! Why do I obsess over every little thing you do?

WELL.

First, I am your momma (it's part of the job description) and second, your life is just so precious to us!
Last month, on your birthday to be exact, we had a health scare.  Your were very, very sick and your CBC blood work indicated that you could possibly have Leukemia and it needed to be investigated further.  So, we spent a very long day at the hospital for the tests and waiting to hear the results.  It was the longest. day. of. my. life.  At 5 pm, we found out that you did NOT have Leukemia! I can't even describe in words the relief that we felt. I cried. and cried. and cried. Because I was so happy! You were still very sick with a virus AND an infection which required several shots of antibiotics, but you beat it! We were soooooooo thankful God saw you through your illness! We pray and pray and pray for your continued health!!! So, this is just one more reason why we CELEBRATE ALL THAT YOU DO!!! We just LOVE you so much!

On a lighter note :)
Here are some of the things we just LOVE about you, our sweet 13 month old...

• You are a climber! You try to climb up and down stairs, all over furniture and people!
• You are a talker!!! Most of it we can't really make out yet (lol) but you can very clearly say Momma, Dada, light, ball, huh? and bye-bye!
• You wave hi and bye-bye! So sweet!
• You point at EVERYTHING!! You are one curious little boy!
• You are obsessed with bugging your big brother! (I'm sure this is only the beginning! lol) If he has a toy, you think you have to have it, and you follow him wherever he goes!! ;)
• You are a PIGLET! You could eat all. day. long. if we let you! haha
• You are cruisin' up a storm! You walk everywhere, but always holding onto something or someone! I'm sure we'll be chasing you in no time!
• You are a Momma's boy! You would be permanently attached to my hip, if possible.  I sure am getting some muscle in my arms from carrying around my big boy! :)
• You are all smiles, all the time!
• You now give kisses! So sweet!
• You have discovered your toes!!!  If I say, "Liam, where are your toes?" You smile really big, and point to your little piggies!
• You LOVE your cozy coupe car and sit in it ALL THE TIME!
• You love to listen to your daddy playing the guitar.  You even try to play it too!
• You absolutely love going down the slide your Nana and Papaw Shacklett got you for your birthday! You even climb up the stairs all by yourself!

Um, the sweetest thing ever?? I think so!

Whoops! You were playing and fell right in your toy basket! Haha!

Oh how I love how excited you get to listen to a story! 

Be still my heart! <3

A boy and his car!

Playing tunes with Daddy!

Someone is officially too old for the bouncy! Haha! 

Oh, baby boy. We love you. We love you. We love you! I just can't tell you that enough.  We are infinitely blessed and can't believe how lucky we are to have you in our lives.  We are so humbled that God chose us. We aren't worthy, but we will always do the absolute best we can for you. We pray that He will always guide us in our decisions as your parents so that we are always doing the best for you.  Happy 13 months, Liam!!!

We love you to the moon and back an infinite number of times!!!

Love, Momma and Dada

Connor James 34 months!

34 months already! I can't believe you are going to be 3 whole years old in less than 2 months!!! It feels like you should still be my teeny tiny baby!  You are becoming more and more independent each day!! It's too bad time can't slow down so you can be my baby a little longer!



Here's a few things you are up to lately... (ya know, it's getting harder and harder to keep up with all you do! lol)

• You are counting by 10s!! Yep, you walk around saying, "10, 20, 30, 40...." lol
• You LOVE being outside.  You love the pool, the sandbox, and riding your bike.
• A momma bird laid 3 eggs in a nest in our front yard.  You have to check on them everyday! We are waiting for them to hatch!!! Soooooooo exciting! I can't wait for you to see the baby birds!!!
• You nana and papaw Shacklett got Liam a slide for his birthday, and you are in LOVE with it! You expecially love the tent under it.  You crawl in there with your blankets, stuffed animals, and ipad like it's your fort! :)
• You finished up your first ever soccer season (even though you didn't spend much time on the field! lol) You and Tyler were a little young, and were more interested in other things! haha
• Our new discovery is that you LOVE waffles! Whooo hoooo!! Our picky, picky eater is eating a new food!!!
• You LOVE to go shopping.  You are DEFINITELY your momma's child!
• You think our sand box is Elmo! lol  It is actually a crab with big round white eyes! haha
• And BIG NEWS!!!! We are in the middle of redecorating your room and transforming it into a BIG BOY room! The walls are finished!!! :)

Loving the new slide!

Playing in the grass instead of playing soccer! lol

Sandbox fun!

Step 1: Taping

Step 2: Painting!

Step 3: Striped walls!!!

Mr. Potato Head fun with Tyler and Liam! :)

You are a TURKEY! You crawled in your brother's bouncer.  (Leg hanging out the top and all! lol)  Liam was not too happy with you!! Haha

Our baby birdies we are keeping an eye on!! :)

Oh baby boy, how we LOVE you!!!

You are, without a doubt, a blessing to our lil family!

We just love watching you learn and grow each day!

We love you to the moon and back an infinite number of times!!!