A Before I forget Ball Post...

I wanted to write a post about how Will loves the "ball". It does not matter if it is a basketball, football, baseball or a bouncing ball. My dear Will, you are obsessed. I think that Santa is going to have an easy year of gift giving when it comes to you my sweetness.

You love to throw them. You can almost catch them and you have even started to kick them. You do have quite an arm. Sometimes you will throw the ball so hard we wonder if we are looking at the next great pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. Daddy and I like to think so.

The reason I wanted to write this post is I am afraid one day I will forget the many memories that you and I are making with playing ball or dunking the ball into the basket. I remember when I would ask my mom what I liked to do she would say dress up, but there was nothing specific about it. I would find myself making up silly stories that went along with dressing up so that I could tell them to anyone who would ask what I liked to do when I was little. Obviously my mom was not blogging when I was 2 so I can see why some memories can slip through.

But I will remember the ball playing and hitting Daddy's big screen TV. It's okay. That is something we can keep to ourselves, that is unless we do put a giant whole in it one day. But hey, that would be a very good memory for us!

I love my little ball player. You are too cute for words and I just love the way you say, "Baaaaaaalllllllllllllll"!

A quiet Thanksgiving...

This year it was the 3 of us for Thanksgiving and Miss Ella our Rotty. The rest of the family was off at in laws or just a state away, so we did not feel like traveling.

We watched the parade, well I watched the parade. Will got interested in it when he saw the Yo Gabba Gabba float. What is it with those characters that hypnotize my child?

I cooked the whole Thanksgiving feast, which was a bit challenging. Now I know why families and friends all go to one house. So others can help you cook. It was at times stressful but I did it. Will banged pots and pans while I made our dinner. I did not really time it right and we ended up eating at 1:30 but when I grew up we always ate around that time. Then later in the evening we would have a turkey sandwich.

Here is the real kicker, listen up Will because I want you to look back on this when you are older. Will decided he was going to only eat the cranberry sauce and that was it, he was done as he likes to say. No yummy turkey and delicious stuffy. No whipped to perfection mashed potatoes, no yummy veggies. He just was not feeling it. I was surprised he did not eat the veggies because that is normally what he will eat first. Sometimes I feel like I have a mini vegetarian on my hands. He doesn't even like chicken fingers! What kid doesn't? So what did Will have for Thanksgiving dinner? Cereal and a slice of chocolate mousse pie. One day I know he will eat me out of house and home but I wish he would have at least tried the turkey.

Will with a little cranberry sauce on his face...and yes he is still in his pj's. It was a pj kind of day for us all.

Not much to post...but lots of pics from Chicago...

Some fall pictures have been mixed in with the Chicago pics, I just hadn't posted them yet. Will did great on the plane ride, I was one happy mommy! He mastered stairs while we were gone and had a tumble at the same time. No worries he came away with a scratch. But scared me to death!

We went to Navy Pier, got to spend time with Nana, Aunt Franki, Uncle Nick and Uncle Rob. We got to see many sights and had a wonderful time. Chicago is really a wonderful city. I think I could definitely live in the city and walk to restaurants for brunch on the weekeneds, take Will to the park. Chicago just has that great urban vibe. Maybe Uncle Rob will find us a place!

I hope all our bloggy readers and friends have a wonderful Thanksgiving! It's good to be home.

Windy City Here We Come...

This Saturday Will will be taking his first plane trip to Illinois. We are tagging along for Daddy's business trip. I am a bit nervous on how this trip will go. We are leaving early in the morning, hoping that Will might pass out on the plane. My sister said just give him a little Tylenol to mellow him out. Will quite frankly cannot sit still, lately he has tried to climb out of his car seat while we are driving. Sit on Mommy's lap for more than 5 minutes is a challenge to this little guy, let alone 2 and half hours.

We plan on bringing his video player, thinking maybe Yo Gabba Gabba will keep him stationary. Guess we will have to wait and see. But believe me I will be breaking out the camera for a play by play of this trip!

Here is pretend me wishing that Will is peacefully sitting on my lap looking out the window like this little precious girl is doing.


Then again this could be me half way through the flight!


I always think back to the plane trip that I took with my nephew when he was about Will's age and even the flight attendants were calling him a little devil, he was that bad.

Does anyone have any ideas on plane travel with a little one? Thanks!

A all in one kinda post...

As promised here are lots more pictures from the last couple of months. I have to get them all out of our system and catch up before the holidays get here!

Will catching a wave...

Digging in the sand...oh joy!

Windswept and Sandy hair...gotta love it!

Our sandy, teething boy...

A nice scenic pic by the ocean...

My cheesey boy...

Will's fav thing to do...take a bath and splash

Will in cousin Lilly's cow boy boots...more boot pics to come!

My favorite smile bubsy!

"Mom, do you really have to do my hair that way?"

Fourth of July by the water...what a wonderful day...

Will dressed and ready for a little fourth of July fun...

Will loves sunglasses but will only wear mommy's...

"Higher Daddy!"

We had a great spring and summer with so many memories captured. With so many more to come! One problem that I had which I am wondering what other mom's do is, how do you change a poopy diaper at the beach?? Even washing the sand off, it is still always there.

We have "fall"en back into blogging...

As you know, we have been gone for quite some time! We did a couple mini beach vacations to our local beach which Will loves! What a water and sand boy!

I do have a lot more pics, I just have to go through and pick out all my favorites to share. Lew got a promotion at work, which is wonderful but he is very busy and constantly working. So Will and I spend quite a bit of time together. He even comes to help me train my clients! Let's just say he is getting pretty good at counting! Two and nine are his favorite numbers to say. He jumps, he doesn't run, he sprints! He is talking up a storm which is just unbelievable to me, my little baby no more.

Will and his hamming it up smile...

A day out in the leaves helping mommy rake...

Yes, that is a green "Starbucks" straw. Let's just say Will's favorite word is "MORE"!

I just love that smile...

Will's first Navy game. A very cold, chilly and wet day!

Tired and run down from his cousin's all girl 7th birthday party this summer...

Just showing off his melon after playing in the water with the girls...

Will and Mommy at the Navy game...

Look at all those teeth! My vampire boy...

I promise there will be more pics to come and we will be here when you come back to visit! We missed blogging but now that we are home more, we have all the time in the world!

Before I end this post, I just want to say to my dear friend/client/mom advise giver, Barbara I hope you are doing well. Pam and I miss you so much at our sessions and cannot wait for you to kick cancer to the curb! We love our cheerleader...

Just a teaser...

We are in fact back to blogging. We have had a crazy and fun spring, summer and early fall. So stay tuned because there is so much to share...