Big News

There is so much for us to do before the move, but we are both very excited!

Our Snow Day

    The weatherman was right, for once. He predicted snow, and we got snow! It started last night, so I was excited to look out the window first thing this morning to see just how much it snowed over night. It was kind of like waking up on Christmas morning as a kid. The yard and field in front of our house were covered in a thick, white blanket of snow. I thought there was only going to be an inch or two, but there was at least 5, if not more. It was beautiful. I put on my robe and ran outside to get a few pictures.

 Our front yard and the field/park.

Sunday Funday at the Park

    On Sunday, we had to waste a couple hours before dropping Chrissy and Pappy off at the airport. We decided to go to the park so Kylie could run around and Pappy could take a nap in the car. We weren't familiar with the area, so we had to look up a park on the GPS. We found one close to the mall we were at, so we just went there. I am so happy we did because it was a beautiful park!

Picking Up Kylie

    As I mentioned yesterday, we finally got Kylie back home to North Carolina. She was in Texas since we visited during Christmas. We weren't able to fly her back with us, so she had to stay. Thankfully, my father-in-law offered to fly back with her this weekend. She has been gone for about 3 weeks, and we missed her so much. We got a text from Chrissy early in the morning letting us know that they were able to get on the flight and that Kylie was okay.We left at about 9:30 and Connor fell asleep almost as soon as we got in the car. He slept the entire way.

Chrissy texted us that they landed as soon as we got to the airport. Perfect timing! We parked the car in the packing garage and rushed to baggage claim. We were so anxious!

Aaron asked the people that worked in baggage claim if they were going to put her on the carousel with all the other luggage... we all looked at him like he was crazy for asking. Obviously they wouldn't do that to an animal.

 Connor and his Grandpappy

It seemed as if we waited for a long time, but it really wasn't. We could hear people behind the door, so we knew it would only be a little longer. Finally they opened the door, and there she was. As soon as she heard us, she started whining.

 There she is!

We took her outside so she could run around and get some energy out. One of the employees told us there was grass on the opposite side of the building, so that is where we went. Later, we realized there was grass right by where we parked, but we weren't paying any attention when we parked.

 Doing tricks for her daddy.

 Smelling her brother.

 The big field by where we parked.

Chrissy and Pappy had several hours to waste before their flight back home, so we went to the mall to kill a little time. I can't believe I am saying this, but we didn't even shop. We walked around for a little while and then went to The Cheesecake Factory.

 He had fun up there!

 The guys.

 The cutest face I have ever seen!

 Connor was interested in the lemon, so guess who let him taste it...

Ugh, that poor face.

After we ate lunch, we went to the park (I will do a whole separate post on that tomorrow) and then dropped them back off at the airport. It was so good to see them for a couple hours, and we are so happy to have our other baby back!

Guess Who's Home?

Kylie!

We picked her up from the airport, and boy was it a long day! We are all exhausted, so I will write all about it tomorrow. Goodnight...

We've Got a Crawler

    For the past week, I have been saying that Connor is going to start crawling any day.... Well, today was the day! Actually, tonight was the night. Aaron and I were both in the kitchen when we looked into the living room and Connor was crawling to us. We were so excited, but we both just stood there. By the time I realized what was happening and grabbed my phone to take pictures, he stopped. Then once he did it again, my phone didn't have any storage space for pictures or video. After bribing Connor with a dog toy, I finally got both!

My Growing Boy

    Connor is growing by the minute! I went into his room after he woke up from his morning nap, and he pulled himself up all by himself. He did it a couple times yesterday, but had a little bit of trouble. Today, he did it so easily.

 Get me out of here momma!

The Weekend

    Aaron had a four day weekend, so we spent a lot of family time together. I didn't take many pictures, but did take a few with my phone that I want to share :)

Friday:

 This is how he took a nap. It looks so uncomfortable!

Connor: Nine Month Check-up

     Early this morning, at 7:40 to be exact, Connor had his 9 month check-up. I was actually looking forward to it because I knew he didn't have to get shots. I was also worried that he might have an ear infection from being sick the last week.

Planning Connor's First Birthday

      I am very much a planner. I loved planning our wedding, and now I am excited to plan C's first birthday. He's 3/4 of the way there, so it's not too soon...right? 

      The first thing I had to figure out was where we are going to have it. Our house is tiny, so having it here was out of the question. We went to the neighborhood center and were able to rent some of their rooms. We could choose as many rooms as we wanted and have them for 5 hours. I thought that was pretty awesome. We got the kitchen, meeting room, game room (which includes a pool table, 2 foosball tables, an air hockey table, and a life size chess game), the gym, and Wii room. We probably won't use the gym or Wii room, but we booked them just in case! 

Teething

My poor teething baby. It looks so painful :( Luckily he hasn't been acting too fussy. 

Sniffles

     The last week has not been very fun at our house. We have all been sick :( Connor and I have stayed home in our pajamas almost the entire week. We both have the sniffles and scratchy throats. I feel so bad for my poor baby. Thankfully Aaron has started feeling better since he has to work.

Connor fell asleep while Aaron was watching a movie on his computer.

Connor: Nine Months Old

Dear Connor,

      You are our little roly poly. You are nonstop and always rolling around. We think you are going to just skip crawling, and continue to roll to wherever you want to go. It made taking your 9 month pictures very difficult! You are continuously learning new things. Just the other day you learned how to sit yourself up from a laying position. Now you want to sit All-The-Time... even when you're sleeping (we will talk about that later). You have been extra clingy lately, but that's okay. We are enjoying it because before we know it, you will be Mr. Independent and not want to be held anymore. We hope these next few months slow down because we aren't ready for you to turn one!

Love  you forever,

Mommy and Daddy

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