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Well if that view of his sweet buns in the air isn’t the sweetest thing you ever did see. He’s always playing with his cars in these funny positions. It kills me. Another thing that kills me is the way he says popcorn….”pop-own!” We eat a lot of popcorn at our house, mainly Boom Chicka Pop or from the air popper. It’s safe to say we eat it a good 5-7 times a week! So when Beau gets his very own bowl he gets pretty excited and devours every last bite. I ate popcorn nearly every single day when I was pregnant so maybe I passed him the popcorn gene, because seriously he’ll eat as much as a grown man. Plus don’t you just love his face while he eats it?

I hope you’re having a wonderful Wednesday! I have to get part of my back cut out after having a mole removed that came back as abnormal. I’m not looking forward to getting sliced and stitched, but it’s better than melanoma right? At least we’re half way to the weekend!

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My sister surprised us all and got the sweetest puppy for her little family. His name is Kevin and he’s a golden retriever. We are of course all in love with him because how can you not be with a mug like that? Beau has been a dog lover for most of his young life and says “dog” (although he pronounces it d-ough-gg. Real Homer Simpson style.) many times in a day. So naturally he loves to give Kevin lots of hugs and pets. He may cut off Kevin’s air supply with some of those hugs, but my baby loves him fiercely and likes to let him know ;). Is there anything better than a baby and a puppy together? Those are two of my favorite things.

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Over the weekend Beau didn’t sleep well which is unusual for him because he is a champ of a sleeper. Down around 8:30 and up around 7 every morning. So I knew when he woke up in the middle of the night he wasn’t feeling well. He was fevered and whiny for the next couple days. It was some hard core teething. In spite of all the fevers and tears there come lots of snuggles. Baby B slept in our bed for a few nights and just wanted to be held while he slept. For me it was heaven to hold my baby through the night like I did when he was a newborn. He’s so busy running around that he rarely has time for snuggles anymore. He is feeling back to his normal happy self and back in his crib. I miss having him right next to me! I know I’m biased but seriously this kids squishy lips are THEE BEST thing on the planet!

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We had a blast this year for Halloween! Every year Blake’s family does a big Halloween party to which our costumes are never really that awesome. I came up with the idea of mime’s about a month ago and just thought it’d be easy and cheap. I’m not really one to spend lots of money on Halloween costumes and for this I just had to buy Blake a striped shirt, hats for the boys, and the makeup. Beau wasn’t so keen on the face paint when he saw us for the first time but he eventually warmed up and reluctantly allowed me to paint him too! He was the cutest and loudest mime you’ve ever seen and heard. I love Halloween even more now that we have our sweet babe to dress up. And I seriously can’t believe it’s been a year since his first Halloween as a shark #maketimestop. I’m sad the weekend went by far too quickly, but you guys my house is finished in one month!!! Can’t wait to share some pictures soon.

How was your Halloween? Did you dress up?

These pictures are from last year when my baby was only 4 months old and was the fattest dream you could imagine. We went to Disneyland last year for Halloween so Beau really wore 2 costumes. Mickey and a shark. I love Halloween with a baby to dress up! I can’t wait to show you our costumes for this year. Blake and I actually put effort into them which is huge for us!( last year we threw together a shark victim costume) I can hardly believe it’s been a year since these photos. My big chubby baby is turning into a big boy and it makes me ache.

I hope you guys have a wonderful Halloween weekend with lots of candy and scary movies!

This picture is from months ago when we were in our old house and Beau was so much younger. It’s one of my favorites that my Blake caught without me even realizing. Back then my baby would snuggle me for long periods of time and take naps on my chest. Now he is far too busy and only snuggles me when I’m feeding him his bottle before nap time. However, there are so many great things that come with him growing up. Here are some of his current favorite words!

papa- (grandpa)

mo- (more)

baba- (bottle)

hewwo- (hello)

dat- (that)

ann- (fan)

jsss- (Jesus)

He also says mama, dada, go, and a few others. I swear he learns a new word every day. I also can’t wait to show you guys his Halloween costume! We have a family costume that I’m pretty excited about. I’ll be sharing pics on Instagram over the weekend and here on Monday. I hope you’re all having a wonderful Wednesday.

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Is it just me or has this week been soooooo long? For some reason I’ve had kind of a rough mama week where I feel like my little babe does the opposite of everything I say, has been refusing to snuggle me, and only wants his dad. I mean I totally get it, he wants his dad after being with me all day where it’s basically me chasing him and saying ‘no’ about a thousand times. Plus I know he gets real tired of all the kisses I sneak on him without his approval :). So here’s to the weekend coming quickly!

ps. I want to get your guys’ opinion on cameras. I feel like I should invest in a great camera so I can get more crisp images (right now I’m just using my iPhone). Plus I can do more/better outfit posts with a DSLR camera. This is the one I have my eye on since I’m not a professional photographer and am not ready to invest over a thousand bucks just yet. What are your thoughts? Do you think it’s necessary to have a nice camera? What camera and lens do you use?

Thanks in advance!

So Beau’s Hunter boots came in the mail last week and he has been in love with them. As soon as they arrived we tried them on with nothin but his diaper. He stopped around all over the house like a boss. Plus he was sporting a little diaper wedgie and nothing is sweeter than baby buns.

Happy Wednesday!

Around here…..

It’s getting chillier so I put Beau in beanies basically every day. I love a baby in a beanie.

We’ve started teaching B how to eat with a fork himself and it kills me every time. SO CUTE.

I took him to Barnes and Noble to read him some books but instead he decided it’s more fun to pull ALL of the books off the shelves.

Beau spotted a kit kat and took a big bite (wrapper included) before I could stop him. He was in heaven until he was caught.

I realize as I’m typing this that my house looks disastrous in these pictures with my sheets torn off and a mess all over the floor. It doesn’t always look like this! Only most of the time.

Dad is out of town for work so the babe and I get to be joined at the hip for 3 solid days. We miss him like crazy but when dad’s not around I’m his favorite so I’m eating it up.

He’s so used to all the kisses I give those squishy cheeks that he doesn’t even fight it. He surrenders to the mama love.