Pumpkin Carving

I am not sure when I decided to allow each boy to have their own pumpkin to carve.  And truly wondering why because I am the one who does all the work....times three!    That said...it was a fun and gooey mess for all of us. I think this is the first time WHS really remembers carving pumpkins.

JBS is a pro....

JLS is still an apprentice, but he knows what he wants...

Final pumpkin pictures....forgotten.  OOPS!

True Enjoyment

A big cotton candy for a very big mouth!  

I THINK he likes it :)

Sweet Boy

This little guy is growing into a big boy and it is bittersweet.  It is so hard for me to believe this precious little guy is growing up so fast.  No more babies in this house.  No more diapers (woohoo), no more sippie cups (woohoo), no more sleepless nights (WOOhoo!)....but no more chubby legs, no more snuggling in a rocker in the still of the night, no more sweet baby rooms.  The baby in this house is all grown up and we love him to pieces.

He is witty, smart and stinkin' funny.  He is snuggly and sweet and LOVES to sleep.  (love that!)  He is the 3rd Momma's Boy in this house and I am hanging on tight.  This is his last school picture in a preschool.  Next year its the big leagues of Kindergarten.  Next year....holding on to every last day of preschool this year and soaking it all up the best I can!

Sweet Surprise!

I am slowly returning to the world after a long month of kicking pneumonia in the bootie.  It has been ROUGH!  Lawsie.  But on new meds and feeling better each day.  JUST need to get my stamina back.

So, yesterday I took some pictures outside and returned to my little laptop to upload them.  There before me were pictures I had never seen before.  There were pictures that were left on my SD card and the date was July 29, 2005 (my birthday).  And what I saw melted my heart.

Back then, it was just me and JBS.  We were inseparable and best buddies. :)  Those blue eyes...that BIG head!  I could eat him up.

He still has those puffy lips.  What a handsome boy he has grown into, but MAN I miss these days.

Although, if I think really hard, I can do without the restaurant moments.  It IS nice to have had 3 children now and be past those awful moments in the restaurant when someone screeches and we all pack up and leave in order to avoid dirty looks....

But truly....That was never the case with JBS.  Never with one child.  So funny how I thought it was so hard back then.  One child is a PIECE OF CAKE!