Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween!!! This year was very special for our family because it was Blake's first Halloween. He was a little monkey!!!! Isn't he cute?!?!?!

 

 

 

Since he is only 8 (9 months in 2 days), we just went Trick-or-Treating to some family houses. To be honest, I just thought that we would all just get a few good laughs out of his costume and that would be it. However, we were surprised with treats!! They had baby puffs ready for his "treat". What an awesome surprise. He sure is one REALLY loved little boy monkey.

 

For a little while I think he was confused at why he was in weird clothing. He was so awesome though, because he didnt mess with his hat at all!! Made my job easy!

 

He really loved his little treats. I'm pretty sure we had record breaking Puff intake! HAHA!

 

And of course he charmed everyone with his sweet little self. He is seriously the best little boy. We have been told many times that we are blessed, and I couldn't agree more!

 

His little costume even had a little tail. We learned quickly that it was a great way to keep him from getting into things that he wasn't supposed to. HAHA! Thanks GDaddy!! :)

 

 

As parents, this was a neat day for Ryan and I. It was the first time that we got to really celebrate a holiday for Blake! It's a whole new perspective when you see the magic through your child's eyes. Just makes us really happy. We can't wait until Christmas now!!!! Happy Halloween!!!! 

A Blogging World

We all have our own hobbies. Ryan and I are big believers in keeping up with individual and couple's hobbies, even when our lives get super busy. For the past several months I have dedicated some VERY hard work to my crafting hobby. Inspired by my high school best friend, I started my craft blog - Blissful Bucket List (www.blissfulbucketlist.com).

Now, this is where I get extremely frustrated, so let me explain... Blogging is not being addicted to the computer. It is not being a computer nerd. It does not mean that I neglect my husband, child, or job. It is simply what I have said - a hobby. I fit this stuff in after everything else has been taken care of, which is usually late at night when I am totally exhausted. With that being said, it makes my work seem 10 times harder.

With some help, again from Ashton, I was able to get an awesome design. Then I busted my butt creating posts and networking. The goal is to get as many followers and pageviews as possible. My personal goal is that I will have 250+ GFC followers and enough pageviews to start having advertisers on my blog by summer 2013. Hopefully my blog will then bring in some money...ok, maybe some change. Haha.

So, the real reason I am writing this post is to brag a little. I finally reached 100 GFC followers! I have also earned over 400 followers on my Facebook Blissful Bucket List page and many Twitter followers. Not that I really know how or what twitter is...but anyway... I am finally starting to feel like all of my hard work is paying off. It is nice to see that about 100 people read my craft blog daily. Yes, MY blog. Wow! Not too shabby! It is so awesome to be able to share this talent with others...and to learn from others!

Ryan has been my biggest fan on this. He has always encouraged me to do more and not give up. He still pushes me to put forth my best foot with it. Gosh, I am one lucky girl!! :) Now, I am pretty sure that some of my family and friends don't really get the whole blogging thing. It is also super annoying when they say they like it but they don't even do something as simple as like the Facebook page. Sigh. But that's ok, luckily I have many other supporters that keep me going! Thanks to those of you... you know who you are! :)

Ok...I'm done. Back to cute pictures of Blake for the next post. I know that's what all of you read our blog for anyway. HAHA!

Like Father, Like Son

 

Many people say that Blake looks like me, probably because we both have red hair. We don't have many pictures of Ryan when he was a baby, but check out one of the pictures that we do have. I think it clearly explains who Blake looks like. :)

What do you think?!!


 

Like father, like son. And just in case you haven't gotten enough...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love my boys!!!

The Pumpkin Patch

This year has been our first year to go to the pumpkin patch at Hillridge Farms!!! Yes, I realize that Blake is too young to remember this, but as Ryan says, I am just that "corky" mom who loves to do this stuff! :)

Blake loves the swings!!

 

 

He wasn't so sure about seeing his first pony. Haha.

 

 

 

We got to go on a family hay ride to the actual pumpkin part of the farm!

 

 

Then Blake got to pick his pumpkin!!!

 

 

 

And of course Mommy and Daddy got a few laughs out of a great photo opportunity. :)

 

 

Have I said before that I love the Fall?!?!!? And we love our family!!

Tarzan and Jane :)

This past weekend, Ryan and I got to go zip lining!!! Just call us Tarzan and Jane! Haha! It was seriously one of the most fun things we have done. We had to drive about 1 1/2 hours (Fayetteville, NC) to get to the place, but it was well worth it! This course has been ranked in the top 10 zip line courses! Normally there are 8 people and 2 tour guides in a group. However, we were the only ones who signed up for the 3:30 time, so we got a private tour!!!! So cool!!! Our tour guides were also possible the funniest people I have ever met. They really made the adventure fun. When I booked the trip for us, I had no idea how interesting it would be. See for yourself!

 

The Gorgeous Views...

 

 

 

 

The Silly Pictures...

 

 

 

 

Getting Down To Business...

 

 

 

And The Cute Stuff...It was a date day! :)

 

 

 



8 Months and More

Blake is 8 months old! Yes, you read that right... 8 months old!!!! Where has all the time gone?! We have to admit that this is such a fun age! He just gets better and better as the days go by. I have never seen such a curious little boy. We can't get enough of him. :)

Here is what he is up to this month....

• He still HATES to have his face wiped after eating
• Crawling is his most realistic method of movement...child proofing everything now!
• He is constantly trying to stand up...and can when he has something to hold on to.
• Bouncing is still a favorite past time :)
• Ryan finally gave him bananas and he loves them!
• He is being very specific about his likes and dislikes.
• We have 2 top teeth coming in!
• He has started sleeping all night or at least most of the night. Huge success for us!
• He loves books - we even have a bath book that can get wet!
• He loves to go everywhere in his stroller or a store cart.
• "Dada", "Baba:, "ggguuuu", and "lalala" are his favorite sounds. Still no "mama"
• He won't sit still...we now have to wrestle him to put on his clothes.
• He loves playing with everyone and smiles all the time.
• You can see his mind figuring out things...such a smart kiddo!

Man, that was a long list. And I could actually keep going... Haha. He is just growing so much and we are enjoying every second of it! :)

Happy Fall

It's October 1st and all I can say is - Happy Fall!!! Ryan was able to come in for the weekend and we were able to bring in the Fall season together!!! :)

We have lots more pictures to come about our long family weekend, but for now we just want to celebrate Fall!