Caution: World's Dorkiest Momma is about to emerge.
Connor Francis got his FIRST invitation to a birthday party this weekend! I mean...the perks of this parenthood thing are ENDLESS! I was so excited, I couldn't contain myself - I got Connor excited about it all week! Ha! I am SUCH A DORK!
Sandra and Kurt's son, Eli, is turning 3 at the end of November! They are expecting baby number 2 at the end of November as well, so they decided to have his little party early. It was at Stuckmeyer's, a cute little pumpkin patch about 30 minutes away. It was so cute!
The kiddos could pick pumpkins, went on a hayride, played in the haunted house, decorated pumpkins, and had cupcakes! Whew - it was a good time! The weather could not have been better, it has been raining here for about two weeks, but yesterday was the perfect fall day. Connor had such a good time! He was getting dirty in the mud and playing with/trying to eat the pumpkins! He enjoyed his first hayride and hanging out with Will, Ella, Eli and Ray!
Eli LOVES "Baby Coco" as he calls Connor, so it was really fun to see them interact. It was such a great party, but got me so excited for C's party and all the birthday parties to come. Thanks for having us Sandy, Kurt, Eli and Little Man on the way! You know what else was really exciting? CFJ was still excited to have his old momma hang around the birthday with his friends!
My sweet, precious Connor - this month hit your momma harder than previous months. I seriously cannot believe that you are ten months old today, and only two more months from now daddy and I will be remembering the moment we laid eyes on you. I say all the time that I knew I would love you, but I didn't think I could love you this much - you have been an absolutely amazing gift these past 10 months. I don't think we could love you anymore if we tried, our eyes light up every time we see you. You have this effect on most people who see you especially your parents, doggies, grandparents and great-grandparents! You have been SO busy this month and I am amazed everyday at the development we see in you. Your Uncle Steve, Aunt Pamela, and cousins (Ian, Vanessa and Morgan) were just in town from California and it was the first time they had met you. You were a hit - you were the best little boy BOTH nights at dinner - and everyone just couldn't get over what a sweet boy and little flirt you were! You were such a trooper as you were waaayyy off schedule both nights AND growing two more teeth, but your demeanor was nothing less than perfect. You coyly flirted and waved hi and bye to everyone, and were the hit of the party! I was just so proud of you, my son, so proud of your sweet personality and your ability to adapt to the new people and places around you. It is just going to be so much fun watching you grow up, I know I will enjoy every minute.
Okay - what have you been up to this month Connor-Man? You are still into everything! You are getting so fast with your crawling and you pull yourself up on every sturdy and not-so-sturdy object! We bought you a "walker/rider" per Angela's suggestion and you seem to like it so far. You like to pull yourself up on it, and you like that it moves, but you haven't coordinated all of the steps yet. It's still pretty fun to watch you! Every single thing you can find goes in your mouth and I mean every single thing. We spend a good portion of the day pulling paper, dog hair, and fabric scraps out of your mouth. We laugh that if we ever lose something on the floor, we only need to set you down and you will find it! This month you learned where the fan is and every time we walk into a room (or you wake up) your little face goes right up to the fan and the lights! It's pretty stinkin cute. You have decided that you want to eat with your fingers these days and I feel the days of pureed foods are going to become a distant memory! You started eating cheerios, banana chunks, and cheese with your fingers! You also tried cranberries, apples and turkey this month! You have so far been a fan of all of them :) You went to your first birthday party this month and had so much fun! You love to watch kiddos around you, I can't wait to watch you interact in the future. You are crawling over things now and you can crawl from the floor, onto a cushion on the floor, onto the couch! We didn't realize how quickly your skills were developing until one day I looked down and you had crawled on top of the dishwasher lid while I was putting the dishes away! I have a feeling you will keep us on our toes always and we will continue to be amazed by all of the things you do. You still love Scout and Sedona, now more than ever, your favorite thing to do is feed them! They just wait by your high chair knowing that the scraps and your fingers will soon be coming over the side! You are an absolutely wonderful little man with an awesome personality and we are so honored you are our! We love you, you little stink pot!
Last night Granny, Connor, MP, Gerard, Annie, George, Frankie and I went to test out Bj's new restaurant! We have an "in" with the GM and thought we better make sure he was running the place up to Five Guys standards! :) It was so fun to see Bj hard at work in HIS restaurant, he has been working so hard lately and we are so proud of him. It was so fun to have everyone there, we had such a nice time! Bj was busy as could be, but was able to sneak over for a quick picture! He said they finished up their opening week with a little under $60,000 in business! He said it is the best opening that they have ever had! It was no surprise to us though, we just knew his restaurant would be a huge success!
Connor has taken up dancing lately - it is THE most precious thing I have ever seen! He will be crawling and - STOP- to dance. We love it, we usually are howling with laughter, he is a little bit on the cute side. He is covered in breakfast and not totally amused with me this morning, but it was a little too cute not to share! He can't help it, you go "Connor can you dance?" and he just starts grooving away! Hopefully the little man's dance skills will be better than momma and daddy's! Hope you enjoy :) Oh, and please note the dogs patrolling the edge of the high chair - it's their new favorite spot. They just wait for Connor to throw out a hand to lick, or food to gobble up, it's a riot! Connor just laughs and they can't wait for him to get out so they can really dig their noses in for any discarded cheerios! Crazy little dogs!! :)
Now that the little man is on the move - we have been letting him crawl free in the hallway! My granny had the idea the other day, as it's a good place large area for him to roam without having to be redirected. He is so cute, he loves it! We put toys on the floor and he just crawls from one end to the other - it's a great rainy day activity too! He is getting so fast, it's crazy! We laugh sometimes at how fast he can get around the place. He is sometimes distracted by things on the floor - most recently the dog bowls - but for the most part he finds himself on a mission!
After weeks and weeks of hard work, Bj's restaurant opened today! From what I have heard (he still isn't home, it's 8:45, bless his heart!) it was a HUGE success! He said they did more business today than the other store has ever done! Whoo, Hoo! We are so proud of him! He has been working so incredibly hard the last few weeks getting everything perfect. He has been a hiring fool too, everyday we can't wait to see how many people he has hired. I think he was a little nervous this morning, but ready to get the show on the road. We know he is going to be a great GM and we are so proud of everything he has done. Great job Daddy - we love you!
We are so blessed to have our little family, have moved back to St. Louis, and are enjoying "learning" our way through parenting. Check back regularly as we are always on the go and up to something!
Connor Francis got his FIRST invitation to a birthday party this weekend! I mean...the perks of this parenthood thing are ENDLESS! I was so excited, I couldn't contain myself - I got Connor excited about it all week! Ha! I am SUCH A DORK!
Sandra and Kurt's son, Eli, is turning 3 at the end of November! They are expecting baby number 2 at the end of November as well, so they decided to have his little party early. It was at Stuckmeyer's, a cute little pumpkin patch about 30 minutes away. It was so cute!
The kiddos could pick pumpkins, went on a hayride, played in the haunted house, decorated pumpkins, and had cupcakes! Whew - it was a good time! The weather could not have been better, it has been raining here for about two weeks, but yesterday was the perfect fall day. Connor had such a good time! He was getting dirty in the mud and playing with/trying to eat the pumpkins! He enjoyed his first hayride and hanging out with Will, Ella, Eli and Ray!
Eli LOVES "Baby Coco" as he calls Connor, so it was really fun to see them interact. It was such a great party, but got me so excited for C's party and all the birthday parties to come. Thanks for having us Sandy, Kurt, Eli and Little Man on the way! You know what else was really exciting? CFJ was still excited to have his old momma hang around the birthday with his friends!
