Connor is a Blog star :)

Check out our little ham! Raye Law posted a few of Connor's pics on her blog! I love them ALL :)

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Connor's SECOND Easter Weekend!

The weather was amazing all weekend, and we really enjoyed some good, quality family time. It was one of the best weekend's we've ever had! Saturday night we had dinner with my parents, since my dad was leaving for China on Easter Sunday. We had lamb, twice baked potatoes, delicious green beans (yes, that's the name of the casserole...but they WERE delicious), and rolls. I put a little of each of Mr. Picky's tray, but he only ate his roll. The kid LOVES bread. I tried to get him to eat some of the other things, but he refused. Oh well, as long as he is eating and growing, that's all that matters to me :)

Sunday morning we went to the church service at Grace Community Church. That's where Connor goes to daycare. It was one of those new-age contemporary services. There was an 8 piece band, lights, big screens, smoke...it was like being at a rock concert! And the message was just so-so. I am not 100% sure we will be going back. It was a little different. We would like to find a happy medium between the traditional church and the new-age churches. I like the upbeat music, but I am also a fan of stained glass.


Sunday after church, we had Subway for lunch, came home and......took a nice......long.....family.....nap. I can not TELL you the last time that took place. I put Connor down and he feel right to sleep. Then Justin and I were laying in bed talking and both of our eyes started getting heavy as the conversation slowed wayyyyyy down. Next thing ya' know, it had been almost 2 hours! It was so refreshing! We awoke to the doorbell....it was the Freeman's! We had a nice visit with Michael, Crystal, and little Miss Carley! She looked precious in her Easter dress :) After they left, we went and visited with the Hossley's, Kyle, and Pam. They had just polished off what looked like a fabulous Easter lunch! The boys played outside, the men worked on the John Deer, and Macon, Pam, and I just sat in our lawn chairs and relaxed. It was a beautiful day for friends, family, and fellowship. We are reminded all the time of our many blessings. Here are a few shots of Mr. Cool in his super suave Easter get-up, along with a couple pics of his super cool mom and dad ;)

Check out these pictures from last Easter...he was our tiny little baby boy :) All holiday's from here on out are going to be his second....no more "firsts". It's bittersweet, really :)

My oh my, how fast they change in a year!

We hope you and your family had as blessed of an Easter weekend as The Scarlet's did :)

Birthday Party # 2!

Despite his pink-eye and double ear infection, Connor partied it up with some friends (ok a LOT of friends...like 40 friends...whew) at the house on Saturday the 27th. We had food and drinks (adult beverages included), cake and ice cream, presents, streamers, balloons, and a super Sponge Bob bounce around to occupy the older kiddos (and help them burn off some of that sugar! lol!). Connor had a ball on the bounce around after several of his guests left. He was pretty overwhelmed with the number of people that were here to celebrate his big day (and the fact that mom and dad have managed to keep this little thing alive and growing for the last year....yay for us! lol) :)

I must say, as a mother, the worst part of the party was when I had to open ALL Connor's gifts in front of everyone. Connor really wasn't feelin' the whole present thing, so I was all, "ohhhhhhh", "yaaaaayyyyy", "coooooool." Im not gonna lie, I felt like a dumbass. Lol! But regardless, Connor got some super fun toys, cool clothes, a handmade toybox that his Papaw worked so hard on, and his nifty big boy wagon that Justin had been working on for months. I hope that someday Connor knows how much pride his daddy has in that wagon. :)

Here are a few pictures from the Big Bash!

The Birthday Boy enjoying the Bounce Around

Connor LOVES the wagon that his Dada built :)Check out that STASH!!

He didn't really tear up his cake, but that's ok, he didn't feel good

Oh how I loved this part...lol

Papaw made the King this nice throne...aka, new toy box!
Momma always puts on the spread :)

Connor's AWESOME cake by Sweet Boutique! It was DELICIOUS!

What's Connor Up to These Days?

Friday we went for Connor's 1 year "well baby" visit....only he wasn't well. We walked out of there with 2 prescriptions; one for pink-eye, and an antibiotic for a double ear infection. The good news (since I always try to see the positive in things) is that he didn't have to get his shots the day before his Birthday Bash! The bad news: he wasn't going to feel 100% for his big party. I asked Dr. Jon if we were going to have to cancel the party due to the pink-eye. I didn't know this, but 24 hours after you start the eye-drops, the child is no longer contagious. I made sure that everyone that asked about his eye KNEW that I had talked to the Doctor and that he WASN'T contagious. I didn't want to be "that mom" that had everyone bring their child into a pink-eye infested environment. We disinfected EVERYTHING before the kiddos came....I made sure the parents knew that too lol. :) Anyway, on to the important stuff! Here is what our big boy is up to these days:

• Connor weighs 23lbs and measures 30 3/4in long. He is average weight and taller than 3 out of 4 boys his age.
• Things he says: duck, ball, bath, dada, daddy, mama, baby, and doggie (sometimes)
• Eating lots of big people food (chicken, cheese, and sandwiches are some of his favorites). He won't touch anything that says "Gerber" on it, and he throws anything orange or green on the floor.....I'm gonna have to find a way to sneak those veggies in there somehow lol! (BTW, big people food poop is incredibly disgusting.....maybe tmi, but I'm just sayin'...)
• Since his big Birthday Bash yesterday, he has felt entitled to climb.....yesterday he climbed on the dishwasher while I was loading it, and today he is climbing into the wagon that Justin built him for his Birthday....Lord, help us!
• Not walking yet, but cruises on everything! When he finds himself freestanding (which he does a LOT), he slowly lowers himself down into the sitting position....I just know that any day he is going to take off!
• Still taking one or two 6oz bottles a day, but we have converted to real milk as opposed to formula! (Thats nice on the ol' bank account! Now if we could juuuuuuust get him out of diapers lol!) ;)
• Drinks through a straw! He completely surprised me with that a couple weeks ago! I gave him a milk box, squeezed the milk out of it to see if he liked it, and he just started sucking through the straw! I was floored! So we bought straw cups and trashed the sippy's...he was never a fan of sippy's anyway.
• Points at EVERYTHING! It's so cute :)

Everyday is something new, and he just continues to keep us on our toes! We love you, CJ!

Connor's "first" First Birthday Party!

Well, it's official....our baby boy is officially a year old, and has had TWO parties to prove it! Last Sunday was his actual Birthday (March 21st). We celebrated with a nice family party at Nana and Granddads while the snow continued to fall from the day before. We had presents, cake, and Granddad's homemade ice cream! Connor was VERY neat about eating his cake (I'd love to have a neat eater on our hands....we'll see as the time goes by just how neat he REALLY is lol). Here are a few pictures from his first party :)

Check out that party face!

I love this one....he's like "Get in here Granddad, I'm ready to eat CAKE!!"

Connor spending a little time with his Great Grandmother

Dear Sweet Connor

Dear Connor,

It was this particular Saturday a year ago that your dad and I were patiently (and I mean PATIENTLY) awaiting your arrival into this world. :) You were definitely running the show, and a year later, you still are. :) You are the absolute light in our lives, and we are so proud that you are ours. It is scheduled to snow on on your FIRST BIRTHDAY, tomorrow. We just can't believe it! You have definitely brought the snow with you during your sweet first year of life. It snowed on your first Christmas too. You are too precious, you must know how much your mom loves snow ;) But sweetheart, it's springtime now, and enough is enough lol. You are standing up by the recliner, and you are typing as I am trying to type this. As I keep telling you "no", you keep laughing at me.....cutie :) Connor, I was pretty sure you would be close to arriving around this time, but nooooooo sir, it would be another 8 1/2 hours before you had to be removed from your warm, dark hiding place. You had your own schedule then, and you clearly have your own schedule now :) Everyday your dad and I love you more and more, and we are so very blessed to have you in our lives. Tomorrow you turn ONE! Time sure has gone by fast, love. Seems like just yesterday, we found out that we were expecting a sweet new arrival to the family. That has been almost 2 years ago. I wish I could slow time down just a little bit,but since I can't, your dad and I will cherish absolutely every single moment with you. We love you, pumpkin!

Here you are eating a big boy dinner of chicken nuggets and ketchup. Yesterday you suprised me when you knew how to drink through a straw, and every single day, you amaze us with something else you have learned.

Scarlet Family Happenings!

Yes, before you say it, I realize I am a tad behind on blogging....but when you hear what's been going on in the Scarlet house, you will (hopefully) understand why ;)

Connor is FINALLY better after over a month of a runny nose, ear infection, 3 rounds of antibiotics, and hives (the Doctor believes he is allergic to penicillin!!) Our little man is also sporting 6 teeth these days! 2 on the bottom and 4 on the top! Connor is having a ton of fun at school, and every day he just makes me laugh more and more. He is absolutely amazing!

Justin has been out of town for the last 2 weeks training for his new JOB!!!!!!! He starts as an outside sales rep for a company called Auto Accessories Unlimited! If you know Justin, you know that this is RIGHT up his alley! He will be going around to car dealerships and selling wheels, tires, lift kits, leather packages, window tint, etc. This job is such a blessing to our family, both financially, and more importantly, in the sense that Justin will look forward to going to work every single day. Congratulations sweetheart, you deserve this!!

When Justin resigned from Reddy Ice, he had to turn over his company laptop (which I LOVED!), and blogging is too difficult from my company laptop (it's a dinosaur), SO today, we purchased a new Dell laptop for our family. I love it! So definitely expect more blogging from me VERY soon! :)

Thanks for understanding! :)