Halloween

I just realized that I never put up any pictures from halloween, sorry! John LOVED halloween. He still asks if he can trick or treat :) Evan had to work that night so my friend Jamie and her son Aiden came over and we had pizza and went trick or treating together.

Here are a few pictures!
John and his pirate buddy Aiden



Enjoying the fruits of their Labors (John's sucker is in his lap haha)

John's Big Boy Bed

John is now the proud owner of a Double size bed!! :) He loves it and so far has done pretty well in it. I think it really makes him feel like a "big boy". We still need to buy a frame so for now the bed is on the floor but we figured that it's less of a drop if he falls hehe. Here are some pics, excuse the plastic on the box springs we didn't want it to get dirty.




And here's a random shot of him that I thought was cute :)

Update

Some I'm behind as usual in updating my blog...

Evan is doing great. He's been back to work now for a week and is almost pain free. He's not even taking advil anymore :)

John is running around like a crazy man, I know what's new. He is finding new things to say EVERYDAY and cracks us up on a regular basis. We've had some cooler days so we've been able to break out our jeans. Here is a picture of John the other day. I thought he looked so big and cute that I couldn't help but get the camera...



And then one night last week he climbed up on the couch and started "reading" a book to himself. It's one of his new favorites, Thomas Treasure. He looks so serious here.


I also have to add a new picture of his train track. We just got a few new additions and he loves the "big track".


My parents recently came up for a visit and I need to steal some of their pics to post. John had a blast with them and forced grandpa to build Mr. Potato head about a million times.
I know he is sooo ready for us to have another trip to FL. He talks about everyone there EVERYDAY. So Thanksgiving needs to hurry up and get here. We love and miss you all!

Evan Update

I just wanted to post a quick update for anyone looking.

Evan had his surgery yesterday and it went GREAT!!! We are dying to get up to the hospital today to see how he is feeling. Yesterday he was in very little pain so we are hoping that continues. He ended up in ICU, mostly due to bed shortages so he hasn't gotten to see John and they miss each other greatly.

Our Trip to Florida - John's 2nd B-day

Be prepared for lots of pictures :)

We had a blast on our 2 week vacation in Florida. We started with the Majoros (granny & papa), then spent a few nights at the beach (palm coast - hammock beach), then to my parents house (grandma & grandpa). Thank you to all who let us stay with you and to everyone else we got to visit.

A big thank you to all that gave gifts to my wild man. You went WAY overboard. I had to go by 6 new bins to store everything in!!!

We always love seeing family and John loves getting to play with all of his cousins. We can't wait to go back for Thanksgiving :)

Granny and Papa's

Here are some shots from our visit with the Majoros. We went to the Florida Museum of Natural History and to the Jacksonville Zoo. We LOVED both of them and plan to visit more often :)

In the butterfly garden


Watching the butterflies


This one liked Papa :)




The Lion (bet you wouldn't have figured that out :) )


Feeding the Giraffe

Party with the Majoros'

Trying to sleep through the party




So excited to blow out the candles


Present time with most of his cousins :)


This is from the next day...the train set that Granny, papa and Sarah and Jason got him (he's obessed with the trains)

Our trip to the Beach

During our Florida trip we took a few days and stayed at the beach. It was John's first time at the ocean. I can't believe that my child was 2 before he saw the ocean, sad...sad... haha

Foggy but still such a special picture for me. First time down on the beach...


Of course my eyes are closed but oh well John looks cute :)


Our View from our room


Swimming in the pool

John's party with my Family

Showing off his Birthday Shirt

Chatter

So I just started reading a blog that blew me away and I realized that I never write anything "personal" here and just had to come and chatter.....

The blog was written by a woman and it follows her journey in finding out that the child she is pregnant with has many "issues" and isn't likely to survive. I was/am so amazed at her faith.

It has reminded me of how grateful I am for John. I know I am already emotional just of the fact that he is going to be 2 but that's not it. I just never knew that something could consume me like motherhood has. My child is literally the first thing I think of and the last each day and I wouldn't change it. He some how manages to make me want to pull my hair out one second and then the next have me rolling on the floor with laughter. I just feel so blessed. My only wish for him is for him to be what HE wants to be. I hope that he is able to find happiness in himself and the life that he chooses.

I've been thinking about babies alot lately and can't help but get sad about the miscarriage. I haven't mentioned it on here because for the most part I try to keep it out of my mind and keep moving with life and I want to keep this happy and uplifting, but I do so long hope to give John a sibling and can't wait for the day to make a new post with the "news". I know it will happen when the time is right ;)

Well I hate to write about sad things so I will end with Happiness.
We leave in about 6 hours for Florida!! I can't wait to see our family and to watch John enjoy their company. I know he has missed them all sooo much. And I can't wait for his birthday and to watch him open his gifts and to hear his yell of excitement (that is new thing to do).
Oh and Note to self must by party Hats HAHA
We had dinner with our friends tonight and they gave him his presents and when we were leaving they said I hope you have a good birthday John. And for the rest of the night he said "happy day, party hats" HAHA I don't know why my child loves hats so much.
Well I need to get to bed. Thank you all for reading this chatter and I hope you all know how much I appreciate your support in my daily life and for the love and inspiration you share.
Alison

Almost 2

I can't believe my little baby will be TWO in 2 weeks!!

It seems like a week ago he was born and just yesterday that we had his first birthday! He really makes my life a better place and I am so happy to be his momma.

Join me in my memories
One of our first Photo's together

6 Months Old

1st Birthday

A few Days ago

Update Video

John is doing great! Growing like a madman and running around like one too!

He talks ALL the time and learns something new everyday. It amazes me how quickly he learns stuff. Here is a videa of him "singing" his ABC's and below are a bunch of new pictures :)

Random Summer Pics

Summer of 08'

So far summer has been great here! We've been going to the pool, the park, you name it! Most recently we went to the Zoo with our friends Tony & Jamie and their little Boy Aiden (John's best bud), so I wanted to share some pictures. He would never take a minute to turn around (didn't want to miss an animal) so you see his back in most of the pictures, HAHA

John loves Gorilla's so here is with all the statues
Just kissed her :)



Looking at the gorilla's with Daddy

Their View (if you look close you can see the momma loving on a baby)

Giving the Goats some love :)

Meeting a Boar

The family on the train

Dancing Man

So John LOVES Phil Colins and has to watch the concert DVD everytime we visit my parents....here is a cute video of his dancing moves :)

Win an Ergo Baby Carrier

So I loved wearing John but have needed to get a new carrier for his weight limit.

I LOVE this carrier and and have been begging to buy one, they are having a contest to win an Ergo for free!!

I hope I win ;)

Win a Free Ergo Baby Carrier from Along for the Ride

Dauset Trails Nature Center

We took John to Dauset Trails Nature Center yesterday and had a blast. I soooo wish I would have remembered to bring bread with us or some quarters so that he could have fed some of the animals!

But we really had fun. We brought our lunch and at out by their pond and watched the Geese family that lives there. Then we walked the trails and checked out the wildlife they have and then checked out the farm animals. We missed the awesome garden they have so we will have to check it out next time. The best thing about the place is that it's FREE :) of course we gave a donation though :)

Here a some pics of our day
The Geese



The Cougar


Sleeping Bear


Taking a Water break with Daddy


I love this picture


An owl carved from the stump


Meeting the pig


And lastly feeding the goats


The ride home