How Daddy gets Quinn to sleep

Lately I have been gone a lot building up my Slumber Parties Company- so Ryan gets the job of putting Quinn down for the night. He has been really great about supporting me, and this business, which I am truly grateful for. The other night I checked in to see how it was going and Ryan had this picture for me. Quinn has started putting himself to sleep by laying down and watching Yo Gabba Gabba then "sometimes" taking a bath, and then back to another show till Daddy helps into his bed. What great Guys I've got.
This weekend we're working on getting him his own big boy bed.

Always Looking for a Hat

Sorry for the blur, but he is a boy on a mission. Quinn has become obsessed with hats lately. Every time we go to Nana and Papa's he has to get Papa's Blazer's cap and wear it. Yesterday while we were watching our dose of Sprout TV he decided to wear his pot instead, then he found my baseball hat and wanted to wear that while mommy wore the pot. Funny Guy.

Of course it is only other big people hats he is interested in, the hats we have for him are a no go. But we'll keep trying- especially for this toe-head :)

First Haircut

We had some tears, but overall our first Haircut was beautimous!
Because I am a chicken and refuse to have a son with a bad haircut I went to our local kid's Salon- Sit Still. They were so great and even gave us a special picture with his lock of hair for free. While Quinn got his haircut in the cool cab he also got to watch Elmo. I wish I could have gotten more pictures of the whole thing, but Quinn was not letting me out of his reach.
What a little man I have now.

Can we say Bed Head

Quinn definitely has his father's hair. Love how crazy it can get. Tomorrow we go for our very first haircut- mommy is not ready for it, but Quinn needs to be able to see.

Party Time

Okay so he is almost 13 months now, but I realized I still hadn't gotten these ones posted. We had a great afternoon and loved the Cake.
Thank you to everybody who came and celebrated with us. And a very special thank you for all the great gifts Quinn recieved- I am still working on Thank you cards, sorry I am so far behind.
These are Quinn's buddies- Shoki and Noah. There is a 2 week difference between Noah and Quinn and then a two week difference between Quinn and Shoki. Can't wait to see them get older together.Diggin into his own personal cake-YUM!

Thanks again! Now it's on to the terrible two's- Yikes

OH, Where to begin?

So it has been quite a while since I last posted, and I am sure none of you hold it against me :), but lately I am well just trying to keep up.

Since my last post I have gone through a double funeral for my grandparents (this is a whole other post entirely), flown to Texas with my brother-in-law for an International Science Fair, and while there attended a baby blessing and learned alot about transportation and travel, begun to build up my business, dealt with an invalid husband, tried to keep up with a full on 13 mnth old BOY, and then on top of it all mainly just tried to keep myself sane and get checks on my "To Do" list.

Knowing all the moms in my life I know I am not alone in this, but sometimes it helps you to feel special to look at all the stuff you are personally holding on your platter and then give yourself a pat on the back for your great balance.

Speaking of lists this is what I have come to truly acknowledge, respect, and focus on over the last month:

1. Forgiveness is hard- but worth it.

2. Family is forever, so appreciate the flaws- it means like any good blanket your getting good use of it.

3. Little boys are born to teach moms how to like the "gross" stuff.

4. Husbands need compassion every now and then too.

5. Keep on truck'n- you'll eventually drive yourself into a pretty place to be.

6. Breathe Deep- this life isn't forever.

Yeah I know none of these are new ideas, but for me this is my season of life so that's whats there.


So time to get back to that list :P