My Favorite Things

Today was a big day and I made an even bigger deal out of it!  We started the day with cinnamon rolls and ended the day with a special pizza dinner!  My little man turned 18 months old ~ a year and a half!  It is almost unbelievable!  He has ONLY been in my life for 27 months (18 months in my arms) and I have the hardest time remembering what life was like before him!  What a difference he has made!  The commercials are correct, “Having a baby changes everything!” 

May 2008 ~ Smiling and rolling over, not yet sitting on his own

I didn’t think it could get any better than this . . . but sure enough it has! 

May 2009 ~ Walking, running, climbing, talking

My heart is full looking back on our short time together and how much it has changed me!

Happy Half Birthday, Kiddo!  I love you!

Well, it looks like I am turning out to be quite the animal lover!  I have always liked animals but I guess having a child makes someone (or maybe just me) stop and take notice of little things in life.  I am starting to find beauty and joy in looking at rocks, noticing bugs (namely ants) and learning about different animals.  Nathan and I even enjoyed digging in the dirt the other day! 

This weekend, I went to the Dallas Zoo with a group from my church!  It was so fun!  Here are some pictures!

Instead of bringing two strollers, my friend and I rented a wagon to tote around our munchkins!  Aren’t they cute?  My kiddo had a hard time keeping his feet to himself, though!  Sorry, Jonah!

Nathan also did amazingly well on his first pony ride!  He really seemed to like it!  That’s my cowboy!

Looking at turtles!  Nathan started this “trick” here and continued it through out the zoo!  Also turns out that Number 5 is also named Nathan! Good name! 

Nathan with his new little friend, Jonah!  They have so much fun together and are so DANG cute! 

Stopping for a quick drink!  I love this picture! 

Both boys are intensely looking at the monkey!  My family knows this but I LOVE pictures of the backs of heads!  Something goofy about me!

My love! 

In front of one of my favorite animals!  I love giraffes!  The Dallas Zoo had just receive two new giraffes!  Notice the babies that are behind Nathan’s head! 

I will post more pictures tomorrow about our weekend!  It was a great weekend, full of friends and family!  I hope you had a blessed Mother’s Day!