Happy Halloween

Tonight was our first experience going trick or treating with Buggy. It was so much fun. We only went to about 5 houses. But he did so good. We dressed him up as a dragon. He was so stinkin cute. I thought he would attempt to pull it off but he didn't care one bit. The hardest part of the evening was getting him out of his little car to go up to the door to trick or treat. He REALLY likes riding in his car! :) Enjoy the pics of our evening!

 Getting ready

Sweet boy

Oli thinks he's pretty cute too

This Mama LOVES this sweet boy! 

My hot date! 

Time to go...

So much fun! 

Chewing on some M&M's on the road! 

It's official!

This past week, Mom and I headed to Boston to find us a place to live. And....We did it! We chose a place in Watertown, MA. It was such a God thing how it all happened. The place is beautiful! We don't have to put a thing in storage and really could comfortably live here for quite a while. We are hoping that we love living there are much as it appears we will. It is super close to the city so it will be an easy commute for Manny to work each day. But we don't lose the small town feel. We can still enjoy conveniences such as doctors, grocery stores, etc.

Our official move in date is November 28th. Hard to believe that it's just around the corner. At least we get to be here for Thanksgiving before we leave. And I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we return for Christmas! :)

Can't wait to post pics of our new place!

Boston...Home sweet home!

I have been thinking about what I would write in this post since the moment the word "Boston" was on our lips. A few months ago, Manny was approached about a wonderful opportunity within his company, too good to pass up! But it meant a few changes for our family. One major one being that we would have to pack up our little family and move to Boston. I wish I could say that my initial reaction was a good one. Unfortunately my husband got my very human and sinful response, which was that I didn't want to go. But thankfully my husband and the Lord extended some much needed grace my way! After a lot of praying and talking through all the pros and cons, we have made it official and will be moving to Boston.

This process has been so interesting and has taken me on a roller coaster of emotions. I am so thankful for it though. God has so tenderly walked through it all with me. I have learned so much about myself as well as what it looks like to be a supportive wife. The Lord has softened my heart to Boston. Something that in the beginning I never thought could happen. I am actually really looking forward to this new adventure. I'm anxious to be there, to live in our new home, to connect with new friends, find a new church and see what God has in store for our family.

So to Boston we go...we will move at the end of November. I know, you're thinking what everyone else has said..."you are moving at the start of winter, are you crazy?!?!" No we aren't crazy. We are just really ready for our family to be back in the same place together. Right now Manny spends about 80% of his time in Boston and James and I here in Charlotte. So it is time to be together again. We are praying that this winter isn't as brutal! Ha!

Our blog will now consist of a new family adventure! Our life in Boston! We would love visitors and will have plenty of room!

Praising the Lord for Boston today!

13 Months

So I am WAY behind on doing James' monthly posts. At least I'm doing one right! :) Figured y'all would cut me some slack.

Here's what James is up to this month:

- He is walking...still a bit unsteady, but doing so great
- He is learning a new word every week....he now can say: Truck, Mama, Dada, Ball, Stella, and occasionally Mimi!
- He has turned into a great eater
- Still takes two naps a day, both about 2 hours
- Now has 8 teeth
- Laughs all the time, he's a bit of a jokester!
- Loves to wrestle with Daddy

James you continue to be a pure delight to your me and your Daddy. You are changing daily. Mama loves the fact that she gets a front row seat to watch! We love you!

Finally getting my head above water!

Oh my word is all I can say about this last week. It all started Sunday afternoon. At about 3 to be exact...James woke up from his nap with a fever of 102. Shortly after that he started vomiting. :( After a visit to the Pediatric Urgent Care we found out that Buggy had Hand Foot and Mouth. Not sure if you have ever heard of this, but it was miserable. I honestly do not know many viruses as miserable as this. It started with the fever and vomiting, then the fever continues but they also get these blister like sores. They can get them in the mouth, on hands, feet, bottom and other places. Thankfully for us, we only got them in the mouth and bottom. But that was more than enough. It has been a very LONG week (Manny was gone all week) . I am just glad that my sunshine is feeling better and acting more like himself. I would not wish this virus on anyone. Between trying to get the very high fevers down and easing the pain of his sores THIS Mama is POOPED! I am looking forward to Daddy coming home tomorrow! We'll be getting much better about blogging too! Life is starting to balance out a bit! Fun news to come!

More exciting news is that James has been walking!!! He started just taking steps a few weeks ago, but now he is walking across the room. He still is a bit apprehensive, but he'll get there. I imagine by next week we'll have a FULL time walker! He is so proud of himself and so are we! We also learned a new word today..."truck". They have been repaving our neighborhood so all week long there have been trucks in front of our house. He is so cute when he says it. Sounds more like Uck! But he makes sure that he gets the "ck" in there! So cute! He also know's how to say Stella's name. Sounds more like "Ella". Whatever works right! :)

Here's a recent picture of my ham!

Pretty sure I could eat him right up!

Aw Shucks Farm

We went to Aw Shucks Farm the other day with some sweet friends. It was an absolutely beautiful day outside and although there wasn't a whole lot that James could actually do, he had a great time. It was nice to switch things up for a day. We got to see some farm animals, see a real pumpkin patch, go on a hayride and have a picnic. Needless to say Buggy was passed out before we even pulled out of the parking lot! :)

Birthday Party Fun!

Over the weekend we celebrated James' 1st birthday with Friends and Family. Since we call James "Buggy" and have since he was first born we decided on a Bug themed party. :) I had so much fun planning all the details for this party. I can see how easy it is to get carried away and go overboard. I'm glad we took pictures cause James will never remember any of it! :) Here were some of the details:

The Favors

The caterpillar cake

The yummy spread of food

A banner with each monthly picture

Sweet boy ready for his cake!

Where did my baby go?

Didn't quite know what to think

For the most part he liked his cake! Not thinking he's gonna be a big sweets guy though. 

Stella and TJ

Opening presents

By far one of his favs! Total boy...loves any kind of ball! 

So thankful for the day and getting to celebrate with great friends and family. Feel so lucky to have so many people in our lives that love us and love our sweet baby...toddler :(