a la Carre de Citrouilles

On Sunday we took a happy little trip to the pumpkin patch.  Kellan had so much fun.  He LOVES pumpkin's...probably  because they resemble big orange balls.  But I think his most favorite part was the farm animals.  We saw "moo's" "baa's" and "oinks".  He's never seen animals like this in person and was absolutely thrilled!  It's so much fun to see the excitment he experiences in simple things.  I love my boy.  I also love my iPhone, because it takes pretty good pictures, some of which you can enjoy below:

Baby Steps

I know I am WAY over due for a post or two!  But in the meantime, here's a few videos from last night where our little Kellan made some BIG steps all on his very own.  Try to ignore the shrieks of joy from Mom and Dad and the "Blair Witch" filming style! Sorry for that.

Love,
A Proud Mama

Kellan's 1st Birthday

Am I the worst or what!?  My little Kellan turned 1 almost a month and a half ago and I have yet to share the deets of his first and very special birthday party!  First of all, let me start by saying I don't think this past year could have been any more crazy.  I mean, wow.  They tell you having a baby changes things, but holy cow, basically from the second you meet your little one, someone has pressed the fast forward button on your life.

July 14, 2010
My Sweet Little Sugar Lump

From the moment I could feel this little guy growing and dancing in my belly, I knew he was special.  But when I met him and held him and smelled him...I knew he was the love of my life.  I can't believe its already been over a year since I was waddeling around complaing that he was NEVER going to come and coming home from work only to walk straight to the backyard to stand under the running hose, fully clothed, because nothing could cool off my whale of body.  I was a joy, I'm sure.



July 14, 2011
Our Crazy-Happy Little Stink

1 Year later...here we are.  I've got a sweet, wild and crazy, happy little boy and I honestly he's more wonderful than I could ever dream! I did so much research and planning for his BIG ONE and in the end, threw up my hands and say, "we're keeping it family and we're keeping it easy." So, exactly 1 year and 1 hr to the day of his birth, we celebrated with family and had a wonderful stress-free mid-week afternoon party!

Unedited pics with really bad lighting to follow:

Daddy made his own party hat. 
Can you tell which one was his?

Bummer about the lighting!

Kellan was awesome! He loved the party, he loved his birthday song, cake and all his presents.  Our family left happy...in party hats.  I couldn't have asked for more...except for better pictures and a cake that wasnt sporting the colors of the Mexican Flag.  I guess when you suggest to a baker to pick 3 bold colors for the inside of the cake, you should consider their nationality.   Super tasty cake none-the-less!

Sweet Little Video

Last month, my baby boy turned 1 year old!!  And while I havent had the opportunity to blog about his fun little party (or pretty much anything in the last month),  I thought I would post this sweet little video provided as a fun bonus from our July photo session with the always wonderful Lemaire Photography.

The People Have Spoken

And they said that My Baby Daddy is the Best!

Don't believe me? 

See for yourself.

Congrats Baby, you make me proud to be Mrs. Callahan.

My Boys

Are the cutest.  So that makes me...just about the luckiest girl around. Also, soccer season started up again. Yay! Kellan absolutely loved watching the game, he was so excited that he kicked his feet like crazy the whole time and he giggled hysterically when MC tried to teach him to kick the ball after the game.  Adorable.  I, on the other hand, enjoyed sunning my white-as-paper legs in the crisp morning sun and watching my handsome man run around the field.

January

The month is not quite over, but I thought I would share a few highlights from the start of 2011, as I know the next time I blink, February will be here (and probably almost gone).  Things at work are finally picking up and it feels as though i've been hit by a freight train.  Everyone kept telling me to enjoy the quite, it will change, and boy did it ever.  All good things though.  The weeks fly by pretty fast, unfortunately, so do the weekends.  My little Kellan turned 6 months old on the 14th, he's sitting up, has 2 teeth and eats his veggies like a champ.  He's also sleeping through the night now, almost a full 11 hours to be exact and this thing they call sleep...is pretty, pretty amazing. 

Following are a few things we loved about January.

Walks in a winter wonderland:

Torturing Maceos:

Our first two teeth:

The Duck Park with Daddy:

Hanging with our buddy Aiden:

First time on the big boy swing at the park:

Ridiculously warm weather for Reno in January:

Saying goodbye to Mr. White:



And saying Hello to Mr. Steel:

Also worth noting:  Grandpapa turned 60 and Cousin Hunter turned 10.  Seriously, this means I'm getting old, real old.



Holiday Tidings

Got 'em!

I'm pretty stoked because our dear friends at Furious Creative have, as usual, blown me away with their awesomeness. See our Holiday Cards below and ask yourself..."Which one will I get?"



Turkey Day 2010

This year I have so much to be thankful for...

My Beautiful Son
My Loving Husband
My Strong Stepmother
My Huge Supportive Family
My Warm Home
My Dancing Cat
My New Job

November in pictures below:

Kellan holds his bottle!

Kellan's first cereal!

Baby and Grandpapa

Cousin Hunti visits!

Baby Friends

Handsome Daddy

Lamby Poo

Le chat qui danse

Turkey Family

Mama & Beebee

Photo Session

We got our first pictures as a family taken in early November with talented Mr. and Mrs. Lemaire.  It was a perfect fall day, falling leaves, warm sun, crisp air.  I love fall.  I made the mistake of thinking a bulky coat would be slimming and that a charcoal grey shirt on the "king of spitup" would be a good idea, but for the most part, i'm happy with how they turned out. Below are a couple keepers...but my favorites are in with our super duper talented friends at Furious Creative to be turned in what will surely be awesome holiday cards.

My son has his daddy's brilliant blue eyes...Lucky Little Duck.  Gah, I can't get enough of that guy.  Such a dollface.