Nana's Daycare!

Lil B has a new friend at Nana's Daycare...

...it's Cousin Waylon!

Actually, it's more like B's Mommy's Cousin April's son Waylon, but we'll let B call him "Cousin Waylon" because it's a little easier! Lil B likes having Waylon around and enjoys helping Nana care for the little fella. Nana is a very patient woman!

Time for another "Not me!" Monday

Be sure to check out MckMama's blog to read about the origins of "Not me!" Monday and see what she didn't do over the past week.


As for me, I did not spend approximately 48 hours in sweatpants with no make-up on and my hair in a ponytail over the weekend. Sick or not, my hygiene comes first!

I did not go an entire week without posting cute pictures/videos/updates of my sweet little boy. After all, that is the point of a having a blog.

I did not tell my son to "be good and watch tv" so that I could try to grab a cat nap on Saturday. I am a mom and as such I know that I am not allowed to be sick!

How about you? Anything that you did not do this week that you would dare to share?!
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Speaking of cute videos of my son, here is a long-overdue cute clip of him trick-or-treating at his Pops and Nana's house:

Another "Not Me!" Monday

For the original story behind "Not me!" Monday, head on over to MckMama's blog. Here is a list of things I did not do this past week (I don't care what you've heard!):

- I did not devour an iced sugar cookie while hidden in the kitchen so as not to been seen by my son. After all, that would be childish!

- I did not stalk MckMama's blog awaiting news on baby Stellan. I mean, I do have a life...don't I?!

- I most certainly did not turn my alarm off at 4:30 am this morning and proceed to sleep for another 30 minutes. I did not - wake up in a panic at 5:00 am; still manage to shower, find clean clothes, and throw my hair up in a clip; throw all of the contents of my car in the trunk; do a 6-point turn to get out of my driveway; stop and get gas, and still make it to the carpool lot on time. I mean, that's not even humanly possible, is it?!

- I did not actually make a list of things that I didn't do so that I would have something to blog about. I mean, that would be silly!

What about you? Anything you did not do that you want to be "bruatally honest and live to tell about"?

Like Father, Like Son!

Yup - he's dressed up like Daddy for Halloween! Well, it depends on when you ask him really...

Around the beginning of October, Josh and I started asking B what he wanted to be for Halloween. Every time we asked, B told us "Daddy". We had B's Sammy (Josh's mom -- who is a far better seamstress than I could ever wish to be) take one of Josh's old uniforms and make it Brennan size. So B was all set to dress like Daddy for Halloween. Then a few days ago, when asked what he will be for Halloween, B responded that he was going to be "Chris". Thankfully, Chris works with Josh so no costume change was needed!

What a compliment to Josh (and Chris!) to be so admired by a little guy. And what a reminder of how the things we do and say have a huge impact on little people.

Have a fun and safe Halloween!

Halloween Sneak Peek!

Here's a peek of Lil B in his Halloween costume:

Can you guess who he is?!?

My Very First "Not Me!" Monday

Be sure to check out MckMama's blog to see where this very therapeutic practice started!

This past week, I most certainly did not:

- Allow my son to wear his Cars slippers out and about town because he wanted to wear them and I didn't have the energy to argue with him.

- Stay up until 1:45 am Saturday morning painting our guest room because I didn't want B helping me.

- Laugh uncontrollably after my son knocked a pumpkin off of the porch (instead of disciplining him) as it rolled all the way down our driveway and into the cul-de-sac. After all, I wouldn't want him to think that sort of behavior is acceptable.

- Wake up this morning and decide that my hair is clean enough from yesterday's shower; proceed to touch it up with a curling iron and leave for work - knowing that I had to stand up in front of a group of new employees and talk to them about conflicts of interest! Nope, not me!

So, what did you not do over the past week?!

An old friend

A couple of weeks ago B had a visit from an old friend, YuYu (aka "Fiona"). YuYu played hooky from preschool to visit with B for the day and they had a ball together. Here are some pictures from the reunion:

Are you ready for some football?!

B is! This isn't the best photo because it was taken with my phone, but you get the basic idea. B found his knee pads in the toy box the other day and insisted that I help him put them on so he could "play football". He's such a funny little monkey!

Summer 2008 in Review

Now that summer is officially over and the orangeness and crispness of fall is upon us, I thought I would share a quick video featuring snapshots of B thoughout the summer. Enjoy!

B's Summer 2008

Happy Birthday, Josh!

B and I would like to wish Josh a very happy 28th birthday today! May all of your wishes come true!
(It's an old picture of Josh & B, but it's one of my favorites. I love my boys!)