12 Months

Max, on September 11, you turned 1 YEAR old!

Cliche or not, time really does fly and in a blink of an eye your first year was gone. But, we sure have had a blast along the way! You have been 1 now for a few weeks, and it amazes me how much you are already changing. You love to copy things we do and say, dance, and you are trying your hardest to walk. Well, when you want to.

Here are a few more things about you at 12 months:

-You weigh 23 pounds (70th percentile) and you are 30.5 inches tall (68th percentile).
-You still take two naps a day.
-You gave up your bottle without a problem, so now you are a sippy cup milk drinking machine.
-You have four teeth.
-You wear 12 and 18 months clothing.
-You wear anywhere from a size 4 to 5 shoe.
-You eat EVERYTHING. Except broccoli.

And now for the fun stuff:
-You LOVE to dance. You look very gansta waving your hands in the air.
-You have learned how to scream. Or I should say squeal. It's awesome.
-You are started to be interested in cars, trucks, balls, etc.
-You are pretty adventurous, and you love to swing, go down slides, and climb.
-You usually laugh when you fall off (or jump off) anything.
-You have started clapping and getting excited when people give you praise.
-So far, you are up to walking 9 steps in a row. But nothing in this world will get you to stand up when you don't want to.
-You LOVE trampolines.
-You know a few signs including "more," but you really think this one means "want." You are starting to use it for everything.
-You just started high-fiving. Again only if you want to. Some may say you are a little stubborn. I have no idea where you get that from...

Fall Mantel Fun

After a few years of not decorating inside for fall (moving, new baby, and so forth), I am having so much fun! Have I mentioned how much I love fall?? Too bad decorating your house with empty salted caramel mocha cups isn't trendy, because I would be all over that. But...until Starbucks chic becomes a thing, here are a few pictures of our more traditional mantel!

Crescent Goodness

Okay...seriously. Is there anything you can't put inside a crescent roll?

I am no stranger to pigs in a blanket, and I have been known to stuff crescents with chocolate chips every now and then. But Pinterest has opened up a whole new world of crescent goodness.

I love it.

Source: mrfood.com via Amanda on Pinterest

Chicken Crescents

Source: fortheloveofcooking-recipes.blogspot.com via Amy on Pinterest

Peanut Butter Chocolate Crescents

Source: cookingwithdirections.blogspot.com via Amanda on Pinterest

Breakfast Crescents

Source: fortheloveofcooking-recipes.blogspot.com via Amanda on Pinterest

Cinnamon Crescents

Source: cooking4carnivores.com via Amanda on Pinterest

Ham and Swiss Crescents

Source: joyinmykitchen.blogspot.com via Amanda on Pinterest

Smore Crescents

And on and on it goes...

Sunday Snapshot

Somebody woke up super early this morning with a pesky cough.
He wasn't feelin' the photo session.

Polka Dot Pumpkins

It's fall ya'll! Every year, I decide I love fall a little bit more, and I am so excited that it is here. The weather, the fun activities, the yummy coffee (salted caramel mocha...holla), and of course, the pumpkins!

Thanks to Pinterest I have lots of fun new fall projects and ideas to try, and today I got one marked off the list. It was super easy, and I think it turned out pretty fun.

I just took this:


And a little bit of this:


And turned it into this:


If you want more details, you can go to the original tutorial here.