Fall Festivities 2010

Fall of 2010 has absolutely flown by with a trip to Lucas Oil Stadium, a trip to the Pumpkin Patch, dressing up as a dog for Halloween, and of course countless hours of just playing! As you will see, our little "baby" isn't so little anymore and is growing up into quite the "big boy"!

Cheering on the Rocks at Lucas Oil!

Matt is the coach standing by himself right in the middle of the picture!

Dad, being the coach that he is, even let Maddux chop his feet on the turf at the stadium...pretty cool!

The football game versus Zionsville really left Maddux with some injuries...and he didn't even play in the game. He first fell while playing with some middle school boys and scraped his nose and upper lip. Then about 30 minutes later, he fell again, leaving him with an awful goose egg on his forehead...it was a rough night for everyone!

As you can see, the injuries don't phase him!

Marker time!

Maddux has been learning how to use utensils...as you can see...he doesn't quite have it mastered...but he has improved drastically from when this picture was originally taken!

Year number two at the Pumpkin Patch. We weren't sure how well he'd do on the horse ride, but he absolutely loved it!

We were also pleasantly surprised at how great he did on the pumpkin train ride. He of course brought up the rear....best seat in the house!

Maddux's version of a hat!

So Maddux would not leave his room one afternoon until we put his shorts on, even though he had pants on...so this is the look he created! One of a kind!

For Halloween this year, Maddux was a puppy...his favorite animal at the time. Since then, his animal knowledge has greatly expanded and I'm not so sure the puppy is his favorite! Nevertheless, he made a pretty cute puppy...we'll keep him!

As you can see, we don't have too many boys in our cul-de-sac....he doesn't seem to mind!

He wasn't loving going to stranger's houses and getting candy, so we decided to just pass out candy and had a blast seeing all of the costumes!

Still not too old for his mama!

This is what Maddux will sometimes look like after feeding himself yogurt and applesauce, or "bobatz" as he calls applesauce!

Daddy and Maddux working on some snapping skills! Though Maddux was having a blast, I think Daddy might have been having just a little bit more fun this time!

Do kids ever really use toys as they are intended?

The boys playing the playstation....apple doesn't fall from the tree does it?

Getting one last mow in!

Going through a super cheesy phase! WOW!

Daddy taught Maddux how to tackle and then we had blood! Maddux decided to practice on mommy and tripped, hitting his mouth on my knee and cutting his lip open! As you can see, it didn't phase him too much!

Nice close up of the cut...and yes, that's skin on his tooth! Nice, huh?

We have had a blast this past fall and are only look forward to what the future brings!

Summer 2010...In A Nutshell!

Believe it or not, I am finally updating the blog. I know, I get the "Bad Mother" award for being so far behind on the our blog. With the pregnancy, football, and an extremely active 1 1/2 year old, I fell very far behind. However, now you will get a whole plethora of pictures to enjoy! So, enjoy our summer of 2010...in a nutshell!

My dad and Kathy gave us Aunt Sam's old desk to play with and Maddux loves coloring or "surfing the web" at his new desk!

Still not really wanting to ride in the fire truck, but enjoys pushing dad's shoes around!

Great Grandma Carole came all the way from Oregon to visit for Mother's Day! We enjoyed a fabulous lunch at Kona Grill...a sushi restaurant!

Grandma Becci and Great Grandma Carole

Just enjoying the innocence of a child!

"Pretty sure I could give the Olson twins a run for their money!"

Daddy being cheesy!

The fam getting ready to head out to a graduation party!

This summer Maddux has really become entertained with bottle caps...he enjoys screwing them on and off! The simple things that entertain!

Sporting the new cutoff!

Ready to go to the zoo for Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day!

"I'm gonna get you!"

Can a mouth get much bigger?

Enjoying his new sitting spot!

"Mom making me look like a nerd, but a pretty cute one!"

Wishing he could join Gus to play...unfortunately Maddux gets a little aggressive with him sometimes!

Doing what he knows he's not supposed too....

Playing at the park!

"Why does mom do this to me?"

I don't think is quite how you're supposed to play with toy...but it works for Maddux!

Loving on my puppy!

Enjoying a PB&J...one of my favs!

As you can see, we had a great summer! We enjoyed the warm weather, but are happy to see that fall has arrived! Maddux is rapidly growing and it's amazing to watch his personality and vocabulary expand every single day! It's hard to believe that he's already a year and a half...time sure does fly when you're having fun!

Baby Kbar "Two"

Little Kbar #2 is looking perfect already! We had our first ultrasound today and the baby looks fantastic! Two arms, two legs, a steady, strong heart beat, and the brain development looks perfect thus far. Our due date is March 8. The baby moved nonstop the entire time...not sure what that means for the future. I have a feeling it could mean that we'll have two "very active" boys on our hands! Either way, we are ecstatic and it's amazing how seeing pictures of this little miracle can make it all seem so real and oh so worth it! We can't wait to welcome our baby into the family....this little one is loved so much already!