Some recent precious moments...

Napping

Eating at a restaurant--one of Stanley's favorite things

Roller Skating at Oaks Park

Hanging with his best buddy, Oliver

Stanley's little buddy, Khaellum, comes for a visit.

Halloween & Indiana Visit

Sorry for the delay in updating the blog lately. We got some great news...a new baby is on the way! I think my energy has been zapped, but I'm feeling a bit better now. Time for updates!

On Halloween, Stanley and I flew to Indiana to visit the Scharnaks. Stanley's Uncle Matt and Aunt Kathleen recently had a baby, so we went to see Stanley's newest cousin, Oliver. He is such a darling baby, but of course he is!

Since we flew in on Halloween, we went trick-or-treating in Pittsboro. Stanley had a lot of fun, and Papa enjoyed watching Stanley wearing his costume and going door to door. We flew back a few days later with lots of good memories and a new cousin in our hearts!

Coloring on the plane

Napping on the plane (Yes, I got that lucky...
on the way there at least)

Arrgggh!

Indiana Trick-or-Treating

Papa carried a tired and cold Stanley home.

The pirate treasure!

Playing with Mimi and Papa's trucks

Learning pool from Papa

"Blast Off" park

Uncle Eric and Uncle Matt

A hike in the woods

Cousins! :)

Holding my precious nephew

Snuggles

The Indianapolis airport had a t.v. set up just for kids.
I think more airports should implement this for parents' sanity.

Doing a puzzle and waiting for our connection

Pumpkin Patch

It's that time of year again--time to visit the pumpkin patch! We are having a sunny, dry October so far, so we decided to take advantage of it. We went to Kruger's Farm to find our pumpkins. It's a nice farm with hayrides, roasted corn, pony rides, and of course, pumpkins!

Getting back to his Midwestern roots.

Hayride with Daddy

I asked him to stop to take a picture, and he said, "Not
right now, Mommy. I'm too busy."

He's trying to find the perfect pumpkin. He tried out a lot
of them, but many didn't pass the test. "Too heavy." "Too
green." He was very picky!

Finally! He found his perfect pumpkin.

"I'm a pumpkin head!"

Hayride back with our pumpkins

Wooten family hayride

Riding on the pony, Abby

He rode the pony all by himself! And had so much fun!

September Adventures

We've been having some fun adventures in September!

Multnomah Falls

Polish Fest

Pearson Air Museum

Stanley's 3rd Birthday

Happy 3rd birthday to our special little guy! His birthday was Wednesday, which was the first day of school, so Stanley spent the day with his daddy. They ate breakfast at IHOP, where Stanley excitedly ate pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream. They went to Target to buy toys with a gift card his aunt and cousins sent him. And then they went to the park, where they ran into Stanley's best buddy, Olin. When mommy got home from work, Stanley opened presents from family. Stanley requested pizza for his birthday dinner, so we went to Old Chicago. He even got a giant sundae with a candle to blow out.

Stanley had his birthday party today. He had 4 things he wanted at his birthday: firetruck cake, party blowers, grilled cheese, and games. So we had a firetruck party! Stanley's friends came over and played in the backyard. They played a game of finding flames printed on cards hidden in the yard. They ate grilled cheese for lunch. And of course ate cake and opened presents! It was a fun day!

It is amazing to think that Stanley is three years old! It has been such a joy to watch him grow from the sweetest baby to the sweetest young boy. He is caring and silly and smart and thoughtful. We are so lucky to be his mommy and daddy!

Stanley's Birthday

Stanley started his birthday with a surprise present from Mommy.

One of his new toys from Target

Opening family presents: a Thomas bubble blower!

Mommy and Daddy got him his own digital camera.

 The Party

The party spread

Firetruck cake made by Mommy

Firetruck cake

Party favors

Fire hydrant cups for the kiddos

Fireman hose party blowers

There's a fire! Quick call the firemen!

Eating lunch

Having fun with Nicholas and party blowers

The lovely Houstons!

Opening presents with Louie's help

What did you get?

Blowing out THREE candles

Eating cake!

The most quiet and still moment of the party

I love cake!

Playing with new toys

He wouldn't smile until Elin said, "Banana Butt!"

Happy birthday family!