A Little Christmas Cheer!

Christmas really is more of a joyous experience when you can see it through a child's eyes. I must say, Santa,  myself, Mina and many other family members treated CJ very well this year.  Of course the best present was having Mina fly down to spend the holiday with us. CJ really lights up when she is around. He loves to show off all his new skills. We are still working on having him say "Mina." right now it sounds like "mmm..NA!" Hahaha he is getting there.  Anyways, I think everyone really enjoyed this Christmas.

Christmas Eve consisted of our Pajama exchange and movies. It was a great time!

CJ got creative and left Santa some sugar cookies, apple pie bites and green tea. YUM!

Oh wait... before we changed into our pajamas we took some pictures by our lovely tree. CJ was really enjoying picture time. We would sit long enough just to snap the picture and then take off running. That boy is too quick. 

Christmas Day, of all days, my son decided to sleep in till 9:30. When he finally woke up he saw the beautiful tree with presents underneath. The unwrapping process lasted quite a while. CJ would open a couple and then be ready for something else to do. The first present he unwrapped was hilarious. It was Mr. Potato Head and CJ seemed a lil unhappy with him. Enjoy the pics and videos below! Merry Christmas!

                                         

                                          

                                          

CJ's Style..

CJ's closet is growing. Of course he doesn't necessarily care what I put him in but his style, or mine, is really starting to shine! Oh but trust me, the one thing he must have a say in is his shoe collection. Such a boy! He has more shoes than me...and he literally throws a fit when it is time to take them off. Oh CJ :)

 He was really feeling this outfit :)

 Check out the socks mom!

We are so fashionable!

What's so funny CJ?

I just love these pictures. CJ is really developing such a personality!

My angel..takes over the bed!

CJ still sleeps in bed with me. I will usually put him to bed a couple hours before I actually go to bed. By the time I come back into my room he is always laying in some sprawled out position. It always gives me a laugh.

 He loves to put his feet up by the pillows :)

 Sideways is also a comfortable way to take over the bed!

Where is mommy supposed to sleep? LOL

Halloween..Night of the Lion

This year we celebrated CJ's 2nd Halloween. We didn't do the traditional trick o' treating but we did take advantage of our community's Trunk O' Treating. We also went to some community parks and church events. Most of the activities were for older children but CJ still had a good time looking at all of the other costumes and running around. He even had one little girl that thought he was a life sized stuffed animal and chased him around for a hug. CJ enjoyed himself. He really got into his costume! He even let out a little "roar" every now and then.

Mommy the butterfly and CJ the lion.

I promise he liked his costume!

Auntie Anette, CJ and Mommy

Hear the lion roar!!! :)

On a Sunday Afternoon...

That's my boo..just giving his mommy smiles all day long. 

CJ's First Basketball Game!

I was lucky enough to win some tickets to the Phoenix Suns vs Denver Nuggets game. We attended last night and it was a great time. CJ really got into the game. He was actually watching and joining in with the crowd when they clapped and cheered. It was funny because we were dressed in the opposing teams colors! I will definitely have to look into taking him to future games.

 CJ and I getting ready to head to the game...sporting Denver's colors :)

Auntie Anette got to join in on the fun!

   

Video Fun..

Just a few videos we took on our very relaxing Saturday...

Our Day at the State Fair

Last weekend CJ , his aunt and I went to the state fair. It was a blast. We loaded up on food (everything was fried), junk, games, lots of people and farm animals. CJ seemed to enjoy the farm animals the most.

He got to see a pig

He got up close to a cute little goat too!

Fried oreos!! This was a big hit with all three of us. We joked about buying a deep fryer...but we would all be fat with cavities lol.

My little boy is growing up so fast. I am so happy and blessed to be able to take him to experience these different events.

He had so much fun he passed out before we even left the fairgrounds. Adorable!!!

The Sweetest Face

Even when he is a mess I can't deny how how cute his little face is. :)

Fall Fun with CJ

It is finally starting to cool down in this new city of ours. There are no streets full of beautiful orange and yellow leaves or crisp cool nights but at least it isn't 107 degrees anymore. With the weather in the 90's there has been a lot more outside activities for CJ and I to get into. Plus, Halloween is right around the corner so corn mazes and pumpkin patches are popping up all over the place. Below are some pics of some fun things we have done over the past few weeks.

 CJ has such a grown man face. He is so cute!

 We are getting ready for a fun night at the corn maze.

 CJ was a little unsure why his mother took him into a field full of plants. He eventually got into though.

CJ really liked his little pumpkins. It took him a few throws to figure out they weren't balls. :)