War Eagle Anyway!

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday - so much delicious food to eat with family and friends - I love it! This year, like most, my mom hosted the turkey day meal. Colin's little brother, his girlfriend (whom we adore) and his dad and step mom joined us. The meal was amazing and we had a wonderful weekend of food, family and football. What could be better?

Auburn played Alabama in the Iron Bowl on Friday. The boys headed to Auburn for the game. Connor and I stayed back at the lake to relax and avoid the traffic/ crowds (although you know I REALLY wanted to go). For those of you that don't follow college football (1. You should start, 2. Alabama is ranked #2, 3. This is a huge rivalry that the winner can claim bragging rights for the next 364 days). Alabama ended up winning in the last minute and a half. Of course we wanted to win and hope Florida blows Alabama out next weekend - but . . . at least we know that Alabama fans were all a little nervous during the game. And this season - that is a little satisfaction for us Auburn fans.

Checkup 75/50

We went to Connor's 15 month appointment this morning. He is weighing in a little less than I anticipated at 24 pounds 13 ounces and is 32 1/4 inches long (roughly 50/75 percentiles respectively).

Happy Monday!

Run for the Hills

Colin ran a 10K this morning (lets hope Connor gets his motivation from Colin) since I would NEVER (ok, never say never but) do it. Where we live there are a LOT of hills and Colin got to experience them first hand this morning. It was/ is a GORGEOUS day here and Colin finished 2nd in his age group and 8th overall! Way to go!!! Anyway, while he was running my mom and I played with Connor on the playgroud at the start/ finishline. It was such a cute place and Connor had a great time - of course I didn't bring my camera - I'll blame that on Colin for rushing us out the door to get to the race this morning. Anyway, after the race and the morning nap (1 hour and 20 minute nap - this is a HUGE accomplishment) we took Connor to a playground that is walking distance from our house. It wasn't quite as toddler friendly but he still had fun. He LOVED the slide. Take a look.
I love that he even snorts and then tries to climb back up the slide! Looks like a playset is going on the must-have list for next year.

Dance Monkey

I heard Colin pull in the garage last night and told Connor "Daddy's home!". Usually, Connor runs to the stairs and pulls on the gate yelling "Dada" until Colin walks in the house. Yesterday though Connor ran to the gate and then ran back to the den (I must say like a crazed maniac!) and then back to the gate and back to the den. I had no idea what he was doing. I really just thought he was super excited to have his dad home since he had been with me ALL day. Colin knew just what he wanted - MUSIC. Colin quickly turned on the ipod and Connor started dancing and laughing. It was SOOO precious. Well, unfortunately I didn't get that on camera - but Connor begged again today for the dance music and I took a quick clip to post for ya'll. Connor is fairly particular about his music too. He really likes Country (shocker) and songs with a good beat - oh and rap music - haha.

First Haircut @ 15 months

Tomorrow Connor is 15 months old. So today, I finally took him to get his hair cut. I was waiting and waiting for the right time - and then I passed that window because his hair was starting to turn up in the back. At first, I thought, oh wonderful - he may have curls!! But no curls and it was time . . . so, we went to Jimmy (the guy who cuts all the hair in my family - and has cut mine since I was 5 or so). Here are a few pics from the big event . . .


I love this one . . . waiting his turn.
Still waiting, patiently



You may be able to spot a candy cane, sippy cup and baby tiger - all bribes for the 4 minute haircut . . .


UPDATE: Some more headshots . . .

What a Difference a Year Makes

Colin was commenting tonight on how big Connor is getting these days. His 15 month appointment is Monday - but take a look at these pics made in the same chair about 1 year apart . . .

Say Goodbye

To these lovely locks . . . Connor goes for his first haircut tomorrow . . .

First Kisses at the Tailgate

We had our friends Josh and Chrissy over to watch the Ravens game last Sunday. We said we were going to tailgate - but that really consisted of grilling out burgers and drinking some beers. We did enjoy our new deck since the weather was soo nice. Josh and Chrissy just welcomed their first baby Miss Mary Casen a few months ago. Connor was ALL about kissing Mary Casen and loving every minute of it . . .

"Mommy, did you see that? Hmmmm"

Ready to Tailgate . . .

War Eagle!

Connor's first Auburn game - finally! Connor and I drove down to Auburn this morning with Aunt Cathy to take in a little bit of the Homecoming game. 72+ degrees and sunny on November 7th!! I love the South! Connor was a little worried about the loud noise at first but after about 30 seconds he loved it!

Halloween - A little late

This year we decided to go to the Auburn v. Ole Miss football game for Halloween. It seemed like a great idea because the game was an 11:20 start (a perfect fit for Connor's schedule) and since it was Halloween - Connor could dress up as Aubie (Auburn's mascot) - perfect, right? Well, the weather didn't cooperate as I had hoped. The forecast was rain, rain and more rain for gametime. So, Connor and my mom and I stayed back at the lake while my dad, brother and Colin went to the game. They said it only rained during half time - but with my luck if we had gone to the game it would have poured. Connor stayed warm, still got to wear his costume (and got plenty of compliments including: "he should have won best costume!"). Unfortunately, since we were watching the game at the house we missed the costume contest at the festival. Here are a few pics of our little tiger playing. Oh and War Eagle - cause Auburn ended up wining the game!




Trying to get Connor to growl - by his face it looks like it worked!