Two Week Recap

We are still around, don't worry...We have just been extremely busy with life, so let me catch you up!

Labor Day weekend was nice and long for me, but Matt wasn't so lucky.  He's been really busy with a rush job at the shop and worked long hours along with weekends.  The BIG news from Labor Day weekend was Jodie had baby Mason on Friday, September 3.  He weighed 7 lbs 6 oz and is absolutely precious!  It's hard to remember Connor being that little.  Of course I had a to make a little trip to see Mason and luckily Grannie was able to watch Connor. 

So sweet...

I could just kiss him all day!

Proud Mama

(if you're thinking Mason has a great tan, he actually had a bad case of jondis...thankfully he's doing much better now!)

We also celebrated my mom's birthday with dinner at P.F. Chang's (minus Matt since he was working).  The food was good and it was great to see my aunt who was in town from Atlanta.  I have to admit that by the time I got home I was exhausted from keeping up with Connor.  He isn't good about sitting in his high chair when we go out to eat and that's mainly my fault, it just makes going out to dinner very stressful right now.

Other than my quick visit to the More's house and P.F. Changs, I mainly did stuff around the house (cleaning to be exact).  Connor got his first golf lesson at Big Daddy's house and then he was able to cool off by running through the sprinkler. 

He had to wear the hat

As you can see, Connor wanted to do it by himself

I love this picture

He felt like an ice cube when he got done

This past weekend, was go go go (Matt was still working)...Friday night, Connor and I went to Kristy's Scentsy party to smell the new holiday scents.  Then later that night after Matt got home, I was able to go to Houston High School to watch Angelina get her new car.  She couldn't have been more surprised or excited!  (16 seems so long ago, I never realized how stress free life was then)

Saturday morning Connor and I got up bright and early to meet Ashley and Brinkley at the Germantown Festival.  Connor was pretty good, he just gets antsy sitting in the stroller for long periods of time.  Brinkley on the other hand, couldn't have been more content with life that day.  Connor was in awe of all the delicious snacks Ashley had in her bag for the kids.  I think he gave me a dirty look and was thinking "why don't we have this at our house".  Needless to say, the trip was successful...I found the cutest hat for Connor this winter.

I'll have to get a picture of him wearing it, but this was the best I could do right now

Saturday night, we had a couples shower for Chase and Cassie.  (Matt was able to get off in time for this) It was nice to catch up with everyone and eat some Mexican food.  Chase and Cassie received some wonderful gifts and I can't believe the wedding is right around the corner.  The guys had a good time discussing the upcoming bachelor trip to New Orleans and the wives/girlfriends were talking about all the trouble they'll get into.

The Happy Couple

(it was a Mexican themed shower)

Finally on Sunday, I was able to run to the grocery store and clean more of the house.  Connor and I had more quality time together because Matt was doing a swap with Reid, so he was gone most of the day (thankfully that job is done). 

All I can say is, thank goodness it is Friday!!!

Books and a Birthday Party

Not much has been happening around here, which I probably just jinxed myself! This past weekend we celebrated Marty's 40th birthday party at Rizzi's in Arlington.  We had a great time sitting out on the patio, especially since the weather was so nice.  (We actually weren't sweating sitting outside in Memphis for once!)

We didn't have any other big plans last weekend, except we went to church on Sunday.  We haven't been in a while (shame on us), but it was a very good service and great music as always.  The special guest this past weekend was Amy Grant.  Her main focus in Memphis is St. Jude and she had some wonderful stories to share.  Since I've had Connor, the St. Jude stories hit me a lot harder because you never want to see your child sick. Matt and I are going to get some stuff of their supply list to lend any kind of help possible.  If we were in their shoes, we'd be thankful for someone else helping out. 

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St. Jude Patient Wish List:

Newly released DVDs, Children’s books (Spanish and English), Playstation 2 & 3 games, Xbox 360 games,Wii games, art supplies, construction paper, scrapbook supplies, craft kits, Crayola model magic, markers, art canvases, Lysol wipes, plastic forks, 16 oz plastic cups, paper towels, paper plates, wet & dry Swiffer refills,toilet paper, facial tissues, laundry detergent, hand sanitizer, teething toys, Baby Einstein items*, action figures, hats, themed toys* (such as Thomas The Train, Hello Kitty, Dora The Explorer, etc.), pajama sets (any size), hand held video games, crafts geared towards teens such as jewelry making kits, Blockbuster cards, baseball caps, Malco movie passes, Target gift cards, iTunes gift cards, board games, Subway gift cards.

Other than the birthday party and church we have just been trying to keep up with Connor.  I feel like all we do lately is read.  So on Saturday we went to Barnes and Noble and Connor got two books.  However, he wants nothing to do with them and continues to want to read only these three books:

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And because I can't do a whole post without a picture of Connor, here ya go!

Don't worry he wasn't scared, I was just blocking his view of Dora!

Happy Birthday, Marty!

Happy 40th Birthday!

Love,

Matt, Lauren, and Connor

 

Family Time

This past weekend we were busy with family time!  Matt's brother, Reid, came in town with his new girlfriend, Chelsea.  On Friday night, Matt and Reid went to a visitation in Ripley, TN.  So the girls (and Connor) hung out at Yaya's house.  At first Connor wasn't very sure about Chelsea, but by the end of the night he was absolutely in LOVE with her!

Chelsea and Reid (See why Connor couldn't resist her?!)

This picture melts my heart! He ran up behind me and gave me a huge hug.

Up close and personal

(and no, that isn't a new freckle on his face...just dirt!)

Chelsea was so sweet...Connor couldn't resist her! 

His favorite thing was to run down the hill and have Chelsea catch him (before he went into the water)...his face was absolutely priceless

On Saturday, we went to visit Gigi and Big Daddy.  They had gotten Connor a ton of clothes from a consignment place down in Mississippi.  Let's just say the boy will not need any jeans for the winter!  After we left there we went back to Yaya's house for dinner.  Marty, Amber, and Garner also came over and we all enjoyed a delicious dinner. 

After dinner, Matt and Reid decided that they wanted to go fishing (in the backyard).  The catfish are HUGE and it's almost kind of sad how easy they are to catch.  It doesn't help that Yaya feeds the catfish on a daily basis, so they are basically like pets.

Reid and Chelsea (and Chelsea's new hip accessory)

This kid is definitely a Jones boy...look at him flirting! He just couldn't get enough of her

Garner is so good with Connor, she is extremely patient with him

Marty and Matt trying to get the hook out...the fish was hooked on the side fin, what are the chances???

Could he be any prouder??? (fish #1)

This is just gross...I didn't take anymore fish pictures after this one.

(fish #4)

Are you hungry???

Connor's new nickname should be 'the sponge'.  It's amazing to see how many concepts he picks up on a daily basis.  He still doesn't talk very much, but he definitely mimics EVERYTHING we do!

Connor has increasingly become obsessed with his stuffed monkey.  Mr. Monkey has to sleep with him (he has his own blanket), goes downstairs in the morning, and apparently Mr. Monkey has a big appetite.  On Sunday, Connor all of a sudden grabbed Mr. Monkey and sat him on his tray in the living room.  Then he grabbed his bowl of rice and proceeded to feed Mr. Monkey with the fork.  I have to say it was one of the cutest things! 

Connor couldn't figure out why Mr. Monkey wasn't eating the rice.

Since Mr. Monkey wasn't eating very much while he was sitting on the tray, Connor decided to move him to his recliner where he might be a little more comfortable.  Again, Mr. Monkey just wasn't very hungry.  (But someone else was!)

Once Cooper started cleaning up the rice, Connor thought he would be nice and make it snow on her.  Can you see ALL the rice on the floor??? Cooper did her best to help clean up, but I had to break out the vacuum cleaner 

It's the little things Connor does, that puts a smile on our faces these days. (Oh my, life has surely changed!)

You'll Be Missed

Today is Carly's last day at work and we couldn't be happier for her and her new adventure. Ashley did a post that depicts the Carly we all know and love!

Drinkin One For Ya'll NOW!!

Good luck Carly, you will truly be missed!

Some days its just not worth the fight...

and today was one of those days!  I stayed home with Connor today because he was still running a low grade fever from Sunday.  I think he just has one of those awful summer bugs, hopefully it will pass quickly.  We had a good day together, but it was just one of those days where he was a little more whinny (which was understandable). 

So when he decided that sitting on the coffee table was more comfortable than the couch, I didn't fight it.

This was 1 of about 20 times he decided to sit on the table.

And when he decided that he needed to wear the yellow cleaning glove, I said okay to that too!

I really have no idea what his obession is with gloves and shoes.

I bet that when winter comes, I won't be able to keep a glove on his hand to save my life!

I hope that he wakes up feeling much better in the morning, nothing is more pitiful than a sick child. (And I hope my other child/husband doesn't get it, they are equally as pitiful when they're sick!)