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Anyone know how to fix the spacing on here?? I'm so frustrated, it's not posting the way that I'm composing it and when I got back and edit it, it doesn't save it, but puts the huge spaces right back in where I have anything bulleted....errrr!...see my post below...it looks HUGE!

15 Months..and 9 Days!

I just can't believe how quickly the time goes by! The hubs and I celebrated our 4th Wedding anniversary yesterday...already??!!!...and our little Sweet Pea is now just over 15 months old! He's the sweetest little guy ever! He LOVES to be outside, he loves the park and feeding the ducks and squirrels and riding on the train there! He also loves to play at his sand/water table...he just loves to be outside, period!...bring in the water hose and that's even better! Sweet Pea is also starting to really love his books, we read before each nap and bedtime and sometimes in between those times as well!

Sweet Pea is getting quicker on his feet, we follow him all around the house, all day long (when we're not out and about, of course!) He loves to help! He's been helping me unload the "safe" things from the dishwasher, he will hand me the laundry to put in the washing machine and then help me put it in the dryer! This week, he has started wanting to throw away his diapers! Grandbunny got him his very own broom and dust pan because he was loving our big broom so much!

Our little man is saying so many things right now...and starting to try to repeat lots too! Here are some of his words...

Mama

Daddy

Bun (Grandbunny)

Papaw (Grandpa Jeff)

bye, bye

hello

bud-bud (for our dog)

wawa (water)

pup (cup)

duck

truck

wawa melon (watermelon, which he LOVES!)

booboos (blueberries...another one of his favorites!)

doos (shoes)

Choo, choo (train)

one

car

bar (for his breakfast cereal bars)

ball

Sweet Pea also knows lots of animal sounds!

• Lion (he can roar just like a lion!)
  
• Elephant (this one is the cutest...he makes the sound and then throws one arm up in the air...adorable!)
  
• Cat
  
• Monkey
  
• Fish (he puckers up his lips like a fish and makes a kissing sound! hee, hee, hee!)
  
• Chicken

He can point to the following body parts...at our check up they said he should be able to identify at least two and this is what he knows...

tongue

mouth

eyes

ears

nose

head

hair

fingers

hand

leg

foot

toes

....pretty good, right?!

We were in my family's store the other day and someone asked me how old he was and before I could respond, my little man says "I one!" holding up the number one on his hand! Oh my, I had no idea he could do that! He just amazes us more and more each day! I am so proud to be his mommy and I love him "..all the way to the moon and back!"

Wordless Wednesday...

My two beggars

Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Sweet Pea and I decided to bake some cookies today! Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies! Mmmm...He loves to help me in the kitchen and is actually pretty good all things considered! Here's our recipe!

1/4 Cup Butter, softened

1/2 Cup packed brown sugar

1/3 Cup sugar

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/8 tsp salt

1 egg

1tsp vanilla

3/4 cup flour

3/4 cup oatmeal

1/4 cup flax seed meal

1/4 cup wheat germ

1/2 cup or so of mini chocolate chips

Mix the butter and both of the sugars in a bowl. Add the cinnamon, baking soda and salt, mix some more. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Add the flour and beat. Next, stir in the oatmeal, flax seed meal, wheat germ and chocolate chips.

Drop by the spoon full onto a cookie sheet and bake for about 9-10 minuets in a preheated, 350 degree oven.

So yummy and kind of healthy too! Enjoy

Mama's little helper!

Daddy's Lil' Helper

Sweet Pea LOVES to help do everything and anything we are doing! Such a sweetie!

1st Baseball Game!

Sweet Pea got to go to his first Astros game a few weeks ago! He was so amazed by the huge screens and everything going on....

Hubby's family took us and he had really neat seats on the patio, which was perfect for Sweet Pea to have room to move around in!

SuMmEr FuN!!!

We have had such a busy summer already! We've had lots of play time at the park...

Weeeeeee....sliding with Grandbunny!

Lots of ouside play time at our water and sand table!

Some serious waterhose fun!

...more fun at the park driving firetrucks, riding the trains...and we can't forget feeding the ducks and squirrles!

We have had a wedding almost every weekend...whew! Lots of "Happily Ever Afters!"

" Uf, this stuff keeps getting in my toes!"...beach trips

...and what is a summer without LOTS of "wawamelon??!!"

Happy B-day Daddy!

We celebrated Daddy's b-day in June. We had a small surprise birthday dinner with his family. My mom and I did dinner....margarita chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, fruit and of course cake....CAMO cake!

Mmmmm who doesn't love some cake?!

Someone likes to put on a show when we have company!

1st Trip to the Beach!

The hubs took us to the beach for Mother's day weekend (13 months). Sweet Pea was unsure of the water at first, but he ended up LOVING it!

Ready to dig in the sand!

Walkin' the beach, big boy!

My boys!

Building castles with daddy!

Happy times!

"Look at those birds daddy!"

Sweet Pea loved the hotel pool too!!!!

So much fun!!!

Best Mother's day so far!

Happy Birthday!

Well, slightly belated now! This was WAAAYYYY back in April! We're going to be playing a little catch up here now for a few days!...Here are just a few pictures from our little Sweet Pea's 1st birthday party!...it was a JUNGLE out there!!!!

Birthday Boy!

My mom and I did all of the food and decorations...I love how his little smash cake turned out! Grandbunny did such a good job!

Pre-smashing!

He liked it...just a little bit!

Snack time!

The main cake!

These ADORABLE cookies were our favors, made by the Whimsy Cookie Co.!!!

That is our Jungle party in a nutshell! Sweet Pea had a great first birthday...already can't wait to plan the next one! :-)

Mexican Chicken Casserole....

It's been FOREVER since I've posted a new recipe, so here ya go! I made this the other night and it was very easy, healthy and yummy! 2 Cups cooked brown rice 1 lb cooked chicken, diced up 1 Can diced tomatoes 1 Can stewed tomatoes 1 Can black beans, rinsed and drained 1/2 bag frozen corn 1 bell pepper diced 1 red pepper diced (about a cup of each pepper) 1 Tbsp. cumin 1 tsp chili powder 1/4 tsp. pepper 1 tsp. garlic powder 2 Cups mexican blended cheese Put the brown rice on the bottom of a large casserole dish. Combine all the rest of the ingredients...not the cheese though! Pour mixture over the rice and bake at 375 for 30 minutes, covered Take it out of the oven and top with the cheese and bake for about 15 more minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbling. So good and so easy and we had leftovers!!!! Yea!!!!

All Boy...

We have discovered dirt.... And the water hose....

and dinosaur tracks!!!!! (yes, Sweet Pea is sitting in a real dinosaur track!)

He is getting into everything and discovering so much!!!

A trip to the park and 11 MoNtHs...

We are now one month away from out big BiRtHdAy!!! I just can't believe how fast this last year is going by! We took Sweet Pea to the park for the first time on Friday! We fed the ducks and rode the train! He wasn't too sure about the geese!!

Sweet Pea and Grandbunny

Choo, choo!!!!

"If I could only open this Dr. Pepper bottle!!!"

With Mommy and Daddy at the park!

11 Months...wow!

Sweet Pea is all over the place right now! He's pulling up on everything, helping mommy "organize" the cabinets and he will even walk some while holding on to hands and furniture!

He is 22.12 pounds and still LOVING all kinds of foods! He is enjoying swinging and playing bubbles! He can say mama, dada and bye, bye! So cute!!! He loves to wave, clap and turn the lights off! He is just doing so much!!!!!

Happy Spring everyone!