Santa!

Connor was up late Christmas Eve partying with the family, so he slept in a bit Christmas morning. I kept wanting to wake him up to check out what Santa left. He doesn't quite get the concept of Santa yet. Connor had a bit of a meltdown when we went to see Santa and refused to sit on Santa's lap. Other than that he gets excited every time we talk about Santa, and he even will tell you that Santa says, "Ho, ho, ho!" Even though he was a bit sleepy, Connor still loved checking out what Santa brought him. The adults had fun with the singing and dancing Mickey Mouse, but Connor's favorite were his "Cars" matchbox cars. He still carries them around with him and many times takes them with him to bed. Good job, Santa!

Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas this year! Lots of fun times with family and friends. Connor really got into opening presents this year, which is good because he received a ton. Here he's opening presents at home and loved all the books, legos and puzzles. He's constantly grabbing a book and pulling himself onto mommy's lap for reading. He's a pro at puzzles and can do them mostly on his own, just needs a hint here or there from mom or dad. Daddy and Connor have fun building "big towers" with legos. Even more fun for Connor is knocking the big towers down. A lot of fun adventues for Connor!

Playing in the Snow

This weekend we had the first snowfall of the year! Connor loved watching it snow from the window that night, and it was really beautiful because we were nice and warm inside. He couldn't wait to get outside the next day to play in it. He was so excited and had a blast with the snow!

Fall and Leaves

We've had a great fall. Very busy, but lots of fun family time! It's been gorgeous weather, including today playing outside with no coats! It's time to rake the leaves, and this year Connor loved jumping into the big piles! Connor even had to get Mommy jumping in with him!

All Tuckered Out!

Connor has hit the terrible twos! He runs around like crazy. Tells Mommy and Daddy "NO!" and likes to point his finger at you, too. And he whines and cries when he's exhausted, but won't lay down until he's absolutely done and crashes. Apparently his new favorite spot to catch some zzz's is the ottoman in the living room.

Trick-or-Treat!

Connor also enjoyed his first real adventures of Trick-or-Treating! Mommy and grandma took him up and down our street, and we all loved every minute! We would ask Connor to say trick-or-treat, which he would say "treat" quietly. Then, we got him to tell everyone what a monkey says. Connor would say "eeh, eeh, eeh, aah, aah!" He was so adorable!!! Then, he would get his candy, and like a good boy say "Thank you!" with a little reminding from mom. He couldn't wait to tear into the candy when we got home. He had three pieces, and then we had to cut him off. Connor also loved seeing all the kids coming to our house in their costumes. All night and for the next couple of days he kept asking for the kids, "Where kids go?" Halloween is definitely a Connor favorite!

Ghoulish Garden Adventure

We started off our Halloween festivities with a trip to Lauritzen Gardens for some garden adventures. Connor makes the perfect mischieveous little monkey. He wasted no time in picking some flowers - another Connor "uh, oh." The gardens were beautiful for the fall mum show, and Connor definitely had fun running around the gardens, inside and out.