Our little "Weepublican"

Today Nolan went with us to vote in his very first official presidential election. After lots of FOX news (Nolan LOVES the theme music for Brit Hume's 6 o'clock news~what can I say, he is his father's child!!) and political talk with Daddy, they cast a vote for their nominee. So here is a picture of Nolan proudly displaying his "I Voted" sticker. Daddy refers to this as Nolan's best impression of an ACORN voter- HA HA ;)



On a serious note... What a wonderful country we live in and how blessed we are to have our freedom. That was what I was thinking when we went to vote today. So as you vote this year, no matter what your affiliation, let's all continue to pray for our nation's leaders and the men and women who fight for our freedom everyday. God Bless America!

The Pumpkin Patch

Nolan has really been into pumpkins lately. His Nana and Papa brought him a big pumpkin a couple of weeks ago and he constantly points and talks to the pumpkin. He even turns to the orange page in his Baby Colors book to find the pumpkin. So of course on Saturday we had to take a little trip to the pumpkin patch. Although it was quite the drive out in the country,Patterson Farm, was well worth the drive. It is such a fabulous place for little ones and next year I know Nolan will have even more fun at the playground and the petting zoo. All this going on and Nolan's favorite was definitely the tractor ride. He had so much fun on the hayride and he kept pointing to the big tractor and saying "ta", which is his word for "truck," "tractor," "car," "train," anything that moves. He also had so much fun toddling through the pumpkin patch and talking to all the pumpkins. In the end Nolan ended up picking out a little pumpkin that is just the right size for him to carry around. He loves to carry his little pumpkin around the house~it really is so sweet!! So here are some pictures from Nolan's big adventure to Patterson Farm and his new little pumpkin!!

15 Months Old

Nolan is officially 15 months old today. I am completely in disbelief. These past 15 months have gone by so incredibly fast and his whole little life just seems like a whirlwind of fun and fond memories. I do find myself coping better with these monthly birthdays than I did before he turned "1", so I feel like that is a huge accomplishment for me :) Now, we celebrate each new month with joy and anticipation of what's to come. He surprises me each day with something new. A new word, a new funny antic, a new favorite, or simply a hug and a kiss. Hugs and kisses are certainly my favorite though. I love how he comes over to me when it is time to go to bed and gives me a big snuggle and a smile before he toddles over to the door to go to his room. And I love this cuddly phase he is in right now. Granted this could totally be because he is teething and just needs some extra TLC from his mommy right now, but I don't care... I love it anyway :)

So to celebrate his 15 month birthday we are going to go to Monkey Joe's with his best buddy who is celebrating his 13 month old birthday today. It should be a lot of fun. These two little men have a ton of energy and love to play with one another!! It is such a rainy and yucky day AGAIN today (where is the beautiful fall weather I love so much????) so it is the perfect kind of day to go somewhere fun and play indoors. I'm sure I will have some very cute pics of the boys after our day is finished :)