2015- Conner turns 3!

Conner turns two!

We had a birthday to celebrate this last weekend. Conner turned two! We had friends and family over for a little Disney's monsters inc. themed party! I don't remember loving birthday party planning as much as I did this year, but I officially have entered birthday celebrations into things I thoroughly love. I think if we can't stop to celebrate the day we were born and all that's happen since, than what really is there to celebrate?!  The party was way better than I could've imagined. And I'm glad I have only one of those a year to plan-- despite the fun! :) 

The amount of times a day I spend laughing since he's hit this age is unknown. I mean, after so many times of walking into the unknown (for example: his take a crap on the carpet episode, my face-foundation makeup spread over his face & body, the 40 random people we meet at grocery stores from his "Hi's!"), I've finally realized to relax! Go with the flow, and laugh if u can.

Jeff and I need to remember to go celebrate the fact we've been parents for two years! I remember barely getting by taking care of myself AND NOW, I kept someone Healthy, alive & happy!! Haha doesn't get better than that I suppose. 

The biggest take away I've gotten from parenting is the importance of perspective and patience. I think if you have a healthy balanced recipe of those two, no matter the situation, you could make it work out ok. Countless times I've had to take a step back and try to see something in a different way. So many conversations Jeff and I have had with our grandparents this last year hearing their wisdom, and a lot of highlighted and printed out notes from parenting books have been hung on the fridge this summer. I thought I had the world figured out at 18, and than like most of us young adults do... I eventually was reaching out for some help, wisdom and extra love on those days we needed it. I am completely okay with the imperfect, unplanned way that things happen when you have kids. Nothing goes as planned, and today I think looking at things in a positive perspective helped our family survive the stressful things that happen. 

I am good at thinking positive and using perspective, but not patience. Patience is on my list of the things I can't seem to master (like math and enjoying veggies). I know how important patience is, especially when parenting. So patience and I will continue to work on our love/hate relationship. More to come... Haha

It's the coolest thing to see people love someone all because he's ours at first. At first he's born, and before he even knows who anyone was, he was so loved! But now he's his own person and it's my favorite thing in the world to see people love him just because he's an amazing little fella. 

Momma, daddy, papa,titi and grandma were some or his best friends this year. He mastered saying all of our names before anything else. And now he can pretty much put together enough to tell you what he wants to eat or when he's tired for nigh nigh. My favorite has to be the super adorable way he mutters weady-go? when we try to leave :)

Conner has officially taken his first vacation to California! And we are preparing him for the big Disneyland trip by watching Mickey Mouse clubhouse who Conner refers to as "mooska". Ykno, sounds like Mickey!? No it doesn't lol.. But he loves his mooska and his birthday was filled with lots of fun and a few cute mooska toys too!

I hope this next year can compete with our last one. Conner helped fulfill everything I have needed and I pretty much couldn't ask for more. Currently living a fulfilling and content life! Love you little bug! 

Here is the rest of the pictures from our fun monster university filled day!