My Once Upon a Time...

Last year we bought Zoolight tickets and weren't able to go, because Fox got really sick and then December kind of flew by in a flash, like it always does. So this year, we decided to go to their Member Preview Night, which is a few days before they open to the public. I always love those nights, because they are way less crowded, since it's just for zoo members.  It was a perfect night and Fox loved seeing all the displays, especially this spiderweb and the spider! These are their Spiderman moves! Katie is deathly afraid of snakes, so when Fox spotted one, he was all about riling her up about it. These two are so alike, I love watching their relationship.  We also went to see the dinosaurs again. When we went a few weeks ago with Fox's friend Jake, he was a little scared of them, but he did so much better this time around, even though it was now dark on top of the "scary" dinosaurs. Katie obviously loved it.  We watched their...

Last weekend we celebrated Ashlie & Brad's wedding. For those of you who don't know, Ashlie is Katie's younger sister who used to live with us for a few years. She has been dreaming and anticipating this day ever since I can remember and I think it was everything she hoped and dreamed for. Fox was the ring bearer and Katie was her maid of honor, so everyone had a busy day! I only took a few pictures on my cell phone, because I was busy chasing after a certain three year old. Fox was supposed to run down the aisle with a giant balloon that said "Here comes the bride". We talked about it, we practiced it and he was super stoked about it. But when the time came, he got stage freight and had a total meltdown. He ended up walking down the aisle with Grandma and Uncle Brett with the biggest pouty face you ever did see and by the time he got to the front and in to my lap, he totally lost it and cried and sobbed that he wanted to go home. Which is so not...

Once a year, usually on November 11th, our family celebrates St. Martin with our German friends. It's a German tradition and I wrote more about it HERE . We weren't able to go last year, because Fox was really sick, so I was looking forward to this year, especially since it's always held at Fox's favorite farm, where we went a couple of times this year for the pumpkin patch.  It was a hot day as usual...I love the weather here, but it's the end of November and we still hit 90 degrees this week, so we are all ready for a change in the weather.  He loves this place so much and never wants to leave. He was so excited when he found out that the hay maze was still up and even more happy, when he found a little boy who played tag with him in the maze. Before the lantern walk we sat by the fire and had a little snack. Followed by practicing our bull catching techniques. And when St. Martin came out, Fox got really ...

This post is long overdue, but after 9 months, Fox's new bedroom has been completed. Of course, it didn't take this long to do the remodel, but throw in some trips over the summer, ordering furniture, decorating and just being busy in general, here we are, nine months in the making. When we decided to transition Fox into a big boy bedroom, we fully expected to have a newborn move right into the nursery shortly after. As you know, that didn't happen, so said nursery is still sitting there, just waiting for its next occupant.  Anyway, we originally planned to keep Fox in his current bedroom and showed him some options for big boy beds online. I was in love with the treehouse bed  from Pottery Barn Kids for the longest time,  that would've matched the theme of the nursery perfectly and while Fox loved it too, once he saw his current bed, he quickly changed his mind. So we decided to keep the nursery the same and give him a whole new room. We had two tiny guest...