Choo Choos and Trucks!

I have been editing some pics and came across this pic I took of Will :) I dont believe I have posted it yet. He got to tag a long on a photoshoot i had in collierville and we walked over to the fire station and they came out and let us sit on the truck. Will was in heaven he even gave the firefighter a high five! Im not sure what he was pointing to in this pic i think there was another truck next to this one so he was ooh and ahhhing at that one too! I love these little moments with him. he is at such a fun age and we just have a blast all the time! Just last night it took me and Joey siting down by his toddler bed to finally get him to go to sleep apparently he was NOT ready to hit the hay last night lol.

Halloween Fun

Mots Halloween Party

O'Connells Halloween Hayride/Trick-or-Treating

Halloween was such a blast this year. I think its just hilarious how many people loved Wills costume bc i was totally the slacker mom this year and waited till the last minute to pick something up. I had so many ideas of what he would be but we just never got there, so instead he was a little Puppy and you know what? He was the cutest little puppy EVER! And as far as trick or treating went he was a natural! He kept up with all the bigger kids and he even held his own bucket and held it out at houses to get his candy. We took a trip to a super fun cove in the neighborhood it is decked out with everything halloween and they actually take donations for St. Jude. This year it was more of a scary theme I didnt remember it being so scary last year but while the big kids were freaking out Will was just pointing to the scary people and saying NO NO NO. It was too cute. Back tracking a bit pre trick or treating we actually had the MOTS Halloween party at our house. It was so much fun. Last year in our group the kiddos were all so small and NON mobile so we had fun pics etc. This year on the other hand they were all VERY mobile soooo although we still had fun the "group pic" wasnt really on the little ones agendas haha. Overall it was a GREAT DAY! What a blessing it is to have such wonderful family and friends :) More cathcing up to come soon stay tuned!

A Huge Pic Update!

Of course there was Wicked with the Besties!
Happy Fall Yall

Mullins Fall Fest




Zoo Day with Aunt Sandra

The Past few weeks have just seemed to FLY by. It is so hard to pay blog catch up so I will let the pics do all the talking :) Enjoy!

A Thank You and a Remodel

So here it is the most recent upgrade in our home lol.



this was the inspiration:


If you read my blog often you might remember a post oh months ago about Master bedroom renovating and headboard inspirations. Well i was on a roll for a few days I found the headboard and the nightstands. I even distressed the nightstands and then i lost the drive. I think the biggest part was getting my husband to mount the headboard I which was a pain but sooo worth it) and then there was painting. I despise painting and i wanted to hire someone to do it. The money to pay them wasnt and issue its was just the thought of the boots i want this fall are the same price as the painter sooooo i knew I needed to do it myself haha, nut that requires time and quite frankly there is never enough of that can you imagine painting with the help of an 18 month old hehe. So it wasnt until yesterday that operation remodel kicked into high gear. I sent Will to MDO for a make up day and my neighbor was off work and offered to help me paint when i said thats what I might do. So she met me at home depot and pick a paint color began. I had already picked Martha Stewart Nutshell and tanny brown but i wasnt crazy about it so with the help of Emily we picked A Winters Day it is blue and gray all in one and it couldnt have turned out better! I was not as crazy about my bedding as i had been when i bought it like a year ago ( my projects always take soo long to come together) but against this color it became the perfect compliment it isnt nearly as LOUD as i was expecting. And yes although it is feminine it has a very soft feel and to me it is my own little slice of pottery barn heaven for half the cost! Blogger is being SLOW today and I really need to sleep for work so i will try to post more pics and some before and afters later this weekend.
And Most of all Thanks to everyone who emailed me about my last post. i dont know whe reads this blog so my intentions were not to get a huge outpouring of response so when I did I was taken by surprise. It made me feel less alone in this crazy world to know that a lot of other people feel the way I do. I am so thankful for such wonderful supporters in my life :)More to come soon...

Wish List

So on so many blogs these day I am seeing all kinds of wish lists and it made me think of my own wish list. A wish list that I wish (haha) that I didnt have. This is the ugly side you often dont see on blogs because most people want you to think life is perfect., and you know for them i hope it is but for me well life isnt always perfect ( or atleast it doesnt always feel like it). So anyways back to the story at hand my wish list. Too often i find myself wishing for what i dont have or even worse what others have. You know it normally starts with the usual... i hate my house i wish i had a new one, i hate my body why cant i lose like 50 lbs, i hate my job why cant i not work oh yeah that little thing called debt WHICH I wish i didnt have, if only i could be like (insert whoever here) and if i could only have (insert that certain object your dying for here)....and the list goes on and on. Well lately i have just been over it, yes i will admit it I have been in a complete FUNK of a mood! Ive been tired, ive been stressed, my house is a wreck ( more so than usual), I am dying to get my master bedroom finished ( yeah remember that project i started oh like FOREVER ago) i cant figure out why i cant get my husband to finish the headboard and or paint. Will has reached terrible twos and i hate that i find myself wanting to pull my hair out sometimes ( i mean arent you suppose to be Super happy fun mom 24/7) not to mention we have been talking in my moms group bible study the past few weeks about being in a desert (spiritually) well no way thats not me (right?!). Our guest speaker Shannon was not TOTALLY talking about me last week when she was talking about going through "the motions" because you feel like thats what you are suppose to be doing and not necessarily bc you are wanting to. Even this morning when i woke up Joey asks me if we are going to church? I mean really do I always have to be the responsible one? And then i wanted to be like NO we arent just bc (again this sometimes feels like a have to instead of a want to for various reasons that are for another post all together) but as always we get up and go then on the way Joeys asks if I just want to go to eat breakfast then go home ( following the lime green snot mustache Will just had prior to this question again this to will be for another post) and again tempting but we were 3/4 of the way to church so i stayed strong and said lets go ( as did joey bc like i said we were almost there). And the mood continued ( since we are being honest i wont hold back and apologize if this offends anyone) So we get Will in the nursery, which is going better these days. We finally get to the service and wouldnt you know it is the associate pastor (who doesnt hold my attention very well....just saying) So i go into random though mode and think of all the things i could be doing in that moment ( laundry, cleaning sleeping for work,etc) and then as soon as it starts church service is over. and before i talk about the last part i just have to add that from the moment i woke up this morning i had been praying for God to open my heart to him, to lighten my mood and to basically get me out of this funk bc well to be real it coudl be worse! And wouldnt you know i had just about given up of being enlightend today and then the associate pastor said he wanted to conclude this series with a song and BAM it happened....my heart was lightened and some of those burdens were lifted. Of all days i didnt get a pamplet ( if any of my hope friends know how i could get a copy i would greatly appreciate it) They sang the song " Before the Morning" (thanks google) and here are the lyrics for any of you who are inspired more by songs sometimes like i am

"Before the Morning"

by:Josh Wilson

Do you wonder why you have to,feel the things that hurt you,

if there's a God who loves you,where is He now?

Maybe, there are things you can't see

and all those things are happeningto bring a better endingsome day,

some how, you'll see, you'll see

Chorus:

Would dare you, would you dare, to believe,

that you still have a reason to sing,'

cause the pain you've been feeling,

can't compare to the joy that's coming

so hold on, you got to wait for the light

press on, just fight the good fight

because the pain you've been feeling,

it's just the dark before the morning

My friend, you know how this all ends

and you know where you're going,

you just don't know how you get there

so just say a prayer.and hold on,

cause there's good who love God,

life is not a snapshot, it might take a little time,

but you'll see the bigger picture

Would dare you, would you dare, to believe,

that you still have a reason to sing,

'cause the pain you've been feeling,

can't compare to the joy that's coming

so hold on, you got to wait for the light

press on, just fight the good fight

because the pain you've been feeling,

it's just the dark before the morning

yeah, yeah,before the morning,

yeah, yeahOnce you feel the way of glory,

all your pain will fade to memory

once you feel the way of glory,all your pain will fade to memory

memory, memory,

yeahWould dare you, would you dare, to believe,t

hat you still have a reason to sing,

'cause the pain you've been feeling,

can't compare to the joy that's coming

Would dare you, would you dare, to believe,

that you still have a reason to sing,

'cause the pain you've been feeling,

can't compare to the joy that's comingcom'n,

you got to wait for the lightpress on,

just fight the good fight

because the pain you've been feeling,

it's just the hurt before the healing

the pain you've been feeling,

just the dark before the morning

before the morning,

yeah, yeahbefore the morning

Christian lyrics - BEFORE THE MORNING LYRICS - JOSH WILSON

http://http://www.jesusrockz.net/2010/01/before-the-morning-josh-wilson-with-lyrics/

and thats all it took. Now I will admit I did not understand the video that went with it but i was holding back tears and i have no idea why i was crying it just touched my heart sooooo much. I didnt even really "hear" the words until i just posted them and i was like wow all over again. and when we walked out of the service I saw another girl who was balling so I know I want the only one touched!

Ok so I know this post is LONG so i will end with this. I now wish to enjoy my little house bc although it isnt fancy and big it is our home, i wish to learn to like my body bc truth be known i will have another child before it ever changes and even then it probably wont be in the smaller way lol, I also wish to understand that i dont have to be super mom nor do I have to be like (insert certain someone here) and most of all i wish to appreciate my family more even though I have complained "a little" about the hubby and the tot i love them more than life itself and I dont know where I would be without them! I know that things dont change over night but i feel like I found a tall glass of water today out in my big empty desert and once again I have been shown how god works in my life and i will continue to prayer for him to open my heart :)

My Assistant

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Trust me I'm a proffesional

wait a sec I think I got this....

Oh Yeah.....

I made it :)

So as you can see we had tons of fun today ( an NO the car was not in motion we were in a parking lot waiting on a friend to arrive for a photoshoot) I just typed a whole cute little post to go with these pics and wouldnt you know it didnt save and well to be honest I am not in the mood to retype everything so I guess it will have to wait for another day hehe. But speaking of computer mishaps i went a looked at an Apple desktop tonight ( or whatever those apple nerd people call them) and I WANT ONE meaning I will be saving my money to get one soon, editing pics would be awesome on the 21 inch shiny screen :) Until then goodnight via my good old pc!

Nothing Much going on

playing in the front yard
Crazy face with momma

Our latest OBSESSION

Well this week is gonna be a lazy week! I only had one photoshoot this week and it was today so now this week will just be cleaning and playing with my little man. He has been doing tons better lately with his attitude etc. Today after the photoshoot we came home and played outside . And of course while we were playing I just had to take some pics hehe. Will was running around everywhere and then when I tried to get him to take some pics with me he made his crazy faces lol. And then of course the last pic is what tells our everyday story these days. We are in LOVE with some Thomas the Train these days. Everything and I mean Everything is a Choo Choo these days it is hilarious. I love how fast his vocabulary is expanding these days ( you know for a 18 month old and all) Who knows what next weeks favorite thing will be. I am totally loving this age right now. Oh and alert the media my child ate GREEN BEANS tonight what the heck! I am so excited maybe this is beginning of a beautiful relationship with veggies! Other than that there isnt much going on so until next time...

I NEED some Mommy Advice!!!!

So last night was unlike any night we have had with Will and I have no idea what was wrong or how to fix it. You have all heard about the terrible twos that are welcoming themselves into our home but he has made some good progress since the beginning of the week. he has wanted to be rocked to sleep every night (which is fine with me). So last night he didnt go to bed until around 10 ( he normally goes down around 8) I rocked him then put him in the crib. Well around 3:30 Joey an I woke up to blood curdling (sp) screaming. We went in there to check on him and he was thrashing about in his crib throwing his head back and kicking his legs all while his eyes were closed. We got him out of the crib and it almost took both of us to just carry him into our room he was sooooo strong!!! Once we got him on the bed he was doing the same thing and we couldnt get him to open his eyes?? We turned the light off an on and turned on nick jr. He finally opened his eyes but it was like he was in outer space. Me and Joey were really freaked out but didnt want to rush to the dr or anything I mean he was breathing (never stopped) and he was technically fine ( im the freaker outer though so in my head i was thinking all kinds of crazy stuff!) Well we finally got him clamed down and tried to put him in his crib again I even got in there with him he finally dozed off and I got out. Well 15 minutes later he was screaming again so webrought him in our room again. At this point is after 5. We finally got him to sleep and left him in there with us. He slept till Joey got up to go to work (started screaming again). So i decided to take him in to the peds sik clinic to check his ears (the only other time he remotely screamed like this). Well we had to see one of the drs i dont care for but ne ways ears were clear and she told me it was his molars....wth? if she looked close enough in his mouth she would see that he has all his molars already?! so it was a wasted trip . Anyways i just wanted to ask all you mommas out there if you have experienced this before??? And if so what did you do. I was wondering if it was a bad dream or if it could be his eye teeth (never acted this way teething) I am clueless and just hopinh tonight is better. O course hes been an angel all day?? All suggestions Welcome as well as prayers that he may want to nap soon so I can catch a few zzzz's before work!

Update

So today was a better day....until tonight. Which has me thinking this is a sleep related thing as well. Last week was a late week and so far this week he has been asleep before 8:45 ( which is the norm but last week was BUSY). Totall crazy but i got an email from babycenter.com today talking about tantrums and how to deal with them so we will see if any of those tips help. Here is a link for all you moms out there who may be having issues like mine.
http://www.babycenter.com/0_tantrums_11569.bc

What do you do when you hit rock bottom

So when did my little SWEET.....

ADORABLE little man.....

turn into such a......

Stink Pot.......

who has officially hit terrible 2's (at 17 months)

I dont even know how to begin to explain the feelings I have had today or the express the concern, stress I have to fix this "problem" that has become apparent overnight!

Okay so let me back track, when i picked Will up from school today istead of the usual "he did great see ya wed" that we normally get I got the report that Will all of a sudden doesnt want to share, SCREAMS and tries to HIT the other children! WHAT!? seriouly am I hearing these words. My precious happy go lucky son is now the class bully. Needless to say this was ALOT to take in and on no sleep (quite a long weekend between work and events). I mean where did he even get this? Now dont get me wrong my child is NOT perfect he is a boy who likes to get dirty, who likes to test mommies limits and who definitely doesnt always want to share/play/give love etc but all that was being described to me was MUCH more and as much as i hate to admit it Joey and I witnessed it just this morning prior to MDO. I had gotten home from work and gave Will his breakfast and I grabbed a pop tart. Well he must have wanted my pop tart bc instead of signing more please (like usual) he begins stomping pointing a squeeling. We quickly reprimanded him but he was still firm in his conviction that it was gonna be his way or no way. Joey said this screaming took place all weekend.

I guess in saying this my next question is what do you do. I know that children will have their moments and i dont believe that Will is going to be any different but this new found tude is so well extreme. Im use to his usual personality. I know hes teething and I know he didnt get much sleep this weekend so i wonder if these can be factors that could take some of the blame ( not all I know)

As far as discipline i think time out is going to work better for him. We were popping his hand/bottom (never really hard just doing so with a firm NO) well that just turned into him laughing thinking it wasa game and whenever we would say No he would smack his own hand. I decided REAL FAST that i didnt want to continue this methid. A few times since then i have sat him beside me and told him he was in time out for 1 minute and that has seemed to work. And if he starts getting fiesty and we are in a "safe" place i walk away and that really works but who can walk away at target... I mean come on! So I am ALL ears for suggestions on how to nip this in the bud!

Ok so I feel better getting all this off my chest! Now its time to sleep!

New Photography Email

hey everybody for all of you interested in photo sessions or know someone who is Boussonphotography has a new email address and its super easy to remember just contact me at

Boussonphotography@yahoo.com

Wills First Hair Cut

There are still a few curls

The front is so Big Boy

He enjoyed the big boy chair

And his fruit loops

Big Smiles

The finished product

The Beginning product as is from craigslist

The Finished Product (well one of them they wouldnt both fit in pic they look the same though)A little detail

More detail got to get hardware today

so that about sums up the end tables. overall I am pretty happy with thte outcome. They are a little peely (probably bc of my sanding) so i am going to put a couple coats of poly over them. I think I will also be hitting up home depot today to find some cute vintage knobs. As far as furnture goes I believe that is it. Now it is time to get to the walls painted and the bedding squared away and then we will be good to go :) Once I get everything together i will take pics and post them :)

Finally a picture post.....along with a big announcment!

For anyone that knows my boy you KNOW this face and the sounds that occupany it

He didnt like me playing/photographing his toys

Check out the big boy kicks

Meet Chuck the Truck and his Crew

(i love the actions shot and the protecting lens cover that was pelted by two of these bad boys)

I am pretty sure the green blur to the top right by Will was one of the assailants (sp?) Anyways this is what our home looks like most days now, cars, cars and more cars. I think I could get rid of every other toy and this little guy would still be content! He is also getting into books more and more these days and his vocabulary is expanding by the second. He is in to repeating everything so its not like he is using all these "new" words all the time but just hearing him say them is hilarious. For instance at Target today I game him a book the kind where you can puch the button and it says the work on the page well i turn it to the page with a ball and the opposite page has a cat, well he points and says cat clear as day. And they must teach him to count at school or he really is listening when I give him to the count of three (hehe) bc when i was trying to teach him how old he is I said 1 and he said 2 right after. And just so i dont forget this in the future this is my FAVORITE thing he is doing right now-animal sounds. he can do lion, monkey and cow. It is seriously too cute for words.

We are having our fair share of teething around here but its not to bad with the exception that everything goes in his mouth (yuk) so mommy is always on duty. He also started going to MDO twice and week and he loves it. He is even sleeping on his napmat :)

Geez other than Will what else is there to talk about. Well i think i vented in a previous post about work scheduling and needing off a day that i was unable to get....well i got off work this saturday so me and Joey will be attending one of my old sorority sisters wedding and i could not be happier to partake in the fun. I also have a senior photo session first thing in the am followed by a first birthday to photograph followed then by a first birthday to attend then the wedding and hopefully a bachlorette party to end the night.....ALL on no sleep bc since i am not working saturday night I am no working friday night :( But i have managed onno sleep before and I am praying for just a small amount of nap time!

I also went shopping today and got me two new pairs of jeans. I havent bought anything for me in forever and it feels so nice to have something nice and new! Earlier in the week i bought two dresses and a pair of shoes and while leaving the mal tonight i spotted one more dress that i might be purchasing by the end of the week hehe. After that i will have to go back to my no spending money rule.

Operation Master Bedroom Redo is still in affect we have made some progress. The endtables are now done and awaiting a coat of poly. The headboard is done just needing some tlc from the hubby (by the way i have decided he needs a name all the cute blogs are doing it lol) I also moved the dresser and started painting the trim. So i would say we are a good bit into the project and maybe it will be done by the end of the year :/

I think thats about it...... Oh yeah the big announcment.........................................

Will is getting his first big boy hair cut tomm. I hope all the curls dont disappear but his hair is just a HOT MESS these days and even my pricey antifrizz serum cant cure that so off we go to get it whacked! I am gonna get my hair done too who knows what I will come out with hmmmmmm!

Yeah I know I am always asking you to vote for something...

Ok so like the title says yeah I know I am horrible but yet again I am asking all of you to vote for my little stinker! I had entered him in the parents.com kid of the week contest and he was oput in the running. WELL apparently i dont read my email enough bc they sent me an email on the 13th saying that he was chosen and voting would take place until the 19th. Well now i feel super bad bc it is almost closing time ont he votes so please go to

http://photos.parents.com/category/vote/photo/488245

an vote for my cutie patootie! In just one night of voting he has gone from 396 to 99! Woo hoo so maybe with everyones help we can make this happen:)