Happy New Year! Warning: Picture Heavy!

I can't believe it's 2015! Obviously things have been busy as I haven't been posting at all. Here's a little bit of what we've been up to:

This little guy was sick off and on. But didn't mind going to the doctor's office because he got lolipops and stickers! Well that's one way to get them through it!

Hanging out on Redskin Sundays with our cousin. The Redskins had a HORRIBLE season so we mostly skipped watching the games and just hung out.

We celebrated (and hosted!) Thanksgiving with family and friends:

My little kitchen helper!

And celebrated a wonderful, magical Christmas. For the holidays we spent the weekend before Christmas with my family and the weekend after with Sean's. This means we had Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with just the three of us! And it was awesome.

Then for New Years my parents were gracious enough to babysit Conrad for THREE NIGHTS so Sean and I could get away to Deep Creek Lake with friends. It was an amazing, relaxing, fun time in a beautiful house we all rented:

This was an awesome holiday season that I won't quickly forget and I'm so looking forward to what this New Year brings.

Feels Like Fall

I never knew that would miss summer so much until I had a toddler. I used to bemoan the heat and humidity and wish for fall but now that the cooler air is coming round, I'm so sad to see summer go. We had a great summertime routine: after work I would pick up Conrad and we'd go to the stream, walk through the neighborhood on his tricycle, go for wagon rides or runs in the jogger, go to the library or for ice cream. Now I have to find some fun indoor activities! Even though the weather is getting cooler, we still had some time to fit in some last outdoor fun times.

Pumkin Patch with Nana, PopPop, Cousin Brayden, and Aunt Sissy: My sister and I used to go here every year as kids! It was awesome to be able to bring our own sons here as well.

Happy 2nd Birthday Conrad!

I decided not to do a big birthday this year but instead took the day off of work and took Conrad to the pumpkin patch with a good friend. It was a great way to spend the day!

We then had a small family party for Conrad at our house the next weekend. This little guy got so many new toys that we held some aside for Christmas!! We are sooooo proud, enthralled, in love, and excited that Conrad is 2. It's been an amazing year full of fun times and we can't wait to see what the future holds for our smart, sweet, sensitive, funny little guy.

Our Hometown Summer Fun

Every spring and summer our town hosts live music every Friday night. It's a great time for all because we can walk there with friends and neighbors, listen to great music, have a couple beers, let the littles run around, and walk home. It's a great family-fun way to kick off every weekend.

Beach Baby Year 2

This year's beach experience was SO MUCH BETTER than last year's! Conrad loved, loved, loved the sand, the ocean, the pool, and hanging with his family. It made things so much easier and more enjoyable! Once again, we are such a blessed family to have my wonderful in-laws around to help and provide us with this family vacation. Here's just a little recap:

Loved the sand!

Conrad and Big Pa

Cousin time!

Loved the water

Love his Me-Maw!

This litle fish!

My dinner date

Family happy 

Summertime Baby!

Our little guy has loved spending so much time outdoors this summer...and I have as well! Our usual routine is I pick him up from the babysitter then we go to the park, to the stream, play with chalk and bubbles, or play in the backyard. It's awesome having so much to do outside!

Chalk! We love "hopstotch"

"Mommy look, Mommy look!"

"big boy park!"

At the stream...we now know to go in shorts and sandals!

Big boy swing!

All our supplies needed for a run!

As the days get hotter and hotter I try not to complain because before we know it winter will set in and then I'll actually have to get creative on how to entertain a two year old! So 89 with 60% humidity? I'll take it.