It went like this

I got home with Lil Man after work yesterday and what did we do. We stayed outside from 4:30 until 8:30....with a 30 min dinner break! :) My child is so content and happy to be outside so that's what we did. The Hubby got stuck at work unexpectedly so he was out of the picture. Let me say though..... I've got a kickin tan from spending 2 hours or more outside EVERY afternoon.

Watching the tractor next door.

(House under construction is getting closer and closer to being done!!)

Playing with the hose. He does this EVERY afternoon too.

Tractor again!! And you can see my spot in the background. :)

After our dinner break, I tossed Lil Man in his jogger and off we went for a jog. OF COURSE, Jake went with us for part of it. :)

My baby is cheesing with me!! :) I figure I never get in photos so I was going to remedy that even if it meant I had to hold the camera myself.

Tired after his LONG jog. ha ha. Gotta take a rest.

Since we had dinner kind of early, I had thrown some cookies in the oven. Having a after bath before bed snack.....who doesn't like chocolate chip cookies with a big glass of milk??

"Yummy!! In my tummy!!" (And yes, that's golf club laying in the background.)

Teasing Jake....something he does very well and gets a kick out of it

....as you can tell from that big ole grin on his face.

Bok Bok.....Bok Bok

This is what Lil Man and I have on the menu for this week.

I roasted a chicken last night for dinner along with some veggies. The Hubby is out of town so I decided to make life simple. Lil Man and I obviously can't eat a whole chicken by ourselves so I'm being inventive and making multiple things from this one chicken. Tonight the menu consists of Mexican Chicken & Garbanzo Bean Simmer (if it's worth having again I'll post the recipe.) I made chicken salad to eat for lunch for a few days. Now I'm just trying to figure out what to have for tomorrow night. I'm thinking Chicken Enchiladas with some Spanish rice.

Yes, my child eats all this. Thank the Good Lord that I don't have a picky eater. I'm just praying in continues that way!!

Chicken anyone???? LOL If you have a chicken recipe that you love, why don't you share with me.

I'm a mommy......

to this little guy. Do I really need to say more? LOL It's not always fun; it's not always easy...but it's always worth it!!

I'm a mommy.......

not a mother. The word Mother just sounds so formal and uptight. And if you know me IRL, the last thing I am is formal....heck, if you are just a blogging friend I'd say you realize I'm not formal.

I had a wonderful Mommy's Day.

Do anything special? No

Get expensive gifts? No

But I did spend the day with my mom, my grandmother as well as some other family. And I have to say...The Hubby took care of "baby duty" beginning Saturday night. He did bath/bed time and let me relax then did it all again Sunday night.

As you can see from the pictures, we just hung out and enjoyed some family time. My sweet baby is already showing an obsession with hats like his daddy. What can I say? :)

Being a clown. Enjoying everyone laughing at him.

My mom. (A wonderful mom who in the past several years

has become a wonderful friend too.)

And obviously my Lil Man loves him some NaNa too.

I know....it's mommy's day not daddy's day

but I couldn't resist. Aren't my two fellas cute??!!

To all that are mothers/moms/mommies, I hope you had a wonderful day. To those that are wishing to be, I pray that it is something you experience in the near future!! Because there is nothing in this world like being a mom.

Play Day

I'm at home today...... playing with Lil Man. We're having a play date together.....all day long. :)

My mom called first thing this morning saying she woke up with some kind of stomach bug. The Hubby had meetings all morning, so I'm the one staying at home.....with a healthy little boy playing and hanging out!!! :)

It's a beautiful day so we're playing outside and watching the tractor next door working on the footings for our soon to be neighbor's house.