As Promised...

walking pictures. He just gets better every day with this whole "walking" business. It's crazy. These pictures are from two different days over the last week or so.




See his plastic cup. Yep straight from the kitchen cabinet. I gave up, I just make sure he doesn't get into the cabinet with the kitchen cleaners and bug spray but all other cabinets are game because I just don't care anymore haha.




And yes, he is playing with a wooden spoon. I gave it to him to beat on the tupperware with since he is deprived of real toys... ha!



I don't even remember why I bought this storage bin because he pushes it around all of the time. I think it was/is for old outgrown baby clothes but as long as it is entertaining him it's intended purpose can wait.


This is what my kitchen looks like all the time now. I stopped trying to pick up after Hurricane Mac, I can't keep up so I just step over.

It's amazing how fast he is at walking and getting away from us even if we turn our heads for a second! He goes all over the house and as of this past weekend the new rule is "All Doors Closed" and I am currently in the market for a baby gate to keep him in the livingroom kitchen area.

And speaking of baby gates. Remeber this post "We Don't Need A Baby Gate", um yeah. Apparently he has gotten over his very short lived fear of balloons. This last week and a half he has been getting more and more brave. He would go and touch the balloon and then walk away. I would try and scare the fear back into him when he touched the balloon by grabbing him but he would just laugh. And as of last night...



He moved the balloon out of the way and went staight for the TV and cabinet! So we will be getting a gate to go around the TV as well.. ugh!! WAIT clowns are scary!? Right? Pennywise!
Ok then I wouldn't be able to go near the TV...

HELLO

So I have not posted in a while. I keep forgetting my camera so that I can download pictures that I want to put up and tell you about but that is just kind of how my life is going lately. Mornings have been crazy since the time change and I can barely get out of the house with a properly packed diaper bag AND the baby much less remember my camera! I am going to try and download pictures tonight or in the morning so that I can post some pictures of Mac walking!!

On a holiday note: Can anyone believe Thanksgiving is next week!!?? I thought October flew by but November is putting it to shame with a quickness. Where is the time going? I am excited, though, for the upcoming holidays and the time I am going to get to spend at home.

It's A 'Shutterfly' Christmas!

Yes, you read that correctly, I said Christmas! And when you think of Christmas what's the first thing that comes to mind! CHRISTMAS CARDS! Ok, maybe it's not the first thing, but they rank pretty high on the "Christmas is only 'X' weeks away and I still have to..." list.

I have been thinking about Christmas cards for a few weeks but I am in 'birthday party planning mode' for the first birthday that is about to happen at my house so Christmas cards keep getting shoved to the back seat! Well, I was on the blog It's "A" Sweet Life reading her latest post and she was talking about Shutterfly and how they are offering a special promotion for bloggers to earn 50 free Christmas cards by blogging about Shutterfly's Christmas selection. My interest peaked, the Christmas cards I had been putting off could be done online! I was off to Shutterfly!!

I have been looking around their website and they have an incredible Christmas card selection!! I just don't know how I can choose!! Here are 3 of my favorites:

Yeah, I know. How stink'n cute are those! But they have so much more than just holiday and Christmas cards.

You can get Christmas gift tags, I like these:



And while you are checking "Christmas Cards" off that "To Do List" you can start purchasing Christmas gifts for your friends and family. Their photo calendars would be a great gift and the canvas prints could get you some major points with a grandma or two.

I seriously can't wait to start working on Christmas cards, it's going to be so easy with Shutterfly!

Ps. Tons of items on their site are 20% off. Who doesn't love a sale!!

Mac The Walker

Well we officially have a walker in the house! As of last Thursday Mac is taking several steps and was walking to me in the living room! I would put him by the couch where Jimmy was sitting and then move back and Mac was walking to me! He did it about 5 or 6 times and took at least 5 steps each time. Since Thursday he is walking more and more over longer distances and crawling a little less. I think it's about to get a little interesting around the Clanin house!

It's exciting but sad, my little baby boy is growing up!!

Wordless Wednesday

Halloween MtP Trip: Part 2

Halloween! Well, the day before anyway. Saturday was Neeley's 4th birthday and the day of her Hello Kitty Birthday Party! The party was fun, Neeley received a ba-jillon presents and the cake was fantastic!! There was a bounce house, a swing set and frisbee for the big kids (aka my husband, Neeley's Dad, Neeley's Grandad, and my brother! haha)

Mac and the Birthday Girl, she wanted to hold him. haha


Neeley and her cake. Lydia, Neeley's mom, made the cake! I told her she better watch out or she would be making the cake for Mac's Mt. Pleasant First Birthday Party!



Mac with his Uncle Glenn and Aunt Sheryl.


Neeley opened her ba-jillion presents but the lip gloss was a big hit. She took off running in a huge circle screaming and showing it off.


Mac needed sunglasses to protect his corneas from all the hot pink!


After all the presents were opened and people were starting to leave, I changed Mac into his Halloween costume so that Lydia, Sheryl, and Randall could see him since we were not going to see them again this trip after we left Lydia's house. Sheryl had put together a big, fun treat bag for Mac's First Halloween. He loved the dancing skeleton!!



We left and went to Trick or Treat at Mamaw's house.




And Mac wanted to show her the dancing skeleton...


After Mamaw's, where he definitely ended up with some treats, we went home to meet Pops and eat supper! After we ate I threw his costume back on and tried to get outside before we lost all daylight for a couple of pictures.






After the outside photo shoot Mac, Mom and me went up the road to Mama's house for the last Trick or Treat of the night. He got a lot of candy there too!



And after a quick check in her cabinets it was time to go home for playtime with Nana and Pops!


Nana, Pops and Mac played with Sandy and with a baton. Mac and a baton are dangerous. He hit himself in the head several times and even got his Nana once.





Me and Mac, again!!


Nana and Pops!


We had a great weekend. It was too short, we left around 9:30 Sunday morning so we wouldn't get back too late. I can't wait until Thanksgiving when we get to stay longer!!

Halloween MtP Trip: Part 1

Mac spent his first Halloween weekend in Mt. Pleasant visiting his Nana, Pops, Uncle Randall and the rest of the family!

We got into MtP around 2pm Friday afternoon and made a little visit up to Mom's classroom. The teachers just love Mac and don't get to see him much so it was a good quick visit. We left the school and headed to the house so we could sit somewhere other than the truck, relax and play with Sandy, the dog.

You know you're home when you see the pine trees!


Mac and Sandy playing in the grass. Mac is still not a huge fan of grass.


Mac and Jimmy hanging out.


Me and Mac! It's so rare that I get in the pictures, I shoved the camera at Jimmy and said "snap away!". I am actually in a few pictures from this weekend! Pretty excited about that!




Uncle Randall joined us after he got off work. He and Mac played before supper...


Entertaining your Uncle takes a lot out of you!


Mom got home and cooked chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes, hominy and spinach for supper... soooo GOOD!! We were so full but Mac got his second wind and was ready to play with Nana.

Mac and Nana before the attack...


During the attack...



Mac pinned Nana for the Win! haha


Pops got home and Mac got to play with him briefly but it was late and Mac was on his way to bed. They got to play more on Saturday because Pops didn't have to work as late.


Stay tuned for Part 2 of the trip...