.little snippets

I didn't really want to cut Ames' hair, to be honest. The longer it got the cuter he looked in my eyes.

I sort of thought of him as Samson… I didn't think he'd have his baby powers anymore once his hair was chopped. I knew it was silly though, and once his hair started to pass his brow and flow down his neck, I knew it had to happen.

  

He's a whole new boy and he doesn't even know it.

14 months looks good on you Amesy.

.Prairie Gardens Farm and Corn Maze

My favorite things at this time of year are pumpkin patches and corn mazes. It’s a wonderful way to spend our last bits of time outdoors before we’re snowed in. Which I know will come all too soon. Blah.

We found a new-to-us corn maze this year. Prairie Gardens was so much fun. They've got it all.

↓↓↓petting zoo↓↓↓

↓↓↓awesome live band↓↓↓

↓↓↓giant chess↓↓↓

↓↓↓we didn't do the gigantic maze, but this kids maze was just right for us↓↓↓

↓↓↓funny balloon artist//pumpkin cannon↓↓↓

 

They had fun little shops and restaurants and even a haunted house. Ames was a big fan of all the slides and playgrounds and the bunny village. He surprised us when he wasn't scared right next to some little goats. He usually freaks out around animals.

Even though this was only two days ago I’m feeling nostalgic looking at Ames, BECAUSE (believe it or not) I finally chopped his long locks yesterday for the first time. Now he’s a big boy I guess…

.scouting it out

At our ward fund raiser dinner last spring I auctioned off a family photo shoot (because, why not) and a bunch of families bid on it. The Ord’s had the final bid for $(insert amount here?). I was super excited to take their pictures but then our awesome lens broke (When I dropped it on cement. Who’da thunk). It FINALLY got repaired and shipped back a few weeks ago so we booked our shoot with the Ord’s, and it went pretty well (I’d post pictures, but some people might not like their pictures plastered on my blog).

The evening before the shoot, Air and I went out to the Strathcona farmer’s market for a date night to scout out our location (We are so pro). We had a nice night and took some fun pictures that I thought I’d share.

These are they:

.insta-vine

 

Hey guys! I’m really behind on posting the pictures and videos from our phones. Excuse me while I dump these on the blog. There are pictures here from Ames’ birthday… from Utah… and even some pictures and videos that I never posted on instagram or vine. That means never before seen footage!  Enjoy.

↓↓↓a froggy we found in our driveway//Ames almost smashed it↓↓↓

 

↓↓↓this nice pond in the field behind our house dried up//Ames helped me decorate for his birthday party↓↓↓

 

↓↓↓birthday boy getting spoiled//on the road to Utah (on our anniversary)↓↓↓

 

↓↓↓we stopped in Nanton to check out the candy store//Ames’ first time swimming in the hotel pool↓↓↓

 

↓↓↓my favorite Utah shakes//new windshield↓↓↓

 

↓↓↓showing Dad how to use his new ipod touch (YAY FACETIME!)//Sunday cuddles

 

↓↓↓Ames’ bed in our hotel room//the fish tank at Bass Pro↓↓↓

 

↓↓↓These girls asked for a picture of my car for their scavenger hunt?//my wedding ring and baby monitor↓↓↓

 

↓↓↓we babysat Rhys//they loved their wagon ride (thanks for the wagon Nikki!)↓↓↓

 

 
↓↓↓the best Aunties ever//comfy clothes from his great-aunt Tracey↓↓↓

 

↓↓↓amazing comb over at the park//Ames knows how to get comfy↓↓↓

 

↓↓↓first bike ride//the boy loves sticks↓↓↓

 

↓↓↓at the shops on Whyte Ave//fire engine↓↓↓

 

↓↓↓new fan of Olive Garden’s breadsticks↓↓↓

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Ok, and here are the videos:

↓↓↓being silly with daddy↓↓↓


↓↓↓he loves playing grandma's piano↓↓↓


↓↓↓trying to contain Ames at church can be challenging↓↓↓


↓↓↓we had to tell him it was a bath to get him to stop crying↓↓↓


↓↓↓we love the tunnels↓↓↓


↓↓↓Ames has been sick for a few weeks now, he lazes around a lot↓↓↓


↓↓↓He lives for these evening walks↓↓↓