Johnny Mac is 1!

Hard to believe our little guy is one already!

He is our happy, silly, energetic, smart, fun and cuddly boy.

We are so thankful he is ours and as Maeryn puts it...

"God gave me the best brother ever!" 

Here was some fun we had on his birthday.

Happy Birthday Johnny Mac, we sure do love you.



0 + 12 = one.

Here is the last 12 months of our favorite little guy.

So fun to see how much he's grown!

1 Month Old:

2 Months Old:

3 Months Old: 

4 Months Old:

We forgot to put him in his chair in January, but here is at 5 months: 

6 Months Old:

(this might have been the last time he sat still for our monthly pics!)

7 Months Old:

sitting up on his own. :-) 

and almost crawling! 

8 Months Old:

can't find a "posed" picture for April either. :-(

9 Months Old: 

10 Months Old:

ok, so I was not completely successful at this... but look how cute he is!

11 Months Old: 

And finally... 12 Months Old: 

and clearly thrilled with me!

Happy birthday baby boy - we love you to pieces!

The difference between having one kid and having two kids...

When I only had one kid, there was WAY more time for blogging!

Soooo here is a bunch of pictures from late July through late August.

Yep, I'm THAT far behind... :-(

Some of these are going to be pretty random... enjoy!

Purina Farms with my minis.

I love this place because they have awesome jumping dogs, farm animals,

and lots of really fun activities for kids. 

And on the day we went, the weather was PERFECT! 

Maeryn even got to help milk a cow!

Me and my buddies waiting for the awesome dog show to start.

These dogs are soooooo cool!

PB&J... Nom Nom!

Enjoying one of our last few days at the pool!

Happy boy in a swing!

Suuuure... The giant trampoline thingy seemed like a great idea

when we watched OTHER kids doing it...

However... once we got her strapped in it was a whole different story.

Let's just say she didn't "love" it...

More pool time!

This girl is a FISH!

July 30th was Potts' 87th birthday,

so my aunts and cousin and I had a little fun with the old man!

Beep beep!

Meghan and I at Go Ape - Zip Lines in Creve Coeur!

My Girls!

Trying out the diving board for the first time! 

So proud of this girl, she has no fear and will try anything.

Definitely her mommy's daughter...

One of our FAVORITE summertime spots is Chesterfield pool.

They have an awesome splash pad that was perfect for Johnny boy this summer. 

Another one of our favorite summer rituals... SHARK WEEK! 

(Johnny wore these jammies to kick off the event)

Since we're talking about all our summer time favs...

Grilled teriyaki salmon, grilled veggie/pineapple kabobs, teriyaki noodles with a corona.

mmmmmmmmm! 

One of our last summer days, at the zoo. 

Love my mini.

Maeryn's first day of Junior K! 

Just because I'm back at work doesn't mean we can't still get our park time in! 

Getting wet with the Peroutka boys at the Dardenne Park splashers! 

Out to dinner with Grandma and Papa!

Hanging with our good friends the Clantons, Lords and O'Donnell's.

Enjoying the O'Donnell's awesome pool and hot tub! 

We are officially outnumbered. 

Maer is back on the field again this fall... and so is her kid brother!!!

I mean look at this kid... he's a natural, right?!?! 

Stay tuned for more "catch-up"... I still have all of September to get through,

including a big fat Cardinal's first birthday party!