our little light tester.

and ornament breaker. (luckily, we only lost three.)  

and tree shaker.

and just for fun, here is a link to last year's tree trimming.

22 months.

heres a quick update:

-if you ask him what a pirate says, he yells 'arrrrrrrh!'

-if you ask him what sound a doggie makes, he says 'woof woof.'

-he claps his hands to the 'if you're happy and you know it' song.

-he makes a cute little vroom sound when he drives his cars.

-he loves to fly his little remote control helicopter with his daddy.

-he still loves anything with wheels. (although, playdough is becoming a new favorite.)

-he loves to pretend to talk on the phone. and will turn just about anything into one.

-he has become a big help with the pets. he gives hudson a treat when he comes inside. and helps his daddy feed the fish.

-he keeps close tabs on our 90 year old neighbor, walter. and gets very excited when he comes out to do yardwork.

-he refuses to give up his paci. and would have it in his mouth all day long if we would let him.

-he is refusing to eat certain things that he once loved. turkey was not even an option at thanksgiving.

-and he is finally saying the word, 'momma.'

in search of the perfect christmas tree.

thanksgiving just wouldn't be complete without a trip to the christmas tree farm. 

and just to prove it, here is a link to last year's post. 

hope everyone had a wonderful thanksgiving.

so thankful.

for the little boy who melts my heart every single day.

for the husband i so admire and adore.

for my two boys who i could kiss and snuggle all day long.

for the family who has made me who i am today.

for the friends who have been with me this long.

for the sweet little place we call home.

and for this wonderful life i have been given.

out-takes.

just thought i'd post a few of the out-takes from owen's mini christmas photo session. he was being bribed with raisins and joes o's. and of course, his daddy was much funnier than me and my big 'ol camera. (which, as you can see, he refuses to look at.)

i can never tell.

just what color his beautiful eyes really are. 

so sorry.

the o.bugs blog is being neglected again. but with christmas just around the corner, i have found myself swamped with photo orders and christmas card designs.  it will be probably be a little bare over here at the o.bugs for a little while. but if you need some eye candy, you can head on over to my photography site.  there is an entire slideshow of my brand new nephew, landon, and his brother, trevor. and they are sweet!

vote for change.

this little guy had his first experience with politics, as he accompanied adam and i to the voting booth yesterday.

new arrival.

introducing the newest member of our family...

my beautiful nephew, landon guy.

i could have stayed and snuggled with him all day long.

he was so sweet and squishy and new.

congratulations, crystal and barry. (and big brother, trevor.)

he is absolutely perfect. 

happy november.

hope you are enjoying the beautiful weather.