Finding my place

I feel like after 1.5 years in Little Rock hubs and I are still trying to find our place. We long for that place where we just feel comfortable and secure and SETTLED in our surroundings. Don't get me wrong, I like Little Rock and all it has to offer but I LONG for being just 3 hours north of here. This has been difficult since the day we moved and has gotten much easier but that longing still creeps in and takes over time and time again.

On that note, we are REALLY looking forward to traveling north for the weekend! We are probably going to leave Thursday night when Cliff gets off of work so we can maximize our time in Rogers/Springdale/Fayetteville. We have a birthday party to attend, Happy Birthday Jenn!! We also plan on seeing friends we don't get to visit often enough, and lastly, we will be going to a wedding reception on Sunday afternoon. I am so excited for all of this busyness and craziness. I especially look forward to seeing my family :-). We haven't been up in 2 months!

ANYWAY... the latest around here is that Sam has been the poor victim in a biting scandal that is happening at my place of part-time employment. This is the second time that he has been harassed by the same *cough* girl *cough*. We are trying to teach him to hold his own but he just can't bring himself to fight back against a girl. Ugh...what is the problem with these polite little gentlemen?!? (sidenote: He even opened the door of this play car for a little girl at the play date we went to today...then he tried to jump in with her...uh no, we are not ready for that just yet)

In other Sam news... what is a post without a picture or two?! Sam has been conquering the world one climbing aparatus at a time. This one is at an amazing park we try to go to at least once per week... Sam witnessed an older kid climb this and then had to show them up. He seriously has some mad climbing skills. Enjoy :-) He's up from his nap and screaming for me to get him!

Fall is falling

You all should take my title to this post literally... when we moved here we were so excited about all of the shade our beautiful trees provide!!! Well, shade NO MORE! We now have the fun task of weekly leaf collection.

As you can tell, Sam thinks this is great fun! Well, really, I am not complaining because I have had a ton of fun watching Sam enjoy the leaves each week!! He sees us making that huge pile and he gets excited... can't you see him saying 'oooohhhhhh' in this pic?!?

Yeah! It really has been an enjoyable fall so far. I am LOVING the cooler weather. The mosquitoes have been coming back each afternoon after it warms up- yuck but other than that things are just peachy!

Ok, who is this cool kid and what did you do with my baby boy?!? He found his pockets a few weeks ago and now cracks me up with what he tries to put in them. I'm going to have to start checking his pockets before I throw his pants in the washer.

Anyone that says Sam doesn't like his daddy is clearly lying. He is absolutely obsessed with him (that truly is an understatement). When dad is home, mommy is just not that cool anymore.

So, I am finding the time to blog this weekend because I am actually enjoying some alone time!! The boys headed to grandma's house for the weekend and I'm free to do as I please. I have enjoyed several movies, a book and some shopping. I also cleaned the house. This is something I have a hard time accomplishing with a toddler around. Those of you who keep up with having a spotless house amaze me! I just always find something 'better' to do- ha! I have enjoyed this time but I really am missing both of them tonight. The house is just a bit too quiet. I am not sure what to do without having to cook, do dishes, etc. I will try to enjoy this until tomorrow early afternoon!! What would you do if you had an entire two days to yourself??