Still Learning...

Even though this cute little boy of mine is 19 months old, I am still learning how to be a mommy. As Liam grows and discovers new things so do I. Being a mommy to a 19 month old is MUCH different then being a mommy to a newborn. I am slowly learning this. I have now realized that I need to check the trash can before I dump something new in there (every time). Because, every time I check it there is something in there that should be in there- for example, brand new socks I just bought him, his good shoes, a toy, balls etc. We have now had to install locks on the cabinets in the kitchen, door handles and toilet seats. It is not fun having to dig your brush out of the toilet.

The best thing I have learned to do to keep my son busy so he doesn't get into trouble is to actually keep him busy. So, this weekend, we decided to go to McCall's Pumpkin Patch in Moriarty, New Mexico. We usually go every couple of years, and it is always fun (One piece of advice- always go in the early weeks of October, because pumpkins are slim pickings towards the end and the crowds are always larger). They have so much to do there for the little ones, and Liam was entertained all day. See...


On the hayride to the patch

In the patch, touching every pumpkin in sight



On the hayride returning from the patch. He picked these to "baby" ones out himself



They even have a petting zoo. Liam was in Heaven!

If I keep him busy and entertained he stops opening drawers he shouldn't be in, eating dirt, going down his slide head first, playing with the toilet water, and picking up dog poo with his bare hands!

What a great life I have raising a toddler! On top of all this I need to go buy him more winter clothes.