Catching Up!

Hello! I lost touch with the blogging world but I am BACK now! We have had a very fun fall and lots to share. Bowman has really grown up sooo much. He graduated from the nursery to the Freshman class in August. He loves his school Grace Lutheran and we love it too. We are so excited that our best friend Annie will be starting there with us next week! Yayy! Annie's mom and I have been best friends since I was born and I am so glad they will be together now too. Bowman is 18 months now and really talking up a storm and quite the little bull! Whew! He can be very sweet too. He loves to give kisses and say cheese. Two weeks ago I said Bowman I Love you and he said LOVE YOU! My heart melted! We have enjoyed play dates with our girlfriends Greenlee and Mary Margaret and loved going to the State Fair for the first time. Bowman had clown day at school so I made a homemade clown costume in case you couldn't tell. He was super baby for Halloween but fell asleep on the way to trick or treat so we were our best in our peeps at home. He loooved waiting for trick or treaters at the door! We also welcomed Baby Ryder and Rowe Roark into the world! What a busy and fun filled fall.

Check out the Video of Bowman- My little Hog Fan made Channel 7 Daybreak tailgaiting at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock! Go Hogs!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vomKwJlMDb4

You will have to copy and paste it into your url.

My Best Friends!

Will and Sam! I love my cousins so much and I look up to them! I love to watch them play and love their hugs too! They are soooo sweet to me and they call me baby bowman. Our friend Billy calls him Porkchop and they love that too!

Meet My Cousin Max!

This is Bowman's Cousin Max- he is such a doll and we think he looks like Bowman a little! It is funny that he looks so much like his dad Kurt and Bowman looks like his daddy- those Stein genes are strong!! :) We had a great 4th of July together!

Bowman LOVES his red wagon!

BOWMAN HAS.....

Taken his first official steps!!! Yayyy Baby Bowman- we are so proud of you and he is soo proud of himself. We have had a busy weekend and week- it is like he has grown up so much in a week's time! When I got to his school today his teacher said he ate an entire piece of pizza and tonight he snacked on some green beans! Yipppee! I won't get too excited though- each day is a challenge with our finger foods- Bowman pays very close attention to TEXTURE! :) Here are some more pics from Bowman's 1st Birthday! We continue to celebrate his accomplishments each day.

After a year of blessings, laughter and fun
Our sweet Baby Bowman turned one!


What a fabulous month it has been! We have had so many celebrations and we have enjoyed planning the biggest event of our year- our sweet Baby Bowman's 1st Birthday! I worked many hours hand making everything to make it just the way that I wanted it and it was so sweet! We originally planned for an outdoor lunch cookout but the weather was yucky so we brought it inside. Bowman was so happy with his friends and family here and we felt so blessed to have everyone celebrate with us! Thanks to everyone for making his 1st year of life so special! Here are some pictures that I took to capture all of those special moments! More to come in another post- there were just so many I couldn't decide which ones to post! Just a few things at one year

• Standing up
• Walking while holding one person's hand
• 7 teeth
• 24 month clothing
• Says Mama and Dada
• Loves his puppy
• Loves his school
• Loves his nana and grandaddy and mimi and doc
• Bald with blonde sprigs
• Loves to cuddle and is so very sweet!
• Blows raspberries with food in his mouth- ahhhh!
• LOVES french fries!

I love you sweet Bowman!

Bowman's One Handed Hog Call

Here it is- Bowman can call the hogs! Sometimes he will only do it with one hand. It is hysterical! Here is a little bit of one we got him to do! Of course when I put the camera on him he won't do it as much- little stinker!

I know I know- it has been forever and I am so behind! I am having so much fun with Bowman and every day goes by so fast- oh and I get on facebook every once in a while- ha! Bowman is growing like crazy! He got his first pair of tennies today! He looks so cute and loves standing up in them! He fell yesterday and now has his first boo boo! :( He has a busted his lip and it was so swollen but looks a little better today! I know there are many more to come but it sure made me sad! I have lots of pics of Bowman and hope to post some cute videos of him soon! He is doing well crawling and pulling up. We have taught him to call the hogs and it is so dang cute! He does his own little version but it is so funny so I will post that when I get a really good one on video! Here are some pics over the past month or two. Bowman started mother's day out and has been sick a little so we have had so good days and some sad days. He is also cutting his 2 top teeth- they are massive! He already has 2 on the bottom and the top 2 side teeth- He looks like dracula!

Bowman's First Christmas!

Christmas Eve

Bowman loved his 1st Chrsitmas and Loved allllll of his presents! Christmas Eve we went to Uncle Walker, Aunt Kimmy, Cousin Will and Cousin sam's House for a fabulous meal after church. Bowman played and got his Christmas peeps on for pics. Bowman was very very sleepy when we got home and went straight to sleep- we didn't even get to read Twas the Night Before Christmas but I got some pics of him in his bed snoozing.

Christmas Day...

Was a blast- we woke up early, changed into our Christmas day jammies and bowman had had his 1st visit from Santa Claus. He opened his presents from his mommy and daddy. Then we packed up and went to Bowman's Cousins' house- will and sam to see what santa brought them and to open more presents from Nana and Grandaddy-

WHEW HOO- Bowman got his 1st car and loved it! Then we headed back home and we had everyone over for lunch. Christmas night we went to Mimi and Doc's house for more presents and dinner! What a fun day but we were very very tired when we got home...so tired that we didn't even know that our bestest new buddy Greenlee Elmore was on her way into this world!!