It's a party, Jack!

Duck calls, cookies, beards, presents and CAMO! That’s what made up Trevin’s Duck Dynasty birthday party. I had so much fun making the decorations and not making the food. It was great. We decided to have the party in our garage and it ended up being a pretty nice day for it. Trevin enjoyed spending time with his cousins and the cookies and presents sure didn’t hurt!

On the menu:

Duck beaks (bugles)

Camo mix (green & brown m&m’s)

Miss Kay’s fruit salad

Redneck cookies

Uncle Si’s iced tea

I ordered the cookies from Eileen’s Cookies. They are the best cookies, but their art department could have used a little help. I busted up laughing at the “beard” on the cookie. I was pretty sure it looked more like a devil sheep. Am I right?!

I’m really not one that can mock anyone’s artistic ability, because I have none, but surely they could see that it was fairly horrific. Maybe it was just the sideburns/horns that threw me off. Nonetheless, our possessed animal party went on! 

(Maybe there’s an idea for next year’s theme!)

I somehow managed to not record him blowing out his candles, so the next day I made him do it again at breakfast. Yes, with a cookie….for breakfast.

At the party, Trevin started throwing a tantrum. I was asked about it, and I replied, “Trevin’s having issues.” Our young nephew responded, “What's an issue?” Priceless.

On Trevin’s actual birthDAY, we didn’t have much planned. Trevin and I ended up running errands with James for the morning. We even made a stop at Case to let him pick out some new tractors and trailers. He was thrilled and has played with them for hours. In the afternoon we napped hard and played hard.

I tried to get a nice picture with Trevin on his birthday, and no kidding, this is the best I got. 

 

Easter seems like ages ago, doesn’t it? Well now that you’re all in the Memorial Day weekend mode, I’m going to take you back to Easter.

All those years of free babysitting are paying off! Now my nephews take turns chasing after Trevin. :) 

Kliewer cousins

Notice the chocolate on his face. He looked like that for about a week. 

Easter Sunrise Service

 All I wanted was a nice picture, but this is more realistic. 

My mom’s side of the family celebrated Easter, cowboy style. Trevin joined in on the fun and had some new boots to show off.

Trevin's friend Anna!

We're in the midst of planting season. 

Vacation Bible School is coming up fast and this year it's a Spy theme. I'm taking pictures again this year and had to get some head shots for badges. I couldn't help but share this one of my sister Brooke. We decided she looks like Mr. Lunt on Veggie Tales. 

Trevin is officially 2 years and 1 month old, but I haven't taken his 2-year pictures yet. I need to get on that, but these smiles will hold me over for now. 

Remember that room that I ruined? The one that I tried pulling wallpaper off and then I ripped too many layers off? Yeah, that one. Well it’s been sitting like that for months and we finally took the next step in stripping the sheetrock out of the entire room. We’re down to the studs. James will be hanging new drywall soon (I think.) Can’t wait to have another bedroom remodeled just in time for an addition to our life. I suppose now’s as good of a time as any to announce some big news in the Huenefeld house……

I’m expecting! Expecting my baby sis to come live with us, that is… That’s right, Ashton is moving in this summer so she can attend CCC in GI. (You guys thought I was pregnant, didn’t you? Maybe I could have announced this in a way that wouldn’t have been so misleading… Really I’m not pregnant, but you should have seen your face! And I should have seen your face, because it was probably pretty funny.)

Lots of Luxy kisses!

Trevin got his first "real" hair cut. I cut it in December, but this was the first time that he got it cut by someone who knows what they're doing. Nicole and Luxy stopped by for a visit and Trev managed to get a trim while they were here. We had to go through 2 suckers to get there, though. Don't worry, his curls are still there. They're just even for the first time in his life. 

Speaking of hair cuts... For the past few years we've just been shaving James' head with a guarded electric razor. Well it came time to do it again and James decided he would shave his head himself and I could come and touch it up. When he was done, he called me in to finish it. Without looking at the razor, I noticed a large patch that he had missed on the back of his head. So I started go over that spot to even it out. Little did I realize that he had taken the guard off for me to shave his neck. I shaved his head down to nothing in one strip on the back of his head. It was hideous. I wanted to cry, but we were both laughing so hard, that I couldn't. It was the funniest, saddest thing that has happened to me. We ended up trying to even it out with the shortest guard. It was still obvious that the patch was shorter, but it beat having to shave his entire head. You'll see in these pictures which happened before "the cut" and after. It has evened out now and is back to what it should have been after we cut it. Good thing it grows back! But I believe I'm fired from being the house barber and that's why I didn't want to touch a precious blonde curly hair on my son's head. 

So this pretty girl graduated this weekend. I'm so proud of her and the woman she has become. I'm not going to get more gushy than that because I don't want to bawl for the next 3 hours. I love her and she is cool. 

Her reception was a success. I think we had enough dessert...

Congrats Ashy!!!

We took an afternoon last week to go fishing! It was Trev's first time on the boat and my first time since we'd been married. We had a great time until we realized that we had a 2-year-old on a boat in the middle of the lake. 

This picture makes me laugh! Trevin wasn't so fond of the fish in the boat. 

We only caught a few small fish. When we first started fishing, I felt a tug on my line and I started to work my magic to reel in the first fish of the day. I told James that I was about to catch the first fish. James said, "Not if I get one first." Next thing I know James is reeling his line in as fast as he could. So I started reeling in, too. We pulled fish into the boat at the exact same time. It was crazy and hilarious. 

 I'm surprised it's taken this long, but Trevin has officially made his mark on our home. And on my freshly painted entryway walls, of course. <Sigh>

And then there's my photography life... These were my first two engagement sessions. I think that engagement pictures have been my favorite to take so far. They're so fun and joyful. Here's just a few of my favorites.

I have my first wedding coming up this weekend. I'm incredibly nervous, but excited to have the opportunity. 

Adding a member and literally growing on the farm...

Hello, my name is Megan, and I'm a potty training quitter.

Guess who turns two in a few days! This kid. So unbelievable.

Don't let this picture fool you. He doesn't cuddle in real life. Now I have this picture to stare at and daydream of what life would be like with a cuddler. 

With the upcoming second birthday, we're looking at a lot of new changes. One being, VBS. Trevin is able to be in a class this year and I was determined to have him potty trained before then. I'm not sure why, but I just needed a goal to shoot for. So we gave potty training a shot. I was totally insane about this whole thing. Seriously, I was acting like a crazy person. You should have seen the amount of candy/crackers/treats/suckers/juice/kool-aid that I bought... I was delusional. I was prepared to give Trevin an endless amount of sugar just for some success. I would not suggest irrationality to anyone. If you find yourself in this situation, find an adult and ask for help. 

So here was our "Potty Central." It consisted of lots of distractions (toys, books, and George.) I started pumping him up with liquid and set the timer. This set up worked fairly well for us, except that we didn't actually get potty trained.  We spent a lot of time on the potty. A lot of time. So much time. Too much time. A ridiculous amount of time! Instead of saying "Ok, let's go sit on the potty!" I would say, "Ok, let's try getting off the potty!" This is my first one, guys. I just can't even figure out how this works. We had a about a 60% success rate the first day. I was feeling positive going into the second day. 50% success on day 2. And on day 3 we were up to 70% success. The only problem was that he never initiated going to the potty. He was either already on the potty, or I would recognize his concerned look when he had to go. He started to understand when he had to go, but I felt like he still wasn't grasping the concept of what to do. After 3 days of this I was so done, and he was too. We called it quits and decided to try again in a couple months. I'm not a quitter, but if it's potty training we're talking about, I'll accept that title. 

We did learn through this process, that Trevin loves hooking up his tractors and trailers. I'm not exaggerating when I say that he played with them about 5 hours that week. Which is HUGE for a 21-month-old. I did enjoy not having an "agenda" for 3 days and just enjoying my little boy, even if it meant cleaning up pee on the floor multiple times.     

Fun fact. The dirt in the picture above is from the hall in our basement! It doubled as an awesome "play set" for Trevin. He had dirt in every crevice of his body after playing on the mound. 

This, my friends, is a Trevin selfie. Congratulations society, you've even reached my toddler. Maybe you'll like his tweet on Instagram. Or wait... What? 

We got to meet Miss Luxy! What a doll. Trevin loved her, but didn't love me loving her. Basically, he got jealous. But we're glad that Trevin has a new friend to grow up with. Congrats to the Nuss'!

This is one of Trevin's favorite spots. He takes off the lid and crawls in with the blankets. Apparently it's the best view in the house for the TV.

And while we're on the topic of odd places to hang out... Yeah the cupboard is good. 

And then there's always the pantry! He loves to play in there for some reason. Just look at that face, doesn't look guilty at all, does it? Check out what's next to his feet.

Yup, just emptied a loaf of bread onto the floor. Most were smashed and some had a bite taken out of them. Whatever, we ate it. 

Are there even words for this? GAH! I'm just gushing over here.

Horsey rides are totally in right now. Dad is the coolest. 

Ashton and I built a fort for Trevin. He wasn't as impressed as he should have been. But we still managed to get an hour of play-time out of it. Our fort building skills have definitely diminished since we were kids. It was way harder than we remember it being. And it broke constantly. 

As March madness comes to a close, we finally begin our own basketball. We've loved the nice weather so Trevin can "shoot ball!" 

Two more things that Trevin loves: the driveway rock and going in and out the front door. The other day he decided it was time to bring the flower pots inside. (I think we were just a little late on that..) 

Trevin is all about order. Until he longs for destruction. Destruction generally wins. 

Farm life is good. 

The first touch of 

grass under the toes.

Ballin'

With summer right around the corner, CRC responsibilities have been picking up.  Lately I've been taking a stab at graphic design. It was almost as much fun as journal entries. And that's not a sarcastic remark. I had a blast learning new things in Photoshop.

Birthday bash coming soon!

Planning a party, growing on the farm...