Musings on Being Thankful!

As I write this I have much to be thankful for. I have an amazing network and family and friends. This Thanksgiving we spent with Mr. B's family in Mount Airy...it is very amazing to feel the power of having 3 generations sitting around the same table eating a meal. We visited with cousins, grandparents, and great grandparents. I however did miss my own parents since it was Mr.B's year, of course we talked on the phone and will see them soon anyway.

On the way home from Mount Airy, we decided to take Z up on top of Pilot Mountain. We talk about it every time we go by, but actually thought it was usually closed because you can't see the main entrance from the interstate. Well, he found his second wind once we got up there so we decided to hike out to the overlook.

On the way we spotted a man and his daughter with 2 llamas. At first Z was afraid of them, he said they would smell bad. I walked up to them and began petting them prying they wouldn't spit on me. Once he saw me petting them, he decided it was OK. It was one of those amazing unusual experiences that my son seems to get in his life. Of course we got some pictures...then when we were heading to the parking lot we saw them getting into a mini van to go home. I had to laugh and of course take a picture or two to share with my mom. She appreciated the pics and the picture in her head of all this going on.

I'm a Bad Blogger

I've been a bad blogger. I vowed to do better last time, well once again I failed. I've come to realize that I have a lot on my plate and don't always get it done. This does not make me a failure, it just makes me busy. I try to spend as much quality time with the Z-man as I can and we have many great adventures and as much as I have wanted this blog to be a combination of those adventures and different things I do with him as well as thing I observe about life, I just forget to come back here and post. I'm going to try to do better so some day he can look back on these things and read about his adventures.

Well, we have had many adventures since my last post. My little boy is now 3, potty trained, and even more amazing than ever before. I feel like I am truly blesses to be his mother and be able to help guide him in his adventures. Every day is an adventure with him and no 2 are the same. He loves the great outdoors more than just about anything. He is very lucky to be close enough to spend a lot of time with both sets of his grandparents on a regular basis. He has an amazing way of looking at things and figuring out different ways to make them work or different ways to play with them. He has a fabulous side kick in many of his adventure...his best buddy, Gus the dog.

He and Gus play inside the house and outside. He loves his Gus dog. He also has a few friends his age. Being busy I don't get to set up as many play dates for them as I would like, but we try. His bestest friend lives in Asheville 3.5 hours away. When he asks to play with his best friend Orion, it kinda breaks my heart because I know he won't get to see him for a while. He is such a happy little boy no matter what is going on. He is very inquisitive and always on the go.
Here are a few pics from our adventures over the last few months.

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