It's Christmas Day!

You were so excited for today to arrive. You visited Santa about a week before Christmas and loved sitting on his lap and telling him about the cars that you wanted him to bring. You talked a lot about Christmas Day and about Santa and his reindeer coming. This is the first year that I think you really started to understand about Christmas and what was going to happen. You couldn't wait to open presents and eat cookies! You got so many toys, so many!!! Grandpa and Grandma got you a DVD player for the car and out and about, along with your own toy mp3 player and cell phone! You got lots of books (you love to have me read to you) too! At Papa and Grammy's you got a new motorized Jeep. Since it was so big, it was actually at home. From Santa you got lots of Thomas the Tank Engine tracks and engines, some Diego toys and of course the Cars toys that you asked Santa for! You opened more presents and got more toys today than you know what to do with! But I know that you will love playing with them all! Merry Christmas Day to you!

Hello???

It sure has been awhile since I have posted anything on your blog! Well I guess that is because we have been pretty busy since your brother Ben was born. At first you were not too happy with having to share me with Ben and I think you were a little jealous. But the last couple weeks you have seemed to adjusted and just the other day you said, "I love you Benny." You almost always call Ben, Benny (which I think is so cute). You like to help me change his diapers sometimes and you really like to help me give him a bath. But the thing you are best at is making sure he has his pacifier when he is fussy! You like having me home with you all the time, but I know that you miss your Grammy too. You and I have been getting ready for Christmas, doing lots of shopping and once a week you and I have a Christmas craft playgroup we go to. You are so cute these days with the things that you say. You must listen really well to what your Dad and I say, because you repeat them at the funniest times. Today, we were shopping and I was getting your and Ben off the stroller and into the car, I got Ben into the car and you were messing around on the stroller and almost tipped it over. I started to yell and you and said, "what are you doing?" and you came back with, "Mommy, I crazy!" Oh, you just had me laughing so hard and I couldn't even think about yelling at you anymore! You really make me laugh a lot with the things you do and say! You are so full of energy and it's so much fun to watch you!

School Halloween Party

This evening your "school" (daycare) had their annual Halloween party. You really had not worn your Halloween costume that much, just a couple times for a few minutes at home. You really didn't want to wear it, but Daddy and I kept telling you that you could only get treats if you had your costume on. We got to school and you were really shy at first, but when we found your teachers and your good friend, Puka, you were okay. You made a some art with stickers and a hand with popcorn. You drew some pictures of pumpkins and of course you got candy along the way. You wanted to hold your favorite pieces of candy and would not let me put them in your bag! You had a great time going around to all the classrooms and getting candy and doing activities. At the end there was a magic show (were you called the magician Santa Claus!). You like eating your cookies and watching the show. Here are some pictures.

Leaf Raking & Jumping

The weather could not have been nicer today (especially for the middle of October), it was 75 and not a cloud in the sky. Daddy and you went outside and raked leaves. Daddy made some huge piles and you loved jumping and rolling around in them! You guys played out there for hours. And later when Aunt Jeanette came over to babysit you played in them some more. I still had Grandpa's camera and got a big lens out and got some nice pictures. More pictures here.

Cider Mill with Aunt Becky

Today Aunt Becky took you to the cider mill with some of your cousins. You really like playing with Joey and had a great time. Aunt Becky got some pictures too!

"I Naked, I Naked"

today when I picked you up from school your teacher, Ms. Lacee, had a funny story to tell me about you. Apparently you told her that you had to go to the bathroom and so you went into the classroom bathroom and got your pants and pull-ups off and then decided to take your shirt off as well. Then you ran into the classroom running around, shouting, "I naked, I naked!" Your teacher was laughing so hard and tried to sternly tell you to go back to the bathroom and put your clothes back on. But should couldn't say it without a smile. She said you were just too funny! Oh the things that a toddler does!

Riding Around

I just had to take a couple pictures of you riding your four wheeler. You have really gotten the hang of driving it and can steer it just where you want to go. And now even when you get stuck, you know how to get off and turn it around and hop back on! Whenever you can get outside this is your favorite thing to do!

New Room!

Your new room that you and Jacob are sharing is finished! You really seem to like playing in here and you are doing great sleeping in your new bed. Although you still keep calling the room Jakey's room and you still call the baby's room your room. I am sure in a few weeks you will be all adjusted though. I hope that you like your new room!

Big Boy Bed

Tonight you slept in your new big boy bed for the first time. It's the bottom of the bunk beds that you are sharing with your brother Jacob. You did great too! We did the same things we normally do before bedtime. Took a bath, got your jammies on, got some milk, gave kisses and hugs to daddy and Jacob and then off to your room. We read two books like always (and like always you asked to read more!). Then I layed with you for a few songs on the cd that I play for you each night. I kissed you good night and you said good night and I shut the door. I couldn't believe it was that easy, but it was. You fell right asleep and looked so cozy in that big bed. You did wake up once and called for me and daddy and daddy went to lay with you. But I think that you did great for your first night. I don't know that you are ready to give your crib up to the new baby that is coming, but I think that once it gets here you will be okay and well adjusted to sleeping in your new room and new bed.

A Day with Thomas

Okay, well it really wasn't a whole day, but it was a couple hours and you LOVED it! We went to Huckleberry Railroad to visit Thomas the Tank Engine. Thomas the Train is your favorite cartoon right now and you already have lots of Thomas the Train toys. You are being to learn all the names of the different engines too. So I got tickets and you, Daddy and me and went for a train ride on the real Thomas the Train! We talked about it for a couple days beforehand and you were very excited. And when you actually saw Thomas your face just light up. You couldn't believe how big he was! You kept saying, "big Thomas." You loved the train ride and went between Daddy and I to see different things. You always got some tattoos of Thomas and his friends and played with some of the Thomas toys they had set up there. You really had a great time there and if I would have known how much stuff they had to do there we would have been there longer, but there is always next year. Here are some pictures!