Merry Christmas!

We have had a couple of jammed packed days of celebration. I have even crossed the 2.5 hour nap marker today!!! That should tell you something. We have some fantastic things to celebrate this season. First of all we are so happy to celebrate Jesus' birth so that we can know how truly blessed we are and how loved we are. We also are thrilled to celebrate my dad's new job, which he starts on January 12. We are looking forward to celebrating my Opa's and brother's birthday on Monday!! So here are just a couple pictures of the past couple days to get you through. As soon as my brother gets here, we will start a site for him as well and hopefully mom can link it up correctly. Until then, have a blessed Christmas and hoping we all can learn the TRUE meaning of this day in our hearts!! My gifts were nice, but no where near the magnitude of the gift that God has given me in Jesus.
Here I am opening a few presents:

My Anakin and Obe Won guys that Chris my cousin got me...they are just like my Luke Skywalker he gave me when I went to see him...he is the GREATEST!!!

My playdough tub to play with...dad was not super thrilled with this one, but mom is pretty stoked about it.

My train set...invert the previous statement regarding my parents.

My Uncle Troy got all his kids musical instruments and after SOME of the chaos died down, they let me try my hand at the drum set!
My Aunt Diane is in town and I am having a ton of fun with her. She has been so much fun to play with and also gave me a treasure of a present. She gave me a WAY COOL box made of rock and some new shiny one dollar coins!!! They say they spend like greenbacks...fun!

Latest Outings and such

Hi there!
We really haven't done a ton of stuff lately because 1) the weather has been nasty and crazy and 2) I caught the croup. SO...here are a couple pics of the couple things we have done. We have 8 days until my brother gets here, so we may not post again for a while!! I did get to finally meet my wonderful Uncle Billy!!! He came in town for less than 24 hours and fit us in! It is soooo good to have him back from England and I can't wait to play with him again! Thank you Aunt Marcy for all the nice gifts you sent too!! I now love my Abominable Snowman, I was skeptical at first...so was Cheddar, but I woke up asking for him today!
Merry Christmas!!

Me and dad in the SNOW/ice/ sleet...whatever...wintery mix?? Also, to those who were concerned, my mother DID purchase a new coat and it has already arrived for today's cold snap.

Me and dad at Gattitown on the icy day.

Me and Frosty at the Library story time.

Me at the doctor's office trying to stay occupied while not messing with toys so other kids don't get sick from me!!!


Me in the COLD today playing with my new Little Tykes Police car...okay it was a Christmas present, that I got early because I was sick...probably not the safest way to play with it, but Dad got a bit of a workout running along side with me!!

Boy with no real coat that fits!

SOOO...winter sorta snuck up on us today! Yesterday we were at the park in pants and short sleeves...today...well, the high was 32 and we got some sleet. We realized rather quickly that my mom is in winter denial and was hoping to make it through the season with "layering" me up. Probably not going to work, so I am sure we will head out to the stores tomorrow to get a warmer coat for me that will fit! It is nice to be able to rationalize the expense because maybe my little brother could wear it too!!!
The official countdown has begun, he will be here (Lord willing) 2 weeks from TODAY!!
Boy, not sure if ANY of us are ready for that!
Here are some shots that we got before heading out...I am sure that the NRA will want to have me as the poster child, as will Ted Nugent and his hunting crew!!

Trying to not get sick!!

All my friends are coming down with a nasty virus and we are desperately trying not to catch it!! So while playing in my play room with my legos, I discovered that playing IN the box is fun!

Saturday I got to spend a lot of time with Dad and we had a good time. When mom came home we all went out and about on a hunt for 2 new items...the hunt was more for the store than the items because we knew what we wanted and where to get it. We had a tough time getting there because it was not where mom thought!!
We ended up at the new Allen Village area...it was a lot like Firewheel...gonna be chaos when it is done!
HOWEVER.... we did find the store and I came home with a new potty seat and car seat. I have been very intrigued with the toilet, toilet paper and actually tried to sit on the big one the other day. SOOOO, in hopes that the fascination continues, mom didn't want an opportunity to pass us by. The second item came by dad's initiative. He took me to Lowe's in his truck and decided that I was WAY TOO BIG to fit in my INFANT SEAT anymore...go figure that one, an 18 month old in the 70% of height is too big for a baby carrier!! :0) Anyway, we had a coupon and found one that will go up a few more lbs than my Britax. It is rated just below the Britax and we figured it was good enough. By the time my brother is ready for the Britax, we can move the other one into mom's car and be set...but for now, I have a new big one for the truck...lucky me.

Well, the new Allen mall had a little town, a Santa photo booth (we did not partake...thanks a lot Maxim IC), and REINDEER!!! So I got to play a bit and see the cool cool reindeer. Here are some pics:

Day at the Museam

Well, things have been busy as always. I have gotten to go to play with some friends and then Tuesday we all loaded up and went to the DMA for the day. The first Tuesday of every month is free and they have some kid things going on from 11 - 2. We got a later start than planned, but ended up having a great time as a family and a well needed break from the stress! I had a great time getting to spend the day with Dad, and that is the best thing ever! He has been doing a LOT of tutoring and has picked up another student. So that is actually a pretty good deal. The only bum part of that is that I don't get to spend as much time as I normally get to with him in the evenings. It really does seem like dad is busier now than when he had a job!! He is going 90 to nothing, which is no surprise to anyone who knows him. Hopefully we can get into a decent routine before too long and once this physics project is due!!




Other than that, mom has been desperately trying to keep me occupied and out of his way...sometimes with great success and sometimes with very little success. I have even conned her into letting me eat standing up at the counter while I am "helping" her cook dinner. Here is one example of a day that we were punting to keep me out of dad's way.


we also went to lunch with the Rogers' one more time before both the babies get here and there was some leftover "snow" at Frisco Square that dad taught me how to play in.