Twenty Two Months

5 Things I LOVE about You

1. That you still like to be rocked for naps and bedtime. This makes me carve out time to sit quietly, which I don't find time to do often enough. At night, after we say your prayers and you crawl up on my shoulder, I often pray specifically for you. As I rocked you last night, I thanked God that he made you exactly like you are...fearfully and wonderfully made!

2. Your sense of humor. You are so much fun to kid with and have always "gotten the joke" since such an early age. You will laugh at just about anything silly Daddy or I do and you often joke back with us too.

3. Your strut...the way you walk and run. You strut and always have. It makes me smile just thinking about it.

4. Your emerging imagination. Your little imagination is just beginning to bud and you have suddenly started to pretend play more and more. I love playing with you and your new kitchen. I get such a kick out of watching you cut a piece of cake for yourself, Daddy and I and then putting each piece on a plate and passing them out to us. You give each of us spoons, fold your sweet chubby hands and direct us to "pray". You ask for "more pray" because you love it when we sing our mealtime prayer and then you blow out your candle and pretend to take bites from your spoon. You are turning into a toddler before my eyes.

5. Your great disposition. You are so HAPPY 99% of the time. Your sweet spirit is contagious...your Daddy and I fall more in love with you everyday!

Christmas Recap

We had a great and busy Christmas. We are so thankful for the birth of a saviour, supportive family and great friends. Hoping the New Year brings your family many blessings!

Celebrating and sweeping floors with cousins at Papa and Mimi's

Screaming about Santa at Callaway Gardens

Taking our annual PJ picture with our bestest friends...the best one we could get this year!

Our family on Christmas Eve before Candlelight Communion

Santa came and sure delivered!!!

HAPPY on Christmas morning

Playing with all his new loot

Opening presents at Nana and Grandaddy's

Riding his new wagon from Nana and Grandaddy

Thomas' Fist Haircut

Thomas finally got his first haircut shortly before Christmas. It was time...he was being labeled a girl everyday, numerous times a day. Even though I loved his curls and miss them terribly, I really do like his new big boy haircut. He looks like such a little man and now really looks like a little Michael clone! Overall he did well during the haircut, thanks to M&M's and his Boo-Boo being there. Hope you enjoy the pics...

The before shot

He cared more about what color M&M's he had in his cup than the haircut for the most part

But sticky mouth and flying hair mixed produced faces like this...

and then reactions like this!!!

The after shot

All smiles again at home playing in the garage

I'm back....

and will update sooon!!! Just a quick peek from tonight before bed for the grands who are missing the boy. Look at those sweet chipmunk teeth...oh, he makes my heart melt!

Brunch with Santa

Thomas and I joined some family friends for brunch with Santa this past Sunday. Thomas wanted nothing to do with the jolly old man and so I was not able to get the classic lap picture...maybe next year!

I did get a few cute candid shots while we waited for our group to take their turns in his lap.

What a pretty Santa and setting!

Cheesing for mommy

Thomas loved the rudolph nose Santa gave him


Laughing at Barrett and Karlee

These two have so much fun together

Chasing Hudson

Santa's Little Helper

We finally got our tree up and decorated last night...most of the decoration happened after our "little helper" was fast asleep! Thomas loved all the excitement and was in awe of the tree. I will have to say that Michael and I were in awe of how many lights one tree can hold. Thanks to King Braswell, of Blooming Colors, our tree is covered from top to bottom with white and colored lights. So many that when I plugged in the vacuum to sweep up all the needles, it blew the fuse!!! A simple flip of the breaker and we were in business again.

Even though Thomas does not fully understand all this Christmas stuff, I know he is making memories to last a lifetime. I loved watching him sit in front of the tree staring up...and it was the first thing he asked about when he woke up this morning. Now if I can only convince him that we look with our eyes and not our hands, it will be a miracle!

Beep Beep Car

Thomas got his first car...yellow, red and plastic! Just wish his next car would cost the same as this one did. He LOVES it and looks like such a big boy sitting in it. Notice the kitten in the top picture? A new favorite from Target, which purrs and meows. Although he likes dogs too, kitty cats still hold his heart, probably because both sets of grandparents own one. A good thing says his daddy, since he swears we never will.

A BIG THANK YOU to his Papa Jim for putting together his new beep beep car! You won this boy's heart!!!