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!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Love,

Bam Bam

Twenty Months

You turned twenty months yesterday...just four short months until your second birthday. I know I sound like a broken record, but how time flies. I feel like you just celebrated your first birthday and now you are turning into such a little boy!

• You are still a good eater and usually enjoy mealtime just like your momma and daddy!
• You have all your teeth except for your two year molars
• You love to be outside and ask to "go, go, go" all day long.
• You can open the exterior doors and let your self "out", which scares momma to death! We have to be careful to remember to lock them at all times.
• You are pretty tall for your age and can reach just about anything on any counter or inside most drawers in the house. And you do so OFTEN!
• The Wiggles are by far your favorite video and you like to watch them over and over and over again. I sing the Wiggle songs in my sleep!
• You try and skip and it is the funniest thing ever...a little more practice and coordination and you will have it down!
• You talk a lot and will try to repeat anything we ask you to.
• You have really begun to understand yes and no questions and can answer most correctly. You will sometimes answer yes to crazy questions like, "Are you going to the moon?" But you always answer a NO to, "Do you want to go to school?"
• You do like school just not the leaving momma part. Miss Courtney and Miss Jill, your two teachers, always say you have great days at school.
• You are still such a sweet and loving little thing. You will graciously give out a zillion hugs and kisses to me and your daddy all day long...I hope that never ends. We love you and can't wait to see you grow!
  
  

I can't keep up...

with all of you!!! Hope these snapshots suffice for a day or two. We went to the park over the weekend and got a few cute shots...mustard, ketchup, cake stains and all!

Tailgate

The "pig" tailgate that the Bakers and ourselves put on turned out to be a great success, even if our team wasn't! We had a blast with great friends and awesome food! Michael and Chip did a fabulous job on the pig and it went a long way (we ended up serving over 160 guests).

The boys got to it early and began cooking the pig around 5am Saturday morning. Allyson and I set everything up and decorated at 10am and guest started coming soon there after. We had a great weekend and appreciate everyone who come out to celebrate with us.

Thank you also to Nannie and Grandaddy who kept Thomas for a long weekend in Birmingham. I never realized how quiet home could be without the pitter patter of small feet. We missed Thomas tons and could not wait to have him home!