Merry Christmas 2008!

Wow, what a Christmas! We are very blessed to be healthy and have a wonderful family. As we were driving to Waynesboro the night before Christmas Eve, I was thinking about Christmas and just how special it is. God sent his son to save us. He continues to bless us everyday even when times are hard. It was tough this year because it was the first Christmas Boomer had without his Dad. We spent Christmas this year with my parents and did "Santa" there. It was super fun this year because he was old enough this year to realize what was going on. I wish you could have seen some of the expressions and noises he was making! The bright round eyes and oo's and wow's!! So cute! And of course, we forgot the video recorder!! Imagine that! But tons of pics so get ready! We found the GINORMOUS Mickey Mouse at Walmart for $10..can you believe that! Santa left Mickey riding on the four-wheeler. He ran straight for Mickey!! He got a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse which we have to take back because a part was missing!! We have had it for a month now but just opened it Christmas Eve night to set it up and realized that the hot air balloon was missing. But that's okay. He got a battery operated four-wheeler, couple of Elmo things like books, phone and bath toys and a Mickey Mouse flashlight and small airplane which Mickey rides in. Did you get that..... he LOVES Mickey and Elmo! My parents got him a slide and he LOVES it! Gosh, he got lots of stuff from lots of family members and he loves it all! He just doesn't know what to play with first. Thank you for all the presents and your love. We love you all so much!! You helped make this Christmas a wonderful one.

Christmas Party

Well, I have survived the week with excited children awaiting Santa!! It has been a crazy week! I am so glad that we get out at 10 tomorrow . Not only was our Christmas party at school but Grant had his as well! Destiny, I saw this website/magazine on your blog and you said you got a lot of your ideas from here and your ideas are always so cute! So I went to Family Fun and found these precious reindeer cookies and made them for Grant's class. I also made them magical reindeer dust and an ornament. So much fun! I love being a mommy and doing those things!!! I hate my friend Kara couldn't come, but no worries not many parents were there. Kara, Kolton was so funny! We were the last class to leave and he was the last person eating and FeFe tried getting him ready to leave and kept asking him if he was done and he would shake his head and she would ask again minutes later and he would say NO and then finally started to cry. Grant went over to pat him on the back like "it's okay man!". But it was funny!! He hushed when she walked away and realized that his Cheetos were staying!! HAHA! Got some cute pics but they couldn't stay together long enough for me to get great ones. Kolton minded Super! I told him to stand here and there and he went..it was MY child who kept trying to jump in my lap and not participate in the picture taking!! How do you do it??! Oh and you also need to show me how in the world to make a collage with these pics!!!

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!!

Well, I can't believe that our school district made us go to school today and then we released at 11:30. Boomer was home with Grant and he got to experience his first snow...without me. I was so sad. A mother never wants to miss any "first" with their child. But I must say that my wonderful husband did a good job taking many pics and videotaping!! Grant LOVED the snow! He did not know what to think! He walked back into the garage at one point and accidently found "Christmas" presents. We bought him a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse because he adores that show and LOVES the hotdog song. When Boomer walked into the garage from filming, Grant was pointing to the clubhouse saying "hotdog, hotdog, hotdog!" over and over! It was funny. Boomer captured it all on tape! By the time that I got home from school, the snow was over and it was sleeting really bad and we couldn't get out in it. But it sure was pretty while it lasted!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope that everyone had a very blessed Thanksgiving with family. The older that I get, the meaning of holidays become more and more clear to me. Not that I didn't know what they meant before but for example, I used to love getting up and watching the Thanksgiving Day parade and then going to my grandparents for lunch to visit with family. Well now, the parade is just not as exciting as it used to be but seeing my family and soaking up every second I have with them and they have with Grant just means so very much more. Anyway, we had a great time at my parents house. I was able to take a few pictures before my batteries died!
Grant loved playing with the two new kittens that roamed up to my dad's house!! Aren't they cute!


This is Grant trying to give the kitten a hug, but it was a little to quick for him! So he caught his booty to hug instead!


Grant loves to be outside! He likes to look at the water, but don't worry, Boomer is with him every step!!!!






Okay so you notice the bruise under his eye...well he fell along with half of his class coming back from lunch. They walk in a line to and from lunch and one kid fell and it was like a domino effect...they all fell. Grant fell on a little girl's mouth and hit her teeth...OUCH!

Christmas tree, lights, and Santa!!

Well, I know some might think that I am weird but I put my tree up last weekend! I LOVE to look at my tree and just enjoy it and enjoy Christmas time. As much time as it takes to get it out and put it up to make it look good, dog gone it, I am going to put it up early and stare at it!! :)



Tuesday, I saw on an email that Santa was going to be at Bass Pro! How much fun! Boomer and I like to take Grant there to look at all the animals. Well, in the back they have a small "Winter Wonderland like" set up with Santa and reindeer and toy trains..it is so cute. You have to go! It is so much better and nicer than Northpark and not nearly a long line. However, Grant wasn't too fond of jolly ole' St. Nick this year. He did GREAT with the Easter bunny. We thought that would surely scare him too death.. but no he loved it. And the camera even messed up and he sat there in the bunny's lap like it was mommy holding him. SANTA...Well let's just say he knew it wasn't mommy holding him!! HE HATED IT! So therefore, Boomer and I had to get in the picture with him!! Oh the memories!!

Grant's First Hair Cut

Grant got his first haircut today. He does not have much hair at all but parts just wouldn't lay down. His hair is growing on top but not so much underneath. So it looks like an old man "comb over". Therefore, we got it trimmed today. I took 50 million pics!! I sat with him first in the chair. When they put the cape on....oh that was just it! He was not having that. SO Boomer stood up with him and he was fine!! He did really good. We are proud!:)

This is the BEFORE picture. You can see some of his fly aways...it just won't lay down


He REALLY hated the cape!!


The "DURING" pictures..Notice the crocodile tear! He is also checking the guy out who is cutting his hair...I guess watching to make sure he isn't making a gap in his hair because he knows he doesn't have enough to lose!





The "AFTER". He looks so polished and cute! I am a little bias! They gave him a sucker when they were done. Isn't that funny...he's just like his mommy!