Christmas

Well our Christmas Eve did not go as planned... We went over to Gigi and Pop's for our annual Christmas Eve lunch of boiled shrimp. Will threw-up about 15 minutes before we were going to eat and was pitful for the rest of the visit. We then drove home for naps and we did not want to wake Will so we missed church. We thought we would brave it and go to a Christmas Eve get together that my family has been taking part in since 1984! Will loved running around with the older kids but before I knew it he told me he wanted to go home and turned down a cookie! Well needless to say he threw- up again! We then left and came home for a bath. Will went to bed quickly.

Chistmas morning Will was not feeling well at all. He even laid down to take a nap without any coaxing. He did go outside for a little while to play with some of his new gifts. He was feeling a little better by the end of the evening when we opened our stockings.

Gigi, Pop and Uncle Robby came over at 8:30 AM and stayed until 6:30PM. We had a huge breakfast and a good ham dinner. Daddy and Gigi did all the cooking! Everyone enjoyed their gifts. Will told everyone that it was Jesus' birthday and he even made a "cake" with one of his gifts.

Ben had a great first Christmas. He was the first boy up so we took him out to see his presents. He "talked" to them and then of course put them in his mouth. He loved all the wrapping paper and walked around with a animal from his new Noah's ark set in is mouth.

Throwing-up aside it was a wonderful Christmas and I got the gifts I asked for last year....for Will to be free of his ITP and to the have a safe delivery and a healthy baby boy in January.

Oh...Will's dollar store gifts for Mommy...a caulk gun and a bag of rocks!
I will post pics later.

Merry Christmas!

We wanted to wish everyone a blessed Christmas!

Christmas Shopping

We took Will to the dollar store today to pick out a gift for Mommy and Daddy. Let's just say he picked out some interesting items and was very specific in who they were for. I can't tell what they are yet because it would spoil the surprise. He also picked gifts out for Gi, Pop and Uncle Robby too. I have to say it was fun and he was so cute in telling and showing me what he wanted to get everyone. Mommy let him "pay" when we were at the check-out.

We were going to wrap them together this afternoon but did not get around to it. He has been wanting to wrap presents so I am sure it will be interesting.

Will also "wrote" his letter to Santa last night. He drew vertical lines and was telling me what he was writing as he did it...."Dear Santa, I want a snowman, Ben wants a ball, Daddy wants a reindeer and Mommy wants a train set." It was too cute. He also "addressed" the envelope.

Happy Birthday Gigi!!!!

We wanted to wish Gigi a Happy Birthday....we won't say how old she is but lets just say she is getting very close to a big one! Will picked out some flowers for her yesterday. We will not be celebrating until Sunday but hope she has a wonderful birthday today!

We appreciate all the love, help and support that she gives us!

I had to convince Will that it was her birthday....He told me "NO it is not Gigi's birthday, it is Jesus' birthday."

Will is 35 Months!

Will is 35 months today....only one more month till our little boy is 3 years old! I cannot believe how big he his getting. His vocabulary is growing everyday! Will has turned into a big boy right before our eyes.

Christmas this year is even more exciting due to Will's understanding of everything going on. His teacher told me that Will knew the Christmas Story very well. It made me feel really good that he knows the story of Jesus' birth and could share it with his teachers. Will had his Christmas party at school yesterday and had lots of fun! He told me he had pizza, chips, and NO grapes! I picked him up a little early and got some pics of him and his teachers.

Somebody is Walking!

Ben has now walked 10 or more steps several times. He walked across the room today to see me. He still likes to crawl because he can go faster!
You can also see that Ben enjoys eating biter bisquits!

Time for giving

I am a member of a local MOMS Club. We collected various little toys to re-stock the treasure chest at the St. Jude Clinic in HSV Hospital. The patients get to choose a surprise after various medical procedures. Well, the MOMS club was very generous and we collected 4 huge bags of toys (small or indvidual size) for the tresure chest! Will, Ben and I took all the goodies up there this afternoon. Ms. Beth the child life coordinator was very excited as were we!!!