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!!!

Santa Train Ride

We took Will on his first train ride today at the North Alabama Railroad Museum. Santa even visited with us on the train! Will loved riding on train. It was so much fun to see the excitement in his eyes. We then went to eat lunch together..just the 3 of us.
Gigi and Uncle Robby watched Ben for us. Ben had fun "walking" between them...he is taking about 5 to 7 steps in between each person before he sits down. Thanks Gi and Bub!

Will's First Christmas Performance!

Will's school had their Christmas performance today. We were on the 3rd row so we had a great view of him. Will was very interested in all the older kids behind him on the stage. He did not sing much but was into the ringing of his bells! Gigi, Pop, and Daddy all came. Santa was there too but we skipped out and went to lunch under the conditon that we made cookies when we got home! (Mind you we have already seen Santa 5 times!) We then spent the rest of day indoors due to the NASTY weather.

Ben was a good baby and Gigi did a great job keeping him busy so we could get pictures and video.