Merry CHRISTmas!

Here a few memories from the past few days...

We hope you all had a wonderful time celebrating JESUS!!

Way too long!

So I can't put pictures because of our computer situation right now but I wanted to put some things on that I don't want to forget about our kiddos....

Isaiah is starting to bust out lots of little words lately...
15 months
hot, hat, mama, dada, dog, woof woof, moo, raarrrr, he is really attempting Maddie, it's sounds like daddy, uh-oh, nana, more, BALL, BALL, BALL, EVERYTHING is a ball. The other morning he woke up saying ball. So, I'm not proud of this but it's a memory, he pretend burps after Uncle Seth, thanks bub! He is still climbing like a monkey, today he fell down 3 times while attempting to stand on something he shouldn't. He is as sweet as can be and gives kisses often. He gets very mad at Madison and lets her know when he doesn't like something she does. He loves tofu and avocado, it's funny!

Madison...
Almost 4, did I really just type that??
The other day we went to cut down our Christmas tree, we walked in to get hot chocolate and she saw Santa and the Nativity with Baby Jesus. She could have cared less about Santa and yelled out, "JESUS" and ran over to see him. AAAAAAAA, I was so proud of her, I had a tear and then thought, "She is getting it, she knows it's not about a man in a beard but about our Savior, JESUS!!!!!!

We are memorizing Luke 2:6-11 and she is doing so well with it.
She wants everyone to know that Santa is not real but we can pretend he is real.
She said the other day after hearing the song about santa, "only Jesus can see me when I'm sleeping."
She said the other day, "I believe in God but some people don't and they go to jail." I think she meant hell, I asked her who told her that and she said daddy.
She is as sweet and sassy as can be. Sometimes she looks like she is 13 when she talks to me.
She got to come to work with me tonight and it was the coolest thing ever!!! She played office at my desk and had a blast!

Antaun and I are doing well, he is such a blessing to me. I'm so thankful we will celebrate 5 years in April. I am one blessed lady!

Merry Christmas!
I will post pics soon, I have SOOO many!

The Greatest Show on Earth

We enjoyed some too!

We went to the circus a few weeks ago. It was so much fun. I think I enjoyed it more than anyone!! It took Maddie a little while to like it, it was loud and she does not like loud noises at all. Isaiah loved it from the beginning but toward the end was like, "I've had enough." It took me back to my childhood, I have the best memory of going to the circus with my family.

A Few of My Favorites Lately from Maddie

This was her favorite

This was not her favorite

We took a free gymnastics class a few weeks ago to see how she liked it, she LOVED it!!

A Few of my Favorites

Madison looking at a baby says excitedly "Oh well bless my heart"

Madison looking at the dead skin on my feet, "Oh, my, what in THE Gosh?"

Madison still says "I reeegot" instead of forgot. I'm not telling her =)

Madison sobbed on Sunday evening when we told her who her teacher would be, she DOES NOT like this certain lady. Antaun had to go talk to the teacher because Maddie reported "She won't let me dance AND she yells" (in hysterics) "I want Ms. Kay and Ms. Connie" I didn't think this stuff started this early. I have to admit I don't really like the lady either. hmmm...

Madison insists that her daddy is her husband. She loves him to pieces.

I can't believe Maddie will be 4 in January. My baby, wow, it has gone SOOO fast. I find myself holding her a little longer and tighter knowing she will be 14 before I know it!!

Happy Birthday Isaiah

Not quite sure what to think of this sweet stuff.
Love This Smile!

Fun New Toys!

Fun With Grandpa

I'm a little late because of computer problems. But we did celebrate Isaiah's first birthday a few weeks ago and had a blast!! He is a big fan of dump trucks, bulldozers, trucks etc... So we did a dump truck theme! I transformed a fire truck cake pan into a dump truck and was pretty proud!

A Few Things I Never Want to Forget about Isaiah at this age...

You are a climber, o wow, do you climb!!

You LOVE food, you never turn anything away, you even liked chili tonight!

You already kick a ball, standing up. No joke, you look like a little soccer player.

You already tackle your big sister

You have learned not to pull her hair because daddy would pull your's (how mean =)

You wave and say hi to people you see in a loud "HAA"

You are started to not like when I leave you in the nursery

YOU LOVE OUTSIDE, you could be outside exploring all day

You already throw VERY BIG fits and you are only 12 months old

You are VERY determined and don't give up when you want something

You look sort of bow legged when you walk, it's pretty cute

A peeled apple is your favorite snack

You LOVE your bottle

You love to ride in the car and listen to music

You sleep from 8:00pm-9:30am and most days you take a 3 hour nap

You are so busy when you are awake that you just wear yourself out!

We love you so much, what a fun year it has been. We are so thankful you a healthy, happy, energetic little boy

Last Days of Summer

We had a fun photo shoot today. Thank goodness for Daddy or we wouldn't have had all these smiles!! He is a favorite in our house!!

Gotta Brag on My Boy...

On My Way
I Did It!!
Really Proud of Myself!

Ok, so lately I have been noticing how EXTREMELY smart Isaiah is. I know EVERY mom thinks this and so I just want to be like EVERY mom for a little bit...

Isaiah at 11 months

Today I said, "Isaiah, do you want to eat?" He said, "mmmmmmm"

Everytime he hears the word kiss he makes the kissy noise complete with smacking his little precious lips!!

GET THIS, today I said, "I love you" and he made the kissy noise. The boy knew to associate the words I love you with kiss, I just know he did!!!!

I ask him to clap, he claps

I ask him to do peek-a-boo, his hands go over his eyes

I ask him to make this funny noise with his mouth and he does it

I ask him to stand, he stands

We are working on "Isaiah can you sing a song?" and he says "AAAAA"

Maddie and him have a wonderful high pitch screaming game where they compete with one another

IT'S CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It has really shown me he can understand the word no and knows when I am telling him to not do something!! So we are working on this concept!

He weighs a whopping 24 pounds and 31 and a half inches long.

He recently got two shots and cried for a VERY short period of time (Seth is my witness) Seth said, "He's a beast." =)

The doctor commented on how large his head is measuring, I had to laugh because Antaun's childhood nickname was "Buckethead" She said sometimes this is a worry but I knew it was just part of being Antaun's little boy!!!

He is standing and looks like an old man as he gets himself up, it's pretty funny! I think walking will be in the near future and I am scared. =)

Butterfly Festival

So we headed off for a daycation at Powell Gardens to be like Fancy Nancy and go see some butterflies. We didn't tell Maddie where we were going and gave her clues the whole way, she guessed butterflies right when we pulled in, it was lots of fun! I have never seen so many butterflies and they were so pretty! Highly recommend it! Our Big 3 and 1/2 year old!
Had to take a picture of the peppers!
A sweet lady volunteered to take this. Maddie had a mouth full of peach!

They were so beautiful.

To My Texas Family...

Dear Family,
I just wanted you all to know that I am really excited for my first trip to Texas. I'm really sorry I haven't been able to travel there yet, my daddy is working so hard for us but I think he is going to have some days off soon. I'm especially excited to meet my memama, my big sister Maddie told me she is really special. I'm growing really fast and my favorite thing to do is CLIMB!! Today I did a really cool trick in the shopping cart, my mommy even had me belted in but I stood straight up in the seat. I think I scared her, glad she was right there to get me!! I will be turning one soon and my mommy and daddy are going to have a monkey themed party for me because they call me their little monkey! Well, I love you all and will see you soon.

Isaiah My mommy got me this hat today at a garage sale for 1.00, I knew you all would like it!

A Night Away!!

Well I don't have very many pictures BUT, this is evidence that I recently had a girl's night away with my best friend, sister and we scrapbooked for hours and hours!!!!!!!! It was to put it mildly WONDERFUL!!!!!!!! The first few hours I think I repeated, "This is so fun" about 5 times!!

Panera, Bean Dip, Cookies, Talking, More talking, crying (happy of course), a trip to Michaels to look at scrapbook stuff (Nikki had to drag me out), Laughing until we were crying, No children interrupting, sleeping in until 10:00!!! I could go on and on! Our only complaint, it wasn't long enough!!!!!!! =) It's so awesome to have a sister so close to me that knows me sometimes I think better than I know myself. I really miss having her 5 minutes away but I am really thankful for quality time like this! Love you Nikki! We need to plan our October or Nov. one!

And I have to tell everyone how great Antaun was with our kids at home. Madison only had one almost meltdown and she didn't even cry for me! It's funny because she still, four days later is asking me all the time, "Mommy where are you, where are you going, when are you coming back!" And I don't think Isaiah missed me at all, he is quite the daddy's boy and is just fine when he is with his daddy. Antaun left for work today and he cried for him when he left!