More Christmas!

This is my favorite of the season I think!
I had to put this one on... it cracked me up! Thanks Isaiah for ruining the Christmas 2010 photo with your finger up your nose!!!!!!!
These photos were taken at the Drumm Farm Christmas Party. Santa came and both Maddie and Isaiah would not go up to see him even though he had a present for them! Poor Isaiah looked at me sooooo confused and said, "mommy is santa real?" Later that night he was laying in bed saying, "I think Santa is real." "No Santa's not real." Such a thinker! The other day he said, "Mommy santa knows my name." I said, "No Isaiah he doesn't." He said, "Uh-huh, he said it." I forgot he called his name when he tried to give him his present!

Nikki will not agree with this statement but sometimes I wish Santa was NEVER created!

I don't have pics of our Happy Birthday Jesus party because I was very sick on Christmas. =(

Everything Christmas!

We have had 3 Christmas celebrations! It's been a ton of fun. This is definately the year for the most toys!
My mom got Isaiah this outfit and after he put it on he said, "I look like a puppy dog."
I'm so happy Maddie is still into baby dolls!

This is by far Isaiah's favorite gift sent from Uncle Chad and Aunt Jennifer, Jules and Ava. This is also his first gun so it's extra special.

I Love This Time of Year

Reminders

I was just looking back at our blog from when I first started it. I LOVED reading all of the things about Madison and realized I haven't done very good with Isaiah. So this one is for me and my memory in a few years.

26 months

I called him sweetheart the other day and he looked at me quickly with a very offended look on his face and said, "I not a sweetie, I Isaiah silly."

Antaun walked in and said, "oh bob the the builder's on" Isaiah said, "That not bob the builder that handy manny silly."

The latest, "I wanna sleep in your bed mommy"

Isaiah carries on conversations, complete with uh-huh, I know, why not?

Says often, "Maddie not sharing"

I asked him who Jesus was awhile back and he thought really hard and said, "Jesus made the food."

The other day he looked at Antaun and said, "I love you so much"

He is trying to potty train himself. Lately he says, "I have to go potty reatty bad"

He could live outside.

He tells us often he is a football player and will ask me where his helmet is.

He fell down VERY hard today. I was waiting for a cry but he said, "I ok, I muscles." Daddy taught him this.

Isaiah has an amazing memory. The other day a therapist walked in the house that he has seen maybe once or twice and he said, "Hi Julie." He saw fireworks today and said, "the 4th of July" He hasn't been to Texas since this summer but was recently talking about "Chan's pool"

Isaiah is a wonderful sleeper, he loved his crib until a couple of weeks ago.

Isaiah's favorite people are his daddy, uncle seth and grandpa

Isaiah is terrified on any type of person/animal that looks real but isn't. An example would be the toy soldier that was by the santa display at Bass Pro. He was trembling.

He asks to go to Bass Pro Shoppppp about 5 times a day!

If you tell Isaiah something he does not agree with he says, "uh-uh, no that not it or that not right"

The other day I found his cute little self looking under the bed, I walked in and said what are you doing? He said, "Mommy can you find my bottle."

He has a very protective older sister. Today I overheard her say to a little boy they were playing with at a consignment store we were at, "Did you just call him a foo foo?" "He is my baby brother" I laughed out loud, she had no idea I was watching.

I love this little boy, so thankful for his life.

Super Girl and The Bee

I was really surprised this year when Madison passed right over the princess costumes and picked this one! She announced passionately one night at dinner she did not want to be an animal this year! It made me sad. I thought she would be a bunny or a puppy for a few more years. =)
This was her idea. She is really quick to talk about how there is no super hero stronger than Jesus. I love it. (she did ask to take this off right before we went into the party) Poor Isaiah...I'm sure he would have LOVED to be spider man but I found this in a box of costumes downstairs in the basement. I was feeling frugal so he got to be a little bumble bee.
Maddie with her super girl moves!

So Blessed

I LOVE this picture
Not the greatest family photo I was hoping for!

Our serious little boy making his Uncle Chad face
Isaiah wishing Maddie would let go of his head!
Maddie is tired of pictures by this point!

Example

I came back outside a few mornings ago after running in the house to grab something and this is what I found...

Maddie was watching...

Maddie followed...

I was blessed!!

Flying High

After this Isaiah would say, "Will you do dat again daddy?"

First Haircut

This face did not last long at all!It's unbelievable how a hair cut makes him seem SO much older.

Funny story about Isaiah: Yesterday I was talking to Maddie and called her babe, Isaiah turned around to me and with a very confused look said, "I not your babe." He thought I was talking to him! I never knew a 2 year old could be so opinionated!

Just a few days ago, Antaun and I were meeting with someone from Drumm Farm talking, not paying attention to Isaiah. I looked over only to see him jumping off the little kid table saying, "I buzightyeor, and beyond" it was complete with a landing noise as he hit the floor! I laughed so hard, it was hilarious.

I LOVE THIS LITTLE BOY!!!!!

Well most of you all know that Antaun and I agreed I get to have Isaiah's hair the way I like it for the first 2 years. It's funny to admit but I had actually been feeling truly sad about parting with his curls. It took a little bit but I decided I like it. Antaun was gracious and did not shave it. I'm fairly certain he knew that would not be a good idea!

Human

Lately this song gets stuck in my head, makes me smile and know I am right where I'm supposed to be.

I'm so thankful for music.


Every life has a choice
to rise up to fill the void
Every heart has a mission
And we are called to be human.

We gotta do better than this cuz
we only have one chance to make a difference
We gotta do better than this cuz
we only have one life that we've been given
A little love, a little kindness, a little light in this time of darkness
It'll be what makes us different
It'll be what makes us human
I'm human, you're human, we are human.

We are marked with His image
And we are scarred with indifference
Maybe now we should listen
Hear the cry of God's children

Look who's two!

Our Birthday Boy, who LOVES pider man!!
Uncle Seth hooked him up with a MWSU jersey

Isaiah with one of his favorite people

I did a very bad job at taking pictures of everyone at the party. We had a great time, Isaiah loved it all. He was so excited for his pider man, motocycle cake! A few nights before the boy woke me up at 4:00 in the morning. I could NOT get him to go back to sleep so of course naturally I lay him beside me (I now take care of 10 children and I wanted some sleep) as I drift off to sleep I hear, "Hey mommy (in this deep little voice) I want my pider man cake." He went on to talk about his birthday party for a few minutes. It was funny in the morning!

We are so thankful for our little boy. He makes me laugh every day. My favorite lately was when I asked him if he pooped and he replied, "no it just gas!"