Funnies

Kim: Could you please put your shoes on Big T (a nickname we've used his whole life)?
Thomas: Ok, Big Mama!
(This is a nickname I'm hoping does not stick!)

Thomas: Could I have a kiss?
Kim: When we get home, I will give you a big kiss!
Thomas: I meant a chocolate kiss.

Addington Family Reunion

The second part of our trip was spent near St. Louis, MO at a family reunion. (For those that don't know, my dad is the oldest of ten kids, I am the oldest of 48 grandkids (not including spouses) and Thomas is the oldest of 10 greatgrandkids-with two more on the way!) There were 77 of us. It was fun for us to get to visit with people we so often see only on Facebook or not at all. And it was neat for Thomas and Mae to get to play with Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and Second Cousins!

Crafting.

 

Playing.

 

Family Pictures.

 

Fayetteville Novemeber 2010

We had (as always) a delightful visit with Gram and Pops. Lots of games; a bonfire; cutting down trees; trips to Sonic; Harry Potter with Sally, Carlos and Becky; Gram Bags; messages in the special mailbox from Hong Kong; numerous games of Sequence. And SEVERAL visits to Gram and Pops's new cottage, one of which was alone and overnight for Brax and me!!!

We always love visiting my parents, and always feel sad to leave them!

I did a horrible job taking pictures this whole trip-just enjoying the conversations!

 

Thanksmas

We celebrated Thanksgiving/Christmas early while we were in Arkansas this year. It was a WONDERFUL day, and we had the added bonus of Aunt Jayne being there for the day. It was a super big treat! LOVE her!

Thanksmas.

 

Family.

 

(Please note that Sally and I came completely coordinated. Brax was wearing Blue and Carlos was wearing black. Spooky!)

Presents.

 

Mae's 2nd Birthday

 

We had a very low key birthday for Mae this year. And by low key I mean, I took her to the doctor to get shots, and we had GiGi's cupcakes when Brax got home. VERY low key! We didn't even open any presents.

Stats:
Weight: 27.5 pounds (2 pounds more than Thomas at this age) which is 60th%
Height: 36 inches (1.75 inches taller than Thomas at this age) which is above 95% and therefore off the charts

She is talking constantly, and speaking in sentences all of a sudden. Her most used response when I ask her to do something is "I'm twyyyying." She is EXTREMELY independent, and we hear the phrase, "Do it myself" a lot! She loves to sing songs-especially "so big" (my God is so big) and "children" (Jesus Loves the Little Children).

She goes between a sweet precious cuddly girl who loves dolls, coloring, and most of all her big brother Thomas and a huge fit thrower, who hits her big brother, sits down (even in puddles) and stomps her feet. It's quite the combo.

We love watching her grow, love hearing her voice and love her great hugs!

Here's Thomas at 2.

Funnies

Thomas (to one of his teachers): Miss Cherie, you're going to have to miss me next week. I'm going out of the town.

Thomas: Can I watch something while I eat?
Kim: No.
Thomas: Dad, can I watch something while I eat?
Brax: No, Thomas. Buddy, mom and I are on the same team.
Thomas (after thinking a minute): MiMi, are you on the same team?

Thomas (after falling): My ankle has a spray!

Thomas: Mom, don't change this song. It's rock and roll. It's boy's music.

Mae (overheard in her crib): I spy. No. No. Your turn. I spy. No. No. My turn.

Kim: Are you going to have a Christmas program at school?
Thomas: Yes, but I have to be a dumb sheep.
Kim: Why don't you want to be a sheep?
Thomas: I wanted to be a donkey.
Kim: Why?
Thomas: The donkeys get to stand up.
(What makes this one funnier is that I relayed this conversation to Thomas's teacher and she told me that actually the sheep get to stand up too. Random!)

Mae's Birthday Take 1

 

Last weekend we had an early birthday celebration for Mae. The day of her birthday is crazy, and we're hoping to go out of town the next day, so we celebrated with Brax's family, and decided to give her the presents from us also so that she could play with them for a few days before we left. Aunt Katey got an adorable cake, and we celebrated all day! Mae wasn't quite sure what to do with the presents, but Thomas was MORE than happy to help her open them! What a helpful brother!

(The picture on the bottom, 2nd from the right is the face that she made the whole time we were singing Happy Birthday to her. It's like she was happy, but embarrassed. So sweet.)

Galaxy of Lights

Our Botanical Garden has a HUGE light display every year from November-December. It's called Galaxy of Lights (if you haven't noticed, everything in our town has a space theme) and we've driven through it before. Well this year we decided to use our member privilege and walk through early. We picked Firday, and it was perfect weather. Crisp, so that it felt a little Christmassy, but not too cold that it wouldn't be fun. We thought it would be a really fun thing to do with the kids. However, this is what Brax and I have learned about doing life with kids. Sometimes activities are fun, sometimes not as much. Mae was feeling particularly independent that evening, and cried (and by cried I mean screamed) for quite awhile when she was put back in the stroller. Thomas whined on and off that he was tired and that he didn't get to ride in the stroller. Awesome.
We did finish off with ice cream at Sonic, which was a huge hit with both kids of course. We'll drive through when that part starts. Maybe it will be more fun then.

 

 

 

 

Love These Two!