Preschool

It was my turn to be the parent helper at Caroline's preschool again. The kids got to "make snow" (via a snowcone maker) and had a yoga session. I truly love getting to watch Caroline experience school.

Good thing...

"Good thing I'm this cute, because I've been waking up at 5:00 am on the dot EVERY SINGLE MORNING!"

Thanks Daddy!

Thanks Daddy for all you do for your family!

Day by day

We're taking it day by day. I moved Clayton to one nap last week and it was a ROUGH week. He also wasn't feeling real well and wanted to be held pretty much from the time he woke up in the morning, until the time he went to bed at night. Any second he was put down, he wailed "MAMA!!!!" He was a fussy mess! Poor little guy. This week has been much better. We've also been very cooped up because it is like Arctic cold outside. This week has been a little warmer, so we went to the indoor playground at the mall. Clayton LOVED it and was running around grinning from ear to ear.

enormous...

OK, I've had requests to post the enormous belly. Well folks, here it is...

It actually looks even bigger in person, but this will have to do.

Growing with Mr. Bear - 17 months

Clayton Growing with Mr. Bear at 17 months!


Her's grown so much from a year ago!

Winter wonderland!

30 weeks

Well, I've made it to 30 weeks! Just 10 (or hopefully about 8) more to go!

Enjoying the new toys...

2009 has officially begun. Caroline is in a stage where she regularly alternates between naughty (waxing our wood floor with an entire tube of chapstick, drawing with markers all over her wood desk, defiant NOs when asked to do something, etc.) and nice (asking if she can give us another hug, singing Silent Night with us before bed, helping out around the house). Clayton is busy walking as fast as he can pretty much anywhere he can escape to. (The favorite being the powder room where he has learned how to turn on the faucet, or up the stairs to his room where he can flip the light switch on and off.) He also is in a VERY clingy stage and from about 5:00 pm on wants nothing but to be held by Mama. (Yes, the background music for my making dinner these days is crying and dramatic laments of "MAMA!!!!!" with a toddler wrapped around my legs!) But...even with the trying times...I sure do love those kids!!!!!

Clayton in the new tent


The kids love playing with their new kitchen...especially the microwave!


Oh...so nice...

Happy New Year!!!

Christmas carols (the last of 2008)

Christmas with the Scotts

Caroline & Clayton with cousins Sarah and Alyssa

Clayton with his "Kee kee".

The girls trying on the bride dress-up gear I got Sarah & Alyssa for Christmas...

Christmas at BB's - midday

We went to BB and Papa's house for the late morning and early afternoon. We got to see my grandma, brother, aunt and uncle, and cousins too!

Caroline- still loving socks...

Sneaking snacks

My two Christmas Boos

Our Family on Christmas

Christmas morning at our house...

Clayton's favorite toy this Christmas...he got two new cell phones that he had in hand all day!

And Caroline got an Ariel the Mermaid doll and another little dolly she named Clara.

My Hallmark moment...

We brought Caroline to the Christmas Eve Candlelight services at Christ church. She sat on my lap and helped hold the candle. The congregation sang Silent Night with the church a glow from all the candles. Seeing the flickering lights in the dim church and hearing her little voice singing Silent Night along with everyone made me cry!

Christmas Eve

Twas the Night before Christmas and all through the house...
...the children were nestled all snug in their wee little beds...

...the stockings were hung by the chimney with care...

...and Santa's elves were up until 2:00 am putting together the play kitchen Santa brought the children for Christmas!