Reindeer minivan

I have always wanted the reindeer car kit but have never seen them in stores- I think it is so cute!  It looks best on SUV's & minivans to me, maybe because they are longer & taller but anyway Jon got me one this year & I love it!

Family at Christmas

I think my Mom would LOVE this photo of her grandkids!  Spenser & my neices Caroline & Jacqueline

Cousins- Me, Marcie & Bill

2nd cousins, Spenser, Bryan & Ethan

Merry Christmas!

Spenser Elf

Spenser brought this home from school & I laughed & laughed. Enjoy!

Jethro's ready to go

Today Jon's sister Leigh moved to Alabama. We met them for lunch & then went back to their house & as you can see their dog Jethro is packed & ready to go!  We'll miss them more than they'll know!

Weekend of parties

On Friday, I had a neighborhood ornament & cookie exchange party & then on Sat, my brother had a dinner holiday party & then on Sun, Gran & Uncle Brad came in from Alabama to celebrate Christmas.

With his loot

Big hit was Mater

Playing with Mater with Cuz Evan

With his Gran

Crazy day at school

Today Spenser had to dress "crazy" for school. His teacher said he won first prize! In addition to the underwear on the outside of his clothes, he also has on mismatching socks & shoes & we tried to get his hair to stick up.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Spenser made a thankful tree at school & this is what he said he is thankful for this year:

Our Dogs

I don't give any credit to our sweet dogs so I thought I'd post some pics of them with their favorite boy!

Dexter

                                                                Sebastian

Happy Halloween 2011

Spenser went as Lighning McQueen (lightning da queen as he says) from Cars this year.

                                                          Ringing the bell

                                                          Waiting patiently

 

Halloween is my favorite!

It's no secret that Halloween is my favorite holiday!  The costumes, the moveis, the songs, the haunted houses & of course the candy!  Some photos of some of my favorite decorations we have:

Breast Cancer Month

Since October is Breast cancer month, I wanted to do something to honor Mom but wasn't sure how until I thought about it. My Mom was a teacher & an advocate & I think that this is what she would want.  For all the women out there, when you get a mammogram, please get an MRI too. Demand it. Mammograms no longer pick up cancer by itself. Sometimes breasts are dense or the tumors are in spots a mammogram can't find so please get an MRI as well. Do this & pass it on, it is so important.

Halloween cookies!

Today we had Bradley over for a lunch of baked potato soup & mummy dogs & to make & decorate Halloween cookies & crafts!

Spenser's first haircut!

Yes he's 3 & yes he is just now having his hair cut!  He was not a fan but was somewhat ok after it got started.

Thank God for Genetics!

When my Mom concentrated on things, her tongue would always stick out & I've noticed in the past few months how Spenser's does too when he is concentrating! It makes me smile thinking of my Mom & thankful for genetic material that gets passed along so we always have something of our loved ones & never forget!

Learning about 911

Today at his preschool the Fire Dept came to talk about 911 & they brought the truck for the kids to explore & goodies for the kids.  Spenser tells what he learned:

Busy weekend

Today we had Bradley's 3rd bithday party & then Aunt Leigh & the boys came over for dinner & to watch the Auburn game.  Sunday after church, Spenser & I met up with my Dad & Uncle Jordy & went to the NC State fair. Then after Jon came home from work, we went to our dear neighbors Frank & Janice's for dinner. A really nice weekend!

What is wrong with this child?

Today we went to Bradley's 3rd birthday party & got a picture of the 3 friends, Spenser, Bradley & Tripp.  Click on the photos below to enlarge them to see what my child was doing in each picture!

Spenser at 3

Let's see- a few things about my 3 year old:
He loves condiments, ketchup (used to be pronounce "dep up"), sour cream, bark a que & man days (in his words).
He loves pizza.  I personally could eat it everyday, & although Jon likes it, his diabetes prevents him from being able to eat it every day but we sure can!
He loves Dora, Scooby, Olivia, Cars (only Mater & "Lightning the Queen"!) & Thomas.
He is learning alot in school & is learning how to write upper & lower case letters.
His favorite candy are M&M's  ( he calls them m m 's)  & Smarties.
His new thing to say to me is " Mommy, I like you".  I get that at least once a day!

I wrote this a few months ago & thought I'd share.

Being here at my Mother in laws & looking thru all the photo albums & meeting elderly family members & visiting graves of those I haven't met has all made me really think about how true it is that we all grow so quickly. If you are lucky enough, in your lifetime you will be a child, a teenager, a young adult, an adult & then one day you will watch your child get married & you will become a grandparent & you will bury your parents. I can still remember my childhood & growing up very vividly. I can remember all my neighbors & friends, how young we all were & who I now get to see on facebook have their own children & become grandparents. I realize with alarming clarity that this is MY time. I am now the parent with a child to raise when it seems like just a few short years ago I was the child & my parents were raising me. In the blink of an eye, it will also be my time to watch my kids get married & have their own kids & then it will also become THEIR time. I will enjoy & remember each moment even though it scares the hell out of me how quickly it progresses. I hope God allows me the "time" to be here for it all. One day we will die & become a memory. Generations not yet born will ask who you were.  It is fantastic though when my 3yr old puts his little arms around me & says " I wub woo sooo much"!
Yes- this is my time! 

Day with Thomas!

Today, the 3 of us & Kristie & Bradley went to the town of Spencer NC to spend the day with Thomas! Highlights below:

Us on Thomas

The boys riding Thomas

                                                                 We switched kids!