Morning!

Chase refused to take his undershirt off last night when I put on his pj's, so I let him sleep with it and his sleep pants...WELL, this morning he refused to put his pants back on after I changed his diaper...DIVA!

Bros

I took a couple good morning pictures this morning...I don't usually send Nick pictures everyday, but seeing Chase's thighs, I couldn't resist!!

Say Aghhhhh

The dentist cleaned Grady's teeth, counted them with him, and put vitamins on his teeth...she is really amazing with kids!! I highly recommend pediatric dentists!

Grady got to pick out his stickers, and he was so proud of his accomplishment!

Grady went to the dentist for the 2nd time, and boy, what a difference 6 months makes! He did awesome (by the way, 6 months ago he did UN-awesome), and he really let them walk him through it, and I got to just watch with Chase. I was so proud of him!!

A Great Read...

This article is a great read for any parent who likes to keep it real....Here's to Kairos moments...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/glennon-melton/dont-carpe-diem_b_1206346.html

Happy 40th Scott!

Nick took Scott to a Blue Jackets game to celebrate his BIG 4-0.
We had them put "happy 40th Scott" on the big board

Nick and Scott at the game...I had to wonder who took this picture, and what they thought :)
We put this yard sign in Scott's yard, and put orange cones that said "Caution: senior moment"

After church, a bunch of church members and I threw a surprise party for Scott....he had NO clue! He really seemed to have a great time!

We all told our favorite Scott stories, and laughed at the good ol days!

Chase LOVED the cake...he has his daddy's sweet tooth!!!

I can't believe I have another brother in his 40's! Sort of depressing, but I suppose it beats the alternative :) We celebrated Scott's 40th January 15th, and he had a great birthday! I could see the happiness in his face, and I was so glad we went all out for his day.

Scott has been a brother, father, mother, friend, mentor, uncle, therapist, doctor, carpenter, babysitter, and just, "my person"...I define your "person" as someone you call when you've done something really wrong, and they would be there no matter what, no matter what you did. They would help you move the body, pay your bail, and love you anyway. Scott's "my person".

Enough time has passed that most people don't know, or have forgotten, when Scott was 9 his mom died, and he became a professional big brother. He learned how to do my hair, played silly girl games, took me trick-or-treating, sacrificed weekends to babysit me, took me with him on teen group trips, watched girlie shows, drove me to church, and so many more things that had more to do with me than him. I will forever be grateful to him for being the bright spot in my childhood, and I hope to celebrate many, many more of his birthdays...

Grady Boy

Grady has started gymnastics, and he really did a great job his first night! He followed all the instructions, and he really seemed to like it all. I met Coach Kenny in open gym with Chase, and I was really happy there would be a male coach to show him ALL sports are an option! SO proud of him & how much he's growing & learning!

Wanted to also post this picture of Grady & his new Chuggington train table...I spent the better part of his quiet time setting up a new track for him, so when he came down after, he was psyched to see a different route to navigate!

MERRY MERRY Christmas 2011!

MERRY Christmas!!!

What a wonderful Christmas this year! Grady was REALLY into the whole thing, and it brought tears to my eyes and happiness to my heart to see both boys light up & be so excited over the whole day. The magic of Christmas has been renewed for Nick and I, and I was able to really take in the blessings of our family. The boys are so loved by their grandparents, aunts, uncles & extended family & friends. God is good!!

Christmas Eve! These outifts are TOTAL blackmail material :)

Grady in front of our tree...I love this one...he was so happy.



Cookies are out for Santa!

Gram's house...Grady picked out this Cinderella doll for his cousin Samantha

Uncle Scott & Grady on Xmas Eve!

Nick & Gram!

Nick and I on Christmas Eve

Nick & Uncle Scott putting together the boys new tractor on Xmas Eve...they finished at 11pm!

Santa has arrived!!!!

Grady was up at 5:45am!!!! We managed to keep him upstairs playing with his stocking and watching Mickey Mouse's Christmas in our room till 8am when Chase woke...

Gifts from Poppy & Carol!

TOY CENTRAL!!

Our adult gift exchange...Davey always cleans up!

Davey's FAVORITE gift...DORITOS...AND it was buy one, get one free, so he scored this Xmas!

Happy 10th Anniversary to us!

Nick and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary in NYC!! NYC was the first trip we took after we got married (except our honeymoon), so we thought it would be fun to visit again 10 years later...We had a wonderful time! Lots of walking, lots of shopping, Lots of food, and we even caught Spiderman on Broadway, which was absolutely amazing!!!

Eating dinner our first night...we loved to get a spot next to the windows...people watching is AWESOME in NYC...

I got us tickets to my favorite talk show, Wendy Williams....Nick was a good sport, and he actually ended up enjoying it...and I got lots of camera time (as I later discovered at home on my dvr)...we had guests, JWOWW (Jersey Shore), Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Suburgatory), and Ivanka Trump (post taping)...I had a BLAST!

Our spot in the audience...we got a good spot & it was all entertaining!

My girl, Wendy! She was actually very professional, and the show was well done.

During one of our walking trips, we stopped in a diner, and Nick got the BIGGEST piece of cheesecake! He ate the whole thing..BUT, it didn't stop him from eating LOTS more that day :)