Christmas Lights

One of the events I was looking forward to this year was going to look at Christmas Lights with Zane and Lily. We grabbed some Chick-fil-a, ate dinner in the car, turned up the Christmas music and browsed around. Lily loved it, Zane just wanted to eat his fries and go home. Maybe next year he'll be a little more excited about the whole deal.

Above is some video of us driving around, Lily's comments always crack me up but that's because I think she's hilarious.

Favorite parts include
0:32 when Lily starts singing along to the music
1:50 Lily gives her opinion
3:17 Zane's enthusiasm for being there (and Lily repremanding him)
3:45 Lily saw a merry-go-round done up in lights and really wanted to ride it
4:12 Lily apparently has income
4:35 Zane's enthusiasm again

Merry Christmas!

"Dad, There is NO way I used to fit in that!" (yes baby girl you did)

(Lily Oct 2008)

This week Aunt Jodie stopped by with Baby Grace. Lily is a non-stop fountain about Baby Grace. She talks about her constantly, yet when Baby Grace actually shows up at our door, Lily gets quiet, shy and meek around her friend. Funny how kids do that.

Mommy is about 85% recovered from being sick. Her favorite way to get better is to cuddle up with Zane on the couch and fall asleep. (PS Zane knows when it's mommy cuddle time, he excitedly runs to his crib, grabs his sucker/monkey/puppy and wiggles into the most comfortable position possible...then zones into TV land for a good half hour)

Because mommy is getting lots of rest, daddy has been getting up with Z&L in the mornings...and giving them hot chocolate. What are daddies for...

Christmas Eve, Grandma, Lily and I baked lots of cookies and biscotti. Here, I'm chopping green peppers for Memaw's famous Gumbo that was served on Christmas day. Lily helped with the chopping too, in her own way.

Christmas morning was sort of like this. A giant blur. The kids were in love and unwrapped presents with gusto and amazement. Next step, clean out the old toy cabinet and give things away! Out with the old and in with the new...

Dad found this bounce thing at Walmart and had to buy it. It took us over two hours to get it inflated and it was not looking like a great idea at midnight on Christmas Eve. However, it was a huge hit. Lily's favorite game? Playing "washing machine" with Grandma. Agitate and SPIN CYCLE!

More picture are to come, I just need to get them off of Grandma's camera. I, once again, got too wrapped up in the spirit to take pictures!

Hope you had a wonderful Merry Christmas!!!!!!

Update on the past week

Lily has been not feeling well. Well, mommy nor babies have been feeling well for quite a while now but Lily's seems funk nastiness to be hanging around. Those aren't tears from crying, her eyes just run like that all day long.

Zane enjoys his penne pasta like any toddler should

Beads for Advent thanks to Nana.

And Zane was very excited about his golf balls. Don't let the "put that camera away" look fool you.

Uncle Shankar was in town and came to visit. He had a grand time playing the ol' "count to 3 and watch them jump" game. He soon learned that toddlers CAN outlast you.

Fall has fallen and winter has come. Last picture of my tree out front with leaves. The next morning it was naked and shivering.

Thank you Meme!

Sorry for the mumbles, we're all still real stuffy around here :)

Weather is nice today

Lenny our backyard Lizard says good morning!

It's almost winter right?

Time for colds!

Both kids are under the weather.

Fevers and runny eyes/noses.

Poor babies.

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First Christmas Play

Please take 3 minutes to see how cute my kids are... :)

Highlights include

0:47 Zane's favorite part of stomping your feet

1:13 Zane finally giving into the kid behind him who kept obsessively shaking his head (monkey see monkey do)

1:21 My children were the ONLY two year olds with rhythm with the ability to clap on beat

1:58 For some reason Lily, Zane and 2 other children were separated from the rest of the class so Lily was very concerned with all the other kids and kept checking on them the whole play

2:31 Zane not only gives himself applause but he also takes a bow. What a showman.

The holidays are about indulging.

Eating oatmeal cookies for breakfast...why not?

Ring Pops for Advent, sure!

Our Advent calendar this year. Each morning they get an animal or other little person out and set it up on the manger. Baby Jesus shows up on Christmas. After naps, they get a "treat" and Mom gets a sticky couch.

Zane's first ride on his Strider bike

"My mom had tons and tons of dogs"

Hanging out in front of my across the street neighbors house, on a beautiful afternoon riding bikes.

Zane really wants to ride a bike like the big boys.

Much needed photo dump

You haven't missed much. It's pretty much like this. Zane eating, Lily plotting world domination.

...and decorating our Christmas tree

Don't make me love my sister! waaaaaa

Oh! What's on TV?

Thanksgiving dessert fest and Daddy Zane and Shirley's house.

The only way we could get Baby Zane to stop crying when the camera came out of the bag (he hates posing for pictures with people)

Lunch on the patio

After Jason's office party open house Christmas celebration. My hair had gone flat and my shirt had been stained, but Lily loved staying up past bedtime. What she didn't love was the fact her "princess shoes" (silver ballerina flats) would not stay on her feet. So we had to improvise with some boring buckled ones. She got over it though.