This was the cutest! Heidi made this Rudolph hat with Catherine and insisted on wearing it for her Christmas program. It really came in handy for the song, “Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer. Instead of touching her own nose when the song mentioned Rudolph’s nose, she touched Rudolph’s nose on her hat!
Heidi woke up crying this morning. When I went up to get her I asked her what was wrong and she replied, ” A dinosaur was chasing me and it popped my balloon!”
Well, I’d cry too. At what age do we realize these are dreams and not reality? She was not shaken or inconsolable, just a little weepy for a moment. Honestly, I think she was crying about the balloon, not because she was being chased by a dinosaur.
We had another beautiful day of Fall fishing!
There is nothing like being ambushed for a kiss! He nearly knocked me down!
Heidi and I made pies for Thanksgiving. There was flour everywhere!
My mouth waters just remembering how delicious they were.
Ready to go in the oven!
Thanksgiving feast in progress. Both ovens were full to the brim.
This casserole dish was full to the brim as well! I forgot to buy small marshmallows and had to use the regular size for the sweet potatoes!
Mmmmmm!
Carve it up!
Don’t be fooled. This boy does not get pinned down unless he allows it! The Elsey boys and his sister gave Wyatt a good tickle session!
James Island County Park opens around Thanksgiving weekend for the Festival of Lights. First stop? Carousel!
Ticket? CHECK Sword? CHECK Game face? CHECK
Heidi wanted no part of sitting on Santa’s lap. Like most kids, she has no issue telling me what she wants but only had one request for Santa on this night…”things to hang in my Mommy’s ears.” It was the sweetest thing! Santa came through on Christmas, FYI.
Ever cautious, Heidi made sure not to stand too close or look Santa in the eye. 😉
I guess she decided he was safe.
Wyatt followed Heidi’s lead, refusing to sit in his lap. His sole request? Cars.
The lights were fascinating!
The Wednesday night after Thanksgiving my little ballerina helped me get the lights on the tree!
We have a very special heirloom nativity that Michael’s father made and this one that I let the kids set up and play with each year. I am sure the angel cares not where in the nativity it resides as long as it is near Jesus. I’m sure that camel is not much on his position though.
Anytime that we returned home after dark, Heidi said that we needed lights on our house. She was so tickled once they were up!
Looking at the credit card in front of me while I was doing an online order, Heidi says, “Mommy, can I have that frillion dollars?”
If only baby, if only. That sounds like a lot of money.
Heidi choose her sleepwear tonight, a Dora nightgown of light purple and pink, because it made her “shine bright like a diamond, like the (Rihanna) song.”
Wyatt would not fall asleep at nap time one day last week but Heidi did. To get him out of the house, Michael decided to take him along to run a few “errands.” “Errands” being Haddrell’s Tackle Supply. Off they went…
Wyatt was a cowboy for his school Halloween carnival. His costume had a gun, his first other than a water gun. Haddrell’s must be an okay place to let your kid take their toy gun in with them, right? Once in the store, he immediately started pointing it at Mikey and around the store. He did not point it at anyone else, thank goodness. 😉
Where am I going with this? Being new to gun ownership (except for the water gun.) he said “Squirt, squirt” instead of the classic gun noise, “Bang, bang.” SO ADORABLE!
Will I educate him or let him figure it out? That’s hard to say. “Squirt, squirt” is super cute…but so are little boys having pretend cowboy gun fights.
Wyatt has been two since August 29. Still, when you ask him how old he is, he replies “Old.” It is really cute. Ask him again? “Old.” Remind him he is 2 and you get a wide smile and a very enthusiastic hand in your face, trying hard to hold two fingers up. 😉
I was concerned that their trick or treating costumes might not survive 3 hours of preschool. So, I decided to try this kitty costume on Heidi. My Mom made it for me when I was little. I was thrilled that Heidi could wear it to school on Halloween.
Same here. Could Buzz survive a day of preschool. It was a risk I wasn’t willing to take! Picked up a hat and bandanna, I made his belt and vest and found a sheriff badge.
Heidi was a happy girl at her school party!
She was so excited when I got there and was so loving. She even asked her teacher to pour me some green ghoul punch!
Wyatt was not as outward in his enthusiasm to see me. In truth, while he is a lover, he is a man’s man and more into Michael than he is me.
The carnival had a mini haunted house and corn maze. Do they dare?
“RRRaaaarrrr!”
Not quite fully masked candy bandit.
“I a cowboy, EEE-HA.”
They love their Miss Catherine!
Buzz worthy! 😉
We almost had lobster for dinner but decided on candy instead!
Looking for fellow trick or treat participants and wondering if it is time to GO!
Checking out their wings. Wyatt’s lit up blue or red. Very cool.
And they’re off!
We even did some drive-by trick or treating!
Heidi enjoyed the view of the courthouse and the rest of downtown Valdosta from the rooftop of keira’s restaurant, Steel Magnolias.
Ya Ya with her granddaughters, Samantha and Heidi
Michael and his little princess
Who needs Monster Trucks when you have a monster tricycle?!
Heidi and Samantha get ready for “Movember!”
Being serious is serious business!
Grandy snuggles his oldest granddaughter, Samantha.
And they’re off!
Pink Tricycle FTW
Kim and Samantha
Me and my girl
My big sis, Kim
Take 574! Finally! A good family pic!
Kim and Scott
Keira and Eli
FREERANGETHREE 