Just Like Daddy

We have entered the Monkey See, Monkey Do stage. Sometimes it's really cute and sometimes you want to kick yourself because you know better than to do certain things in front of him. LOL
In this case, it's really cute.....he decided to mimic Daddy and his cousins while watching a movie at Grandma's house.

Birthday Presents

After playing with all his toys all day long, he decided on 2 favorites. His new camera from Nan and his goggles that go with his new work bench. He couldn't decide which to play with, so he decided on both - the out come made a very cute & funny picture!!!!!

December 20th

Mikey's Birthday - It's hard for me to believe that 2 short years ago I was having major surgery to meet this little man of mine. Weighing in at 7lbs. 1oz, he came into this world screaming his head off and finally settled down when they placed him in my arms. He was so tiny then - it's hard to believe he used to be that small. He has managed to turn our world upside down and has change our lives for the better.
Mikey, I hope you enjoyed your birthday party as much as Mommy enjoyed planning it! You're growing up so fast - my big 2 year old boy - I love you more with each passing day! Happy Birthday Little Man!

Birthday Morning~

At the party~

"no more cheese - CAKE!"~

I'm this many~

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from Our House to Yours!!!
I'll post pictures later!

The Reason for the Season

As I read about my friend's mom volunteering with the Salvation Army in the paper I am reminded of the reason for the holiday season! Sure, we stress over the perfect gifts to get for everyone and for a month tell our children that if they misbehave Santa may not come. But really the presents are just fluff which sometimes cloud the meaning of Christmas and we need to remember that present giving and recieving isn't what this season is all about.
It's about reconnecting with friends and family that we haven't seen in a while and enjoying their company, sharing a meal with them and being thankful for the time we have had with them on earth, all the while celebrating something that is much bigger than all of us - Jesus' birth.
May all who read this have a very Happy, Safe and Blessed Holiday Season!

Santa Claus!

We took Mikey to Peterbrooke Chocolatier this weekend because they had Santa there and were taking free pictures. My thoughts were to test the waters - see how Mikey reacts to Santa before we go wait in the horrible lines at the mall for a picture where he's crying. He was great - didn't mind Santa at all - probably because Santa gave him a candy cane right off the bat. He didn't smile for the picture but at least he's not crying. And for a FREE picture - it's not half bad! :)

Christmas Tree Farm

Today we took a trip to the Songer Christmas Tree Farm to cut down our christmas tree. We went last year and had so much fun we decided to make it a family tradition. It was a pretty dreary day and sprinkling a little - perfect tree weather as my dad would say - but Mikey had a blast! Last year he was in a strolller so it wasn't as much fun - this year he walked around sniffing the trees and telling us "let's go" if we stopped to look at a tree to long. I think his favorite part was watching the tree "dance" - the owners put the tree in a stand and shake it like crazy to get all the dead needles out as well as anything that may have been living there. :)

ready to go with map in hand


checking to see if it has a good smell

looking for the perfect tree


helping dad cut it down

Cool Dude

This trend started last week - we were driving in the car and the sun was in Mikey's eyes (because he torn down his sun shade and ruined it) so Michael handed Mikey his sun glasses. He wore them the whole ride. :) Now it seems that when we get in the car and the sun is out he says "eyes" and requests sunglassses.
This is him today wearing his own "cool dude" shades. Notice he has them on upsidedown! lol

A New Classroom

Mikey's transition began today - from his 18 to 24 month class to the 2 year old class. According to the teachers he did great -- he seemed to like the new class when I picked him up from school -- still a part of me was sad. Sad that I didn't know ahead of time that my little guy was taking such a big step today, sad that I didn't get to talk to him about it ahead of time and sad that my little man is growing up. He's not totally in that class yet - he still has his cubby in Ms. Chris' class - but he spent most of the day with Ms. Melanie.

I just hope and pray that this is the right move for him. I've been tossing & turning about it. I hope that the transition is taking place far enough ahead of the new baby coming that he won't feel like his whole world is changing. I wanted school to be his constant - he's little world that isn't effected by the birth of his sibling. So maybe making the change now is good - doesn't mean I'm not gonna worry that we are doing the right thing.

Cake Class Pays Off

Well my friends, I'm proud to say that after 2 cake decorating classes, I'm pretty handy with my decorating bags and tips. I'm nowhere near where I'd like to be, I still see too many flaws in my cakes, but everyone else seems to like them. :)
Anyway - here's my Thanksgiving Masterpece - I got brave and made a 2 tiered cakes.

Fire Bugs

My two fire bugs building their 1st fire together. (Believe it or not we've been in the house 3 years and this is the 1st time using the fireplace!)

Thanksgiving Feast

Last week was the Thanksgiving Feast at Mikey's school. Each child was asked to bring something that everyone could share. Ms. Chris, their teacher, made them all turkey hats to wear - and believe it or not - they wore them. They all sat down to eat together too. Well except for Mikey, he's so darn picky these days, unless it's a poptart he's not eating it.
Here are some pics - Enjoy!