The boy and his car

Here is Drew in the new car! He loves it. On Sunday he rode it for 2 hours straight. Today he took it to his cousin, Ben's, house and they raced their cars. Ben has a Lowes #48 car. I did not get to see that because I was at work and did not send the camera with Jim, so I will have to catch film of that another time! Enjoy!!

Christmas

Well it has come and gone and I am just now getting to some pictures! These will kinda be a mix of all our family gatherings and Drew with his presents here at home. "Santa" brought him a Lightening McQueen Power Wheels car, he loves it!!

Christmas Reflections

Here is a look back at Drew the last 3 years. It is so hard to believe that he is going to be 5 on March 1. It just seems like yesterday that we had our first Christmas with him.

Christmas Eve

Well it is Christmas Eve and it is about 70 degrees outside! You just gotta love MS weather! But even with all the warm weather it will be Christmas tomorrow just the same. We celebrated with our friend's the Hanks on Monday night. The kids exchanged gifts and we enjoyed some pizza. Then the adults played cards for a while. My friend Steph surprised me with a birthday cake too! It was very sweet. We had a great time and it seems to have just wet Drew's appetite for the gift getting!

Last night my sweet husband took me out on a surprise birthday date. I had no idea where we were going. He took me to The Melting Pot and to the movie to see Four Christmases. The food was so good and the movie was hilarious! We had such a good time. Thanks to my sister who allowed Drew to spend the night with them and give us a free babysitter! We really had a great time.

Now I am quite anxious to get Christmas set up tonight after Drew goes to bed tonight. Getting to watch Drew as he sees the things he has gotten brings so much joy to us. Of course we always want to remember what the true meaning of Christmas is, the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! He is the ultimate gift for all of us.

Bowling

We found Drew doing this one night last week! I have been meaning to post is since then and just have not gotten around to it. This is his precious moment's nativity set and small rubber ball he got from the treasure chest at school.

Practicing to be a big brother!

These pics were taken Friday at my sister's house. This is "baby" Matthew. He is now 6 months old and a very big boy! We had kept the kids for a couple of hours while Elizabeth had gone to the school for a holiday party with one of the older boys. Matthew had just gotten up from a nap and Drew ask to hold him. Of course he was hungry so then when Elizabeth brought the bottle for him we let Drew give it to him. It lasted for a couple of minutes. Drew had a hard time holding the bottle up straight for him to actually take it. It was so sweet though and I had to get some pictures!

A Funny Kid Moment

This was so funny last night that I wanted to share it with ya'll!

Towards the end of our supper after the countless times we had told Drew to quit playing with the food, quip singing at the table, quit just drinking the drink and EAT HIS SUPPER, I was getting up to clean my place and ask Jim about the tea he had made. We do not use sugar in my house, we sweeten with splenda or the Walmart alternative, Altern. Jim had made the tea and it was WAY too sweet for my taste. I told him this, not in a mean way or anything, just told him it was too sweet and gave him my cup so he could drink what was left of mine. As I worked my way to the kitchen to begin the clean up I heard Drew promptly ask his daddy why he had 2 cups. Jim told him that he had made the tea too sweet and that I had given my cup to him to drink. Drew's response to this was to hold his hand up next to his face and look at his daddy and say "It's Spankin Time". I did not exactly hear this exchange but Jim's immediate response to this caused me to rush back in the room and see what exactly had happened. He relayed the story to me and I began to double over in laughter. We proceeded to grill Drew about where he had heard this statement. Although we certainly do not "spare the rod" in our house this is not anything we have EVER said to him or anyone for that matter! He continually told us that no one taught him this but he came up with it all on his own. Amazing! I told Jim that this was what $190 a month for Preschool education was getting us! I am sure this is just the beginning of many not so great remarks he will come up with. It was hard to be harsh about it when Jim and I were laughing hysterically at the situation anyway!

OB Christmas Parade

Here is Emma, Becca, and Drew just as the parade was starting. We had been sitting there for over an hour waiting, but we had great seats! They had so much fun watching the parade. Drew's friend Aiden also joined them a few minutes after I got this picture and I did not think to get another. It was incredibly cold for the parade this year. I do not recall it ever being that cold before. As a result Drew now has a really runny nose. It is staying clear though and seems to be getting on out of him. We are doctoring it up with the usual stuff so maybe it will pass soon.

The OB band looked great at the parade, as usual! This year they even marched the 8th grade band and they did a fantastic job. Good job OB band students and band directors!!

Catchin' Up

Well I told you I would get to this eventually. Lets just start with Thanksgiving:

This was Drew on Thanksgiving morning. He was playing his video game while we cooked breakfast and waited on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to start. Yes, it is a pumpkin hat. He actually decided to sleep in it that night, that made for a really interesting hair day! We had a wonderful day here at home on Thanksgiving. We cooked our own meal and just had a quiet day of doing absolutely nothing! It was wonderful!

Next up is Thanksgiving at my mom's. Here are the kids posing for pics after helping Nana to decorate her tree.

They had great fun helping her to put the ornaments on the tree. We had a wonderful meal there at mom's that night. Poppy fried a turkey and we brought lots of sides. David even brought his new girlfriend over to meet us finally! We managed to not scare her off! We had a good time getting to know her. I should have gotten a picture of the two of them, I will do better at Christmas.

Well that is it for this post. I will be working on another one here in a few minutes. We have had other fun things going on and I want to share with all of you!

Loving My New Christmas Background!!

I am so loving that I found a holiday background that is PINK!!!
I have lots of things to post from the holiday weekend but just have not had the time. We have been monthly grocery shopping, getting back in the swing of work and school and I had to make programs for the Middle School Band Christmas concerts. That was a real chore that took me the entire evening on Monday! So keep checking back, I will get my act together soon!